Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Android version

2015-09-14 Thread Tom Davies
. Many thanks and regards from Tom :) On 14 September 2015 at 15:22, Alexander Thurgood <alex.thurg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Le 14/09/2015 14:41, Tom Davies a écrit : > > Hi Tom, > > > > > Has anyone here used the AndrOffice or the LibreOffice version on > Android

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Damaged

2015-09-12 Thread Tom Davies
level of answers suitable to a wide range of knowledge and experience on the part of the user asking the questions. Regards from Tom :) On 12 September 2015 at 08:52, Luuk <luu...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 12-09-15 00:13, Taang Zomi wrote: > >> I had my laptop computer (Toshiba Satellite

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Strategies for securing a document with an embedded picture of signature

2015-09-11 Thread Tom Davies
t they are just new and therefore criminals might need a bit of time to catch-up but there is a good chance that many are already ahead of the game anyway. I think the best option is to create a proper digital signature and have that alongside (or elsewhere near) the copy of the pen signature. Go

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 5.0.1.2 Writer: Tab icon pixels do not refresh

2015-09-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks for checking and confirming this. It's good to know! :) Thanks and regards from Tom :) On 11 September 2015 at 10:04, daibutsu <daibu...@gmx.de> wrote: > Thanks. > > I did a search on the bugzilla database and found that this bug was already > filed a few da

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Track changes with MS Office

2015-09-07 Thread Tom Davies
gards from Tom :) On 6 September 2015 at 13:38, Andreas Säger <ville...@t-online.de> wrote: > Am 06.09.2015 um 13:55 schrieb jlwal...@monkeypantz.net: > > > I'm not sure what you mean. I use track changes with my editors all the > > time. > > The feature did not wor

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font menu display not working correctly

2015-09-03 Thread Tom Davies
something screwy with the 5.0.x of LO. I'm trying out a Chromebook right now so i can't even test it on Linux :( Also for the 5.0.x branch it's wy too early for me to install on a main machine. Regards from Tom :) On 3 September 2015 at 14:37, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaste

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Bugs

2015-08-31 Thread Tom Williams
s for this information!!! I wasn't aware of this until now. This is something I would definitely be interested in participating in! Thanks! Peace... "The other" Tom > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Unable-to-Prot

Re: [libreoffice-users] Restoring default menus and tool bars

2015-08-26 Thread Tom Davies
you might have set-up such as templates, art in the LO gallery etc Regards from Tom :) On 26 August 2015 at 17:21, Josh Rose joshrichardr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Dave, I'm on Windows, not Ubuntu, but if you right-click the menu toolbar (or select View Toolbars Customize from the menu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 5.0 Review Rating | PCMag.com

2015-08-24 Thread Tom Davies
definitely doesn't offer. Still top-marks for the 1st comment! :) Regards from Tom :) On 24 August 2015 at 18:08, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: 2015-08-24 16:36 GMT+02:00 toki toki.kant...@gmail.com: On 21/08/15 11:02, Pedro wrote: I disagree that the UI is the biggest problem

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 5.0 Review Rating | PCMag.com

2015-08-24 Thread Tom Davies
to contend with seems a little unfair. However even taking those things into account his article seems surprisingly pro-LibreOffice, in a back-handed sort of way. Regards from Tom :) On 24 August 2015 at 21:32, Tom Davies tomc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi :) I got the 4.0 article from the original link

Re: [libreoffice-users] WordPad

2015-08-18 Thread Tom Davies
. So this loss of functionality could be an attempt to deal with a high-impact but low likelihood problem or it could be just a random event. Either way it might be good if someone could post a bug-report, perhaps as a feature request ;) Regards from Tom :) On 17 August 2015 at 16:02, Graham

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: WordPad

2015-08-13 Thread Tom Davies
open the file properly. I hope i covered whichever issue is the problem! Feel free to ask for clarification or whatever :) Regards from Tom :) On 13 August 2015 at 17:54, anne-ology lagin...@gmail.com wrote: Welcome to LO - here's hoping you too will discover it's a very nice

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: WordPad

2015-08-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Anne-ology's reply did get the message to the mailing list. It looks like Anne-ology took initiative in solving some weird problem that may not ever happen again. Kudos to her imo :) Regards from Tom :) On 14 August 2015 at 02:12, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.com wrote: At 11:54

[libreoffice-users] bad links on Libreoffice download page

2015-08-06 Thread Tom Cloyd
of Calc in 5.x so far. If I could get it to stop crashing, I'd like it even more! Thanks for any help offered! Tom -- ~ It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot

Re: [libreoffice-users] unsubscribe

2015-08-05 Thread Tom Davies
included. It doesn't matter what, if anything, you put in the subject-line or the message as neither gets read by the automated system. Full instructions are on the official website on this page; http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Good luck and regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: probllem about microsoft visual c

2015-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
number for quite a lot of very dissimilar things too. Regards from Tom :) On 4 August 2015 at 20:00, anne-ology lagin...@gmail.com wrote: you're right; I was wrong. These updates are quite necessary if one is on-line with the program. From: V Stuart Foote vstuart.fo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Symbol in e-mail message

2015-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
organisations producing such positive and well known alternatives to corporate greed. Maybe if they were around now they would be highly active in communities such as TDF without needing (or being forced into) the negative aspects of their rage. Regards from Tom :) On 4 August 2015 at 12:31, Brian Barker

Re: [libreoffice-users] Images copied to Libre Office Writer from Shutter look so pixelated

2015-08-03 Thread Tom Davies
gotten so familiar with the poor quality of printed documents created by Word that they don't even notice a huge range of general nastiness, or are quite happy to put up with it these days. Regards from Tom :) On 3 August 2015 at 16:07, James E Lang jim+...@lang.hm wrote: Strange. I'm not seeing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Images copied to Libre Office Writer from Shutter look so pixelated

2015-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
on how to solve this. Regards from Tom :) On 31 July 2015 at 02:10, WMID wachin...@gmail.com wrote: I have installed UbuntuStudio 14.04 i386 on my Dell Inspiron 1750, I use Shutter 0-93.1to make tutos with, when I paste it to Libre Office Writer, see this picture: Picture LibreOffice

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Draw to PS shapes

2015-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
hope someone else has a better idea than me! Good luck, apols and regards from Tom :) On 30 July 2015 at 09:19, Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Tom yes, PS can handle formats like that, but I want to actually add the shapes into the custom shape tool, which requires the .csh format

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
characters or whatnot. Years ago we had some discussion about whether just spaces could be used but that is probably pushing it a bit far. It is weird that it usually works and makes no sense whatsoever. It's a bit quirky but there we go. Regards from Tom :) On 26 July 2015 at 23:36, jerryg

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Draw to PS shapes

2015-07-28 Thread Tom Davies
files. Regards from Tom :) On 28 July 2015 at 11:28, Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi,Does anyone know of a free app that can convert vector graphics from Draw into Photoshop Custom Shape format (.csh)? Draw doesn't export .csh directly; I did a quick web search but couldn't find

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Williams
tables to show information. The documents have many, many cross references embedded in them and four level table of contents at the beginning. Impressive! :) Peace... The other Tom -Original Message- From: Dan Lewis [mailto:elderdanle...@gmail.com] Sent: 24 July 2015 16:06 To: users

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Williams
On 07/24/2015 09:56 AM, toki wrote: On 07/24/2015 01:31 PM, Tom Williams wrote: Does anyone here have any experience with LO Writer and complex documents? I've had as many as 10,000 images in a single document. OOo 2.x didn't balk when I created it. Libo 5.0 beta does have any problems when

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Williams
On 07/24/2015 08:05 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 07/24/2015 09:31 AM, Tom Williams wrote: Greetings! With all of the recent discussion about Linux being a viable alternative to Windows, in today's computing world, I've read many comments about whether or not LibreOffice is a good alternative to MS

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Williams
On 07/24/2015 10:45 AM, Brian Barker wrote: At 06:31 24/07/2015 -0700, Tom Williams wrote: ... I've read many comments about whether or not LibreOffice is a good alternative to MS Office. Some say yes, others say no. One common comment made by those who say no is Writer isn't good for complex

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Williams
and debugging standards. Yes, I've encountered this as well and I consider each its own product, as you. :) What frustrates me some is people not giving LO a legitimate chance to function as its own suite vs being viewed in the shadow of MS Office. Peace... The other Tom On Fri, Jul 24

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Williams
On 07/26/2015 09:58 AM, toki wrote: On 07/26/2015 04:48 PM, Tom Williams wrote: Well, I think this certainly serves as a great example of a very complex document. :) Which document? * 10,000 images in one document; * 50,000 pages in the outline, with projected length of 5,000,000 pages

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
. Regards from Tom :) On 26 July 2015 at 17:55, anne-ology lagin...@gmail.com wrote: Thank you; and for some good examples. BTW - here's 'compatibility' as defined by the Oxford Dictionary, which I think is recognized as an authority worldwide ;-) [1a

[libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and complex documents

2015-07-24 Thread Tom Williams
that's been fixed, since I reported the bug. That's been about my only experience with a complex document. Thanks! Peace... The other Tom -- /When we dance, you have a way with me, Stay with me... Sway with me.../ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing csv files from the bank

2015-07-23 Thread Tom Davies
then they are doing something weird but we might be able to figure out what and how to correct for it. Regards from Tom :) On 23 July 2015 at 13:39, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordo...@mail.com wrote: On 23/07/15 10:22, Vicki Nielsen wrote: Hi, I am having troubles importing csv files from the bank. When I import

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-21 Thread Tom Davies
/wiki/PDP-11#Operating_systems As you can see in the url below Nuclear Power Plants are apparently still using and plan to continue using PDP11's until 2050 ! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/19/nuke_plants_to_keep_pdp11_until_2050/ Regards from Tom :) On 22 July 2015 at 03:21, Tim

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-21 Thread Tom Davies
is really going on. I feel i understand things better if i can physically get my hands on them. But maybe start with 3 and then move on to one of the other options? Let us know which option you think you can handle, when you have time to dip your toe into the new adventure! ;) Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative helpsupport

2015-07-19 Thread Tom Williams
On 07/19/2015 07:52 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) If Win8 started up at the normal desktop (as it can be set to do now) and then the Metro stuff is used just as the old; Start button - All Programs Then it's kinda ok - err after adding in new tiles for Kodi, LibreOffice, Chrome/Firefox etc

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative helpsupport

2015-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
of how things really work. Regards from Tom :) On 18 July 2015 at 19:48, Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com wrote: Tom, you might want to take a look at Linux Mint (current version 17.2) ; if you're using a desktop as your main box, I think you will find the GUI - I personally prefer

Re: [OT] [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative

2015-07-19 Thread Tom Williams
familiar with Windows and will stick with it. Familiarity is definitely worth its weight in gold. :) Peace... The other Tom -- /When we dance, you have a way with me, Stay with me... Sway with me.../ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative helpsupport

2015-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
. Regards from Tom :) On 18 July 2015 at 22:59, Tom Williams tomd...@comcast.net wrote: On 07/18/2015 11:28 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Something i really appreciate most about Linux is that it's so easy to change the gui - or more importantly that if you don't like the crazy new things

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative helpsupport

2015-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
and moving around all the tiles into something that makes some kind of sense and makes useful programs/documents/things easier to get to. Then using the Windows key brings up that programs menu. Regards from Tom :) On 18 July 2015 at 22:59, Tom Williams tomd...@comcast.net wrote: On 07/18

Re: [OT] Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative

2015-07-18 Thread Tom Davies
that. I've also found myself arguing with myself too. I'm not sure if an argument is possible even if no-one is present but it wouldn't surprise me. ;) Regards from Tom :) On 18 July 2015 at 18:44, Felmon Davis dav...@union.edu wrote: On Sat, 18 Jul 2015, Thomas wrote: Although I know, this does

Re: [OT] Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative

2015-07-18 Thread Tom Williams
Windows XP except I think she's actually listening to more music on her computer now, while reading email and surfing the web. Sorry for being so long winded. :) Peace... The other Tom -- /When we dance, you have a way with me, Stay with me... Sway with me.../ -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative helpsupport

2015-07-18 Thread Tom Williams
On 07/18/2015 11:28 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Something i really appreciate most about Linux is that it's so easy to change the gui - or more importantly that if you don't like the crazy new things that have been done to the gui then you can fairly easily go back to the old one

[libreoffice-users] Linux alternative helpsupport

2015-07-18 Thread Tom Davies
, i hope that people do ask more questions about how to use Linux on this mailing list and that we are able to help signpost people to the best places to ask questions or even just quickly help directly solve the problem. Regards from Tom :) On 18 July 2015 at 16:00, Gary Dale garyd

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative

2015-07-18 Thread Tom Davies
the ethical issue of not quite breaking free of the Windows world. If not why on earth wouldn't everyone be doing this? ;) Regards from Tom :) On 18 July 2015 at 17:00, Gary Dale garyd...@torfree.net wrote: On 18/07/15 11:35 AM, Luuk wrote: On 17-7-2015 23:47, Gary Dale wrote: On 17

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux alternative helpsupport

2015-07-18 Thread Tom Davies
recently too, despite the blue. Regards form Tom :) On 18 July 2015 at 19:11, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: 2015-07-18 19:09 GMT+02:00 Tom Davies tomc...@gmail.com: Hi :) I think this mailing list is often quite helpful about wider issues than it is meant for. This mailing list

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey

2015-07-18 Thread Tom Williams
around 7.04 to see what the Linux experience was like without compiling everything all the time. Now, I just don't have the time to build everything from source to keep the system updated. Peace... The other Tom -- /When we dance, you have a way with me, Stay with me... Sway with me

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Calc] Automate creation of series of full date (ie. Day name, Date)?

2015-07-16 Thread Tom Davies
there are quite a few different ways of getting variants on the various pre-programmed auto-complete series. It's been a good thread imo with a good variety of answers so i learned quite a bit there. Thanks folks! :) Regards from Tom :) On 16 July 2015 at 20:44, Piet van Oostrum pie

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

2015-07-12 Thread Tom Davies
, Jpg or Gif (or whatever) into Draw or Writer or whatever if i need them in a document. Regards from Tom :) On 11 July 2015 at 14:41, M Henri Day mhenri...@gmail.com wrote: 2015-07-11 15:30 GMT+02:00 Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com: On 07/11/2015 04:55 AM, M

Re: [libreoffice-users] Conditional formatting question

2015-07-04 Thread Tom Davies
back-grounds. Each approach has pros/cons. Anyway, congrats on solving the problem in the way that suits your own use-case the best :)) Regards from Tom :) On 4 July 2015 at 12:42, Rob Jasper r...@famjasper.nl wrote: OK, in stead of an dynamic setting I reverted to manual setting (makes

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice's documentation (pdf and online)

2015-06-25 Thread Tom Davies
well-organised or more dependent on a single person or unsustainably tiny team. However it is nice to see a wealth of stuff out there and some interesting topics. Regards from Tom :) On 25 June 2015 at 10:33, Gary Collins gcatl...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi David, 1) Yes, I have used the pdf

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.4.4

2015-06-25 Thread Tom Davies
popular that we had 2 Still branches for a while. Apols and regards from Tom :) On 25 June 2015 at 11:35, Malcolm Moore st-malcolm.mo...@whsg.info wrote: What has happened to 4.4.4 ? The release plan shows it as released on the 21st but Fresh still shows 4.4.3. It available as 4.4.4.2

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice's documentation (pdf and online)

2015-06-25 Thread Tom Davies
. So i think an occasional open-ended poll of 'normal' users (incl those from other parts of the project) is truly excellent. Many, many thanks to everyone who has already responded, or already been involved or even is just lurking here. Regards from Tom :) On 25 June 2015 at 10:33, Gary

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fresh or Still?

2015-06-24 Thread Tom Davies
with unexpected surprises. It is not a case of which is better but rather a question of what suits the type of scenario better. Regards from Tom :) On 24 June 2015 at 15:30, Mårten Gustafsson marten.gustafs...@holisticode.se wrote: On my CentOS 7: [root@yadt yum-repo-server]# yum list

Re: [libreoffice-users] Word documents that LO messes up

2015-06-23 Thread Tom Williams
was wondering if there is a place to send them so the developers can see them Ta Mal When I encounter this, I file bug reports and attach the Word documents as test case files. Doing this has resulted in a number of my reported issues getting fixed. Peace... Tom -- /When we dance, you have

Re: [libreoffice-users] government implementation of open standards

2015-06-03 Thread Tom Davies
be fine otherwise. For the first time ever i have not been told to remove the reliable and working system in order to replace it with the one that just failed = i can keep Ubuntu on the machines but i'm not allowed to fix the Mbr! Regards from Tom :) On 2 June 2015 at 22:43, Rob Pearson r

Re: [libreoffice-users] government implementation of open standards

2015-06-02 Thread Tom Davies
that are being used by other organisations) - and then make a big fuss about having to Pdf it and about how Pdfs (from MSO) are almost invariably being blurry (unlike ones done in LO) Regards from Tom :) On 2 June 2015 at 15:18, message let...@openmailbox.org wrote: Readers, UK government proceeds

Re: [libreoffice-users] gnumeric xml support

2015-06-02 Thread Tom Davies
that both programs can use the same format, ODF (specifically .Ods) quite comfortably. Good thought! Cheers for sharing it :)) Many regards from Tom :) On 2 June 2015 at 15:27, message let...@openmailbox.org wrote: Readers, The xml of the gnumeric spreadsheet format seems superior (more

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linking to embedded images.

2015-06-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :) I have a feeling that if you save in non-ODF formats then the file-size might increase dramatically as the images might become duplicated. It is good to hear that ODF does behave itself wrt this :)) Regards from Tom :) On 1 June 2015 at 21:10, Steve Edmonds steve.edmo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linking to embedded images.

2015-05-31 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If you insert the image one time and then copypaste from that inserted image doesn't that make each copy just reference the 1st one rather than create duplicates? I am not sure what happens if documents are then viewed in programs other than OpenOffice/LibreOffice. Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Base and Java conflict

2015-05-27 Thread Tom Davies
instead of using Base the much more powerful way it was initially designed to be used. Regards from Tom :) On 27 May 2015 at 01:13, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Am 26.05.2015 um 17:56 schrieb Алексей Антипов: Dear sirs! I have a problem with using of LibreOffice Base because

Re: [libreoffice-users] open files automatically

2015-05-27 Thread Tom Davies
other people have had better suggestions already though. I was wondering if it might be possible to script it but kinda assumed it probably wouldn't be at all easy = so i like Gary's suggestion! :) Regards from Tom :) On 27 May 2015 at 14:15, Gary Dale garyd...@torfree.net wrote: On 27/05/15 02:05

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: cannot select multiple words in impress

2015-05-27 Thread Tom Davies
already existed in Writer so it has been a useful thread for me. Thanks! ^_^ Many regards from Tom :) On 25 May 2015 at 02:00, Sang-Hyun LEE sanghyuun...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for your clear describing my question. Yes, the useful feature (selecting a word by double clicking and expands

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Writer - rtf

2015-05-27 Thread Tom Davies
from Tom :) On 27 May 2015 at 07:34, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.com wrote: At 17:47 26/05/2015 -0400, Eric Beversluis wrote: I've got a book-length document heavily formatted in LO writer, which I've exported to rtf. I'm trying to understand exactly what gets included in that new

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: cannot select multiple words in impress

2015-05-27 Thread Tom Davies
text. Select Anchor and in the sub-menu choose to page. Regards from Tom :) On 27 May 2015 at 13:27, Bill.Baggins christopher.saint@gmail.com wrote: I often use the arrow keys to move objects in both Impress and word. I use the mouse to move it to the general area I want the object

Re: [libreoffice-users] Auto-hiding toolbars

2015-05-22 Thread Tom Davies
created a customised toolbar that works well for them? Anyone uploaded such a thing to the Extension's site? I doubt anyone has uploaded one migth it would be really good if they have imo. Regards from Tom :) On 22 May 2015 at 08:08, Gordon Burgess-Parker gordo...@mail.com wrote: Hi. Given

Re: [libreoffice-users] Auto-hiding toolbars

2015-05-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The 'current' fashion for wide-screen does my head in quite a bit. I'm tempted to turn my screen sideways, like a book, so i caqn read the whole of a document rather than just looking at it through the slit of wide-screen. Regards from Tom :) On 22 May 2015 at 11:33, Gordon Burgess

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Procedure HELP

2015-05-22 Thread Tom Davies
than once afaik. There are some Published Guides that can be bought in book form online from Lulu Bookstores or downloaded for free. I hope this helps! Good luck and regards from Tom :) On 22 May 2015 at 10:32, Ante Sušac ante.su...@croatiaosiguranje.com wrote: Hello Can You please help

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Fix for Slow LibreOffice Calc

2015-05-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Thanks for sharing! I'm never sure how much i can jack them up by so it's good to have figures that work. I'm guessing you have more than 384 Mb of Ram! (like, who doesn't these days!) :) Regards from Tom :) On 21 May 2015 at 23:56, f150 f...@ftml.net wrote: The advice

Re: [libreoffice-users] My Fix for Slow LibreOffice Calc

2015-05-22 Thread Tom Davies
by typing in top - and then Ctrl C to escape before you get too hooked. Regards from Tom :) Regards from Tom :) On 22 May 2015 at 14:47, f150 f...@ftml.net wrote: Hey Tom, My Libreoffice slowed to the point it took minutes to load a single document. It became a choice of fix it or get

Re: [libreoffice-users] Should I upgrade to LibreOffice 4.4.2.2?

2015-05-21 Thread Tom Davies
of different things from this mailing list. You don't have to read any of them and can safely just delete them all. Some might be interesting and distracting but they are not vital. :) ^_^ Regards from Tom :) On 21 May 2015 at 02:38, Taang Zomi libreofficez...@gmail.com wrote: *Dear Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] merging layers

2015-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I don't know either as i rarely use Draw. Hopefully Chapter 5 in the Draw Guide migth help! https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Draw_Guide Good luck and regards from Tom :) On 10 May 2015 at 21:26, Eric Beversluis ebe...@researchintegration.org

Re: [libreoffice-users]

2015-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
for a company to put their stamp on the suite and make it look like an in-house program(s). I have seen places that use their logo or a customised page as a screen-saver. Regards from Tom :) On 10 May 2015 at 18:18, Joel Madero jmadero@gmail.com wrote: Do you have experience

Re: [libreoffice-users]

2015-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
Tom :) 2015-05-07 15:36 GMT+01:00 Grettel Barrio Marshall gbar...@uci.cu: *This is what I mean, Start Center. How I can change the color? Thank you very much for the links you sent me.* -- *Ing.Grettel Barrio Marshall Dpto. Servicios Integrales en Migración, Asesoría y Soporte Centro

Re: [libreoffice-users]

2015-05-06 Thread Tom Davies
mean. Regards from Tom :) On 6 May 2015 at 17:08, Grettel Barrio Marshall gbar...@uci.cu wrote: I want to make a customization of libreoffice and change the color on the initial screen. How do I do? -- /*Ing.*Grettel Barrio Marshall *Dpto. Servicios Integrales en Migración, Asesoría y

[libreoffice-users] Re: Welcome to users@global.libreoffice.org

2015-05-06 Thread Tom
or anywhere that might have a back-up. Back-ups are extremely important in the computer world. They can be anything from just a simple copypaste of a single file to elaborate systems that attempt to back-up large areas of data. Regards from Tom :) -- View this message in context: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Filter for 'show only lines containing string ?

2015-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
such as installing OpenOffice alongside LibreOffice (not completely trivial) or/and writing to the devs of the Extension and letting them know you want to use it in LibreOffice. Regards from Tom :) On 4 May 2015 at 13:09, Maurice maur...@bcs.org.uk wrote: On Sun, 03 May 2015 19:25:10 +0100, Tom Davies wrote

Re: [libreoffice-users] Filter for 'show only lines containing string ?

2015-05-03 Thread Tom Davies
like this. Regards from Tom :) On 1 May 2015 at 13:58, Maurice maur...@bcs.org.uk wrote: (Using LO 4.3.6.1 Writer in Linux Mageia-4) Have looked for - but not found - a filter mechanism that would display only those lines of a document that contain a specified character string. Anyone

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem viewing Excel charts in odt document

2015-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
to move that way too, in order to be ready for the future. The MS formats are proprietary and secretive so they are unlikely to be readable in the future (beyond the fairly short-term) whereas the ODF formats are fully published and implemented as per the published specifications. Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem viewing Excel charts in odt document

2015-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
that might threaten their market dominance! However ODF is gaining ground. Regards from Tom :) On 30 April 2015 at 16:04, Paul D. Mirowsky p_mirow...@bentaxna.com wrote: Export as PDF. Unless you need to edit the document, PDF will let you highlight text and by right clicking, do highlight text

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing HelpPack on Windows does nothing.

2015-04-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did you install the help-pack after installing the main program? If not, or if you are unsure then try reinstalling the help-pack. It might be a good idea to try doing that anyway. Regards from Tom :) On 29 April 2015 at 11:45, Neutrino mfree...@caci.co.uk wrote: Hi. Don't know

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing HelpPack on Windows does nothing.

2015-04-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks for letting us know the right answer. That is likely to help others in the future. Thanks and regards from Tom :) On 29 April 2015 at 15:28, Neutrino mfree...@caci.co.uk wrote: I got this solution emailed to me shortly after posting this message. The probable reason

Re: [libreoffice-users] column limit in libreoffice 4.3.something

2015-04-24 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Have you tried Gnumeric for spreadsheet work? It is a dedicated spreadsheet program rather than being part of a suite so there are quite a few advantages to it for serious spreadsheeting work. Regards from Tom :) On 24 April 2015 at 08:39, yahoo-pier_andreit pier_andr...@yahoo.it wrote

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc, LibO 4.4] Bug on .ODS to .XLSX file conversion?

2015-04-23 Thread Tom Davies
anything and thus couldn't use the format that everyone else seemed to be using so much. Now they seem to use Pdf more than everyone else, and even demand that other people use it! Regards from Tom :) On 23 April 2015 at 16:08, Ramon Tavarez ramontava...@gmail.com wrote: Hi: Thanks for your

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc, LibO 4.4] Bug on .ODS to .XLSX file conversion?

2015-04-23 Thread Tom Davies
instead - at least if you want to open the spreadsheet on any machine other than the one with MS Office 2013 on. Regards from Tom :) On 23 April 2015 at 15:03, RamonTavarez ramontava...@gmail.com wrote: Hi: I've experienced the following issue: The file attached is an .ODS file (1,976 KB

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Calc, LibO 4.4] Bug on .ODS to .XLSX file conversion?

2015-04-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Good work there. Thanks for taking it to the next level Cley! Nicely done :) Posting a bug-report might be a good idea? Ramon can you do that? Regards from Tom :) On 23 April 2015 at 21:45, Cley Faye cleyf...@gmail.com wrote: That's interesting. Examining the beginning of one

Re: [libreoffice-users] display

2015-04-23 Thread Tom Davies
remarkably well today anyway so the result might not be immediately obvious. Thanks and regards from Tom :) On 23 April 2015 at 14:21, Ralf Kersanach dmbr...@furg.br wrote: Hi Tom, I've never noticed it with Firefox on linux, but I'll keep an eye on it. Ralf -- Laboratório de

Re: [libreoffice-users] display

2015-04-23 Thread Tom Davies
on this machine. Regards from Tom :) On 23 April 2015 at 13:23, Ralf Kersanach dmbr...@furg.br wrote: Hi, I must say I have a similar behavior on my linux machine which has a similar configuration as of Thomas (apart from the SSD and windows 8.1). My graphic card is the hybrid one (NVIDIA GT-630M

Re: [libreoffice-users] libreoffice issue: libreoffice for android crashed

2015-04-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry about the delay! It might be best to ask this question on our developers mailing list or irc (or is it iirc?) or something. It is a bit of an advanced question for most of us normal users! Apols and regards from Tom :) On 21 April 2015 at 10:02, 林承益 chengyi@keywie.com wrote

Re: [libreoffice-users] display

2015-04-22 Thread Tom Davies
much not sure about any of that though! Regards from Tom :) On 22 April 2015 at 16:17, Thomas Blasejewicz ny...@hb.tp1.jp wrote: Good night = morning from Japan I believe I did ask the same question in the past related to an installation on a Win XP machine: moving through documents

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Heads up -- LibreOffice 5.0 is on the horizion

2015-04-22 Thread Tom Davies
. There are a lot of events of widely varying scale and this concept might be good for one of them or for something else Jorge might be involved in. Regards from Tom :) On 21 April 2015 at 22:45, Cor Nouws oo...@nouenoff.nl wrote: Hi James, James E Lang wrote on 21-04-15 22:17: IMO a design like

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installation version chaos

2015-04-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Congrats Tom! Nicely done Andreas! Thanks for teaching me something there too Andreas. That is the sort of thing i joined the mailing list for = to learn about practical problems that people who are not experts in LibreOffice (but probably do have expertise elsewhere) could easily run

[libreoffice-users] LO 4.4. crashes reliably on a column sort

2015-04-17 Thread Tom Cloyd
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installation version chaos

2015-04-17 Thread Tom Davies
most such problems! Regards from Tom :) On 17 April 2015 at 06:41, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Am 17.04.2015 um 06:58 schrieb Tom Cloyd: I'm running Kubuntu Linux - latest version, fully updated. I just downloaded LibreOffice_4.4.2_Linux_x86_deb.tar.gz and its associated

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Enforcing Calc sheet protection

2015-04-17 Thread Tom Davies
that their health-care now includes testing employees children for it, if the employee wants. I cynically suspect that it is to help spot likely programmers from a MUCH earlier age but many aspies (and auties) are 'gifted' musicians or amazing artists instead. Regards from Tom :) On 17 April 2015

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Enforcing Calc sheet protection

2015-04-17 Thread Tom Davies
. It was/is the aspie/autie traits of people such as Bill Gates, Michelangelo, Einstein, Mozart and many others that made/makes them admirable. Regards from Tom :) On 17 April 2015 at 12:18, Tom Davies tomc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi :) Thanks :) Not everyone realises that and many of us

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installation version chaos

2015-04-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yeh, it looks like Tom C's libreoffice*.* does affect all the libreoffice files in linux too, also including ones without a dot. I thought i had spotted something but it didn't work in the way i'd expected after all. Apols and regards from Tom :) On 17 April 2015 at 21:38

Re: [libreoffice-users] Drawing arrows in Writer.

2015-04-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Ahh, it sounds like Enhancement is the new word for Feature request. I doubt the severity rating needs to be high and it's polite to keep that as low as reasonably possible but as high as you feel it needs to be. Good luck and many thanks from Tom :) On 16 April 2015 at 12:10, M

Re: [libreoffice-users] Drawing arrows in Writer.

2015-04-16 Thread Tom Davies
but it's even nicer when a better longer-term solution is potentially on the way. Being involved in helping make that happen feels really good and is one of the many advantages of OpenSource projects. Regards from Tom :) On 16 April 2015 at 11:03, Piet van Oostrum p...@vanoostrum.org wrote: M

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office 4.2.0 as windows service on windows server 2008 R2 Server Issue

2015-04-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahh, that is an interesting divergence! With all those spaces in it does it need some escape characters or speech-marks or anything? Errr, i guess that's a linuxy issue but does Windows suffer too? Regards from Tom :) On 16 April 2015 at 14:26, Piet van Oostrum p...@vanoostrum.org wrote

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Enforcing Calc sheet protection

2015-04-16 Thread Tom Davies
it to be as rude as it might have sounded. It is just something that could potentially be helpful. So, have you already told us which OS and version? Any chance of letting us know, maybe again? Regards from Tom :) On 16 April 2015 at 14:14, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: Am 16.04.2015 um 13

[libreoffice-users] Installation version chaos

2015-04-16 Thread Tom Cloyd
: 3a87456aaa6a95c63eea1c1b3201acedf0751bd5 Since that's the version I started with, prior to this upgrade attempt, I'm a bit surprised. That little download available icon is in the upper right corner of the LO window, as well. Perhaps there's a problem up in the mothership? Tom

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