Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing speed is glacial for large file

2013-04-12 Thread Girvin Herr
zero in on acceptable memory allocation settings. Hope this helps. Girvin Herr On 04/12/2013 09:08 AM, David Ronis wrote: Hi Andrew, Thanks for the reply. In short, I'd already upped the memory options for graphics (250MB total, 10MB per object, 100 objects) and tools like free etc. show

Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing PDF problem

2013-04-12 Thread Girvin Herr
. Girvin Herr -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global

Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing PDF problem

2013-04-14 Thread Girvin Herr
and some 3rd-party code in the package that I did not take time to investigate, and it takes Gcc to build it. But one of the big ideas of Java is that it contains its own gui code, so the programmer's effort is greatly reduced. I would be surprised if pdftk does not use the standard Java gui. Girvin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing PDF problem

2013-04-15 Thread Girvin Herr
stop learning, it is time to bury me. Oh, pdftk is probably an acronym for Portable Document Format Tool Kit. But it is a software program, so the term is atomic, meaning it is inseparable, and it can mean anything the programmer wants it to. Class dismissed! Girvin Herr On 04/15/2013 08:26

[libreoffice-users] Base MySQL Native connector problems

2013-04-15 Thread Girvin Herr
native driver could work better. Thanks in advance. Girvin Herr -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base MySQL Native connector problems

2013-04-15 Thread Girvin Herr
On 04/15/2013 04:31 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 04/15/2013 05:53 PM, Girvin Herr wrote: Greetings, I am configuring a new Linux system with MySQL 5.5.29 and LibreOffice 3.6.5.2. Since it is a new install, I figured I would try using the MySQL (Native) connector for the first time. However

Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing PDF problem

2013-04-17 Thread Girvin Herr
Tom, Thanks, I will try that double-click next time. Girvin On 04/17/2013 02:21 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I generally double-click on a picture to open it and then double-click on that to full-screen it. If it's larger than the screen the picture gets reduced in size to fit. If i have a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Sorting a MySQL Database

2013-08-29 Thread Girvin Herr
), then you have one paragraph. Hope this helps. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive

Re: [libreoffice-users] Grouping objects in Draw

2013-09-08 Thread Girvin Herr
without selecting the larger object it was on top of. This forum set me straight about layers and I was then able to select the smaller object without selecting the underlying larger object. Hope this helps. Girvin Herr On 09/08/2013 10:32 AM, Carl Paulsen wrote: I have 3 objects I'd like

Re: [libreoffice-users] MariaDB 5.5.33 Now Available

2013-09-18 Thread Girvin Herr
too far. Girvin Herr On 09/18/2013 08:51 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Another stable release from MariaDb. Last time a few of the BoD slapped my wrists for posting 'irrelevant' and 'off-topic' posts and cited forwarding the last MariaDb announcement as an example, meanwhile a few people here

Re: [libreoffice-users] MariaDB 5.5.33 Now Available

2013-09-18 Thread Girvin Herr
:* Girvin Herr girvin.h...@sbcglobal.net *To:* users@global.libreoffice.org *Sent:* Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 19:49 *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] MariaDB 5.5.33 Now Available FYI: I just checked the latest Slackware Linux development distro and they have switched to Mariadb for the next release

Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-08 Thread Girvin Herr
will still be an option. Girvin Herr On 10/08/2013 08:08 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) +1 it's a historical problem. LibreOffice is moving towards a more normal installer. Sun wasn't keen on such gimmicks when developed by the community. Go-oo didn't need a decent installer because it didn't

Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-08 Thread Girvin Herr
On 10/08/2013 01:48 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: On Tue, 2013-10-08 at 13:22 -0700, Girvin Herr wrote: I am coming late to this thread, but this talk of a single-button install scares me. I take the downloaded Linux binary LO package and re-package it into a Slackware Linux installation package. I

Re: Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-09 Thread Girvin Herr
, being larger, will most likely take even longer. As a result, I just repackage the downloaded LO binaries (rpms). Obviously, compiling from source is not for everybody. Girvin Herr On 10/09/2013 01:52 AM, Anthony Easthope wrote: But I like compiling from source complains the battle scared OS

[libreoffice-users] Base Report Builder much better, but...

2013-10-15 Thread Girvin Herr
. Thanks again. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base Report Builder much better, but...

2013-10-16 Thread Girvin Herr
On 10/16/2013 12:46 AM, Alex Thurgood wrote: snip Second, the Report Headers do not seem to work as I expected. The Report Footer section seems to be okay, but the Report Header section is under the Page Header on each page. I expected them to be reversed - the Report Header first, followed

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base Report Builder much better, but...

2013-10-16 Thread Girvin Herr
wrote Le 16/10/2013 03:18, Girvin Herr a écrit : Hi Girvin, However, I still see that lines still are not supported. It appears as if I am inserting horizontal lines in my report, but they do not print. I do not see any way to make them thicker, in case that is the problem. I don't know

Re: [libreoffice-users] RTF

2013-10-20 Thread Girvin Herr
. Try opening the file with whatever mail tool you have available to see what happens. To keep the records straight, RTF is an acronym for Rich Text _Format_, not File. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Text_Format Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr

[libreoffice-users] Changing Base report boolean representation

2013-10-22 Thread Girvin Herr
in the forest. The forms use a check mark widget, which would be ideal. Since I am using queries for the report sources, I would entertain some SQL coding for a solution, if that is the best solution and someone could point me in the correct direction. Thanks. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Changing Base report boolean representation

2013-10-24 Thread Girvin Herr
On 10/23/2013 04:18 AM, Alex Thurgood wrote: On 23/10/2013 13:08, Alex Thurgood wrote: On 23/10/2013 03:59, Girvin Herr wrote: This should do it : IF(LEFT([selected])=t;\u2612;\u25A1) And remember to change the formatting to Text in the General tab of the corresponding control's

[libreoffice-users] Default option for a Base form listbox

2013-10-24 Thread Girvin Herr
containing the key number 2, does not work. It does nothing. In fact, Active does not stick in the default option, but turns blank as if I didn't enter anything. Is there a way to do this? Thanks in advance. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Failure to Download the new Libreoffice

2013-11-01 Thread Girvin Herr
on the second line. HTTP ERROR 504: http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E504.html Note that I understand some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) hinder or prevent bittorrant files. Maybe yours does. I suggest trying the regular tarball, not the torrant file and see what it does for you. HTH. Girvin

Re: [libreoffice-users] 2 questions related to Base Design Form

2013-11-09 Thread Girvin Herr
option under the General tab in the control's properties dialog. Hope this helps. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre form over MySQL limiting number of characters in text filed.

2013-11-29 Thread Girvin Herr
a MySQL error when the record is saved. So, it should work for you. Hope this helps. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] user interface to Base

2013-12-05 Thread Girvin Herr
a couple years ago, I did experiment with the Calc spreadsheet. As a result, I am glad the devs got RB running faster. HTH. Girvin Herr On 12/05/2013 06:20 PM, Paul wrote: Hi Bob, I haven't played much with Base, but there are at least two ways of viewing the stored information that I know

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc 4.1.3.2 410 crashes on Fedora 19

2013-12-06 Thread Girvin Herr
KDE, logfile should have the messages logged during the KDE session. hth Girvin Herr On 12/06/2013 11:40 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) OOops! I had meant to send it to the users list! Good catch, thanks :) I'm glad the bug-report page did help. With hindsight it makes more sense that you

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.1.3

2013-12-17 Thread Girvin Herr
. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Girvin Herr On 12/17/2013 02:17 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It sounds like you are happier with much later releases in a branch. It makes sense to wait for the x.x.5. For a lot of people the x.x.4 is the best balance between new features and stability

Re: [libreoffice-users] Just joined the list- users having trouble with gnome panels when using LibreOffice

2014-01-23 Thread Girvin Herr
. But it is a bailing wire approach and is destined to fail in the future. HTH. Girvin Herr On 01/22/2014 09:02 PM, Tony Godshall wrote: 10.04 LTS is lucid. We never went to gnome 3 since it broke too many workflows. We looked at cinnamon and mate and they made our workstations unstable. It's weird

Re: [libreoffice-users] Index Quirks in Writer

2014-01-25 Thread Girvin Herr
be just a matter of changing the Index entry paragraph style(s). You might try that to bring your margins in. HTH. Girvin Herr On 01/25/2014 11:26 AM, CVAlkan wrote: I know the table of contents feature seems to work well, as I've used it quite a bit in the past. But creating an alphabetical

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: low traffic lately?

2014-01-25 Thread Girvin Herr
a response, which effectively self-limits their help. Girvin Herr On 01/25/2014 12:07 PM, anne-ology wrote: as for me, I don't even know what AskLO is - and probably don't want to know if it's similar to Facebook, Google, et.al. because I too don't want all the additional

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: low traffic lately?

2014-01-27 Thread Girvin Herr
of that works this way. Girvin Herr Snip -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base: MySQL or Mariadb ?

2014-02-09 Thread Girvin Herr
. Good luck. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] User Profile Question

2014-03-02 Thread Girvin Herr
Kracked, Have you looked at lm-sensors for Linux? http://lm-sensors.org/ Girvin Herr On 03/02/2014 07:09 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: I use Ubuntu Linux 12.04LTS as my default OS, but I also use Win7 on dual-booting laptops. I never had Linux run hotter than Windows when

Re: [libreoffice-users] WHICH VERSION OF ORACLE REPORT BUILDER IS COMPATIBLE WITH LIBRE OFFICE BASE 3

2014-03-07 Thread Girvin Herr
and it will eventually complete. HTH. Girvin Herr On 03/06/2014 09:08 PM, nazimspirani wrote: WHICH VERSION OF ORACLE REPORT BUILDER IS COMPATIBLE WITH LIBRE OFFICE BASE 3? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/WHICH-VERSION-OF-ORACLE-REPORT-BUILDER-IS-COMPATIBLE

[libreoffice-users] Where are the file checksums?

2014-03-10 Thread Girvin Herr
front. I was able to get them for 4.1.4, but not 4.1.5, so it is a recent omission. Does anyone know where these files are now located? BTW: I am using http://www.libreoffice.org/ to download from. Thanks in advance. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where are the file checksums?

2014-03-10 Thread Girvin Herr
On 03/10/2014 02:36 PM, Cley Faye wrote: 2014-03-10 22:19 GMT+01:00 Girvin Herr girvin.h...@sbcglobal.net: Greetings, I have just downloaded the 4.1.5 version. However, I cannot find the file/page containing the file checksums on the website to verify I have good files. Before the website

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Where are the file checksums?

2014-03-10 Thread Girvin Herr
Stuart, Thanks for the help. I do use gpg when available. I will get the LO public key and use it from now on. Thanks again. Girvin On 03/10/2014 03:53 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote: For earlier versions that have dropped from the LibreOffice mirror system-- see the TDF LibreOffice archives

Re: [libreoffice-users] stop automatic scrolling

2014-03-21 Thread Girvin Herr
somewhere in the vertical scroll bar usually stops it. I haven't seen it lately, but then maybe I stopped hovering the mouse cursor in the vertical scroll bar. Girvin Herr On 03/21/2014 03:24 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Have you tried renaming your User Profile yet? https

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-21 Thread Girvin Herr
Linux native apps that I needed became available. 'Tis better to go native than to emulate. I never did use their mailing list, if they even had one back then. So I can't vouch for their rudeness factor. Girvin Herr On 04/20/2014 05:21 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :( Do!!! Yes, being

Re: [libreoffice-users] Need help with Base

2014-05-05 Thread Girvin Herr
Tom, If you read your posting again, it implies that MariaDb is owned by Oracle. That would be news to me and, I suspect, the MariaDb development team. Girvin Herr On 05/05/2014 09:02 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Good point!! An external database is a really good approach. Many people go

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Need help with Base

2014-05-05 Thread Girvin Herr
, the user may enter that option into the field. I may have misread your posting, but that may be what you need. I can see that there are times when macros would be the only answer to a problem, such as with custom forms, but my recommendation is to avoid them whenever you can. Girvin Herr On 05/05

Re: [libreoffice-users] Need help with Base

2014-05-06 Thread Girvin Herr
should be fully compatible with MariaDB with no changes. HTH. Girvin Herr On 05/06/2014 10:53 AM, john herron wrote: IIRC MySql is owned by Oracle, but *MariaDB is not*, so I believe there should be no problem using MariaDB to connect with Base via the appropriate connector. HTH. john On 05/05

[libreoffice-users] Draw problems

2014-05-09 Thread Girvin Herr
into my document. But that is silly and time consuming. Does anyone have a better solution? Thanks. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw problems

2014-05-10 Thread Girvin Herr
is with the LO video renderer, since the errors only show up in the document and in Print Preview, while the actual print looks fine. That makes this problem an annoying bug for me, but not a show-stopper as I implied in my message. Thanks again and take care. Girvin Herr On 05/09/2014 04:33 PM

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw problems

2014-05-10 Thread Girvin Herr
On 05/09/2014 11:25 PM, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote: Hi Girvin, Le 09/05/2014 23:45, Girvin Herr a écrit : Then I tried using Draw in stand-alone mode (not as an embedded object) to export the figure as a jpeg or png file and inserting that file into the document. I changed the Draw page

Re: [libreoffice-users] Native Connector

2014-05-11 Thread Girvin Herr
. However, every so often, I see a posting about it on this forum, so he is not alone. HTH. Girvin Herr On 05/10/2014 03:37 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) It's the 2nd one Anne-ology. The connector is some sort of bridge between Base and MySql. It's the bridge that is timing out rather than

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-12 Thread Girvin Herr
Looking at powerpoint files sent to me Girvin Herr On 05/11/2014 03:45 PM, anne-ology wrote: an interesting survey - as for me: Writer - prefer this to any other text program; use to write, ... Calc - don't use since still do manually ;-) Impress - use to use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Native Connector

2014-05-12 Thread Girvin Herr
: I am my own admin, so my MySQL server is still set to the default timeout, if any. Therefore, I do not experience this disconnect problem. However, every so often, I see a posting about it on this forum, so he is not alone. HTH. Girvin Herr On 05/10/2014 03:37 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: connection between Libre and Open Office

2014-05-12 Thread Girvin Herr
, not the application. As a last resort, you might try deleting or renaming the LO user profile. HTH. Girvin Herr On 05/12/2014 06:20 AM, anne-ology wrote: OpenOffice became LibreOffice. As for the header; I'm not sure I understand the question - neither OO nor LO should

Re: [libreoffice-users] displaying/editing a table through LO-Base

2014-05-16 Thread Girvin Herr
it will do any harm, but always backup first. For the record, I am using MySQL 5.5.36 and MySQL-connector-java-5.1.18 and they seem to work well together. (Slackware 14.0 (K3.2.29) Linux) HTH. Girvin Herr On 05/16/2014 12:26 PM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Hello, To start with - I am not certain

Re: [libreoffice-users] displaying/editing a table through LO-Base

2014-05-17 Thread Girvin Herr
(google, etc.)? Sometimes you can get a hit that can point you in the right direction. Maybe someone else on this forum has replied to your design and has an answer. Good luck. Girvin Herr On 05/17/2014 03:31 AM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Thanks for caring to answer, Girvin! I use mysqldump

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB Galera Cluster 10.0.12 GA and MariaDB 10.1.0 Alpha now available

2014-07-05 Thread Girvin Herr
, especially security bugs. I suspect Oracle's MySQL fits that category. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding fields to existing Base table

2014-07-10 Thread Girvin Herr
at 2.7_M_B for the current largest. IMHO, 3GB is out there. HTH. Girvin Herr On 07/10/2014 12:27 PM, dave boland wrote: I'm setting up a database that is small (three tables, may grow to 3GB over next year). I need a strategy to deal with the unknown, which is how to add fields to an existing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Scan documents?

2014-07-23 Thread Girvin Herr
. Then insert that file into your document. I have had good success with that process. HTH. Girvin Herr On 07/23/2014 11:30 AM, Thomas Taylor wrote: Is it possible to scan an older printed document directly into LO? I have an old 2 page document that I want to reproduce and modify with LO

Re: [libreoffice-users] Scan documents?

2014-07-26 Thread Girvin Herr
not get even half of its options to work properly with Ubuntu based OSs. On 07/23/2014 04:24 PM, Girvin Herr wrote: I just tried this for the first time on my Slackware Linux system and it does seem to be broken. (LO 3.6.7.2) I used Insert - Picture - Scan - select source to verify it was using

Fwd: Re: [libreoffice-users] Restoration problem between sessions

2016-07-22 Thread Girvin Herr
y to solve your problem? On 7/21/2016 3:37 PM, Girvin Herr wrote: Greetings, I am running Slackware Linux 14.1 (K3.10.17), Xfce 4, and Libreoffice 5.0.6.3 (binary .rpm download from LO website). I prefer to keep several oft-used LO files open all the time. These files are open when I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where is everyone?

2016-07-22 Thread Girvin Herr
follow along, or query old activity for this and other project ML via our Nabble archive. http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Users-f1639498.html Stuart From: Girvin Herr <girvin_herr+gherr_li...@fastmail.com> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 3

[libreoffice-users] Where is everyone?

2016-07-22 Thread Girvin Herr
postings downloaded on my first day, but nothing since. I posted a message yesterday, and it was echoed to me but that is it. Is this not the proper place to post LO user questions? If not, what is? Thanks. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Restoration problem between sessions

2016-07-25 Thread Girvin Herr
quot; file, but not when Xfce is restoring the last session. Thanks. Girvin On 07/25/2016 06:54 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: Hello Girvin In Xfce, when you click on the logout button on the taskbar there is a checkbox "Save session for future logins"... Would this be a way to solve your

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where is everyone?

2016-07-23 Thread Girvin Herr
On 07/22/2016 09:12 PM, Felmon Davis wrote: On Fri, 22 Jul 2016, Girvin Herr wrote: Bruce, Thanks for the response. Yes, I have ask.libreoffice.org bookmarked also. It is another resource. This forum has benefited me in the past, and I prefer to stay with it. As I said, I have been away

[libreoffice-users] Restoration problem between sessions

2016-07-21 Thread Girvin Herr
r since LO 4.x, I have had this problem. Is there a solution for this? Thanks. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoun

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where is everyone?

2016-07-22 Thread Girvin Herr
Bruce, Thanks for the response. Yes, I have ask.libreoffice.org bookmarked also. It is another resource. This forum has benefited me in the past, and I prefer to stay with it. As I said, I have been away for about 2 years and I was not sure what had happened to the forum in that time. I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where is everyone?

2016-07-24 Thread Girvin Herr
format. It also has an architectural symbol library available, but I still had to create some of my own symbols for my architectural drawings. Doing so is not very difficult. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where is everyone?

2016-07-26 Thread Girvin Herr
that have a solution you need. I had one issue that took several weeks to get an answer, since it was a very specific to my OS and printer. Sometimes it just happens this way. On 07/22/2016 04:25 PM, Girvin Herr wrote: Greetings, I have just re-joined this forum since dropping it 2 years ago

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-07-31 Thread Girvin Herr
another client or server and not need to recreate it. Depending on the size of your database, that could take much more time than recreating just the forms and reports. Hope this helps with your decision. Good luck. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Pro

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-02 Thread Girvin Herr
options. BTW, Tony. I am also retired and only 2 years younger than you, with a birthday coming up soon. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guideline

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-01 Thread Girvin Herr
On 07/31/2016 07:36 PM, Ken Springer wrote: I understand the concept of Front End/Back End, but never have dealt with it. Nor have I ever used MySQL, Mariadb, or others. Access and a bit of dBase is all I've ever used, and in general, even then that's more power than I've ever needed.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-01 Thread Girvin Herr
On 08/01/2016 11:35 AM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote: On 1 August 2016 at 00:16, Girvin Herr <girvin_herr+gherr_li...@fastmail.com> wrote: Ken, One thing about Kexi. I looked at it a few weeks ago and discovered that Kexi has a capability of reading Access database files to some degree. H

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-04 Thread Girvin Herr
On 08/04/2016 09:16 AM, toki wrote: On 02/08/2016 16:39, Ken Springer wrote: Now that you mentioned dBase, you may, or may not, be aware that LO has a dBase option. But a limitation to it that I found is that older I didn't know this, but must admit dBase is probably not the best answer. For

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-05 Thread Girvin Herr
dBase files are plain text, but they have a specific format, which varies with version (feature add-ins). I did some research on the file format when I was trying to decide how I wanted to approach resurrecting my files. Another option is to use the old dBase 1.x under dosemu under Linux.

[libreoffice-users] Where is the LibreOffice.org gpg public key?

2016-08-06 Thread Girvin Herr
are not corrupt or insecure. Does any one here know where I can get the LO.o gpg Public Key? Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where is the LibreOffice.org gpg public key?

2016-08-07 Thread Girvin Herr
On 08/07/2016 02:19 PM, Piet van Oostrum wrote: Girvin Herr wrote: > > Piet, > > I tried this and got: > > 502:$gpg2 --verify libreoffice-translations-5.0.6.3.tar.xz.asc > gpg: Signature made Wed 04 May 2016 03:22:04 PM PDT using RSA key ID > AFEEA

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where is the LibreOffice.org gpg public key?

2016-08-07 Thread Girvin Herr
On 08/07/2016 03:03 AM, Piet van Oostrum wrote: Girvin Herr wrote: > Greetings, > > I keep running into a brick wall with this and I shouldn't be. I > searched high and low for a place to download the LibreOffice.org gpg > Public Key file to no avail. My searches

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Where is the LibreOffice.org gpg public key?

2016-08-07 Thread Girvin Herr
have the following public key files: Slackware-gpg-key slackbuilds.org.GPG-KEY I use these to check software updates from those sites. I need to do the same for libreoffice. If LO.o is supplying the public check files, it must have the public key available somewhere. Thanks. Girvin Herr -- T

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Where is the LibreOffice.org gpg public key?

2016-08-07 Thread Girvin Herr
On 08/07/2016 02:39 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote: Girvin, gpg2 --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys AFEEAEA3 C:\Program Files (x86)\GNU\GnuPG>.\gpg2.exe --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys AFEEAEA3 gpg: requesting key AFEEAEA3 from hkp server keys.gnupg.net gpg: key AFEEAEA3:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Restoration problem between sessions

2016-07-28 Thread Girvin Herr
On 07/25/2016 11:56 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: Perhaps you have a ~/.bash_profile that you can modify by adding "Exec=libreoffice5.0 %U" to it. I have little experience with Xfce, but I understand this is where 'at login' commands are to appear. On 7/25/2016 2:36 PM, Girvin Herr wr

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 5.3 glitches

2017-02-03 Thread Girvin Herr
be used as the desktop icon text. Here, I am assuming your desktop abides by the opendesktop standards, which include the ~/Desktop directory. xfce does and so does kde. If not, you may have to find out where your desktop places the .desktop files displayed on the desktop. HTH. Girvin Herr

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice help menu

2017-01-24 Thread Girvin Herr
t than a windows environment: reboot for everything. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Upgrade loses fonts

2017-02-14 Thread Girvin Herr
I just looked at my LO 5.1.6.2 Slackware package that I created and there is no /usr/share/fonts directory, so it could not overwrite anything when installed. Alas, reinstalling LO 5.1.4 will probably not restore your missing fonts. Good luck. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e

Re: [libreoffice-users] Page formatting in writer goes nuts

2016-09-05 Thread Girvin Herr
matted correctly with no blank pages and the table flow problems were corrected. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph Style: Heading. Master Doc Inserting Unwanted Page Break Between Title on Two Lines

2016-09-29 Thread Girvin Herr
On 09/28/2016 03:06 AM, Philip Jackson wrote: On 27/09/16 21:30, Girvin Herr wrote: Greetings, Where are you getting this Template Changer 1.2.7x? When I go to the LO home page and then the extensions page, all I see is still the 1.2.6 version for LO 3.3 dated 2013 and a warning that it has

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

2016-10-05 Thread Girvin Herr
plain text. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

2016-10-04 Thread Girvin Herr
Star Office days. I, too, wonder why it is not changed to be something more unique. However, I am not privy to the inner workings of these programs nor organizations. The symlinks are an adequate work-around. Girvin Herr On 10/04/2016 08:35 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Thanks :) I think

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot edit a template ott file

2016-10-06 Thread Girvin Herr
ument, you must use the File > Templates > Save as Template process, not just save a document with a .ott suffix. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Postin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Line spacing on Writer

2016-09-14 Thread Girvin Herr
at least make it less labor-intensive. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.2 64bit DEB will not allow paper size selection

2016-09-22 Thread Girvin Herr
On 09/21/2016 05:03 AM, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: On 09/17/2016 02:06 PM, Girvin Herr wrote: On 09/17/2016 03:30 AM, Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote: Le 16/09/2016 à 21:43, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster a écrit : Today, I was working on a 11x17 inch tabloid paper poster. I am using

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.2 64bit DEB will not allow paper size selection

2016-09-17 Thread Girvin Herr
. How does one set this as the default? BTW, On my LO 5.0.6.3, it is the 4th option down. My 3rd option is "Use only paper _tray_ from printer preferences". Regards. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

2016-09-30 Thread Girvin Herr
does not. So I keep them both for the features I like and rely upon. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph Style: Heading. Master Doc Inserting Unwanted Page Break Between Title on Two Lines

2016-09-27 Thread Girvin Herr
hanger 1.2.7x? When I go to the LO home page and then the extensions page, all I see is still the 1.2.6 version for LO 3.3 dated 2013 and a warning that it has not been updated for over a year! As far as I know, this 1.2.6 extension is not compatible with LO 4.x or 5.x. Girvi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Drawing electrical symbols (images on dropbox)

2016-09-29 Thread Girvin Herr
ol library, however, your own symbols are easily created and used. You don't say what your OS is, but there is a windows version of gEDA available. HTH. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How do I install the current Linux version

2016-10-29 Thread Girvin Herr
On 10/29/2016 06:52 PM, gordon cooper wrote: Hi again Ken, There is some odd going on here. I don't use LO very often, most of my writing is done with Lyx, which then outputs as a PDF and I print from there. Have just looked at LO and found that when it was asked to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How do I install the current Linux version

2016-10-30 Thread Girvin Herr
On 10/30/2016 10:56 AM, Ken Springer wrote: On 10/29/16 8:04 PM, Girvin Herr wrote: On 10/29/2016 06:52 PM, gordon cooper wrote: Hi again Ken, There is some odd going on here. I don't use LO very often, most of my writing is done with Lyx, which then outputs as a PDF

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Mysql Connector Java version

2017-01-12 Thread Girvin Herr
they are supposed to be the most stable. So, I would have to wait for 5.2.6 for this potential bug fix. Thanks for the responses. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting

[libreoffice-users] Mysql Connector Java version

2017-01-11 Thread Girvin Herr
verify it will work with Base? I also installed java 1.8u112, previously 1.8u40. Any known problems with 8u112 and LO? Thanks. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards - "Office Suite of the Year" - vote

2017-01-09 Thread Girvin Herr
are great programs in their own right. 'nuff said. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Bouncing messages from users@global.libreoffice.org

2016-12-20 Thread Girvin Herr
). You could use that number to look up the message and retrieve it, if you like. That said, as far as I know, there is nothing fatal about these messages. HTH. Girvin Herr On 12/19/2016 12:17 PM, Luuk wrote: Why twice the same message? Why this message at all? What am i missing? On 19-12

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO won't open - claims Default.ott is corrupt

2017-03-31 Thread Girvin Herr
roblem. Girvin Herr -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Viewer Roadmap

2017-04-06 Thread Girvin Herr
Greetings Tom, I can attest that Base works well with MySQL/Mariadb (M/M). I understand that Base still requires the Java Connector (mysql-connector-java) to talk M/M to the server (aka "Back End"). At least that is how I still have Base configured. There was talk of a "native" Base

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Draw - arrow creation

2017-04-13 Thread Girvin Herr
On 04/13/2017 09:50 AM, charles meyer wrote: I’m trying to create/insert an arrow into a .png file using Libre Draw. But, it’s not working. I click the chosen arrow along the left in the Drawing toolbar and the cursor changes from the usual I-beam to cross hairs. I then move the cursor to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 5.2.6 crashes when logging in to mysql with Base - SOLVED

2017-07-07 Thread Girvin Herr
On 07/06/2017 06:41 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: On 07/06/2017 07:32 PM, Girvin Herr wrote: My tests today showed that the latest Slackware Linux kernel security upgrade 4.4.75 kernel is the culprit. The upgrade manager on my Linux Mint 18 gives each package update a priority level, 1 being

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