This guy makes it indelibly clear why users are sometimes encouraged to try LIBRE or ANYthing else.
On Sat, Mar 10, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Chris Addington <cda...@cdadd.com> wrote: > 1. file manager, address bar; (select): <user>/app data/roaming/open > office/4 -> rename user.old. > > 2. start openoff > > 3. fm user.old - copy 'wordbook', 'template'; paste into new user folder. > if you copy all the folders you wind up with same problem, but this way you > keep your dictionary, templates. > > can also get techs to find out by elimination which folder is causing > problem. > > but, this does not alleviate responsibility to WARN people attempting to > download > > sincerely > > Chris Addington Pr.Eng. > > On 10/03/2018 13:50, Chris Addington wrote: > >> >> hi andrea >> >> i tried that - doesn't work (but not sure what is meant by >> 'quickstarter', what is it? where is it? close it? how?) >> >> the point is that the bug was KNOWN - had a WARNING been given i would >> NOT have installed - and i would not now be 3 days behind on work. >> >> *i appreciate you are volunteers - i am a volunteer also (in other areas) >> - i do NOT get paid - BUT, BUT, BUT - volunteers still have a >> responsibility to inform correctly - oxfam etc. ignore their >> responsibilities.* >> >> what do i do? >> >> sincerely >> >> Chris Addington Pr.Eng. >> On 10/03/2018 13:07, Andrea Pescetti wrote: >> >>> Dear Chris, >>> this is not an OpenOffice bug, but a Windows bug. Do as advised at >>> https://s.apache.org/g4NG >>> and it will be fixed. >>> >>> You can now understand why we strongly prefer to use the standard >>> support channels: answers are archived and available to all future similar >>> cases. We are all volunteers and personal support is unsustainable. >>> >>> You have been referred multiple times to the public channels. I will be >>> unable to continue answering private mails due to time constraints, but I'm >>> confident that the procedure above will fix your issue. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Andrea. >>> >>> Il 10/03/2018 12:12, Chris Addington ha scritto: >>> >>>> hi andrea >>>> >>>> the other key point is that *it is was KNOWN that there was this bug - >>>> yet there was NO WARNING given against downloading & installing 4.1.5 *- i >>>> had purposefully delayed installing 4.1.5 for some weeks just to >>>> avoid/minimise another install-headache. >>>> >>>> >>>> but, NO WARNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>>> >>>> >>>> sincerelychris >>>> >>>> Chris Addington Pr.Eng. >>>> >>>> On 09/03/2018 11:39, Chris Addington wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi andrea, bugzilla >>>>> >>>>> - i received the mail below saying 'resolved' - downloaded & installed >>>>> 4.1.5 again - PROBLEM REMAINS >>>>> >>>>> you also won't explain 'user profile' - where do i change this - the >>>>> forum simply references 'user profile' but doesn't say where to find this. >>>>> >>>>> ???????????????? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Chris Addington Pr.Eng. >>>>> >>>>> On 09/03/2018 10:37, bugzi...@apache.org wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127728 >>>>>> >>>>>> oooforum (fr) <ooofo...@free.fr> changed: >>>>>> >>>>>> What |Removed |Added >>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> Status|RESOLVED |CLOSED >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
