Re: [libreoffice-users] opening powerpoint files restart the computer

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
andre...@icon.co.za To: Demétrio Soares demetrio.soa...@gmail.com Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; Gabriel Risterucci cleyf...@gmail.com; users@global.libreoffice.org Users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Monday, 22 July 2013, 8:44 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] opening powerpoint files

[libreoffice-users] 2 news clippings of interest

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) 2 articles of interest covering topics we frequently discuss at length on this list.  These articles provide stats and links to reinforce many of the various points of view put forwards by many people here (even (or especially?) the ones i disagree with).  75% (approx) of LO's devs are

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Kerning issue with LIbreOffice 4 and Helvetica font

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) iow thanks for the report.  No need to file a bug-report about it as there already is one.  Please install 4.0.4 to replace your 4.1.0. Thanks, apols and regards form Tom :)  From: Alex Thurgood alex.thurg...@gmail.com To:

[libreoffice-users] CRITBINOM function description is wrong

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If anyone could try out this weird function and let us know what the results are then the documentation and translators teams might be able to describe it correctly.  So far Oasis doesn't seem to know what it does and MS can't decide what their equivalent function does either! Regards

Re: [libreoffice-users] Automatic sizing of documents in single window

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is it a Draw document/picture or an Impress slide-show?  If so the extra panes are for fairly crucial things you are likely to need when editing.  Regards from Tom :)  From: jumper46 scott...@mailnull.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent:

Re: [libreoffice-users] desktop-integration

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think the desktop integration packages normally get added around the time that beta-testing is over.  It might have happened earlier in some branches, such as the 4.0.0 but when beta testing it's fairly normal to find one or 2 things are not quite finalised.  Normally you just report

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Some content in ODP slide appears only in slide show view of Impress, not in normal view or PDF output

2013-07-22 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) In this sort of situation is it possible to go into the file as a though it's a zip-file and fix it by just editing a couple of easy things in there?  ie filename.odp to filename.zip and then edit the xml file in there? Would that be an easier approach to fixing a LOT of files in a big

Re: [libreoffice-users] Automatic sizing of documents in single window

2013-07-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Please, when replying do a Reply to all or Group reply or Reply to list.  Thanks for trying to work-around the 'problem' of me getting duplicates of your replies but i really don't mind getting duplicates.  It's easy to hit the delete key.  I think we are supposed to delete-out

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 2 news clippings of interest

2013-07-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) What may be trivial to one person is a big deal to another.  Even just 'trivial' changes have involved reading, understand, possibly translating and then re-typing stuff that is wy beyond the ken of most of us.  A major part of the code clean-up has been taking out comments some of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing problems

2013-07-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I find that tricky too actually.  Everyone in this country seems to have their printers configured to print on US letter despite actually using A4.  Then if someone sends them an A4 page to print onto the A4 it comes out as 2 pages with just a tiny bit of the page printed at the top of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing problems

2013-07-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahhh, right!  So when i have just logged into the printers and set it there it should mean all the machines pick-up the A4 setting from there.  So it's not a per desktop-machine setting?  Regards from Tom :)  From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing problems

2013-07-23 Thread Tom Davies
To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 17:28 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing problems Hi, if you are with cups on Debian or similar configuration use lpoptions your_printer -o media=A4 in a shell script Walther Am Dienstag, 23. Juli 2013 schrieb Tom Davies

Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?

2013-07-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it's the same conflicts as between any 2 versions of LibreOffice or any 2 versions of AOO or OOo.  Basically avoid having both open at the same time.  That might mean turning off the Quickstarter of both of them.  This link might help

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Unable to change url for persona settings

2013-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think time to post a bug report! https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport Just copy*paste the old settings over the top of the new ones might mean some settings are not quite suitable for the new branch.  It's not very likely imo especially for something like personas/themes that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?

2013-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
. From: Tom Davies [tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 6:13 PM To: Virgil Arrington; us...@openoffice.apache.org; users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts? Hi :) I think it's the same conflicts

Calc copypaste Fw: [libreoffice-users] Help with two issue I am finding in LO

2013-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I have had a few issues copypating lately.  Not sure i can pin it down to a single app or single OS.  Seems that nowadays if i copy something and then close the document i copied it from then paste 'forgets' and goes back to the previous thing i copied/cut.  If i keep the document open

Re: [libreoffice-users] Customizing Number Format of each level in Writer-Tools-Outline Numbering

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  Sorry!  I couldn't find the section in the guides but you might find this helpful https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide on a side issue you might find Chapter 12 interesting Creating Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies.  There

Re: [libreoffice-users] couple questions

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This list is not deliberately giving specific agencies any information or posts from individuals.  All your login info is protected as much as can reasonably be done (although i'm sure all sensible people give wrong information or just leave most of it blank).  The posts you make are the

Re: [libreoffice-users] couple questions

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Errr, ok, i have re-read this and think i misunderstood a few things.  Yes, people do keep going on about security and the dangers of the internet (usually hypocritically) but we do keep your personal data about as safe as, or possibly safer than the Pentagon keeps there's or the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Customizing Number Format of each level in Writer-Tools-Outline Numbering

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Please don't bother to translate the document or the template!  It's not the contents that we are interested in so much as the formatting.  Errr, since we might not understand the Farsi instructions it might be good to just translate the bit about outline numbering.  You already did

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Customizing Number Format of each level in Writer-Tools-Outline Numbering

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 25 July 2013, 11:09 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Customizing Number Format of each level in Writer-Tools-Outline Numbering Dear Tom, Thank you for reading my question and trying to help. On 07/25/2013 01:17 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :)  Sorry!  I couldn't find

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4 install deletes 3.6

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) 'Fortunate' like 99.99% of people!  Upgrading from 3.x.x to 4.0.x produced a startling lack of bump in traffic on this list, except old die-hards remarking on how well it went.  The 4.1.0-beta gave more of a bump but still nothing like the start of a new branch used to produce here.  If

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Unable to change url for persona settings

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks.  Nicely handled.  :)  Regards from Tom :)  From: Scott Castaline skotch...@gmail.com To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 17:15 Subject: Re

Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
. On 07/24/2013 06:21 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I have it on for my colleagues to make LO start-up just that bit faster.  They pick on any slightest thing as a blocker and slower start-up drives them up the wall.  They really have no clue about adding Extensions and haven't used LO enough

Re: [libreoffice-users] Creating non-printable pages in Writer

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I don't know so i'm going to make a guess and see what others say about it.  Can the 1st 2 pages be a separate section?  Is that the best approach?  Regards from Tom :)  From: Thom Brown t...@linux.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent:

[libreoffice-users] desktop integration working now? Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.1: a landmark for interoperability

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Now that the 4.1.0 has been properly released you might find the proper release has all the desktop integration sorted out now.  it might be worth checking if you are keen and have the time Good luck and regards from Tom :)  From: Italo Vignoli

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Customizing Number Format of each level in Writer-Tools-Outline Numbering

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You translated plenty.  i just don't know how to do any of that!  I think Regina gave an excellent response.  At least i see a message from her in my inbox and she is usually excellent.  Did she solve it already?    Regards from Tom :) From:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Customizing Number Format of each level in Writer-Tools-Outline Numbering

2013-07-25 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahh, found Regina's answer and copied it directly to you.  I am not sure how you are still not properly subscribed to the mailing list but yet ARE able to post to Nabble!  Congrats on doing that btw and if you find out how you did it please let the rest of us know because it could be

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That 3rd digit is roughly the equivalent of Service pack.  So usually the higher it is the more stable it is.  Of course even just bug-patches and fixes can sometimes introduce unexpected problems that might not get caught by QA.  The best answer, imo, is to keep a very stable version

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with two issue I am finding in LO

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)I had not really noticed that because it was what i expected anyway.  I kinda like it this way because i right-click one pic go to picture change the size, anchor point, wrap, maybe add a url to make it clickable.  Then drag it away and grab the next pic.  So, i like it because i know

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with two issue I am finding in LO

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
the dev's when and if this changed. Regards On 26/07/2013 10:23 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :)I had not really noticed that because it was what i expected anyway.  I kinda like it this way because i right-click one pic go to picture change the size, anchor point, wrap, maybe add a url to make

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
and report builder no more works (crash in opening).     thanks anyway for developers work, I remember this is a free sw, at the end     Federico Quadri     Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk ha scritto: Hi :)   That 3rd digit is roughly the equivalent of Service pack.  So  usually

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.1 upgrade from 4.0.4 - now does not find Java

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) My guess is that the default is 64bit or else other apps might need the 64bit version.  It's generally not a good idea to have more than 1 version of Java although even 1 might well be more than you need now.  Accessibility and Base (using the internal back-end) still need it.  Fewer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Attempting to open any Microsoft XML document causes General I/O error after upgrade to 4.1

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I sometimes get that from files on the network but when i copy them to local desktop machine they work fine.  I've not really been tracking which versions it happens with.  There seems to be something about the memory settings as higher spec machines with memory settings radically bumped

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with two issue I am finding in LO

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think that is the 'problem' isn't it?  Like i said it works out fine for me because i quite like that way but i can easily understand that people might prefer something different! Regards from Tom :)  From: Tim Lloyd tim.ll...@gmx.com To: Andrew

Re: [libreoffice-users] Attempting to open any Microsoft XML document causes General I/O error after upgrade to 4.1

2013-07-26 Thread Tom Davies
: Girvin R. Herr girvin.h...@sbcglobal.net To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org; users@global.libreoffice.org users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, 26 July 2013, 21:57 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Attempting to open any Microsoft XML document

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Password protected documents in 4.1 - error messages

2013-07-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  This might help you post a bug-report https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport Just out of curiosity, did you get the General input/output error when dealing with files on the network shares or on your local machine? Regards from Tom :) 

[libreoffice-users] IT World

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I have just had an email that looks like spam.  It's allegedly a survey being done by IT World.  So, if it is not spam then it is going to be used in some article to say things like 99% of people prefer something bloated and old and only 1% like something shiny and new.  I thought we did

Re: [libreoffice-users] Uninstall ?

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You can run 2 versions of LibreOffice alongside each other if you really want to.  Quite a few people do and they might be able to give you a link to help with that.  On most machines i uninstall and then reinstall just to make certain but i believe Cliff is right that the newer install

Re: [libreoffice-users] IT World

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Users@Global.LibreOffice.Org Sent: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 10:16 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] IT World Hi Tom I spent quite a bit of time on the official IT Web site and could find no reference to the article you mention. I would consider this as spam

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Password protected documents in 4.1 - error messages

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Tuesday, 30 July 2013, 7:45 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Password protected documents in 4.1 - error messages Hello Tom Thanks for the link - when I have the time during the day I'll look into that. These were

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Password protected documents in 4.1 - error messages

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi Tanstaafl :) Are you trying to open those documents in LibreOffice and getting those error messages or getting them in MSO?  Also are they local files or on a Cloud or networked machine?  Also is that using LO 4.1.0 (in which case you might be able to help sun-shine post a bug-report) or

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think disdain is possibly closer than hatred.  I think bioth are quite far away from the reality though.  I think it's simply that people would rather develop tools that are more robust and less susceptible to malware and slow-downs.  I think once you start using OpenSource tools

Re: [libreoffice-users] Automatic Backup in LibreOffice Base

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ouch!!  I guess 1st thing is to try looking in the folder that the document itself is stored in to see if there is a back-up there.  It should be in the Back-up folder that you looked in but the documents own folder might be worth checking.  Ignore the ~lock-file as i don't think that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing specific pages in 4.1 writer

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The uses LibreOffice dialogues is just in one place rather than being scattered around all over the place.  You set it for the entirety of LibreOffice, not on a per-function basis.  Toolos - Options - General Regards from Tom :)  From:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Error on booting LibreOffice

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) So, this is a Base database using the internal back-end?  Is there anyone here that could help move the op to an external back-end to try to avoid problems in the future?  Is it likely to be better to use Postgresql or MySql?  Regards from Tom :) 

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
contact.amit.choudhary.in...@gmail.com To: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; la10...@iperbole.bologna.it; users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Monday, 29 July 2013, 9:33 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3 On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing specific pages in 4.1 writer

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
/2013 11:41 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) The uses LibreOffice dialogues is just in one place rather than being scattered around all over the place.  You set it for the entirety of LibreOffice, not on a per-function basis. Toolos - Options - General Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] License for a LO Calc document?

2013-07-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The sealed envelope trick to prove prior art (or something) is pretty neat.  I think it does depend on the laws of your country though.  I think it might be valid in the Uk but it might be worth looking up Creative Commons to see a more technical and modern approach Regards from Tom :)

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to define a dictionary for new language?

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  1.  Have you been in contact with the translators mailing list?  The one international one brings together people with a lot of skills from most of the various languages on offer.  They might be able to help with this sort of thing. 2.  Which language? 3.  Congrats on an amazing amount

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 4.0.3

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think Windows will continue to dominate the desktops and full laptops, maybe even down to notebooks.  Netbooks died off for 1 reason only.  That was because people wanted Windows on them and then found that the machines ran ridiculously slowly.  Any version of GnuLinux, even Ubuntu,

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
be in the lead.  Regards from Tom :)  From: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za To: Amit Choudhary contact.amit.choudhary.in...@gmail.com Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; la10...@iperbole.bologna.it; users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, 28 July

Re: [libreoffice-users] IT World

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks all!! :D A very informative thread and i feel i have learned quite a lot from this.  It was a tad off-topic to start with so thanks for helping me out anyway.  I like this list quite a lot these days.  It's almost like a family, complete with all the arguments and everything ;) 

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to define a dictionary for new language?

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It seems to be for a fairly specific area of Italy.  I'm not even sure if the dialect has a separate name.  In England we have a lot of different types of 'English' some of which are completely incomprehensible to an outsider living as far as 30miles away.  None of my family ever

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
neat work-around that might not translate well to GnuLinux let alone Windows.  Regards from Tom :)  From: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Virgil Arrington cuyfa...@hotmail.com; users@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
:)  From: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2013, 23:01 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3 Hi Tom Ah Ok, I see, this is the same methodology I'm using. I generally

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to define a dictionary for new language?

2013-07-31 Thread Tom Davies
@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2013, 1:16 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to define a dictionary for new language? On 07/31/2013 03:50 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) /snip/ In England we have a lot of different types of 'English' some of which are completely incomprehensible

Re: [libreoffice-users] License for a LO Calc document?

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Nice answer!  Good to have links in there too.  I really thought that the poor-man's copyright was a legit way but now it';s obvious that it couldn't be.  It's waaay too easy to fake it.  That was interesting about the Berne Convention.  Next time the issue crops up i might look into

Re: [libreoffice-users] Setting default template

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The published official guides are much better https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications The in-built help (at least the English version of it) is not always completely up to date or accurate.  The international translators team work at it before translating it and i

[libreoffice-users] Need screenshots and proofread for FAQ referenced in Help

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  Any chance of more screen-shots for Sophie? (translations and documentation teams) I think just these 3 pages in the wiki https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Calc/141 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Calc/142 https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Calc/143 Regards from Tom

Re: OT: Defraggers...Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  It is awkward but it's the way the list has been set-up.  We just need to delete twice per message rather than just once.  We can't really expect people to change email-clients just in order to post to this list!  That would be absurd.  It might be good to start-up a petition about

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: License for a LO Calc document?

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There are many options depending on how quickly and easily you want people to see it.  Once you have chosen which license you want to use there is a logo that you can copypaste directly onto the page.  Then right-click on the logo to get the Picture dialogue box and hunt for the place

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 4.0.3

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) On the space station it's only the laptops that are going to have GnuLinux put on them.  All the commandcontrol systems are already GnuLinux.  I was listening to one of the ground-crew giving instructions on what to type in and it was roughly like ls, LS, it says ... roger cd .., cd ...,

[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Time for Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Awards nominations

2013-08-01 Thread Tom Davies
From: Jean Weber To: LibreO - Marketing Global market...@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 1 August 2013, 19:50 Subject: [libreoffice-marketing] Time for Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Awards nominations

Re: [libreoffice-users] desktop-integration

2013-08-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) WOW!! :D  Top marks to the devs that were involved with this and many thanks to Petr for letting us know too.  I think it would be good to publicise this a bit more widely.  Surprisingly few people ever seem to read Readmes.  it's a good place to start obviously.  Perhaps someone could

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing specific pages in 4.1 writer

2013-08-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) We just got an Oki MB471 Dead easy to set-up to print and does all the duplexing and everything just fine.  Oki had a ppd driver on their website.  There is no driver for faxing and i haven't tried scanning yet either.  I thought the whole thing was going to be a total nightmare in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fwd: Tavutus [= Hyphenation]

2013-08-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Personally i am glad to hear the the 2 communities do still work together from time to time and that some people help in both projects.  It feels much better that way rather than feeling like it's us against them when we are all really aiming for much the same thing and that is Freedom OF

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Time for Linux Journal's Readers' Choice Awards nominations

2013-08-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Often feels like they haven't quite reached 1998 yet in this country Regards from Tom :)  From: Johnny Rosenberg gurus.knu...@gmail.com To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Users@Global.LibreOffice.Org Users@global.libreoffice.org Sent

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc - Matching Up Text Fields

2013-08-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Regards from Tom :)  From: Errol Goetsch er...@xe4.org To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Saturday, 3 August 2013, 8:07 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc - Matching Up Text Fields snip / I looked at the many contributions you have made

Re: [libreoffice-users] writer macro record function missing

2013-08-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The Published Guides are much better than the in-built help https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications The in-built help is quick as a quick reminder or for quickly experimenting but the English one tends to be very out-of-date.  In the Published Guides try the Getting

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice installation issue.

2013-08-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Oh, i assumed it was just another troll or else just someone a bit rushed and unable to do a simple google-search or quick visit of the LibreOffice or The Document Foundation websites.  It's unusually hot in the UK right now so people are unusually irritable here at the moment.  On the

Re: [libreoffice-users] eastern front in new version

2013-08-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Game.  It was a tpyo.  It's an odd name imo because everywhere has somewhere else that is east and to some people the eastern font was actually to their west (unless going the longer way around).  Someone recently sent me a link to a Steam Game that is on special offer at £30 but i am

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice-4.1.0.4 No Label Formats

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Any chance of going back to the 4.0.4?  It might be worth trying to rename your User Profile to see if that fixes it https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile Is there any chance of uploading the label.xml to Nabble so that people here can have a look?  It might be good to make a

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice installation issue.

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  LibreOffice is tightly integrated and attempting to install only 1 or 2 components doesn't save you much disk-space.  They all use the main core.  Each module/component/'program'/'app' adds only a tiny bit extra on top.  If all you want is a spreadsheet then Gnumeric is a standalone

Re: [libreoffice-users] Dimensions not working

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did you get good answers to this and/or have you solved the problem now?  If not then please let us know the current situation and if anything has changed.  If you did fix it then it would be nice to know that too but it's not really necessary to tell us if you don't have the time for

[libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) To put it as simply as possible ...  A new branch starts off full of new stuff and some of that new stuff might cause unexpected problems on some machines.  There is no way around it.  It's not possible to test a new program on all possible combinations of hardware, OSes, programs and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice installation issue.

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
: LibreOffice installation issue. Tom Davies wrote: I didn't think it was possible to install just 2 or 3 of the modules. I haven't checked recently, but for years, with OpenOffice, it has been an option, though it didn't save much disk space. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Unsubscribe

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Annoyingly in my email 'client' the address users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org is shown looking like unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org is the email address and the users+ as being some strange extra bit that is not really part of the address.  I'm guessing that happens with

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Dimensions not working

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks and congrats :)  Nicely done Regards from Tom :)  From: Joseph Hesse joehe...@gmail.com To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Sent: Sunday, 4 August 2013, 13:26 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Dimensions not working Hello, Your answers

Re: [libreoffice-users] stable vs new

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, i was trying to keep it simple and practical by avoiding side issues or detail.  Even so my post turned out to be a lot longer than planned!  For some projects stability = stagnation ie that the 3.0.0 could be considered stable because pretty much all the bugs are known issues

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice-4.1.0.4 No Label Formats

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
] Libreoffice-4.1.0.4 No Label Formats On Sunday, August 04, 2013 12:34:24 PM Frank Peters wrote: On Sun, 4 Aug 2013 10:56:51 +0100 (BST) Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: It might be worth trying to rename your User Profile to see if that fixes it The first thing I did was to delete

Re: [libreoffice-users] Notes in Impress vs. PowerPoint

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
at work.  It's just being used as a data-storage device but with an added extra.  Regards from Tom :)  From: Jeffrey Deutsch jdeutsch.aspl...@gmail.com To: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; t...@timdeaton.org; users

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
need more in order for more people to take notice.  Regards from Tom :)  From: Amit Choudhary contact.amit.choudhary.in...@gmail.com To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: la10...@iperbole.bologna.it la10...@iperbole.bologna.it; users

Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
and more wasted space at the sides and more and more crammed in at the topbottom.  It's becoming tougher and tougher to see a whole document all at the same time.  Regards from Tom :)  From: Virgil Arrington cuyfa...@hotmail.com To: Tom Davies tomdavie

[libreoffice-users] side-bar

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Oops, did a bit of thread hijacking there along with other crimes!  Thought i would quickly get it onto a new thread.  Regards from Tom :)  - Forwarded Message - From: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk To: Virgil Arrington cuyfa...@hotmail.com; us...@openoffice.apache.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] start up speed

2013-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You could have either of them use their Quickstarter but it's a pain and kinda blocks having the other one on your machine at the same time.  Regards from Tom :) From: Tim Lloyd tim.ll...@gmx.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts?

2013-08-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 I think this could become great.  A killer feature Regards from Tom :)  From: Tanstaafl tansta...@libertytrek.org To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Monday, 5 August 2013, 15:32 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Conflicts? On 2013-08-04

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base: In basic, how do you open a form to a particular record number?

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Maybe one of the links in this link? https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Other_Documentation_and_Resources#Programmers It would be nice if the link that has already been given could be added in there so feel free if you know how to edit a wiki (it easy to learn by just doing

Re: [libreoffice-users] start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
:30 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Good point.  I only had the anti-malware stuff running.  None of the usual other windows open. On Windows machines i typically have 2 running. 1.  Microsoft Security Essentials, the one that kinda forces it's way onto your system through automatic updates

Re: [libreoffice-users] start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
:)  From: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za To: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk Cc: Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com; users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 19:05 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] start up speed Hi Tom You are on track, but one

Re: [libreoffice-users] start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 19:59 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] start up speed On 08/06/2013 11:49 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I tend to take the view that some users will always manage to infect Windows without even seeming to try.  Others will find

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base: In basic, how do you open a form to a particular record number?

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, sorry for all the Rtfm answers!  Prolly is best to ask on devs lists as they might have more idea of what you are doing.  There are a few here that seemed to understand but it was all waaay beyond me.  Regards from Tom :)  From: Jason White

Re: [libreoffice-users] Does LO Writer converts (internally) any format other than .odt to .odt when it wants to open such files?

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, when you are working on a document Writer treats it as a Odt.  That is 1 reason why people recommend keeping an original in Odt and then only export to Doc or other formats when you need to share the document with other people on systems that don't have any of the non-MS Office

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
for Windows For payware there is only two, by continuous test, both personal, business and enterprize, and without starting a flame war Kaspersky ESET Nod32 Regards Andrew Brown On 06/08/2013 04:30 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Good point.  I only had the anti-malware stuff running

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
documents perhaps? Regards from Tom :) From: Sina Momken digi...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com; users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 6 August

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
:) From: Andrew Brown andre...@icon.co.za To: Sina Momken digi...@gmail.com Cc: Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com; users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 23:30 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
practically assess a software and help to make it better. I sure was running DeVeDe on 2 different laptops, both as XP/Vista and Ubuntu 10.04/ U. 10.04 systems. Regards,   Sina Momken On 08/06/2013 06:44 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Brilliant.  Larger file-size is a better test and some

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

2013-08-06 Thread Tom Davies
@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:44 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed On 08/07/2013 04:00 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Even so that is not really all that low spec.  It's actually qite respectable compared to a lot of systems at my work or other places

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: start up speed

2013-08-07 Thread Tom Davies
), and then then one partition for all. I change this and like many here, create the root / (100MB), and the balance of the drive capacity to /home, keeping my data separate. Regards Andrew Brown On 07/08/2013 07:53 AM, Doug wrote: On 08/07/2013 01:05 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) If you have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Feature request: MATH - Include Greek letters and other symbols

2013-08-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) One of the drop-downs sets the status as Feature Request so it probably does get filed slightly differently from a regular bug-report Regards from Tom :)  From: RamonTavarez ramontava...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday,

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