Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Shortage of Fonts in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3

2017-02-28 Thread A. den Oudsten
Op 27-02-17 om 11:24 schreef Alexander Thurgood: Le 23/02/2017 à 19:42, A. den Oudsten a écrit : Hi Andre, I use OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. In the new version of LibreOffice is a shortage of fonts. I can choose 104 fonts from the 171 available of my system fonts. So I missed - of course - my

[libreoffice-users] Re: Shortage of Fonts in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3

2017-02-28 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 28/02/2017 à 17:09, A. den Oudsten a écrit : > Indeed they are Type1, from WordPerfect 8 for Linux. > Is there an argument for the decision to drop Type1. I use them in > LibreOffice since it exists. > What/who can I approach to retract this decision? Well you could add a comment to the bug

[libreoffice-users] Re: Shortage of Fonts in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3

2017-02-28 Thread V Stuart Foote
A. den Oudsten wrote > ... > Is there an argument for the decision to drop Type1. I use them in > LibreOffice since it exists. Several, but at its core PS Type 1 fonts have been on borrowed time since TrueType and OpenType were implemented. Users should have replaced or converted their fonts.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Shortage of Fonts in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3

2017-02-28 Thread Bruce Byfield
On February 28, 2017 10:51:53 AM V Stuart Foote wrote: >Several, but at its core PS Type 1 fonts have been on borrowed time >since TrueType and OpenType were implemented. The same argument could be used of TrueType fonts. >Users should have replaced or converted their fonts. Why should they,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Shortage of Fonts in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3

2017-02-28 Thread Virgil Arrington
This font thread has been interesting to me. As an end user, I don't know diddly about font technology. However, I am quite obsessive about fonts and making sure I get the right results. I'm using LO 5.1.6.2 on Linux Mint 18. I also have an old Windows Vista machine with the same version of

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to delete ~/.config/libreoffice/

2017-02-28 Thread Doug McNutt
In ubuntu and all Apple systems there is a "Files" or other option which will allow you to drag icons representing files into places like "trash". Files starting with a dot as does ".config" are not visible until you find a button to "show all". When you find the directory .config open it up

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Shortage of Fonts in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3

2017-02-28 Thread A. den Oudsten
Op 28-02-17 om 19:08 schreef Bruce Byfield: On February 28, 2017 10:51:53 AM V Stuart Foote wrote: Several, but at its core PS Type 1 fonts have been on borrowed time since TrueType and OpenType were implemented. The same argument could be used of TrueType fonts. Users should have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Shortage of Fonts in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3

2017-02-28 Thread toki
On 02/28/2017 06:08 PM, Bruce Byfield wrote: > The same argument could be used of TrueType fonts. The days of TrueType fonts are numbered. However, OpenType support is not yet universal. :( > Why should they, when support for them remains? Support for Type 1 is, at best, spotty. > designers

[libreoffice-users] Squished-together characters in Impress after migration

2017-02-28 Thread gfriedley
I have upgraded my computer and am migrating my files from Windows 7 (32-bit) to Windows 10 (64-bit). Last night I downloaded the latest version of LibreOffice 5.3.0.3 (x64). Writer seems to be reading files my old files without any trouble. Impress is another matter. Some of my slides look fine.

[libreoffice-users] Re: Squished-together characters in Impress after migration

2017-02-28 Thread gfriedley
Thank you. That absolutely fixed it. I am glad to share in the expertise of participants in this forum. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Squished-together-characters-in-Impress-after-migration-tp4209186p4209190.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive

[libreoffice-users] Switching from Normal to Notes Screens

2017-02-28 Thread Steve
Just upgraded to 5.2.5.1 and while working on the slide show there's no heading on top of each slide for Normal view or Notes screen. Looks like the only way to go back and forth between the two is to go to View and then click either notes or normal. Isn't there a way to do that in one

[libreoffice-users] Re: Squished-together characters in Impress after migration

2017-02-28 Thread V Stuart Foote
This is a know issue [1] with our DirectWrite/Direct2D font rendering on Windows using the new HarfBuzz based common layout when OpenGL rendering is enabled. As a workaround, disable OpenGL rendering to revert to GDI+ rendered HarfBuzz layout that is not affected. Tools -> Options -View: and