[libreoffice-documentation] WGChapter11-Mail Merge
Hi. I've uploaded this chapter to ODF into the Writer Draftsv4.2 folder. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Two files ready to be cleaned for publication
Hi Milos. Have you raised this as a bug in order to get it looked at? If you have not, I am happy to raise a report. Let me know please. Regards JohnS On 16/06/2014 01:37, Jean Weber wrote: On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Jean Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 7:07 PM, Milos Sramek msrame...@gmail.com wrote: I have a comment regarding the new text about the gallery in Chapter 11. It now says that all themes can be modified, i.e. all of them have green icons. This is true only if one runs LO with administration rights. I've tested this on Linux and W7 - in both cases one normally sees all icons in red. On XP a user must be administrator to modify them, too. I recommend to return to the old wording and eventually add a comment about the possibility to modify the themes in administration mode (if there is a reason to do that). John Smith made those changes, not Hazel. He is on holidays at the moment, but I can return the file to the old wording. Thanks, Milos. I've been looking at this on my Mac, where I can add images to any theme (though the icons are brown, not red or green), delete images from any theme, etc. I'm not running LO as administrator, but I did install it for use by anyone on the computer. I'm not sure how best to deal with this: perhaps add a note to say that it depends on the installation? Or just remove the sentences You can add images to any theme and You can delete any theme from the Gallery? I will test a bit more. Would also be useful if others reading this could do a bit of testing. Or can you reference something on the wiki or bugzilla about this? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] WG Chapter 10, Templates in Writer
Hi This chapter has been uploaded to ODF into the WG Drafts4.2 folder. Hi Jean, welcome back. Because of a bug in the Wizards in Writer not permitting Letter, Fax or Agenda to be created (reported as Fixed for V4.3) I'm unable to verify the Wizards section in the chapter and have left the text as it was for the V4.0 guide. There was also mention some time previously about opening a document after the Template has been changed, and the macro that is run in order to bring up the update styles dialogue if it had been declined previously, no longer working. This has been checked and is still a valid protocol. I've commented it in the chapter. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS Chapter 11, Graphics, Gallery and Fontwork
Hi Jean I know this chapter has been published, but I had cause to refer back to it and have come across a number of issues with both the text and also associated graphics. I have fully commented my issues in the chapter. I have uploaded this chapter to ODF into the GS Drafts4.2 folder. The graphics are done on a different system to mine so I made no attempt to replace them in this chapter. Unfortunately I started dealing with this with Track Changes off before I realised, so I've commented the changes made prior to turning it on. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] WG4209 - Working with Tables
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Re: [libreoffice-documentation] possible errors in documentation
Hi Thank you for your comments. They will be actioned in the next release of the User Guide. Regards JohnS On 04/05/2014 11:31, yahoo-pier_andreit wrote: taken from here https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ the writer manual errors should be in table chapter... errors should be: -)If a table already stretches to the page margins, it cannot stretch any wider and the Adapt table width option is not available this happens only if automatic alignement is checked in the Alignment area on the Table tab -)in the section To adjust the resizing parameters and behavior for keyboard handling, choose Tools Options LibreOffice Writer Table. there is this sentence: Fixed, proportional: when resizing a cell with this option selected, all the other cells are also resized proportionally, Also in this case the width of the table remains constant. and this cannot happen becouse resizing a cell when all the other cells are also resized cannot be maintaining the width of the table... bye, manythanx :-) ciao :-) pier... -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Ch4 Ch7
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[libreoffice-documentation] WG Chapter 3
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Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS4209 - Getting Started With Math
Hi That macro worked OK in v4.0. I remember you leaving me a comment in the Writer guide, where it is explained, asking me to verify it. That doesn't mean of course, that it can't be removed now. Regards JohnS On 03/04/2014 22:19, Jean Weber wrote: And AFAIK, that macro no longer works, so I am removing it wherever it appears. --Jean On Friday, April 4, 2014, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Sorry, I should have said, that it can be removed ok with no negative effects. It is entered manually in order to use it, it's not an embedded one. Regards JohnS On 03/04/2014 18:42, Martin Saffron wrote: Hello, Ah, I see. In that case, I won't remove it. I'll take a look at that chapter again at the weekend (and will take a closer look at GS4212). Regarding chapter 5, I've replaced screenshots from the 29Mar draft of GS4205 and uploaded it to the feedback folder: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/feedback-lo4.2/gs4-2-ch-5-getting-started-with-calc/view Regards, Martin On 03/04/14 18:14, John Smith wrote: Hi That macro was required, if for some reason, when the template had been changed, you elected to not update the document on opening. The option to update was not offered when opening the document again and in order to then update to the changed template, you needed to run the macro. Regards JohnS On 03/04/2014 05:01, Jean Weber wrote: On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Martin Saffron martinsaff...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Milos has pointed out a couple of minor corrections that could be made to the chapter I uploaded yesterday. One of these is the fact that the chapter contains what seems to be an entirely superfluous macro (Standard Format FixDocV3 macro). The macro was present in the LO4.0 version of the chapter and I opted not to remove it since I was unsure of its purpose. Can anybody shed any light on this? I'm happy to remove it and re-upload an edited draft if it serves no purpose. I may have a little time later so will see if I am able to replace inconsistent screen captures in the GS4203 and GS4210 files from the feedback folder. I suspect it's left over from some cleanup someone else did long ago. If it's still in the edited file I just uploaded, please go ahead and remove it at the same time you make other needed changes. Thanks! --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS4209 - Getting Started With Math
Hi That macro was required, if for some reason, when the template had been changed, you elected to not update the document on opening. The option to update was not offered when opening the document again and in order to then update to the changed template, you needed to run the macro. Regards JohnS On 03/04/2014 05:01, Jean Weber wrote: On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 8:59 PM, Martin Saffron martinsaff...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Milos has pointed out a couple of minor corrections that could be made to the chapter I uploaded yesterday. One of these is the fact that the chapter contains what seems to be an entirely superfluous macro (Standard Format FixDocV3 macro). The macro was present in the LO4.0 version of the chapter and I opted not to remove it since I was unsure of its purpose. Can anybody shed any light on this? I'm happy to remove it and re-upload an edited draft if it serves no purpose. I may have a little time later so will see if I am able to replace inconsistent screen captures in the GS4203 and GS4210 files from the feedback folder. I suspect it's left over from some cleanup someone else did long ago. If it's still in the edited file I just uploaded, please go ahead and remove it at the same time you make other needed changes. Thanks! --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS4205 Calc
Hi again. I've had an almost instant resolution to this bug report from Eike Rathke, who I believe is one of the chief developers with regards to Calc. He responds; Applying a cell format NEVER changes existing cell content. On purpose. He classes it as 'Resolved' and 'Not A Bug'. So here's the quandary, if it's doing it on your system, then it appears to be a bug related to your OS. It's possible I may not have phrased the bug report too well and it's been misunderstood, even though I included a spreadsheet attachment with the report illustrating what was happening. So I don't think this is likely to be the case. Would you mind having a look at the bug report 77025 and see what you think? If I've not screwed it up and the behaviour is as described by you in the comment reply in the chapter, would you mind raising a bug report yourself? I hate to let these things just slide. Regards JohnS On 03/04/2014 19:47, John Smith wrote: Hi Martin Just had another look at this chapter out of curiosity and I see you've replied to a comment I left, regarding a cell's content changing immediately when the formatting is changed, from say, a number to text. I have 4.2.3.1 on WinXP and I've just tried this again. The format does not change until new data is entered into the reformatted cell. This looks like a definite bug in light of your comment reply. Would you redo the text in the guide to reflect what you're getting instead of the text I wrote there? I'll raise a bug report for this and submit it. Thanks. Regards JohnS On 02/04/2014 21:43, Martin Saffron wrote: Just seen this; I'll replace screenshots tomorrow. Regards, Martin On 02/04/14 11:55, Jean Weber wrote: I've put it here: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/draft-lo-4.2/gs4-2-ch5-calc-1/view --Jean On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Jean Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com wrote: I'm having a look at this now and will put it back soon so Martin can replace screenshots as needed. I'll let you know. --Jean On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Martin Saffron martinsaff...@gmail.com wrote: Hello John, I'll take a look at replacing screen shots and reviewing the chapter later. Thanks, Martin On 27/03/14 17:21, John Smith wrote: Hi I've gone over this chapter and added text and screen shots for the Sidebar. The screen shots may need replacing with ones taken in the OS, or not used at all, that the others are taken in. There are a number of errors which need to be checked and agreed by the original reviewer, Martin?, Peter? These are all commented. There are also some queries, left in comments, which should be assessed, and finally the odd suggestion, which can be taken up or rejected as is seen fit. The file has been placed back into the Drafts folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/draft-lo-4.2/gs4-2-ch5-calc/view Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Ch1-4 of GS4.2 published
I've reworded this explanation and replaced the file on ODF. Regards JohnS On 31/03/2014 20:07, Jean Weber wrote: So that needs rewording. Number of is misleading. On Tuesday, April 1, 2014, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Milos By default, the Lightproof Grammar Checker checks only for the duplication of the words 'and', 'or', 'for' and 'the'. By enabling the option described in the guide, the text is checked for the duplication of all words. Regards JohnS On 31/03/2014 09:50, Milos Sramek wrote: Dňa 29.03.2014 07:42, Jean Weber wrote / napísal(a): I have published chapters 1 through 4 of Getting Started with LO 4.2. Dear Jean, Milos, you probably want to go through Ch4 and possibly the others; if you do, we can then replace the published chapters. http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting- started/published-lo-4.2 I've uploaded one file as a test - it is now in the Pending review status. Is this what did you mean by then replace the published chapters? I have a question ragarding Chapter 2: there is the following text on page 27: --- Word duplication Checks for all word duplication, increased from the default number of words checked. --- Which default number? I have not found any parameter related to the number of duplicated words. best Milos I'm working on other chapters this weekend; they will either go into Feedback or Published. I'll let you know. Meanwhile, carry on team! Would be nice to get this book done by mid-April, before I disappear on a 5-week trip without Internet access much of the time. Not that you can't finish the book without me, but experience suggests that is unlikely to happen. Cheers, Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Ch1-4 of GS4.2 published
Hi Milos Firstly of course, the extension as to be installed in your particular system. The 'English spelling dictionaries ...' is installed by default in the English language versions of LibO. Check in 'Tools - Extension Manager' to see if it's there. If it is, click on it and then click on the 'Options' button to bring up the dialogue where you can set these extra checks to be done in the grammar checker. I have no idea why this extension is used in preference to any other, that's a question you would have to ask on the Developer's mailing list :). Duplicate word finding works ok on my system. Not all the options selectable work however, but that's for the bug-fixers to deal with. The bug report was made on the 17th Feb and appears to be still awaiting triage. Regards JohnS On 02/04/2014 08:04, Milos Sramek wrote: Hi John, Dňa 31.03.2014 20:03, John Smith wrote / napísal(a): Hi Milos By default, the Lightproof Grammar Checker checks only for the duplication of the words 'and', 'or', 'for' and 'the'. By enabling the option described in the guide, the text is checked for the duplication of all words. I see. However, the checker either does not work at all, or it is disabled in my LO and I do not know how to switch it on. I've even read Chapter 4, to find out :(. In fact I first thought that the opposite was right, since all replicated words were always underlined by a blue wavy line. Only later I've realized that these were detected by the Languagetool grammar checker, I've installed earlier. Btw, do you know why lightproof was included by default in LO and not Languagetool? The second has a very active community and is supported for many languages. One can install it as an extension, but still I do not understand the decision. best Milos Regards JohnS On 31/03/2014 09:50, Milos Sramek wrote: Dňa 29.03.2014 07:42, Jean Weber wrote / napísal(a): I have published chapters 1 through 4 of Getting Started with LO 4.2. Dear Jean, Milos, you probably want to go through Ch4 and possibly the others; if you do, we can then replace the published chapters. http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/published-lo-4.2 I've uploaded one file as a test - it is now in the Pending review status. Is this what did you mean by then replace the published chapters? I have a question ragarding Chapter 2: there is the following text on page 27: --- Word duplication Checks for all word duplication, increased from the default number of words checked. --- Which default number? I have not found any parameter related to the number of duplicated words. best Milos I'm working on other chapters this weekend; they will either go into Feedback or Published. I'll let you know. Meanwhile, carry on team! Would be nice to get this book done by mid-April, before I disappear on a 5-week trip without Internet access much of the time. Not that you can't finish the book without me, but experience suggests that is unlikely to happen. Cheers, Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Ch1-4 of GS4.2 published
Hi Milos By default, the Lightproof Grammar Checker checks only for the duplication of the words 'and', 'or', 'for' and 'the'. By enabling the option described in the guide, the text is checked for the duplication of all words. Regards JohnS On 31/03/2014 09:50, Milos Sramek wrote: Dňa 29.03.2014 07:42, Jean Weber wrote / napísal(a): I have published chapters 1 through 4 of Getting Started with LO 4.2. Dear Jean, Milos, you probably want to go through Ch4 and possibly the others; if you do, we can then replace the published chapters. http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/published-lo-4.2 I've uploaded one file as a test - it is now in the Pending review status. Is this what did you mean by then replace the published chapters? I have a question ragarding Chapter 2: there is the following text on page 27: --- Word duplication Checks for all word duplication, increased from the default number of words checked. --- Which default number? I have not found any parameter related to the number of duplicated words. best Milos I'm working on other chapters this weekend; they will either go into Feedback or Published. I'll let you know. Meanwhile, carry on team! Would be nice to get this book done by mid-April, before I disappear on a 5-week trip without Internet access much of the time. Not that you can't finish the book without me, but experience suggests that is unlikely to happen. Cheers, Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] WG Chapter 6; Intro to Styles
Hi I've placed this chapter in the Writer Drafts 4.2 folder. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS4205 Calc
Hi I've gone over this chapter and added text and screen shots for the Sidebar. The screen shots may need replacing with ones taken in the OS, or not used at all, that the others are taken in. There are a number of errors which need to be checked and agreed by the original reviewer, Martin?, Peter? These are all commented. There are also some queries, left in comments, which should be assessed, and finally the odd suggestion, which can be taken up or rejected as is seen fit. The file has been placed back into the Drafts folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/draft-lo-4.2/gs4-2-ch5-calc/view Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS4.2 Ch.3 Styles Templates
Hi I've made a single sentence correction in 'Deleting Styles' to remove an incorrect statement. I've left the corrected chapter in the same place. Regards JohnS On 24/03/2014 18:53, Martin Saffron wrote: Hello, I've replaced screen captures in the GS4203 file uploaded to the feedback folder on 22 March. The amended file has been uploaded here: http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/feedback-lo4.2/gs4-2-ch3-styles-templates-1/view I was ready to replace screen captures in the GS4210 file but I notice that it has been checked-out in the User Guide status table (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks). Please advise. Regards, Martin -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS4.2 Ch 5 Calc
Hi Jean I've taken GS Ch5 and will deal with the Sidebar addition. I've logged it out on the wiki. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS4.2 Ch10 Printing exporting emailing
Hi Jean I've looked over this chapter for any possible Sidebar content (none found). I've made some minor edits with record changes on, but that's all I've done with it. Accordingly I've left it in the Drafts folder, but have marked the wiki with today's date. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Template manager
HI Thanks to all who responded, particularly you Jean for the info on the experimental explanation. It is actually GS Ch3 I'm dealing with. I'll get it amended and then uploaded. Thanks to all once again. Regards JohnS On 20/03/2014 17:36, John Smith wrote: I should have included the info that the button appears in the screen-shot to the left of the 'Import' button with 'My Templates' selected in the 'Documents' tab. JohnS On 20/03/2014 17:26, John Smith wrote: Hi all. In one of the latest user guides is a screen-shot of the Template Manager, taken from a Mac I think, showing a Repository button (File New Templates, or whatever route you wish to use to open it). This button does not exist on my Win XP system in LO release 4.2.3.1. Would someone check to see if this button still exists in other OSes than XP please? It's either gone now or a bug. If it's gone I can rewrite, else I'll file a bug. Thanks. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS4.2 Ch3 Styles Templates
Hi Jean I've done some changes with regards to the Sidebar, and a few other minor edits. All done with changes being recorded. The chapter has been uploaded back to here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/feedback-lo4.2/gs4-2-ch3-styles-templates/view There are some graphics to replace - I didn't replace them so that they can all be done from the same OS, and there's one query about formatting, which has been left in a comment. The wiki has been updated. Chapter 10 next. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS4.2 Ch4 Writer
This chapter has been uploaded to here after further edits; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/feedback-lo4.2/gs4-2-ch4-writer/view Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Template manager
Hi all. In one of the latest user guides is a screen-shot of the Template Manager, taken from a Mac I think, showing a Repository button (File New Templates, or whatever route you wish to use to open it). This button does not exist on my Win XP system in LO release 4.2.3.1. Would someone check to see if this button still exists in other OSes than XP please? It's either gone now or a bug. If it's gone I can rewrite, else I'll file a bug. Thanks. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Template manager
I should have included the info that the button appears in the screen-shot to the left of the 'Import' button with 'My Templates' selected in the 'Documents' tab. JohnS On 20/03/2014 17:26, John Smith wrote: Hi all. In one of the latest user guides is a screen-shot of the Template Manager, taken from a Mac I think, showing a Repository button (File New Templates, or whatever route you wish to use to open it). This button does not exist on my Win XP system in LO release 4.2.3.1. Would someone check to see if this button still exists in other OSes than XP please? It's either gone now or a bug. If it's gone I can rewrite, else I'll file a bug. Thanks. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] WG Chapter 5; PrintingExportingEmailing
Yes I do Jean, thanks. I think the Sidebar is going to increase in importance as LibO evolves and I want to cover as much as I can in anticipation of this. I'm going to put as much introductory information as I can into 'WG Ch1', and begin stitching it into all the explanations throughout the chapters. I'll finish 'WG Ch1' first and then go back to 'GS Ch4-Getting started with Writer' and do some more edits. After that I'll look at the other GS guides relevant to Writer and do the same there. Regards JohnS On 17/03/2014 05:51, Jean Weber wrote: On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 4:11 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: This chapter now uploaded to ODF, Writer Drafts 4.2 folder. JohnS I have reviewed this chapter and placed it in the Writer 4.2 Feedback folder. I have not reviewed Chapters 3 and 4 because I thought you might want to make further changes related to including info about the sidebar. --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] WG4.2 Ch 1 Introducing Writer
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[libreoffice-documentation] WG Chapter 5; PrintingExportingEmailing
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[libreoffice-documentation] Re: GS Ch3 Styles Templates
Hi Jean I'll continue to clean up as I go then. Regards JohnS On 02/03/2014 01:34, Jean Weber wrote: On Thursday, 27 February 2014, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Further to this, I've just downloaded the GS Styles and Templates chapter to have a look at it ( I see the chapter was booked out by BB on the 14th Feb, and so I won't do anything to it) and I can see once again, many other styles not in the template. Can you say whether they're there by intention and ought to be left, or whether they can go? Many chapters contain styles that are not in the template and often are not even in use in the chapter. IMO they can all be purged and, if in use, replaced with our standard styles. I haven't been too concerned about them because we keep planning to have a whole new template, but so far that keeps getting stalled so it's probably a good idea to clean up the chapters as we go. BB (Bruce Byfield) has just sent me his revised version of this chapter, which I will have alook at and then upload to the website. --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer guide chapter 4
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Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Information request
Hi Clayton. I'm afraid I didn't get your response, it's not in any of my Thunderbird folders, so not classed as spam, but I can see it when I look at the thread on Nabble. So thanks for that, I'll put it into the guide with you as a contributor. It's always a bit of a problem when you run a system that doesn't show all the options. Regards Johns On 26/02/2014 10:01, C wrote: Umm.. I replied 6 days ago :-) Are you not subscribed? Or did you want more info? Clayton On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 10:30 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: No takers on this? Just a few lines from someone with a non-Windows OS would be appreciated. :-) JohnS On 20/02/2014 19:47, John Smith wrote: Hi all. On the Tools Options LibreOffice Print page is a menu item (apparently) 'PDF as Standard Print Job Format'. This menu item is not available in Windows - my system - so I can't see it or try it to write it up. Would someone be good enough to write a paragraph or so giving me the info on this so that I can include it in the Guide. I'll append your name as a contributor in the guide. Hope someone can help, thanks JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started chapter 2; Setting up LO
Hi Jean. I've placed this chapter into the GS Drafts 4.2 folder on ODF. I've responded to comments you left and carried out some further edits - thanks to Clayton for pointing me in the right direction. I noticed in this chapter, the task bar indicated 'Multiple Languages', and in the 'Styles and Formatting' window there were a lot of unrecognised (by me) character styles. I did a copy/paste into a new template to clear these out and revert the language back to 'English(USA)' for the document as a by-product. Further to this, I've just downloaded the GS Styles and Templates chapter to have a look at it ( I see the chapter was booked out by BB on the 14th Feb, and so I won't do anything to it) and I can see once again, many other styles not in the template. Can you say whether they're there by intention and ought to be left, or whether they can go? Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Information request
No takers on this? Just a few lines from someone with a non-Windows OS would be appreciated. :-) JohnS On 20/02/2014 19:47, John Smith wrote: Hi all. On the Tools Options LibreOffice Print page is a menu item (apparently) 'PDF as Standard Print Job Format'. This menu item is not available in Windows - my system - so I can't see it or try it to write it up. Would someone be good enough to write a paragraph or so giving me the info on this so that I can include it in the Guide. I'll append your name as a contributor in the guide. Hope someone can help, thanks JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Information request
Hi all. On the Tools Options LibreOffice Print page is a menu item (apparently) 'PDF as Standard Print Job Format'. This menu item is not available in Windows - my system - so I can't see it or try it to write it up. Would someone be good enough to write a paragraph or so giving me the info on this so that I can include it in the Guide. I'll append your name as a contributor in the guide. Hope someone can help, thanks JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS4202-Setting up LO
Hi Jean I've gone through this chapter as requested. Apart from some very minor edits, I've written up the 'English sentence checking' section and left a comment. I replaced figure 25 too as it showed Dev version menu items. Have a look to see if you want to replace it from your system's UI. I have left the file here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/feedback-lo4.2/gs4-2-ch2-setting-up-lo/view If there's nothing you want me to have a look at I'll return to the Writer guide. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS Guide Chapter 4, Getting started with Writer
Hi Milos The problems I came across, and I went no further than checking these, lie with the numbering and the list styles. For example, if you care to look at, say Chapter 9 picked at random, and select the OOoNum 123 Start style, you will see that on the 'Outline and Numbering' tab, 'Numbering' has been set incorrectly to 'None'. On the 'Indents Spacing' tab, you will see the 'Before text:' and 'First line:' values have been incorrectly set to zero. This applies to the whole family of OOoNum styles and to the OOoList family of styles too. As I said, I have checked no other styles as I then adopted my copy/paste routine to get on with the work. I hope you find this information useful and good luck with what you're doing. Regards JohnS On 03/02/2014 21:18, Milos Sramek wrote: Dear John, please, let me know where does the problem reside. I want to look at it and eventually correct the script, if it is an error. It should not touch any styles except for removing OOODefault. Milos Dňa 2014-02-03 19:33, John Smith wrote / napísal(a): With respect to the Writer guides, Milos has done some work and 'cleaned' them using some software routines. Unfortunately there appears to be some random changes made to some of the custom styles we use (not the coloured backgrounds to styles that are in the 'cleaned' files, but others). -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS Guide Chapter 4, Getting started with Writer
Thanks Tim The error has been rectified and the file replaced. Regards JohnS On 02/02/2014 22:38, Tim Lloyd wrote: Hi John, The only thing I can see here is a typo at the bottom of page 17 - unrecognised. Other than that all good. Sad to say I think I reviewed the previous version of this guide which includes the same typo :-[ . Maybe something to note down for the next version? Cheers On 02/02/14 09:33, John Smith wrote: Hi The GS Guide Ch4 has been uploaded to here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/draft-lo-4.2/chapter-4-getting-started-with-writer/view Unfortunately, with this copy I had a lot of trouble with LO crashing and file corruption. There are almost no recorded changes prior to about page 21 and masses of deleted pages after the document ends. The chapter is good to go in spite of this. Regards Johns -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS Guide Chapter 4, Getting started with Writer
Hi Gary Happily for me, disappearing graphics have not been a problem for a long time now. With respect to the Writer guides, Milos has done some work and 'cleaned' them using some software routines. Unfortunately there appears to be some random changes made to some of the custom styles we use (not the coloured backgrounds to styles that are in the 'cleaned' files, but others). I have adopted the routine for Writer of copying and pasting content from the 'clean' files into a new v3_4 template in order to reset all the styles that have the same names, to those in the template. I am going to keep multiple copies for the time being. My earlier problem was with v4.2.0.3 and now we're into v4.2.0.4 I'm hoping it will be trouble free. Time will tell. Regards JohnS On 03/02/2014 04:09, Gary Schnabl wrote: A recurring problem I occasionally encountered is having some (or all) of the Figure graphics disappearing in some (corrupted?) Writer chapter files for one reason or another--sometimes, even before any editing/rewriting was done to them. So, I would make multiple files in the process of editing docs in order to enable returning to an intermediate edited copy with its graphics still intact--thus not losing all that editing effort. Gary On 2/2/2014 2:03 PM, John Smith wrote: Hi Gary No, no idea why it crashed. I was just editing happily and it disappeared off screen, with no announcement, on one of the occasions, another occasion had the look of a 'standard' crash with warnings and recovery options. It was from one of these, after it took a good ten minutes to recover a document and something like five to six minutes to delete a single character that I did a copy/paste into a new clean template. I did this a couple of times all told during the work on the chapter. Copy/paste doesn't transfer over the edits, that is, the deleted or changed text, with or without 'Record Changes- Show' being enabled when copying is done. Hence the document not displaying changes made before pasting. Regards JohnS On 01/02/2014 22:52, Gary Schnabl wrote: Do you have any idea why they crashed? Did you try a copy (Ctrl-A and Ctrl-C)-and-paste of the entire chapter file unto a clean, new ODT file from the most current template? Gary On 2/1/2014 5:33 PM, John Smith wrote: Hi The GS Guide Ch4 has been uploaded to here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/draft-lo-4.2/chapter-4-getting-started-with-writer/view Unfortunately, with this copy I had a lot of trouble with LO crashing and file corruption. There are almost no recorded changes prior to about page 21 and masses of deleted pages after the document ends. The chapter is good to go in spite of this. Regards Johns -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GS Guide Chapter 4, Getting started with Writer
Hi Gary No, no idea why it crashed. I was just editing happily and it disappeared off screen, with no announcement, on one of the occasions, another occasion had the look of a 'standard' crash with warnings and recovery options. It was from one of these, after it took a good ten minutes to recover a document and something like five to six minutes to delete a single character that I did a copy/paste into a new clean template. I did this a couple of times all told during the work on the chapter. Copy/paste doesn't transfer over the edits, that is, the deleted or changed text, with or without 'Record Changes- Show' being enabled when copying is done. Hence the document not displaying changes made before pasting. Regards JohnS On 01/02/2014 22:52, Gary Schnabl wrote: Do you have any idea why they crashed? Did you try a copy (Ctrl-A and Ctrl-C)-and-paste of the entire chapter file unto a clean, new ODT file from the most current template? Gary On 2/1/2014 5:33 PM, John Smith wrote: Hi The GS Guide Ch4 has been uploaded to here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/draft-lo-4.2/chapter-4-getting-started-with-writer/view Unfortunately, with this copy I had a lot of trouble with LO crashing and file corruption. There are almost no recorded changes prior to about page 21 and masses of deleted pages after the document ends. The chapter is good to go in spite of this. Regards Johns -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide; Preface and Chapter 1
Hi These two chapters have been uploaded to here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/writer-guide/drafts-v4.2 Chapter 1 should be considered as preliminary. I'm waiting on a bug resolution to replace a screen-shot. Apart from that, with v4.2 evolving all these chapters posted will be revisited as the release matures anyway. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS Guide Chapter 4, Getting started with Writer
Hi The GS Guide Ch4 has been uploaded to here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/getting-started/draft-lo-4.2/chapter-4-getting-started-with-writer/view Unfortunately, with this copy I had a lot of trouble with LO crashing and file corruption. There are almost no recorded changes prior to about page 21 and masses of deleted pages after the document ends. The chapter is good to go in spite of this. Regards Johns -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started book for LO v4.2
Hi Jean I can detour to this with no trouble. I'm currently doing Writer. JohnS On 26/01/2014 06:39, Jean Weber wrote: The Getting Started guide is, not surprisingly, the most popular book we produce, with the Writer Guide running a close second. PeterS, if you can update the chapters on Draw and Impress for the Getting Started book, that would help move it along. And any other chapters that might take your fancy. Perhaps Calc, since you've been working on the Calc Guide? MartinS, Thanks for your continuing work on this book. JohnS, are you there? The chapter on Writer, perhaps? Anyone else? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Technical writing about LibO 4.2 lists/headings bullet/numbering
Hi Dominique This list strips attachments from mail. If you would like to email the document to me directly, as I am dealing with the Writer documentation, I will be pleased to look at it. Regards JohnS On 25/01/2014 13:16, dominique.bout...@laposte.net wrote: Hi, I wrote the attached monograph about the tricky LibO 4.2 lists/headings bullet/numbering subject (FR and EN). Please feel free to read and react, to push it at the right place of the documentation, to use it and to make concerned people aware of it. Thanks Dominique Boutry --- Ce courrier électronique ne contient aucun virus ou logiciel malveillant parce que la protection avast! Antivirus est active. http://www.avast.com -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Adding definitions to description of statistical functions in Calc
Hi Silas The Docs team are responsible for producing the User Guides. I guess the information you are requesting *could *be added to the relevant chapter in the Calc guide *if* it was thought necessary to enhance the understanding of users. That's not a decision in which I have an input. The Help files and their index is not part of the documentation team's remit. I don't know who deals with that I'm afraid. The Insert Function dialogue is part of the programme UI and is dealt with by the Development group. I believe, though I've never done it, that you have to request a programme enhancement through the Bugzilla system if you want something added like you have described. I guess you're after something like this for the help files: https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_STDEV_function Sorry I can't be of further help. Regards JohnS On 04/01/2014 12:56, Silas Ørting wrote: 2013/12/30 John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk: Hi Silas You can get a lot of information from here, in section 6.18: http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/cs01/OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-part2.html#__RefHeading__1018622_715980110 The Semantics part is exactly what I am looking for. A simple way of making this info more available would be to add a link in the function reference at https://help.libreoffice.org/Calc/Functions_by_Category and in the insert function dialog. If there is interest in this, I could work on it. I looked around in http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/help/tree/source/text/scalc but I cant really figure out how it is organised, is there an explanation of the directory/filenaming somewhere? Best Silas Regards JohnS On 25/12/2013 15:21, Silas Ørting wrote: Hi Whenever I need a statistical function in Calc, it annoys me that I cant see the definition. F.ex is stddev corrected or uncorrected? I would like to add definitions to the description that is displayed in the function dialog. Any thoughts on the idea and pointers to getting started is appreciated. Best regards, Silas -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Adding definitions to description of statistical functions in Calc
Hi Silas You can get a lot of information from here, in section 6.18: http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/cs01/OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-part2.html#__RefHeading__1018622_715980110 Regards JohnS On 25/12/2013 15:21, Silas Ørting wrote: Hi Whenever I need a statistical function in Calc, it annoys me that I cant see the definition. F.ex is stddev corrected or uncorrected? I would like to add definitions to the description that is displayed in the function dialog. Any thoughts on the idea and pointers to getting started is appreciated. Best regards, Silas -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Calc guide chapter 8 - PivotTables
Hi Jean A bug fix for the GETPIVOTDATA function has been released and tested for 4.1.5. This bug is the subject of a CAUTION table, the very last item, in this chapter. As this is, or will be, a 4.1 release it may be an idea to republish the chapter. I have altered the text in the CAUTION table to Using the GETPIVOTDATA function with the second syntax variation in releases prior to LO 4.1.5, will return a #REF error.. I reported this as bug 71234 which got marked as a duplicate of 69518. I have put the altered chapter in ODFAuthors here http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4.1/chapter-8-pivottables/view should you wish to make use of it. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO Calc and the ImageMap Editor
Hi Peter I've just given this a go and it works fine using LO4.1.3.2 on WinXP and it launches Firefox 25.1. It also works ok with an internal URL (C:\Documents and Settings\...) Being pedantic, you say 'click the hotspot...', this is of course, Ctrl_click the hotspot. Regards JohnS On 05/12/2013 10:45, PeeWee wrote: Has anybody got a solution for this problem. I am editing and rewriting Chapter 5 of the Calc Guide 4.1 to give it the same look and feel as the first four chapters. However, I come across a problem with creating image maps. I have followed the instructions given in Calc help and created a hotspot on a graphic. Click the apply button so that the hotspot will work. Yet when I click on the hotspot in a Calc spreadsheet, the hotspot does not open my browser as it is supposed to do. I have tried this in Ubuntu and Mac OS. However, I have created the same hotspot in Impress, using the same graphic and web address and it works perfectly. This to me indicates a problem with Calc and image mapping. Now you can see why I need a little help. Regards PeterS - Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LO-Calc-and-the-ImageMap-Editor-tp4086625.html Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Release 4.2 icon set
Hi Martin Thanks, I had seen this entry, but note that in 4.2Beta1, Tango(Automatic) is still the default installation icon set. While it may change we have to make a start somewhere. Regards JohnS On 03/12/2013 15:49, Martin Saffron wrote: Hello, I don't know what has been discussed previously but I believe LO4.2 will introduce a new icon set. I've read elsewhere that they may be the default. Take a look here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/4.2#GUI A new set of icons have been included in LibreOffice 4.2, these icons named Sifr, where designed to reach the goal of having a beautiful non-distracting icons to help the user concentrate on the document. (Issa Alkurtas, Norah Abanumay, Mirek M., Pavel Haratický and Ahmad Harthi) Thanks Martin On 02/12/13 23:28, Jean Weber wrote: On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 3:20 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Jean, Just had a thought on this subject. Are we staying with Galaxy, which I see is no longer listed as Galaxy(default), or are we going with Tango? I know we had this discussion earlier this year, but is it now time to bite the bullet? On another point, is the template being changed from the LO3.4 template?. Again, that was mentioned earlier in the year I think. John, Thanks for the nudge about the new template, which I have been working on and should get to the stage of making available to all. Okay, that's my priority task for December. I *will* get this done. Meanwhile, please carry on using the old one. As for the icon set, yes it probably is time to make the change from Galaxy to Tango, unless someone knows a good reason why we should not. (A good reason being something like: the hypothetical situation of the Design Team seriously considering changing to yet another icon set. Note: I have no idea if that is under consideration; I haven't been following design discussions. But might be worth checking if something dramatic is coming up on the design side.) --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Next task
Hi Jean Just to let you know I've made a start on the Writer guide for 4.2. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Release 4.2 icon set
Jean, Just had a thought on this subject. Are we staying with Galaxy, which I see is no longer listed as Galaxy(default), or are we going with Tango? I know we had this discussion earlier this year, but is it now time to bite the bullet? On another point, is the template being changed from the LO3.4 template?. Again, that was mentioned earlier in the year I think. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Calc guide chapter 16 (Annex B)
Hi This chapter has been uploaded to ODF here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4.1/chapter16-appendix-b-calc-functions/view There are a number of comments which need review/ decisions. I've now removed the temporary folder in Calc where I had the unfinished file saved. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Calc Guide Annex B
Hi Jean. The chapter has now had its first pass through with all the functions looked at. I'm just doing a final pass. Where a function's arguments are lower case, and a sentence begins with that name, does it retain its lower case formatting because it's a variable's name? Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Calc Guide v4.1, Chapter 8, Pivot Tables, has been published
Hi Jean I've not had a look at this, but if it mentions within the chapter the function GETPIVOTDATA(), then it may be informative to readers that a bug exists within it. The bug number is 71234 and can be found here; https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71234 Regards JohnS On 12/11/2013 21:40, Jean Weber wrote: I have edited Preston's work on CG 4.1 Ch8, Pivot Tables, and published it to the wiki and to the ODFAuthors website (on the latter, it's under CG 4.0, which is where I'm putting chapters until PeterS has a chance to go through them). I'd link, but on the iPad that's not as easy or quick as on the laptop). Others are welcome to further review this or any other chapter in this book. We are very close completing a first edition of the book, so I am pushing ahead with the remaining chapters. As you know, I am a fan of publish early and often. --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] GETPIVOTDATA
Good stuff. Well done. JohnS On 14/11/2013 12:39, K-J LibreOffice wrote: Hi John, Jean, Am 14.11.2013 11:28, schrieb John Smith: Hi Jean I've not had a look at this, but if it mentions within the chapter the function GETPIVOTDATA(), Yes then it may be informative to readers that a bug exists within it. The bug number is 71234 and can be found here; https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71234 I made a note in the published file taking your bug report and put the file in Draft LO4.1 [1]. Unfortunately the note starts on a new page. [1] http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4.1/chapter-8-pivot-table -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Calc Guide chapter 7, formulas functions
Hi Peter Just check the bug report for full details, here; https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69440 This includes the resolution of the bug. Regards JohnS On 01/10/2013 07:15, PeeWee wrote: Hello Now back to the grindstone. I will upgrade Chapter 7 to 4.1. That way all the chapters will have the same look and feel which makes for a more professional looking guide. John, please send me all the info about the bug using my email address below. Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org On 17 Sep 2013, at 12:56, JohnSmith [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n4074459...@n3.nabble.com wrote: Hi If I've understood you correctly, this chapter will not be published for v4.0 but will be further reviewed and then published as v4.1. If this is the case then when I revisit it to incorporate Shelagh's comments I will need to add a Caution within the text. There is a bug I've found within the Function Wizard which crashes LO in v4.1, but not in v4.0. Bug 69440 for reference. Alternatively, if Peter is doing the chapter for v4.1 then he will be able to do the Caution his own way from the bug report. If you could let me know which way you want it done, I'll be fine to go with it. Appendix B in progress. Regards JohnS On 16/09/2013 07:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello I will be looking at all the chapters in numerical order. That way I get a better understanding of Calc works as I am no spreadsheet expert. I do operate Calc as I am checking the chapters to make sure the instructions match what happens on the screen. I do sometimes miss things, but will keep it in my mind about Excel. I do have MS Office for Mac and Windows 2011 version. Just means I have the reinstall onto my computers - not a problem. Regards Peter Schofield [hidden email] On 16 Sep 2013, at 01:08, Jean Weber [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] [hidden email] wrote: On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:38 AM, John Smith [hidden email] wrote: Hi. I've uploaded chapter 7 to the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-7-formulas-and-functions/view I have left a few comments in the chapter, one of which I need someone to answer. It concerns a statement about Excel which I'm unable to verify as I have no access to Excel, at least not later than the Win95 version :-) . Peter, I see you intend to continue with the remainder of Calc. I did chapter 8 for v3.4. The Pivot table had not fully morphed over from DataPilot at that time so I don't think this will make a good stating point for v4.0. However, Martin Fox did the same chapter for v3.5, which was out when when we were doing the v3.4 docs and in that, Pivot table was fully functional. He put the chapter into the drafts 3.4 folder as there was no 3.5 folder. I've had a look around ODF but I can't see it anywhere. Hopefully Jean may have access to a copy, as ODF has gone through some changes since the file was uploaded. You can see his email to docs, dated 17 May 2012, on Nabble for reference. Searching 'Calc chapter 8' will find it. Jean, if there's nothing else you want me to look at, I'll return to the Writer guide. I'll hang on for a few days, if I hear nothing then I will update my system to v4.1 and get started. Regards JohnS John, thanks for your work on Chapter 7. Peter, perhaps you can follow up on John's question as well as doing whatever else you intend with that chapter? Of course, anyone else who can answer John's Excel question is very welcome to do so! Regarding Chapter 8 (Pivot Tables), AFAIK Martin Fox's v3.5 comments were incorporated into the v3.4 chapter published in July 2012, after being checked that they were valid for v3.4. I could, of course, be misremembering. I'm looking through my backups to see if I can find a copy of the file he edited. At this point, it's probably not all that relevant, because of further changes in Calc itself. John, we're not working on v4.0 docs any more, not even for Calc, so please feel free to update your system to v4.1. IMO the most helpful thing you can do right now -- if you're willing -- is to look at Calc Appendix B and update it with the new functions (from v3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1). The lists of new functions are readily available on the new features pages of the LO website, but I have not looked yet to see where to get the descriptions. Possibly the French team has already done this and can help? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden email] 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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Calc-Guide-chapter-7-formulas-functions-tp4074279p4074293.html To start a new
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] CONVERT function in Calc
Thanks Shelagh and Steve. CONVERT_ADD is the next function in the Function Wizard list, and I hadn't yet reached that one. It looks, from reading the Help files, as if that one supersedes CONVERT as the function to use for converting units. I don't know why the function has been left in. In the Help, it says; The functions whose names end with _ADD return the same results as the corresponding Microsoft Excel functions. But, does opening a Calc spreadsheet containing CONVERT_ADD, in Excel, cause an error? Because I can't get CONVERT to work I think I may raise a bug. If it's a dead function then it will hopefully get removed. I can't see much use for a function for dead European currencies. Regards JohnS On 17/09/2013 22:41, shelagh.man...@gmail.com wrote: I searched on Google - apparently convert should be convert_add and the list of units you can use (and works 'cause I tried some out) can be found for the help of that function. Now the question is, is it a documentation bug that the convert function is mentioned in the help, if you are supposed to use convert_add? Or perhaps convert is for a limited set of conversions. I just tried the exact example given for the convert function in the help and that works for converting deutchmarks to euros. Cheers Shelagh On 18 September 2013 06:45, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi all. I'm working on the Appendix B chapter for Calc and I am looking at the =CONVERT function. This function converts a numerical value from one unit of measure, to another unit of measure in the same group, for example feet into yards, both in the distance group. Within the dialogue of the Function Wizard is a statement Converts a value according to a conversion table in the configuration (main.xcd). My question is basically a two parter; is this list available to a user, and if so how do you access it? and because the two parameters in the function for units are both case sensitive and entered inside quotes, how do you find what the valid entries are for these parameters? The syntax is CONVERT(Number, text, text) where text is the unit of conversion. I have tried a few of the entries which I found here; http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/cs01/OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-part2.html#CONVERT such as lbm and stone for mass, pt and qt for volume and ft and in for distance, without success. Pulling my hair out here:-) . Please help. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org mailto:documentation%2bunsubscr...@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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] CONVERT function in Calc
Hi Tom That's another route to go. I'll give it a go. Hope I can do it without signing up to that list. Hi Jean, it may well be the reason that it's still there. Makes doing the docs a real time-consuming pain though. As a by-the-by, the location for the two new functions AVERAGEIF and AVERAGEIFS is in the Mathematical category on the Function Wizard. The other AVERAGE, AVEDEV and AVERAGEA functions are in the Statistical category. In Excel all these functions are in the Statistical category. As the first two are new functions I'm wondering if they have been wrongly located? How do we ask that question, and to whom? I'm going to ignore it in the docs and write it as I find it, maybe it'll get changed later. Feedback from reporting the Function Wizard bug crashing LO is that it will be fixed for 4.1.3. I'll keep an eye on it and remove the Caution from Calc chapter 7 when it's done. Regards JohnS On 18/09/2013 12:35, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) This looks like a question that might be good to pass on to the Users Mailing List? They might have answers to the 2 questions here. Since you can't get Convert to work it might be good to post a bug-report anyway and then wait for feedback from the Users List. I keep getting told off for liaising between lists so it would be better if you posted the question there rather than me passing it on to them. Regards from Tom :) *From:* Jean Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com *To:* John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk *Cc:* documentation documentation@global.libreoffice.org *Sent:* Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 11:43 *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-documentation] CONVERT function in Calc Isn't it, and some other functions, still there so old spreadsheets that used it will still work? (Just a guess; I don't know.) --Jean On 18/09/2013, at 20:17, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Thanks Shelagh and Steve. CONVERT_ADD is the next function in the Function Wizard list, and I hadn't yet reached that one. It looks, from reading the Help files, as if that one supersedes CONVERT as the function to use for converting units. I don't know why the function has been left in. In the Help, it says; The functions whose names end with _ADD return the same results as the corresponding Microsoft Excel functions. But, does opening a Calc spreadsheet containing CONVERT_ADD, in Excel, cause an error? Because I can't get CONVERT to work I think I may raise a bug. If it's a dead function then it will hopefully get removed. I can't see much use for a function for dead European currencies. Regards JohnS On 17/09/2013 22:41, shelagh.man...@gmail.com mailto:shelagh.man...@gmail.com wrote: I searched on Google - apparently convert should be convert_add and the list of units you can use (and works 'cause I tried some out) can be found for the help of that function. Now the question is, is it a documentation bug that the convert function is mentioned in the help, if you are supposed to use convert_add? Or perhaps convert is for a limited set of conversions. I just tried the exact example given for the convert function in the help and that works for converting deutchmarks to euros. Cheers Shelagh On 18 September 2013 06:45, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi all. I'm working on the Appendix B chapter for Calc and I am looking at the =CONVERT function. This function converts a numerical value from one unit of measure, to another unit of measure in the same group, for example feet into yards, both in the distance group. Within the dialogue of the Function Wizard is a statement Converts a value according to a conversion table in the configuration (main.xcd). My question is basically a two parter; is this list available to a user, and if so how do you access it? and because the two parameters in the function for units are both case sensitive and entered inside quotes, how do you find what the valid entries are for these parameters? The syntax is CONVERT(Number, text, text) where text is the unit of conversion. I have tried a few of the entries which I found here; http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/cs01/OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-part2.html#CONVERT such as lbm and stone for mass, pt and qt for volume and ft and in for distance, without success. Pulling my hair out here:-) . Please help. Regards JohnS --To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org mailto:unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org mailto:documentation%2bunsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org mailto:2bunsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Calc Guide chapter 7, formulas functions
Thanks Shelagh. I'll revisit the chapter and review what I have written. Regards JohnS On 17/09/2013 01:04, shelagh.man...@gmail.com wrote: Have tested ceiling() and Floor() and in Excel niether accepts a third argument. I would propose changing the wording to if you want your spreadsheet to be compatible for both Excel and Calc you should leave the optional mode argument out of your formulas. Or words to that effect. Not sure what the purpose of the -1 as the argument but Excel was not happy with it at all. Cheers Shelagh PS will be off air for about 3 weeks. On 16 September 2013 19:00, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Jean. I will update to v4.1 then and make a start on Appendix B for Calc 4.1. Thanks to all who have offered to check the guide's Excel statement for me. Regards JohnS On 16/09/2013 00:08, Jean Weber wrote: On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:38 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk mailto:clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi. I've uploaded chapter 7 to the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-7-formulas-and-functions/view I have left a few comments in the chapter, one of which I need someone to answer. It concerns a statement about Excel which I'm unable to verify as I have no access to Excel, at least not later than the Win95 version :-) . Peter, I see you intend to continue with the remainder of Calc. I did chapter 8 for v3.4. The Pivot table had not fully morphed over from DataPilot at that time so I don't think this will make a good stating point for v4.0. However, Martin Fox did the same chapter for v3.5, which was out when when we were doing the v3.4 docs and in that, Pivot table was fully functional. He put the chapter into the drafts 3.4 folder as there was no 3.5 folder. I've had a look around ODF but I can't see it anywhere. Hopefully Jean may have access to a copy, as ODF has gone through some changes since the file was uploaded. You can see his email to docs, dated 17 May 2012, on Nabble for reference. Searching 'Calc chapter 8' will find it. Jean, if there's nothing else you want me to look at, I'll return to the Writer guide. I'll hang on for a few days, if I hear nothing then I will update my system to v4.1 and get started. Regards JohnS John, thanks for your work on Chapter 7. Peter, perhaps you can follow up on John's question as well as doing whatever else you intend with that chapter? Of course, anyone else who can answer John's Excel question is very welcome to do so! Regarding Chapter 8 (Pivot Tables), AFAIK Martin Fox's v3.5 comments were incorporated into the v3.4 chapter published in July 2012, after being checked that they were valid for v3.4. I could, of course, be misremembering. I'm looking through my backups to see if I can find a copy of the file he edited. At this point, it's probably not all that relevant, because of further changes in Calc itself. John, we're not working on v4.0 docs any more, not even for Calc, so please feel free to update your system to v4.1. IMO the most helpful thing you can do right now -- if you're willing -- is to look at Calc Appendix B and update it with the new functions (from v3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1). The lists of new functions are readily available on the new features pages of the LO website, but I have not looked yet to see where to get the descriptions. Possibly the French team has already done this and can help? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org mailto:documentation%2bunsubscr...@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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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-documentation] Re: Calc Guide chapter 7, formulas functions
Hi If I've understood you correctly, this chapter will not be published for v4.0 but will be further reviewed and then published as v4.1. If this is the case then when I revisit it to incorporate Shelagh's comments I will need to add a Caution within the text. There is a bug I've found within the Function Wizard which crashes LO in v4.1, but not in v4.0. Bug 69440 for reference. Alternatively, if Peter is doing the chapter for v4.1 then he will be able to do the Caution his own way from the bug report. If you could let me know which way you want it done, I'll be fine to go with it. Appendix B in progress. Regards JohnS On 16/09/2013 07:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello I will be looking at all the chapters in numerical order. That way I get a better understanding of Calc works as I am no spreadsheet expert. I do operate Calc as I am checking the chapters to make sure the instructions match what happens on the screen. I do sometimes miss things, but will keep it in my mind about Excel. I do have MS Office for Mac and Windows 2011 version. Just means I have the reinstall onto my computers - not a problem. Regards Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org On 16 Sep 2013, at 01:08, Jean Weber [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n4074293...@n3.nabble.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:38 AM, John Smith [hidden email] wrote: Hi. I've uploaded chapter 7 to the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-7-formulas-and-functions/view I have left a few comments in the chapter, one of which I need someone to answer. It concerns a statement about Excel which I'm unable to verify as I have no access to Excel, at least not later than the Win95 version :-) . Peter, I see you intend to continue with the remainder of Calc. I did chapter 8 for v3.4. The Pivot table had not fully morphed over from DataPilot at that time so I don't think this will make a good stating point for v4.0. However, Martin Fox did the same chapter for v3.5, which was out when when we were doing the v3.4 docs and in that, Pivot table was fully functional. He put the chapter into the drafts 3.4 folder as there was no 3.5 folder. I've had a look around ODF but I can't see it anywhere. Hopefully Jean may have access to a copy, as ODF has gone through some changes since the file was uploaded. You can see his email to docs, dated 17 May 2012, on Nabble for reference. Searching 'Calc chapter 8' will find it. Jean, if there's nothing else you want me to look at, I'll return to the Writer guide. I'll hang on for a few days, if I hear nothing then I will update my system to v4.1 and get started. Regards JohnS John, thanks for your work on Chapter 7. Peter, perhaps you can follow up on John's question as well as doing whatever else you intend with that chapter? Of course, anyone else who can answer John's Excel question is very welcome to do so! Regarding Chapter 8 (Pivot Tables), AFAIK Martin Fox's v3.5 comments were incorporated into the v3.4 chapter published in July 2012, after being checked that they were valid for v3.4. I could, of course, be misremembering. I'm looking through my backups to see if I can find a copy of the file he edited. At this point, it's probably not all that relevant, because of further changes in Calc itself. John, we're not working on v4.0 docs any more, not even for Calc, so please feel free to update your system to v4.1. IMO the most helpful thing you can do right now -- if you're willing -- is to look at Calc Appendix B and update it with the new functions (from v3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1). The lists of new functions are readily available on the new features pages of the LO website, but I have not looked yet to see where to get the descriptions. Possibly the French team has already done this and can help? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden email] 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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Calc-Guide-chapter-7-formulas-functions-tp4074279p4074293.html To start a new topic under Documentation, email ml-node+s969070n1645240...@n3.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Documentation, click here. NAML - Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Calc-Guide-chapter-7-formulas-functions-tp4074279p4074310.html Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Calc Guide chapter 7, formulas functions
Hi Jean Yes, the bug came to light as I worked on Appendix B using v4.1.1.2. I posted it to Bugzilla after some research and it as been confirmed in v4.1.3.0. but not present in v4.0.5. Regards JohnS On 17/09/2013 12:20, Jean Weber wrote: On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 8:55 PM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi If I've understood you correctly, this chapter will not be published for v4.0 but will be further reviewed and then published as v4.1. That is the plan. Skip 4.0. If this is the case then when I revisit it to incorporate Shelagh's comments I will need to add a Caution within the text. There is a bug I've found within the Function Wizard which crashes LO in v4.1, but not in v4.0. Bug 69440 for reference. This bug is still there in 4.1.1? --Jean Alternatively, if Peter is doing the chapter for v4.1 then he will be able to do the Caution his own way from the bug report. If you could let me know which way you want it done, I'll be fine to go with it. Appendix B in progress. Regards JohnS On 16/09/2013 07:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello I will be looking at all the chapters in numerical order. That way I get a better understanding of Calc works as I am no spreadsheet expert. I do operate Calc as I am checking the chapters to make sure the instructions match what happens on the screen. I do sometimes miss things, but will keep it in my mind about Excel. I do have MS Office for Mac and Windows 2011 version. Just means I have the reinstall onto my computers - not a problem. Regards Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org On 16 Sep 2013, at 01:08, Jean Weber [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n4074293...@n3.nabble.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:38 AM, John Smith [hidden email] wrote: Hi. I've uploaded chapter 7 to the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-7-formulas-and-functions/view I have left a few comments in the chapter, one of which I need someone to answer. It concerns a statement about Excel which I'm unable to verify as I have no access to Excel, at least not later than the Win95 version :-) . Peter, I see you intend to continue with the remainder of Calc. I did chapter 8 for v3.4. The Pivot table had not fully morphed over from DataPilot at that time so I don't think this will make a good stating point for v4.0. However, Martin Fox did the same chapter for v3.5, which was out when when we were doing the v3.4 docs and in that, Pivot table was fully functional. He put the chapter into the drafts 3.4 folder as there was no 3.5 folder. I've had a look around ODF but I can't see it anywhere. Hopefully Jean may have access to a copy, as ODF has gone through some changes since the file was uploaded. You can see his email to docs, dated 17 May 2012, on Nabble for reference. Searching 'Calc chapter 8' will find it. Jean, if there's nothing else you want me to look at, I'll return to the Writer guide. I'll hang on for a few days, if I hear nothing then I will update my system to v4.1 and get started. Regards JohnS John, thanks for your work on Chapter 7. Peter, perhaps you can follow up on John's question as well as doing whatever else you intend with that chapter? Of course, anyone else who can answer John's Excel question is very welcome to do so! Regarding Chapter 8 (Pivot Tables), AFAIK Martin Fox's v3.5 comments were incorporated into the v3.4 chapter published in July 2012, after being checked that they were valid for v3.4. I could, of course, be misremembering. I'm looking through my backups to see if I can find a copy of the file he edited. At this point, it's probably not all that relevant, because of further changes in Calc itself. John, we're not working on v4.0 docs any more, not even for Calc, so please feel free to update your system to v4.1. IMO the most helpful thing you can do right now -- if you're willing -- is to look at Calc Appendix B and update it with the new functions (from v3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1). The lists of new functions are readily available on the new features pages of the LO website, but I have not looked yet to see where to get the descriptions. Possibly the French team has already done this and can help? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden email] 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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Calc-Guide-chapter-7-formulas-functions-tp4074279p4074293.html To start a new topic under Documentation, email ml-node+s969070n1645240...@n3.nabble.com To unsubscribe from Documentation, click here. NAML - Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org -- View this message
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Calc Guide chapter 7, formulas functions
Hi I've incorporated Shelagh's information into the text and I've added a Caution about the Function Wizard bug. The file's been updated on ODF. Back to Appendix B. Regards JohnS On 17/09/2013 13:24, John Smith wrote: Hi Jean Yes, the bug came to light as I worked on Appendix B using v4.1.1.2. I posted it to Bugzilla after some research and it as been confirmed in v4.1.3.0. but not present in v4.0.5. Regards JohnS On 17/09/2013 12:20, Jean Weber wrote: On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 8:55 PM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi If I've understood you correctly, this chapter will not be published for v4.0 but will be further reviewed and then published as v4.1. That is the plan. Skip 4.0. If this is the case then when I revisit it to incorporate Shelagh's comments I will need to add a Caution within the text. There is a bug I've found within the Function Wizard which crashes LO in v4.1, but not in v4.0. Bug 69440 for reference. This bug is still there in 4.1.1? --Jean Alternatively, if Peter is doing the chapter for v4.1 then he will be able to do the Caution his own way from the bug report. If you could let me know which way you want it done, I'll be fine to go with it. Appendix B in progress. Regards JohnS On 16/09/2013 07:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello I will be looking at all the chapters in numerical order. That way I get a better understanding of Calc works as I am no spreadsheet expert. I do operate Calc as I am checking the chapters to make sure the instructions match what happens on the screen. I do sometimes miss things, but will keep it in my mind about Excel. I do have MS Office for Mac and Windows 2011 version. Just means I have the reinstall onto my computers - not a problem. Regards Peter Schofield psaut...@libreoffice.org On 16 Sep 2013, at 01:08, Jean Weber [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] ml-node+s969070n4074293...@n3.nabble.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:38 AM, John Smith [hidden email] wrote: Hi. I've uploaded chapter 7 to the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-7-formulas-and-functions/view I have left a few comments in the chapter, one of which I need someone to answer. It concerns a statement about Excel which I'm unable to verify as I have no access to Excel, at least not later than the Win95 version :-) . Peter, I see you intend to continue with the remainder of Calc. I did chapter 8 for v3.4. The Pivot table had not fully morphed over from DataPilot at that time so I don't think this will make a good stating point for v4.0. However, Martin Fox did the same chapter for v3.5, which was out when when we were doing the v3.4 docs and in that, Pivot table was fully functional. He put the chapter into the drafts 3.4 folder as there was no 3.5 folder. I've had a look around ODF but I can't see it anywhere. Hopefully Jean may have access to a copy, as ODF has gone through some changes since the file was uploaded. You can see his email to docs, dated 17 May 2012, on Nabble for reference. Searching 'Calc chapter 8' will find it. Jean, if there's nothing else you want me to look at, I'll return to the Writer guide. I'll hang on for a few days, if I hear nothing then I will update my system to v4.1 and get started. Regards JohnS John, thanks for your work on Chapter 7. Peter, perhaps you can follow up on John's question as well as doing whatever else you intend with that chapter? Of course, anyone else who can answer John's Excel question is very welcome to do so! Regarding Chapter 8 (Pivot Tables), AFAIK Martin Fox's v3.5 comments were incorporated into the v3.4 chapter published in July 2012, after being checked that they were valid for v3.4. I could, of course, be misremembering. I'm looking through my backups to see if I can find a copy of the file he edited. At this point, it's probably not all that relevant, because of further changes in Calc itself. John, we're not working on v4.0 docs any more, not even for Calc, so please feel free to update your system to v4.1. IMO the most helpful thing you can do right now -- if you're willing -- is to look at Calc Appendix B and update it with the new functions (from v3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1). The lists of new functions are readily available on the new features pages of the LO website, but I have not looked yet to see where to get the descriptions. Possibly the French team has already done this and can help? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [hidden email] 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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion below: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Calc-Guide-chapter-7
[libreoffice-documentation] CONVERT function in Calc
Hi all. I'm working on the Appendix B chapter for Calc and I am looking at the =CONVERT function. This function converts a numerical value from one unit of measure, to another unit of measure in the same group, for example feet into yards, both in the distance group. Within the dialogue of the Function Wizard is a statement Converts a value according to a conversion table in the configuration (main.xcd). My question is basically a two parter; is this list available to a user, and if so how do you access it? and because the two parameters in the function for units are both case sensitive and entered inside quotes, how do you find what the valid entries are for these parameters? The syntax is CONVERT(Number, text, text) where text is the unit of conversion. I have tried a few of the entries which I found here; http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/cs01/OpenDocument-v1.2-cs01-part2.html#CONVERT such as lbm and stone for mass, pt and qt for volume and ft and in for distance, without success. Pulling my hair out here:-) . Please help. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Calc Guide chapter 7, formulas functions
Hi Jean. I will update to v4.1 then and make a start on Appendix B for Calc 4.1. Thanks to all who have offered to check the guide's Excel statement for me. Regards JohnS On 16/09/2013 00:08, Jean Weber wrote: On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 5:38 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi. I've uploaded chapter 7 to the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-7-formulas-and-functions/view I have left a few comments in the chapter, one of which I need someone to answer. It concerns a statement about Excel which I'm unable to verify as I have no access to Excel, at least not later than the Win95 version :-) . Peter, I see you intend to continue with the remainder of Calc. I did chapter 8 for v3.4. The Pivot table had not fully morphed over from DataPilot at that time so I don't think this will make a good stating point for v4.0. However, Martin Fox did the same chapter for v3.5, which was out when when we were doing the v3.4 docs and in that, Pivot table was fully functional. He put the chapter into the drafts 3.4 folder as there was no 3.5 folder. I've had a look around ODF but I can't see it anywhere. Hopefully Jean may have access to a copy, as ODF has gone through some changes since the file was uploaded. You can see his email to docs, dated 17 May 2012, on Nabble for reference. Searching 'Calc chapter 8' will find it. Jean, if there's nothing else you want me to look at, I'll return to the Writer guide. I'll hang on for a few days, if I hear nothing then I will update my system to v4.1 and get started. Regards JohnS John, thanks for your work on Chapter 7. Peter, perhaps you can follow up on John's question as well as doing whatever else you intend with that chapter? Of course, anyone else who can answer John's Excel question is very welcome to do so! Regarding Chapter 8 (Pivot Tables), AFAIK Martin Fox's v3.5 comments were incorporated into the v3.4 chapter published in July 2012, after being checked that they were valid for v3.4. I could, of course, be misremembering. I'm looking through my backups to see if I can find a copy of the file he edited. At this point, it's probably not all that relevant, because of further changes in Calc itself. John, we're not working on v4.0 docs any more, not even for Calc, so please feel free to update your system to v4.1. IMO the most helpful thing you can do right now -- if you're willing -- is to look at Calc Appendix B and update it with the new functions (from v3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1). The lists of new functions are readily available on the new features pages of the LO website, but I have not looked yet to see where to get the descriptions. Possibly the French team has already done this and can help? --Jean -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Calc Guide chapter 7, formulas functions
Hi. I've uploaded chapter 7 to the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-7-formulas-and-functions/view I have left a few comments in the chapter, one of which I need someone to answer. It concerns a statement about Excel which I'm unable to verify as I have no access to Excel, at least not later than the Win95 version :-) . Peter, I see you intend to continue with the remainder of Calc. I did chapter 8 for v3.4. The Pivot table had not fully morphed over from DataPilot at that time so I don't think this will make a good stating point for v4.0. However, Martin Fox did the same chapter for v3.5, which was out when when we were doing the v3.4 docs and in that, Pivot table was fully functional. He put the chapter into the drafts 3.4 folder as there was no 3.5 folder. I've had a look around ODF but I can't see it anywhere. Hopefully Jean may have access to a copy, as ODF has gone through some changes since the file was uploaded. You can see his email to docs, dated 17 May 2012, on Nabble for reference. Searching 'Calc chapter 8' will find it. Jean, if there's nothing else you want me to look at, I'll return to the Writer guide. I'll hang on for a few days, if I hear nothing then I will update my system to v4.1 and get started. Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Calc Chapter 6-Printing Exporting E-mailing
Hi This chapter has been uploaded to ODF here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-6-printing-exporting-e-mailing/view Regards JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Calc Guide chapter 5 - Using graphics in Calc
Hi This chapter has further edits as suggested by Chris69 and Dave. The file has been placed on ODF here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-5-using-graphics-in-calc/view Regards JohnS On 19/06/2013 09:35, Chris69 wrote: Hello John, I reviewed your document and loaded the result in ODFAuthors. Discussions are welcome here. Best regards, - Chris69 LibO 4.0.3 Windows Vista SP2 64 bits -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Calc-Guide-chapter-5-Using-graphics-in-Calc-tp4062124p4062170.html Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Calc Guide chapter 5 - Using graphics in Calc
Hi This chapter has been uploaded to ODF and placed in the Calc Drafts 4.0 folder here; http://www.odfauthors.org/libreoffice/english/calc-guide/draft-lo4/chapter-5-using-graphics-in-calc/view Wiki pages updated. Regards Johns -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Calc guide Chapter 4
Hi all. Just to let you know I've checked out chapter 4 of the Calc guide to work on. JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 13 - Master docs
Hi Kieran Thanks for taking a look. I've responded to your comment, replacing a screen-shot for better clarity of file types, but I can't answer the second part of your comment :-[ . File uploaded to ODF in the Drafts folder. And now I'm off :-D . Back next month. Regards JohnS On 08/05/2013 18:16, Kieran Peckett wrote: I have uploaded my comments to the Feedback folder. On 7 May 2013 22:31, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi I've uploaded this chapter to ODF and put it in the Writer Drafts folder. Wiki page updated too. JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscribe@** global.libreoffice.orgdocumentation%2bunsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** unsubscribe/http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** Netiquette http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/** documentation/ http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 13 - Master docs
Hi I've uploaded this chapter to ODF and put it in the Writer Drafts folder. Wiki page updated too. JohnS -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] How to downgrade from 4.0.2. to 3.6.6
Hi Gary I'm currently working through WG Chapter 13 Working with Master Documents. Regards JohnS On 25/04/2013 14:40, Gary Schnabl wrote: On 4/25/2013 5:56 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) The old lurgy of disappearing pictures seems to have reappeared (or perhaps just never went away since it's so rare). Someone has just come up with the idea of adding something to the guides tio help people avoid it. Would it make sense? Regards from Tom :) Ditto here with disappearing graphics in version 4 (now at version 4.0.3.1 on my Windows 7 system), especially those pictures anchored as characters. Personally, I anchor graphics as characters only when adding small graphics inline (such as tiny graphics embedded within a line of text)--likely the major intended purpose of anchoring graphics in that manner. There was some advice in the ODFAuthors guides to anchor pictures in figures as characters; however, I have rewritten those instructions whenever I encounter them in my version 4.x revisions of the Writer-Guide chapters. On another matter, is anybody currently reviewing the Writer-Guide chapter on master documents? In my ongoing revisions of chapters and template redesign (based upon the ODFAuthored published chapters), I am devising a general-purpose master document/template and accompanying tutorials--starting from the master document, template, and page/section considerations and working down to the specifics of their components (text, figures, and tables, among others). I started into revising the only current published master-document chapter at ODFAuthors , the 3.6 version. Perhaps, somebody is working on the version 4 chapter, so that I could then hold my criticism of the version 3.6 version and apply it to the version 4 chapter, if necessary. Gary -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 12 - TOCsIndexesBiblios
Looking at the Wiki pages: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Development/UserGuideTasks, and also https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications, it would seem the chapter has been dealt with by Jean and published.. Regards JohnS On 15/04/2013 16:39, Kieran Peckett wrote: It has now been moved to Old Drafts: does this mean that it has been reviewed and is ready for publication? On 14 April 2013 21:11, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: This chapter has been uploaded to ODF Authors, Writer Guide Drafts 4.0 folder. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+help@global.** libreoffice.org documentation%2bh...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** unsubscribe/http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** Netiquette http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/** documentation/ http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 12 - TOCsIndexesBiblios
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[libreoffice-documentation] Writer guide chapter 11 - Mail Merge
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[libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started Chapter 3 - Styles and Templates
Hi Jean The Templates Manager has evolved, and so I've updated the above chapter to reflect this, and placed it into the GS Drafts 4.0 folder. Regards JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 8 Working with graphics
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Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Unable to log in to ODFAuthors?
Hi Jean I hung on but for a while, but have no access to ODF using my johnsmith log-in. Regards JohnS On 05/03/2013 04:48, Jean Weber wrote: I've received reports that people can't log in to the updated ODFAuthors website; they're getting a message that their username cannot be found. it's an issue with the migration of the user accounts to the new site and will be fixed asap. Meanwhile, my login works, so I should be able to create accounts for active individuals who ask, while we're waiting for Andreas (our site administrator) to be able to add the full list of accounts. So... if you're actively involved, but you can't log in, let me know. Please tell me what username you want; you'll be able to set your preferred password later. --Jean -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide Chapter 7, Styles and Formatting
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[libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started Chapter 11, Graphics, Gallery and Fontwork
Hi From Hazel p.304. Adding images. First sentence is confusing; inserting from a file is mentioned twice. Better would be by inserting an image directly...from a scanner, from a file... Or the section from a file stored on your computer, could be deleted. From Tim Page 306 Inserting an image using the scanner, 2nd line should start insert rather than inserted Page 310 Deleting a theme... change You can delete only themes to You can only delete themes? Page 312 Figure 307. Points 11 16 are in a smaller font than the rest of the numbers Page 317 Line Options - Line 3 contains Use Lines Styles which should be Use Line Styles Page 318 Change Anchor - The A in A *nchor* is not bold (not sure whether my highlight will make it in the sent email) Thanks both of you. I've corrected these points in the stand-alone chapter and will post to ODF Authors later. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started Chapter 11, Graphics, Gallery and Fontwork
This chapter now on ODF Authors, Getting Started Feedback folder JohnS On 26/02/2013 21:25, John Smith wrote: Hi From Hazel p.304. Adding images. First sentence is confusing; inserting from a file is mentioned twice. Better would be by inserting an image directly...from a scanner, from a file... Or the section from a file stored on your computer, could be deleted. From Tim Page 306 Inserting an image using the scanner, 2nd line should start insert rather than inserted Page 310 Deleting a theme... change You can delete only themes to You can only delete themes? Page 312 Figure 307. Points 11 16 are in a smaller font than the rest of the numbers Page 317 Line Options - Line 3 contains Use Lines Styles which should be Use Line Styles Page 318 Change Anchor - The A in A *nchor* is not bold (not sure whether my highlight will make it in the sent email) Thanks both of you. I've corrected these points in the stand-alone chapter and will post to ODF Authors later. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] LO 4.0.1
LO 4.0.1 RC1 was released yesterday 22 Feb 13 JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Templates and out of date help
Hi Peter No bugs have been raised by me about this. If you don't have the two posts from Alex Thurgood on your computer still, from the 15th January you can find them on Nabble. In a nutshell, he asserts that A), the devs are still dealing with Template Manager, and that B), the Help files are obsolete. There has been some discussion on the list about the Help system. On 22/02/2013 08:10, Peter Schofield wrote: Hello John I am upgrading the Impress template chapter to 4.0 and have come across one little problem. The LO help on templates is still referring to the old system of template management from LO3.6 and not the new template manager in LO4.0. Have you raised this with the help team or submitted a bug report? Jean suggested I contact you about this. I am using your GS chapter 3 on templates as a base for the Impress template chapter so that the two chapters have similar instructions. Regards Peter Schofield psaut...@gmail.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO4.0 Getting Started: Chapters 9/10 - Getting Started With Math/Printing
Hi Tim Your first three points have been taken care of. An updated chapter is in the GS 4.0 Feedback folder. Your final point is somewhat debatable. There are a number of instances in the chapter where Click the Print button is not a separate point. Perhaps they ought to be, but they went through final edits. Perhaps Jean will have a view. I've taken no action at this point. Regards JohnS On 21/02/2013 20:26, Tim Lloyd wrote: Hi, Page 264: Note references an appendix. I am assuming there should be an appendix number? Page 278 - Fast insertion of formulas - should the bullets be numbers? Page 281 - Should the final http address be clickable? Printing Page 291 Printing envelopes, etc. Click the Print button should be point 3) Cheers -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Book Prefaces
Hi Jean I've added the section to the Writer Guide Preface and placed it back into the Feedback folder. JohnS On 19/02/2013 23:49, Jean Weber wrote: Some changes are needed to the Preface of the v4.0 books. These include: * Make http://ask.libreoffice.org prominent. I don't think it's even mentioned. * Remove http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/faq/ which is about TDF/LO but not user support as such. * Correct the link to the OO forum, which is now http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/ * Add section at end: New Features in LibreOffice [component] 4.0 I have made the necessary changes to the Getting Started guide Preface, both standalone and in the compiled book. I have edited the draft Writer Guide and Impress Guide Prefaces and put them into Feedback for the respective books. They still need to have the New Features section added. Sorry; I forgot to turn on change tracking when editing. --Jean -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] LO4.0 Getting Started: Chapter 3 Using Styles and Templates
Hi Jean Tim I've done a revision of that Note. I've placed the revised GS Chapter 3 StylesTemplates into the GS Feedback folder on ODF. If Tim can look again to see if it's still confusing that will be good. I fully expect the event to which it refers to be changed, as it does give me the impression it's not the intended action. JohnS On 18/02/2013 01:34, Jean Weber wrote: On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 5:14 PM, Tim Lloyd tim.ll...@gmx.com wrote: Hi, Page 63 The note contains a broken ref Page 64 Updating Styles from a document or template refers to itself Page 66 Copying Styles from a template or document contains 4) and 4) We'll fix those. Page 71 the note after point 5 is confusing to me. JohnS or I will try to improve. Page 71 Editing a template. When compared with GS3503 this is noticeably different. Point 1 advises to choose FileNewTemplates. Should this not be FileEditTemplates? Several things to do with templates have changed dramatically from v3.x to v4.0. --Jean -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Chapter 3: Using styles and templates
Thanks Hazel All three points are now incorporated into the file on ODF in the GS Feedback folder. JohnS On 18/02/2013 14:26, Hazel Russman wrote: p.63 Note at bottom of page contains bad reference. p.64. Section at bottom of page refers to itself. p.68. Creating a template from a document. The note refers to My Documents. I think that should be My Templates -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] LO 4.0 Writer Guide Chapter 4, Formatting Pages
This chapter uploaded to ODF Writer LO 4.0. Drafts folder JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] LO 4.0, Writer Guide Chapter 5
Hi This chapter uploaded to ODF Writer v4.0 Drafts folder JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Font Sizes
Hi Jean Thanks for the heads-up. The information here is comprehensive and explicit, and so does not require any further additional explanatory text. The point made by Jean-Francois is also covered here too. The information supplied by Gary is somewhere in the guide too. If I don't come across it as I work through the chapters I'll add it in. It's detailed in the bundled Help too, search on /Measurement Units/, and select /converting/. Other routes are available. Thanks JohnS On 13/02/2013 18:23, Jean Weber wrote: It's on page 12 of Chapter 7, Working with Styles, in the Writer Guide v3.6. :-) Jean On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 6:35 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Peter I'll make sure to add it into the Styles chapter JohnS On 13/02/2013 11:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello Problem solved. Jean came up with the solution. If you have a percentage figure in the font size for a style, just highlight the percentage figure and, for example, type 16pt. This turns all the percentage figures into point sizes. Maybe this should be in the Writer Guide. Regards PeterS -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Font-Sizes-tp4037037p4037081.html Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Font Sizes
Hi Peter I'll make sure to add it into the Styles chapter JohnS On 13/02/2013 11:36, PeeWee wrote: Hello Problem solved. Jean came up with the solution. If you have a percentage figure in the font size for a style, just highlight the percentage figure and, for example, type 16pt. This turns all the percentage figures into point sizes. Maybe this should be in the Writer Guide. Regards PeterS -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Font-Sizes-tp4037037p4037081.html Sent from the Documentation mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS Chapter 3, Styles and Formatting
Hi This chapter now uploaded to Feedback folder on ODF. Starting the GS Math now. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Writer Guide
Chapters 0,1,2, and 3 uploaded to ODF, Writer Draft folder. Chapter 0, Figure 1 is the same as the GS 0 guide. It can be altered as required. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] LO set-up options - View options
Hi Could someone with a Linux set-up please confirm, or otherwise, that the Automatic icon style is KDE or Gnome as stated in the documentation. In Windows it is Automatic(Tango). I'm just after confirmation of the Automatic setting. Thanks JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] LO set-up options - View options
Thank you to all who replied. May I just repeat that I only want to know what the Automatic setting is (Automatic(xx) in Tools-Options-LibreOffice-View in the User Interface icon style list box. This is only to verify the accuracy of the statement in the guide, irrespective of what we change to for our own use. If that alters anyone's answer please feel feel free to respond. Again, thank you for taking the time. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Marking up graphics
Thanks to all for opinions. I agree that 0.05cm works well and I'm going with that. JohnS On 04/02/2013 20:55, Leo Moons wrote: Hello, In the Dutch guides we use LibO green 1 and thickness 0.05 cm and do find it great. Best regards -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Draft LO 4.0 Chapter 4 - Getting started with Writer
Hi Tim The thing I usually do is select the file and then in the Actions menu item, select Check out. This locks the file, creates another copy in the folder, and you take away a copy to work on. Have 'Record changes' enabled when you open the document on your system to work on it, change what you think needs changing, or make suggestions, leaving comments (Ctrl+Alt+C) giving your reasons. Save the file on your system and change the filename by adding an underscore, your initials, an underscore and alter the date. So Title_JAS_TL_01Feb13. The date I do this way because I hate those long strings of numbers which are messy and differ country to country. When you're done, go back to ODF, select the checked out copy in the folder and then in the Actions menu, select Check in. Go to the Feedback folder, select 'Add new' and 'File' and upload your commented file. Once it's uploaded, go to the Draft LO 4.0 folder and delete the file from there. Inform the list you've uploaded a particular file. This may not be 'by the book' but it's what I've been doing, and works. Regards JohnS On 03/02/2013 05:01, Tim Lloyd wrote: Hi, I downloaded the writer guide from the ODF website but I could not see any obvious way to set status to locked. A quick look at 3.6 shows all this text is also current. However... P9 Moving quickly through a documentcontains this sentence (below the figure): The Navigation toolbar (Figure 7) shows icons for all the object types shown in the Navigator, plus some extras (for example, the results of a *Find* command). shows and shown in the same sentence? shows icons for all the object types /displayed/ in the Navigator perhaps? P12 The paragraph below Selecting a vertical block of text, the last sentence contains a number of or clauses. I think these would look better bulleted P14 The Caution: Use *Replace All* with caution; otherwise, you may end up with some hilarious (and highly embarrassing) mistakes. Personally I would be emphasising the embarassing while acknowledging, in brackets, that the mistakes may be hilarious. Cheers Tim -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started Guide
Chapters 14 and 15 uploaded to Draft 4.0 folder on ODF. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] Formatting
Hi I'm doing a chapter which has a mix of style formatting ON (Emphasis), and NOT ON (oooTextbody), for dialog names. What's the correct way to go here? Thanks JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Menu path on a Mac
Thanks Jean and Peter for replying. Peter makes a further comment; There is a statement in the Preface about using LibreOffice dialogs for opening, saving and printing. However, printing is only for Linux and Mac OSX. Windows version LO 4.0 does not have LO printing dialogs. I've revisited Preface and will use the same amended text that's used there in my relevant chapter. It now removes the confusion a Windows-only reader could have. As a final question on this, what is the full menu path used to get to ... Preferences General? Is it in Tools Options LibreOffice Preferences ...? I'd like to put it in full in the document. Thanks John Smith On 26/01/2013 21:23, Jean Weber wrote: Yes, that's correct. On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 3:48 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Can a Mac user please tell me if this statement is correct, as it appears in a chapter I'm working on. If you prefer to use the standard Mac Print dialogs, deselect the *Print dialogs – Use LibreOffice dialogs* option in *LibreOffice Preferences General*. Thanks in advance JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Menu path on a Mac
Thanks Dan Can you mail that directly to my email so I can see it please? John Smith On 27/01/2013 12:06, Dan Lewis wrote: I have attached a screen shot of LibreOffice open on the Mac. It has a panel at the top like the Unity desktop. The panel contains the menus for any window that has been selected with the left end of the panel having the name of that window. For this screen shot, I had LibreOffice 4.0.0.0Beta2 open. When LibreOffice is clicked, a menu opens with Preferences being one of the choices. So, LibreOffice Preferences General is the full menu path. --Dan On 01/27/2013 06:18 AM, John Smith wrote: Thanks Jean and Peter for replying. Peter makes a further comment; There is a statement in the Preface about using LibreOffice dialogs for opening, saving and printing. However, printing is only for Linux and Mac OSX. Windows version LO 4.0 does not have LO printing dialogs. I've revisited Preface and will use the same amended text that's used there in my relevant chapter. It now removes the confusion a Windows-only reader could have. As a final question on this, what is the full menu path used to get to ... Preferences General? Is it in Tools Options LibreOffice Preferences ...? I'd like to put it in full in the document. Thanks John Smith On 26/01/2013 21:23, Jean Weber wrote: Yes, that's correct. On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 3:48 AM, John Smith clicks...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi Can a Mac user please tell me if this statement is correct, as it appears in a chapter I'm working on. If you prefer to use the standard Mac Print dialogs, deselect the *Print dialogs – Use LibreOffice dialogs* option in *LibreOffice Preferences General*. Thanks in advance JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-documentation] GS Guide Chapter 10
Hi This chapter uploaded to ODF GS Draft 4.0 folder. JohnS -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+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/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
