Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a table with equal sized rows

2017-09-19 Thread Remy Gauthier 
Hi again,
I don't know if this works for the Avery pre-cut labels #18294, but I
was able to get the layout I was looking for like this and, added
advantage, LO does the sizing for me:
1) Insert a frame, anchored to the page2) Place the frame in the center
of the page, at so many inches, cm, points from the top of the page3)
Insert a 1 row, 1 column table in the frame4) Set the row height to 10
inches5) Set the column width to 7 inches6) Reset the position of the
frame to have it sit at the correct place on the page7) Split the table
vertically into 4 columns8) Split the table horizontally into 15 rows
in equal proportions
I hope this helps.
Rémy.
Le mardi 19 septembre 2017 à 08:14 -0600, Ken Springer a écrit :
> On 9/19/17 2:21 AM, Dave Howorth wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:01:06 -0600
> > Ken Springer  wrote:
> > > This is what I am trying to do, create a page of labels to fit
> > > Avery
> > > label #18294.
> > > 
> > > LO's label creation cannot create a page for Avery letter sized
> > > labels, #18294.  But neither can MS Word for Mac 2011 and
> > > Softmaker
> > > Office 2016 for Windows.  Printing on the label slowly moves
> > > lower on
> > > each label and you get closer to the bottom of the page.  Or it
> > > moves
> > > up on the label.
> > > 
> > > Why does it do this?  I think it's because you cannot enter the
> > > correct size for the height of the label.  In all 3 programs you
> > > can
> > > only enter .66" or .67" for the height.  But neither number is
> > > correct.  The actual size of the label is two-thirds of an inch,
> > > a
> > > repeating decimal  to infinity, I.E. .6 with 6's
> > > going on forever.  So, if the programmers formulas for
> > > calculating
> > > height is limited to 2 decimal places, there is no option but to
> > > have
> > > a built-in error.
> > 
> > If you select points as the measurement unit for the document then
> > two-thirds of an inch is exactly 48 points and you can enter that
> > when
> > sizing row heights.
> > https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Selecting_Measurement_Units
> > https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Conversion_of_measurement_units
> > 
> > It looks like it works on screen but I've no idea whether it prints
> > correctly.
> 
> I just did some quick experimenting with points.  Even that may not
> work 
> right.
> 
> The margins and space between labels are .3" in width.  Which is
> 21.6 
> pts.  But, you can't enter 21.6, and have it "stick".  It gets
> rounded 
> up to 22 pts.  I think this will end up with a horizontal spacing
> error, 
> instead of the vertical error I was trying to correct.
> 
> I didn't work at this too hard, since it's just easier to use the
> Avery 
> Software, IMO, especially since the label is already included in
> their 
> software.  It's not in the LO list, or in the Word for Mac 2001
> list. 
> The label is listed in Softmaker 2016 for Windows, but it doesn't
> work 
> correctly, as the text is slowly displaced on the paper.
> 
> So, we know the Avery software appears to not stumble over this. 
> Bringing up the question, why does it work there, or how do they do
> it?
> 
> It occurred to me, maybe Avery checks the DPI of the printer, and
> uses 
> that as the basis for positioning on the paper.  I did the math with
> my 
> printer dpi (1200) and all the results for the 18294 label is in
> whole 
> numbers   If your printing is a bit off, the Avery software
> allows 
> you to "nudge" the output left, right, up, and down.
> 
> Regardless of the word processor being used, I'm done with trying to
> do 
> labels in that program.  I'm going to use the Avery software until I 
> find a label that doesn't work right.
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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[libreoffice-users] frames

2017-09-19 Thread Gary Collins 

LO 5.2.2.2 ubuntu 16.10

Hello
I have an arrangement of frames on a page which i would like to exactly 
replicate on all successive pages of the document. How do i go about this? Ive 
tried saving as a template but a) i dont know if thats right for this and b)  
even if it is i dont knoe how to get it to repest on every new page. Simply 
loading the ott file doesnt seen to do it.

Is it possible to group frames and move/copy them ss a unit? Ive tried shift 
click as per manual and ctrl click and combinations but cant seem to select 
more than one frame at a time. And its S tedious moving individual frames. 
When i try i find the document suddenly scrolls and the frame ends up in the 
wrong place or (more often) disappears completely out of sight and i am forced 
to undo and try again. There simply HAS to be a way to do this without pulling 
all my hair out???

Thanks
Gary

As an aside i want to use the frames to help arrange a multitude of smallish 
images which must be aligned in rows and _ stay_ that way. I think this *might* 
be a fairly good way to achieve this but im definitely open to better ideas.

G.


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Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - Macro - Java - Eclipse

2017-09-19 Thread Volker Lenhardt 

Hi Thomas,

Am 19.09.2017 um 13:38 schrieb Thomas Wielatt:


I do think it's quite uncomfortable to use the basic language to code 
any macros. It's possible to use Java or Python but it's not easy to add 
these macros to the document. I really do think it'll be a major 
breakthrough for LO if it's bundled with Eclipse.


Is there anyone working on this kind of feature or is there any 
developer group where to ask this question?


I can't help you with an LO IDE for Java or Python. But I found a way to 
work with embedded macros using Python under Linux. At first sight it 
seems to be complicated, but once established it works smoothly.


I made a PDF file describing my experiences - in German. Maybe you get 
some clues out of it.


https://www.uni-due.de/~abi070/count.php?id=Erfahrungsbericht.pdf

If you come up to some more straightforward solution, I'll be happy to 
get informed.


Good luck
Volker

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[libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a table with equal sized rows

2017-09-19 Thread Ken Springer 

On 9/19/17 2:21 AM, Dave Howorth wrote:

On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:01:06 -0600
Ken Springer  wrote:

This is what I am trying to do, create a page of labels to fit Avery
label #18294.

LO's label creation cannot create a page for Avery letter sized
labels, #18294.  But neither can MS Word for Mac 2011 and Softmaker
Office 2016 for Windows.  Printing on the label slowly moves lower on
each label and you get closer to the bottom of the page.  Or it moves
up on the label.

Why does it do this?  I think it's because you cannot enter the
correct size for the height of the label.  In all 3 programs you can
only enter .66" or .67" for the height.  But neither number is
correct.  The actual size of the label is two-thirds of an inch, a
repeating decimal  to infinity, I.E. .6 with 6's
going on forever.  So, if the programmers formulas for calculating
height is limited to 2 decimal places, there is no option but to have
a built-in error.


If you select points as the measurement unit for the document then
two-thirds of an inch is exactly 48 points and you can enter that when
sizing row heights.
https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Selecting_Measurement_Units
https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Conversion_of_measurement_units

It looks like it works on screen but I've no idea whether it prints
correctly.


I just did some quick experimenting with points.  Even that may not work 
right.


The margins and space between labels are .3" in width.  Which is 21.6 
pts.  But, you can't enter 21.6, and have it "stick".  It gets rounded 
up to 22 pts.  I think this will end up with a horizontal spacing error, 
instead of the vertical error I was trying to correct.


I didn't work at this too hard, since it's just easier to use the Avery 
Software, IMO, especially since the label is already included in their 
software.  It's not in the LO list, or in the Word for Mac 2001 list. 
The label is listed in Softmaker 2016 for Windows, but it doesn't work 
correctly, as the text is slowly displaced on the paper.


So, we know the Avery software appears to not stumble over this. 
Bringing up the question, why does it work there, or how do they do it?


It occurred to me, maybe Avery checks the DPI of the printer, and uses 
that as the basis for positioning on the paper.  I did the math with my 
printer dpi (1200) and all the results for the 18294 label is in whole 
numbers   If your printing is a bit off, the Avery software allows 
you to "nudge" the output left, right, up, and down.


Regardless of the word processor being used, I'm done with trying to do 
labels in that program.  I'm going to use the Avery software until I 
find a label that doesn't work right.




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[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice - Macro - Java - Eclipse

2017-09-19 Thread Thomas Wielatt 

Hi there,

I do think it's quite uncomfortable to use the basic language to code 
any macros. It's possible to use Java or Python but it's not easy to add 
these macros to the document. I really do think it'll be a major 
breakthrough for LO if it's bundled with Eclipse.


Is there anyone working on this kind of feature or is there any 
developer group where to ask this question?


Thx and greets

Thomas Wielatt

Medienverantwortlicher
Johannes-Brahms-Gymnasium (jbg-portal.de)
Höhnkoppelort 24
22179 Hamburg
Mobil: 017632487335


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Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Calc Question

2017-09-19 Thread Steve Edmonds 
Please ask the question, and hopefully someone on the mailing list can 
help you.

steve

On 19/09/17 19:42, Огнян Медаров wrote:

Hello,
   As I didn't found an answer in Help Menu and FAQ, I have a question about 
Calc
abilities. Am I on the right place?
   Best regards,
   Ognian
  



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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Creating a table with equal sized rows

2017-09-19 Thread Dave Howorth 
On Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:01:06 -0600
Ken Springer  wrote:
> This is what I am trying to do, create a page of labels to fit Avery
> label #18294.
> 
> LO's label creation cannot create a page for Avery letter sized
> labels, #18294.  But neither can MS Word for Mac 2011 and Softmaker
> Office 2016 for Windows.  Printing on the label slowly moves lower on
> each label and you get closer to the bottom of the page.  Or it moves
> up on the label.
> 
> Why does it do this?  I think it's because you cannot enter the
> correct size for the height of the label.  In all 3 programs you can
> only enter .66" or .67" for the height.  But neither number is
> correct.  The actual size of the label is two-thirds of an inch, a
> repeating decimal  to infinity, I.E. .6 with 6's
> going on forever.  So, if the programmers formulas for calculating
> height is limited to 2 decimal places, there is no option but to have
> a built-in error.

If you select points as the measurement unit for the document then
two-thirds of an inch is exactly 48 points and you can enter that when
sizing row heights.
https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Selecting_Measurement_Units
https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Conversion_of_measurement_units

It looks like it works on screen but I've no idea whether it prints
correctly.

HTH, Dave

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[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Calc Question

2017-09-19 Thread Огнян Медаров 
Hello, 
  As I didn't found an answer in Help Menu and FAQ, I have a question about Calc
abilities. Am I on the right place?  
  Best regards,  
  Ognian
 
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Re: [libreoffice-users] a pet peeve with LO Writer

2017-09-19 Thread zahra a 
hello/
just press control end to go to the end of your document and type
anything you need after your previous works!
hope that help, God bless you.

On 9/18/17, Tim-L  wrote:
>
> What happens when you set the option from 10 to 5 minutes?  The problem
> may stem from how does LibreOffice know where you were in the document
> before it "crashed".  That info must be saved somewhere outside the
> recovery document.
>
>
> What do you call a "large document"?
>
> It is nice to hear that others use the the auto-recovery.  I have needed
> it many times.
>
> To be honest, I forgot all about this option since I have not needed it
> since the 5.1.x line.
>
>
> On 09/18/2017 09:14 AM, Philip Jackson wrote:
>> A little thing which I find very annoying is the way Writer drops me
>> back at the last used cursor location immediately after making an
>> automatic save.
>>
>> When working on a large document, for safety reasons I have the
>> auto-recovery information saved every ten minutes.  If I don't remember
>> to keep clicking on the page as I scroll through doing an edit, there
>> comes a moment when the auto-recovery info gets saved and suddenly I
>> find I'm back elsewhere in the document than where I wanted to be.
>>
>> It is a very annoying and unfortunate result of a sensible saving
>> procedure.
>>
>> It happens too with manual saves are made but is less likely because
>> when I make a manual save it is most often when I have just made an edit
>> on the current page.
>>
>> Does anyone know if there is a setting in the expert configuration under
>> advanced options where this behavior could be modified so that the page
>> currently in view does not disappear when auto-recovery save is made ?
>>
>> Philip
>>
>
>
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