[libreoffice-users] Re: --convert-to txt:Text *.odp, *.ods

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Once you change the settings for converting to text i think the setting stays the same until you re-set it.  So from then on when you use headless mode to save as text-files it should avoid all the commas.  You know that .csv stands for Comma Separated Values and that looks like it's

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Don't worry about checking it. The best way to know is to burn the dvd and then see if it works :(  The NA team doesn't know how to generate the checksums.  They keep asking how to generate them but no-one helps them.  I don't know either, just in case you wondered. If you could point

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO?

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  It's easy to create an extremely secure system.  The problem is that people then want access to it.  Immediately that creates a weakness.  Then they want it to be easy access and if they get that then there is no security.  After making a system weak they then complain about it being

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suitability of Lo in Small organisations

2012-10-21 Thread Pertti Rönnberg
Best all you LibO experts and Devs! What Webmaster now says is a good example on all the basic level issues that must be completely eliminated from LibO. Some posts ago I asked what version of LibO at this moment is to be considered as the most reliable and most stable. And got the answer

[libreoffice-users] Cannot add auto-increment field as 4th field.

2012-10-21 Thread David Smith
Software: Libreoffice base Version: 3.5.4.2 (Debian Wheezy) Subject: Cannot add auto-increment field as 4th field. Goal: Add 4th field as unique ID / record counter. 1. Table with 3 fields as primary key. 2. Added 4th field as integer 3. Set 4th field as auto-increment. 4. Saved table which

[libreoffice-users] Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key.

2012-10-21 Thread David Smith
Software: Libreoffice base Version: 3.5.4.2 (Debian Wheezy) Subject: Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key. I've got a problem. I'm trying to test some different table designs. Whenever I create a table without a primary key, I find that I cannot go back and add a primary key

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suitability of Lo in Small organisations

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I've not had any freezing on Win Xp, Win7 or Ubuntu but that was all with 3.5.4.  The 3.5.7 should be about the same but just a bit more stable.  It's only bug-fixes and such added on so nothing new added and so no new surprises.  If something straight-forwards doesn't work the 1st thing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key.

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Which back-end are you using to store the data?  MySql/MariaDb, Postgresql, Sqlite?  Regards from Tom :)  From: David Smith sidic...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 21 October 2012, 10:40 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Cannot

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key.

2012-10-21 Thread David Smith
I used the Libreoffice wizard to create the database. It's a local file. It's an offline laptop and I don't have MySQL or PostgresSQL running so maybe it's SQLite? What's the process to check the backend? Thanks for your time. On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk

[libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread Alexandre FRIEDMANN
Hello, for a long time, i have been looking for a way to set image anchoring to 'as text' as the default preset, instead of 'to paragraph'. Since i have'nt found any clue to do so (maybe i did not search enough), i am finally writing this email. Does anybody know a way to go, i.e. setting

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key.

2012-10-21 Thread David Smith
I used the Libreoffice wizard to create the database. It's a local file. It's an offline laptop and I don't have MySQL or PostgresSQL running so maybe it's SQLite? What's the process to check the backend? Ok, Database File is an .odb. Open Document Database. Thanks for your time. -- For

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key.

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :)  So the data itself is stored inside the Base file.  There is only 1 file.  Base is not just the front-end connecting you to an external back-end with the data in it.  Like it would be if using MS Access instead of LO Base.  It's the way i would have approached Base before

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Insert the filename in a cell

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The help pages are very out-of-date.  It's a good 1st place to search for stuff but the proper guides are far better http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications Regards from Tom :)  From: Luuk luu...@gmail.com To:

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread Dan Lewis
On 10/21/2012 06:54 AM, Alexandre FRIEDMANN wrote: Hello, for a long time, i have been looking for a way to set image anchoring to 'as text' as the default preset, instead of 'to paragraph'. Since i have'nt found any clue to do so (maybe i did not search enough), i am finally writing this

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suitability of Lo in Small organisations

2012-10-21 Thread Dan Lewis
Personal opinion: LibO version 3.5.7 for Base. What do you know about how Base works? What is your background in the topic of relational databases? Each database program has its own method of creating and working with its databases. What are you going to use as a resource for

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I do not have any software to create a checksum. But, it is downloaded from the LO servers, so they have them for you. On the green button for the downloading of the ISO files, there is an Info text. You click on that text and you should get a page showing mirrors for the files and their

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suitability of Lo in Small organisations

2012-10-21 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 10/21/2012 04:51 AM, Pertti Rönnberg wrote: Best all you LibO experts and Devs! What Webmaster now says is a good example on all the basic level issues that must be completely eliminated from LibO. I did not state that. Where did you get must be completely eliminated from LibO?

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread James Knott
webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: I do not have any software to create a checksum. But, it is downloaded from the LO servers, so they have them for you. On the green button for the downloading of the ISO files, there is an Info text. You click on that text and you should get a page showing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suitability of Lo in Small organisations

2012-10-21 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
The freezing may have to do with MATE desktop environment on a Ubuntu 12.04 system that has Unity, KDE, and MATE installed. If the freezing is due to that, or dealing with some specific system setup that the developers are not using, then they would not know if it is my system or some issue

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 10/21/2012 09:14 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 10/21/2012 06:54 AM, Alexandre FRIEDMANN wrote: Hello, for a long time, i have been looking for a way to set image anchoring to 'as text' as the default preset, instead of 'to paragraph'. Since i have'nt found any clue to do so (maybe i did not

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That does sound hugely useful but please could you let us know the name of the utility you used?  If it was for a particular DE i'm sure we could work out the name for another DE if we need to.  Just knowing the name of 1 would help!  Also any suggestions on how to use the utility?  If

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Right-click on the image.  On the right-click menu hover over Anchor to and from the sub-menu choose either As Character   or To Character If you don't like the way it woks try the other option.  Chapter 11 of the Gettign Started Guide might be more helpful

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Le 21/10/2012 17:03, Tom Davies a écrit : Hi :) Right-click on the image. On the right-click menu hover over Anchor to and from the sub-menu choose either As Character or To Character I guess the OP wants this as the default behaviour. As there's no image style, this path is not possible.

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 21/10/2012 at 17:13, Jean-Francois Nifenecker jean- francois.nifenec...@laposte.net wrote: As there's no image style, this path is not possible. There are image styles. They are called Frame styles and you will find them under third icon from left in Styles and formatting window. As far as

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) That does sound hugely useful but please could you let us know the name of the utility you used? If it was for a particular DE i'm sure we could work out the name for another DE if we need to. Just knowing the name of 1 would help! Also any suggestions on how to

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 21/10/2012 at 16:49, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: What is the difference between TO Character and AS Character? Why don't you just open Writer and check it yourself? Anchoring image to character gives you ability to position image relative to page, text area or

[libreoffice-users] Libre Writer - Opening plain text documents to desired font

2012-10-21 Thread charles meyer
Hi Brian, Yes, you got it. My goal is to open (not paste in) saved plain text files in a blank, newly opened Libre Write document. I've visited Preformatted Style and change the style to Bookman Old 12 point, clicked Apply and then saved it (or so I thought) only for it to always default back

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Wow!!  Thanks :)  That sounds reasonably easy and do-able.  I have to pop out but hopefully Tim can let us know how it's gone if he gets time to try it out.  many thanks and regards from Tom :)  From: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com To:

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 10/21/2012 11:23 AM, Mirosław Zalewski wrote: On 21/10/2012 at 16:49, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: What is the difference between TO Character and AS Character? Why don't you just open Writer and check it yourself? Anchoring image to character gives you ability

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread James Knott
webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: NO ONE has given me the answer before on how to create a md5sum file before. And I asked that question back in the 3.3.x version days. I have printed your answer out to PDF and I will place it on my folder[s] for the NA-DVD work. I use Ubuntu 12.04/MATE

Re: [libreoffice-users] image anchoring

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There have been other useful responses.  I just wanted to say i find Anchor to page more useful and then if the paragraph moves or changes page then i just deal with it then.  I don't want images to jump around the page while i'm typign soemthing in or shifting text around.  I just need

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 21/10/2012 at 17:23, James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com wrote: As for Windows, Google on Windows md5sum to find utilities you can download. Recently I saw some article about HashTab. Being Linux user myself, I have not tried it. But it looks quite nice. Unfortunately, it is not open

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think Tim uses a dual-boot on his main machine so the linux option is fine. Errr, did someone say they managed to generate an Md5 of the iso on the website and compared it to one generated from their download?  If so does that mean the one they generated could just be written onto the

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: I think Tim uses a dual-boot on his main machine so the linux option is fine. Errr, did someone say they managed to generate an Md5 of the iso on the website and compared it to one generated from their download? If so does that mean the one they generated could just be

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Writer - Opening plain text documents to desired font

2012-10-21 Thread Brian Barker
At 11:25 21/10/2012 -0400, Charles Meyer wrote: Yes, you got it. My goal is to open (not paste in) saved plain text files in a blank, newly opened Libre Write document. I've visited Preformatted Style and change the style to Bookman Old 12 point, clicked Apply and then saved it (or so I

[libreoffice-users] Brazilian LibreOffice Magazine released

2012-10-21 Thread Eliane Domingos de Sousa
Dear Community, With proud the Brazilian LibreOffice Community released the first edition of LibreOffice Magazine in portuguese during the event Latinoware 2012. The Magazine is available on wiki in two formats: pdf and odg. * PDF:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key.

2012-10-21 Thread Girvin R. Herr
David Smith wrote: Software: Libreoffice base Version: 3.5.4.2 (Debian Wheezy) Subject: Cannot add primary key after saving without primary key. I've got a problem. I'm trying to test some different table designs. Whenever I create a table without a primary key, I find that I cannot go back

Re: [libreoffice-users] North American DVD 3.5.6

2012-10-21 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
My desktop is not dual boot, but I have a laptop that is. desktop - Ubuntu 12.04/MATE laptop - Vista 32-bit [came with] and Ubuntu 12.04/Mate testing system. My NA-DVD ISO file is placed on the LO server system, and the mirror sync system. Soon 3.5.7 will be there. I never did use any

Re: [libreoffice-users] Brazilian LibreOffice Magazine released

2012-10-21 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 10/21/2012 02:00 PM, Eliane Domingos de Sousa wrote: Dear Community, With proud the Brazilian LibreOffice Community released the first edition of LibreOffice Magazine in portuguese during the event Latinoware 2012. The Magazine is available on wiki in two formats: pdf and odg. * PDF:

[libreoffice-users] Use of MD5 and other HASH values of LibO package downloads and alternate distribution DVD uploads

2012-10-21 Thread V Stuart Foote
Tim, We applaud the work you've been doing on the English-NA-DVD, but since you've taken on that responsibility its cradle to grave handling also requires that you validate receipt of the initial ISO image upload to the Document Foundation Mirrors. TDF will take your upload of bundled

Re: [libreoffice-users] Inserting a code for today's date

2012-10-21 Thread Girvin R. Herr
upscope wrote: On Friday, October 19, 2012 10:29:32 AM Girvin R. Herr wrote: Joel Madero wrote: Ah, yes my mistake for assuming what you were using. I'll have to look into writer. I just tried inserting a table (1x1) and putting the formula, no good. Regards, Joel snip

[libreoffice-users] advantages of LO plus a link to membership forms

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  People write to this list from all over the world when they have a problem with LO.  The tens of millions of people that have no problem with LO don't write in to this list to say so.  (thankfully!) So, how can we hear about some of the advantages?  Why use LO when there are

Cloud-space? Re: [libreoffice-users] Use of MD5 and other HASH values of LibO package downloads and alternate distribution DVD uploads

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The workflow for the NA DVD Project involves 1.  downloading the installer files from the LO or TDF servers 2.  bundling it with some documentation, Extensions and 3rd party programs 3.  re-uploading the resulting .iso through a domestic line that takes somewhere between 4-8hours

[libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

2012-10-21 Thread Kyla Robertson
Hello all, and thank you for welcoming me here. First, I'd like to address the remarks of the few people who told me that I should not fill any fuel into [my new car] even if [it] looks very similar like the old one. I am not starting my document-creating life from scratch today. I created lots

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

2012-10-21 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Wow!!  Looks like a lot of valuable work and some good feedback there.  Perhaps something that would be good for a wiki-page? If you want to post some of the contents of some of your macros to the Users List or tell us what you wanted them to do then there might be soem help in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Use of MD5 and other HASHvalues of LibO package downloads and alternate distribution DVD uploads

2012-10-21 Thread V Stuart Foote
Tim, Very reasonable that you would not have, or want, direct write access to the pool holding the master copies for distribution out to the mirrors--that is syssamdin magic better handled by the folks running the mirror service. My suggestion is that you verify that the MirrorBrain HASH

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Writer - Opening plain text documents to desired font

2012-10-21 Thread TomW
On 2012-10-21 11:25, charles meyer wrote: Hi Brian, Yes, you got it. My goal is to open (not paste in) saved plain text files in a blank, newly opened Libre Write document. I've visited Preformatted Style and change the style to Bookman Old 12 point, clicked Apply and then saved it (or so I