[libreoffice-users] Re: Selection List editing --SOLVED
Mr. Quadri guessed exactly what I was meaning as well as having the correct solution to my particular issue. Gracious thanks also to Mr. Barker for clarifying that "selection list" will mean something different in different circumstances and explaining the differences. I was refering to his first scenario wherein one right clicks on a cell, and a context menu is presented with "selection list" at the bottom. I only needed to edit the document to eliminate the unwanted items in that list. Thanks very much to all of you for being available and sharing your wealth of knowledge and varying viewpoints. -- Registered Linux user #287453 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Selection List editing
Have looked for an hour online and in the help texts trying to figure out how to edit what I see in the Selection List when I right click on a cell in Calc and get the pulldown list. I've been through the data validity drill but see nothing in the "list" there. And I've gone through the autocorrect options with no help. I don't see any of the text that is in my "selection list" displayed in the Autocorrect options at all. I found the files in the users .config directory but they don't appear to be editable via text tools. LibreOffice 3.5:build-413 on openSuSE 12.2 in KDE 4.8.5 Thanks to those who know for your help! -- "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe --- Registered Linux user #287453 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: graphic doesn't print the outlines
Linux 3.1.10-1.9-desktop x86_64 System: openSUSE 12.1 (x86_64) KDE: 4.7.2 (4.7.2) "release 5" LibreOffice: 3.4.5 OOO340m1 (Build:1505) Printing to: Epson CX9400 FAX/Scan/Print/Copy device attached to my wife's 12.1 box in the other room (via Samba) Driver: Epson Stylus CX9400F - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.7 (color, 2-sided printing) Haven't had time to read through the wiki although I did read several topics of the help files, which didn't seem to answer the question about why the border layer doesn't print when all layers are enabled. But I'm also quite a newbie to creating a "layered" document. I most commonly only use word processing or spreadsheeting functions. In any case, I eventually got the result I wanted, but it takes 2 passes through the printer to do it. I first *disable* printing of the "border layer" and print the document with all other layers enabled. Then I put the sheet back in the printer and print with the border layer now enabled and the Color Bar and Text layers *disabled*. There's more than one way to skin a cat as they say...kinda gruesome but it seems a well recognized phrase. When looking at the "print preview" with all layers enabled it all looks fine. But it sure wouldn't print those borders for some reason. I did try "arranging" the various parts of the image. Bring to front, move to back, etc. but it seemed to have no effect on the output. Thanks for taking a look! http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3952514/Warning_Labels.odg Warning_Labels.odg Tom wrote > > Hi :) > Hmmm, could you upload the file to Nabble so that we could all have a > look? Which Operating System are you using; Xp, some other Windows, > Ubuntu, some other Gnu&Linux, Mac? Also any idea which version of > LibreOffice? > > Chapter 11 in official documentation might help > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications > errr, the wiki-page has 3rd party documentation and drafts that are going > through 'final' proof-reading as well as the guides for the 3.3.x that > were published on the official LibreOffice website. > Regards from > Tom :) > - "Microsoft Certified Professionals are to the computing industry, what McDonalds Certified Food Specialists are to gourmet restaurants." -Michael Bacarella 3/15/2000 -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/graphic-doesn-t-print-the-outlines-tp3942859p3952514.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] graphic doesn't print the outlines
Hi all. I used Writer to design a silly little simple "label" with a couple of small images and some text. I selected all of the image components (not "grouped") and chose to set the Line / Continuous / 0.02. THEN I individually selected the images and text boxes and set "Lines - Invisible" So I don't want any lines in the middle but want the label to print with a clear outer border. I reproduced that 8 times on the page. It looks fine in the print preview. But when printed, there is no outer border shown on the labels. Any hints? Thanks! -- --- "It is not a sign of good health to be well-adjusted to a sick society." J. Krishnamurti --- Registered Linux user #287453 -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Help w Spreadsheet function?
Hi all. I want to make a spreadsheet that has a cell that has a little pulldown list arrow on the side of the cell, so that when you click the arrow, you see a list of things you can choose that populates the cell. I'm not a "strong" spreadsheet user, so when I'm looking at the help file I'm not sure what all the references are to this form and that data filter, etc. It's all very confusing when you don't really know what they are referencing. I've been poking around using this example I have for instance of a checkbook regsiter type of spreadsheet. There is one page of the spreadsheet for "catagories" for instance which is just a list of "catagories" like Food, Clothing, etc. Then on the MAIN spreadsheet page in the cell you just click the button and pick the catagory. But I don't see any "formulas" that I can copy that make this happen in the one I'm trying to build. Anyone care to teach? Thanks! Steve -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: Frequent crashing
Jean-Baptiste Faure wrote: > > > This file is indeed the crash log of your Java virtual machine. > I suggest you to give a try to the vanilla version of LibreOffice : > http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ > > This looked to be a great suggestion but before going down that road (I was still reviewing posts in search of similar issues) I found a few suggestions that I THINK have solved the problem. I've done some heavy editing and played with some files and have had no further issues so I'm calling my problem solved at this point. I changed a couple of things but if I were to wager I'd say it was this that fixed it: 1. Under LibreOffice -Java I verified that I have actually *marked* the Java run-time environment that I want being used. Currently that is 1.6.0_26 but neither that one NOR 1.6.0_22 that is also shown were actually "enabled". Also verified that there is no Openjdk listed there. Apparently some have problems with that. Both of mine actually are Sun versions. I also did these two things: 2. Disabled Enable experimental (unstable) features. No idea why I had that enabled. 3. Enabled Open/Save Dialogs option to Use LibreOffice dialogs. I've read that this not being selected may cause issues with the SaveAs option according to reading. So for now she seems to be running stable and I've not had the ap crash NOR have I had the system lock up or freeze, or do anything weird at all since changing those things. Once again, this forum has helped resolve something that's been nagging me for MONTHS. This is me now! Many thanks to those who contribute and keep the knowledge flowing. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Frequent-crashing-tp3205545p3218085.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: LO3.3.1-Older OO "Feature" still in LO - How to disable "pop-up" Menus?
emarkay wrote: > > Ya' know the "Table" one that appears sometimes when you click something > in a table. > > This also happens with other operations; ... if I wanted this > menu, I'd already have it there... > Bump on this. Exactly what I was looking for an answer to. Doesn't anyone know how to keep those pop-outs from popping? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LO3-3-1-Older-OO-Feature-still-in-LO-How-to-disable-pop-up-Menus-tp2653048p320.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering?
Because I really like closure, thought I would post the resolution to the problem of the file I lost. Admittedly a fairly unsophisticated user of the office suite, I overlooked a very easy answer to the problem of recovering the file that crashed and ended up being completely empty Find the backup copy. I didn't even realize one existed! But after continuing to review posts in this excellent forum and getting a few ideas here and there about how to stabilize my also-frequently-crashing office suite, I became aware of the option in the Tools / Options menu that allows for a backup copy to be saved. Once I found the Paths option and located the hidden subfolders where backups and various other LibreOffice system files are saved, I discovered (to my great joy!) the most recent backed up copy of that trashed file! I thank all the folks that attempted to recover the document and offered suggestions. But in this case, the simplest answer of all seems to have been just overlooked by everyone. It's a complex set of tools and software, so it's not surprising that there is a lot to learn if one wants to become a proficient user. The experience and subsequent follow-up has taught me a lot. I just really appreciate the hard work and dedication of the entire team of folks who have made this open source solution even POSSIBLE and I thank you all for your continued efforts at improving it. Overall satisfactory and very beneficial results have been achieved. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3211104.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Frequent crashing
Have been having significant trouble keeping LibreOffice Writer running. Lost a pretty important file recently and some helpful soul had suggested there should be some sort of logs being generated during these events. I'm one of those users who knows enough to make him dangerous, HOWEVER, I think I have found the log files being generated when this puppy gags. There are several of these all during the time frame that the software kept crashing on me the other night. These files are all similar if not exactly the same and seem to be giving me the idea that the problem is related to Java. I'm not sure just how Java is related to the LO suite, but the well of what I don't know is a deep one. I'm going to make an attempt here at attaching the file for review by anyone who might be able to help. Thanks! http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3205545/hs_err_pid4845.log hs_err_pid4845.log -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Frequent-crashing-tp3205545p3205545.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering?
Thank you very much for the confirmation Dennis, however unfortunate. I do appreciate the work you did to help. I guess my next problem to solve is... why did this happen? It seems a tough nut to crack. There are obviously bugs in any software. However, there may well also be a hardware issue involved here. I'll start a different thread to see if there can be help resolving that dilemma. On 07/24/2011 01:06 AM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: Thanks for sending me the file. WinZip confirmed that the file is damaged and not usable. I looked at it in a hex editor and confirmed that it is indeed an ODF Text (.odt) file. The initial part of the Zip is there, and then suddenly the data is all zeros starting in the middle of a PNG image that is part of the document. The file is completely 00 bytes until nearly the end, where a part of the file entry for META-INF/manifest.xml appears. Even that appears to be damaged and the end of the file may have been truncated or not produced yet. There is no recoverable information of any value whatsoever in the file. Sorry, - Dennis -Original Message- From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 18:57 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: 'JeepNut' Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering? Oh wait, I have a bad feeling about this. You don't still have the Kwrite file? You took the Kwrite file into LibreOffice and started to edit it? Did it ever get save as a different file, or did you save it atop the Kwrite file, with the original no-file-extension name? I'd like to see that too. The list won't transfer attachments. But you can send it as an attachment to me directly. I am very curious what beast that is. - Dennis -----Original Message- From: JeepNut [mailto:jeep...@zoho.com] Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 18:21 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering? Thanks for making a stab at this Tom. Here is the file. Was saved as a common text file originally with Kwrite so it had no file extension. Subsequently I got more complex with it and started edit it in LibreOffice. So I have to assume it saved as an .odt file, but the extension was never shown. Steve (aka JeepNut) On 07/22/2011 02:00 PM, Tom Davies [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: Hi :) If it's saved in odt or docX then you could try opening the file with an archive manager. I might be able to have a look in Ubuntu using LibreOffice 3.3.2 if you send me the attachment off-list. Regards from Tom :) From: John B<[hidden email] > To: [hidden email] Sent: Fri, 22 July, 2011 18:37:22 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] help recovering? I do not know if this will help, but viewers can be more forgiving than editors. Try http://www.officeviewers.com/ or http://visioo-writer.tuxfamily.org/EN/index_3.html if it does - you will have to copy& paste back into LO again you might have to google a few more until you find one that works. regards John B ------ On 22/07/2011 17:42, JeepNut wrote: Hoping for some good news here. Am using the openSuSE branded version of LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1 on openSuSE 11.3 and KDE 4.4.4-1.5. Was editing a document that is pretty important (to me at least) and during the process had tried to add a footnote. I was editing the text in the footnote and almost immediately there was some flashing of the screen and LibreOffice crashed, locking up the entire PC. No mouse control, no keyboard control, nothing. So I had to "reset" the PC. Now the document is fubar. When I try to open it, LibreOffice attempts to recover but fails. Then it tries to repair the file but opens only a blank page. I've tried to open it without an extension and get a list of a variety of application types to attempt any modicum of recovery, but no matter what I try to open it with it either fails, or opens in a file of unreadable gibberish. I'd be THRILLED if someone would be able to actually recover this document for me. Nothing secret in it, I'd be happy to email it to anyone who'd like to give it a try. Even just to get back the text out of it so that I could rebuild would be fabulous. Any chance at all to recover? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3191906.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3781 - Release Date: 07/22/11 10:32:00 -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [hidden email] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.or
[libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering?
Thanks for making a stab at this Tom. Here is the file. Was saved as a common text file originally with Kwrite so it had no file extension. Subsequently I got more complex with it and started edit it in LibreOffice. So I have to assume it saved as an .odt file, but the extension was never shown. Steve (aka JeepNut) On 07/22/2011 02:00 PM, Tom Davies [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: > Hi :) > If it's saved in odt or docX then you could try opening the file with > an archive > manager. I might be able to have a look in Ubuntu using LibreOffice > 3.3.2 if > you send me the attachment off-list. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > From: John B <[hidden email] > > > To: [hidden email] > Sent: Fri, 22 July, 2011 18:37:22 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] help recovering? > > I do not know if this will help, but viewers can be more forgiving than > editors. > > Try > > http://www.officeviewers.com/ > > or > > http://visioo-writer.tuxfamily.org/EN/index_3.html > > if it does - you will have to copy & paste back into LO again > > you might have to google a few more until you find one that works. > > regards > > John B > > -- > > > On 22/07/2011 17:42, JeepNut wrote: > > > Hoping for some good news here. > > Am using the openSuSE branded version of LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 > > (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1 on openSuSE 11.3 and KDE 4.4.4-1.5. > > > > Was editing a document that is pretty important (to me at least) and > during > > the process had tried to add a footnote. > > I was editing the text in the footnote and almost immediately there > was some > > flashing of the screen and LibreOffice crashed, locking up the > entire PC. > > No mouse control, no keyboard control, nothing. > > So I had to "reset" the PC. > > Now the document is fubar. When I try to open it, LibreOffice > attempts to > > recover but fails. > > Then it tries to repair the file but opens only a blank page. > > I've tried to open it without an extension and get a list of a > variety of > > application types to attempt any modicum of recovery, but no matter > what I > > try to open it with it either fails, or opens in a file of unreadable > > gibberish. > > I'd be THRILLED if someone would be able to actually recover this > document > > for me. > > Nothing secret in it, I'd be happy to email it to anyone who'd like > to give > > it a try. Even just to get back the text out of it so that I could > rebuild > > would be fabulous. > > > > Any chance at all to recover? > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > >http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3191906.html > > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3781 - Release Date: > 07/22/11 > >10:32:00 > > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: 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/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: 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/users/ > 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/help-recovering-tp3191906p3192084.html > > To unsubscribe from help recovering?, click here > <http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=3191906&code=SmVlcE51dEB6b2hvLmNvbXwzMTkxOTA2fC0yNzQwMDg1ODg=>. > > -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3194526.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering?
Thanks John. Officeviewers seems "Windows" related, no such stuff on my systems here. I've declared it illegal to have in my home. Didn't have any luck w/ visioo-writer. Could not make it compile. But I apprecate the idea. Thanks! John B-2 wrote: > > I do not know if this will help, but viewers can be more forgiving than > editors. > > Try > > http://www.officeviewers.com/ > > or > > http://visioo-writer.tuxfamily.org/EN/index_3.html > > if it does - you will have to copy & paste back into LO again > > you might have to google a few more until you find one that works. > > regards > > John B > > ------ > > > On 22/07/2011 17:42, JeepNut wrote: >> Hoping for some good news here. >> Am using the openSuSE branded version of LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 >> (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1 on openSuSE 11.3 and KDE 4.4.4-1.5. >> >> Was editing a document that is pretty important (to me at least) and >> during >> the process had tried to add a footnote. >> I was editing the text in the footnote and almost immediately there was >> some >> flashing of the screen and LibreOffice crashed, locking up the entire PC. >> No mouse control, no keyboard control, nothing. >> So I had to "reset" the PC. >> Now the document is fubar. When I try to open it, LibreOffice attempts >> to >> recover but fails. >> Then it tries to repair the file but opens only a blank page. >> I've tried to open it without an extension and get a list of a variety of >> application types to attempt any modicum of recovery, but no matter what >> I >> try to open it with it either fails, or opens in a file of unreadable >> gibberish. >> I'd be THRILLED if someone would be able to actually recover this >> document >> for me. >> Nothing secret in it, I'd be happy to email it to anyone who'd like to >> give >> it a try. Even just to get back the text out of it so that I could >> rebuild >> would be fabulous. >> >> Any chance at all to recover? >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3191906.html >> Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3781 - Release Date: 07/22/11 >> 10:32:00 >> >> > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3194523.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering?
Thanks Tom. I understand and that's part of the mystery here. The longer story is that I've been having problems with the system "spontaneously resetting" or just freezing up like this for several months. At first, like many, I cried to myself in my personal system log about the upgrade to 11.3 being the problem, then about KDE being the problem, then about LibreOffice being the problem, but started to finally realize it cannot be that all the software suddenly became "buggy". I kind of have to do that. I log my gripes rather than take them to a forum. After I've read and re-read my inane whining, I come to other conclusions. One of them was the perhaps a memory had failed. So I bought 2 new sticks about a month ago. Problems with Firefox have disappeared, it no longer crashes constantly and the same for several other "unstable" apps I had trouble with. Big improvement, but I still have trouble keeping specifically LibreOffice running for some reason and still have this freezing of the machine. Although the spontaneous reboots have not recurred. So I am intrigued with the idea that maybe the video card causes this. I'm going to pull the box open and try reseating it and see what happens afterward. Of course to know if that works will take some time. And it won't fix the immediate issue with this specific file, but maybe no further problems afterward. I haven't had luck with it so I'll send that along to you off list and hope for the best. BTW the cautions you give are well taken. But I'm an intermediate level hack w/ the PC. Been a PC hardware/software junkie since Kaypro 486 days and DOS 2.2. But that was before I saw the light and jumped on the Linux wagon. I've built several PC's over the years, this PC from scratch about 4 or 5 years ago and it's been very reliable and worked great until just recently. The graphics card in this one is XFX GEForce 6800 GS 256Mb and isn't very old. Maybe one year or less. I keep the dust off things internally about 2 or 3 times a year as the PC is in a clear arcylic case so it's easy to see when she's dirtied up. So the card fan can be observed functional and not terribly dusty at this time but it may benefit from being reseated. I'll do that and see what happens going forward. Thanks for that suggestion. Tom Davies wrote: > > Hi :) > It's also not likely that a single app would crash the whole machine like > that. > One of the top 3 priorities of Gnu&Linux is that individual processes can > fail > without affecting the rest of the system. Hence no Bsods. Is your > machine > overheating severly? Are you using a laptop or something with inadequate > cooling? Is your graphics card not pushed in properly or getting > extremely > hot? Ram-sticks or cpu? My money would be on the graphics chips > over-heating > or wobbly graphics card. > > > If it is a desktop machine are you confident enough about opening the case > and > getting rid of some of the dust without touching any of the components or > the > mbord or anything? Which country are you in? In England the normal 3 pin > mains > earths the case so even though you would still need to turn off the > machine at > the back and at the wall you could remove static from your hands at that > point > by touching the case. In the US it could be dangerous to touch the case > even > with the power off. The static on your fingers and the oily grease even > on > carefully washed hands is enough to damage some components inside the > machine so > take care! > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > > From: JeepNut <jeep...@zoho.com> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Sent: Fri, 22 July, 2011 17:42:36 > Subject: [libreoffice-users] help recovering? > > Hoping for some good news here. > Am using the openSuSE branded version of LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 > (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1 on openSuSE 11.3 and KDE 4.4.4-1.5. > > Was editing a document that is pretty important (to me at least) and > during > the process had tried to add a footnote. > I was editing the text in the footnote and almost immediately there was > some > flashing of the screen and LibreOffice crashed, locking up the entire PC. > No mouse control, no keyboard control, nothing. > So I had to "reset" the PC. > Now the document is fubar. When I try to open it, LibreOffice attempts to > recover but fails. > Then it tries to repair the file but opens only a blank page. > I've tried to open it without an extension and get a list of a variety of > application types to attempt any modicum of recovery, but no matter what I > try to open it with
[libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering?
On 07/22/2011 09:42 AM, JeepNut wrote: > Hoping for some good news here. > Am using the openSuSE branded version of LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 > (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1 on openSuSE 11.3 and KDE 4.4.4-1.5. > > Was editing a document that is pretty important (to me at least) and > during > the process had tried to add a footnote. > I was editing the text in the footnote and almost immediately there was > some > flashing of the screen and LibreOffice crashed, locking up the entire PC. > No mouse control, no keyboard control, nothing. > So I had to "reset" the PC. > Now the document is fubar. When I try to open it, LibreOffice attempts to > recover but fails. > Then it tries to repair the file but opens only a blank page. > I've tried to open it without an extension and get a list of a variety of > application types to attempt any modicum of recovery, but no matter what I > try to open it with it either fails, or opens in a file of unreadable > gibberish. > I'd be THRILLED if someone would be able to actually recover this document > for me. > Nothing secret in it, I'd be happy to email it to anyone who'd like to > give > it a try. Even just to get back the text out of it so that I could > rebuild > would be fabulous. > > Any chance at all to recover? ... Open it with archive manager and see if there is any info in content.xml. Any surviable text should be in that file. BTW: Do you by chance have an intel graphics card in your system? Nope. XFX GEForce 6800 GS 256Mb, -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3194503.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: help recovering?
On 7/22/2011 8:26 PM, planas wrote: > Sorry about the problem. One idea I have is make copy of the file and > change the extension to txt. My idea is that the formatting data would > then be ignored when you open the copy. If it works you may get some > formatting gibberish included with the text. > > -- Jay Lozier odt files are zip archives. Changing the extension to txt is almost guaranteed to get you nowhere. If you make a copy and change the extension to .zip, and if you succeed in unzipping it, you will find interesting things in there. The file Content.xml contains your text with xml stuff, but if you work at it you may be able to extract your data. There may be extractor programs that will do this for you. The downside in all this is that if the odt file is damaged, the zip archiver may not be able to open it. David Teague Thaks David / Jay, Indeed the .txt file test yields no help, just gibberish with no intellegible text. .zip extenstion shows nothing but a blank when I try to open that with Ark. Content.xml file? ... isn't this "windows" related? I did a search on the file and there don't appear to be any file called that on the system. I do appreciate the effort at help though... -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3194501.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] help recovering?
Hoping for some good news here. Am using the openSuSE branded version of LibreOffice 3.3.3 OOO330m19 (Build:301) tag libreoffice-3.3.3.1 on openSuSE 11.3 and KDE 4.4.4-1.5. Was editing a document that is pretty important (to me at least) and during the process had tried to add a footnote. I was editing the text in the footnote and almost immediately there was some flashing of the screen and LibreOffice crashed, locking up the entire PC. No mouse control, no keyboard control, nothing. So I had to "reset" the PC. Now the document is fubar. When I try to open it, LibreOffice attempts to recover but fails. Then it tries to repair the file but opens only a blank page. I've tried to open it without an extension and get a list of a variety of application types to attempt any modicum of recovery, but no matter what I try to open it with it either fails, or opens in a file of unreadable gibberish. I'd be THRILLED if someone would be able to actually recover this document for me. Nothing secret in it, I'd be happy to email it to anyone who'd like to give it a try. Even just to get back the text out of it so that I could rebuild would be fabulous. Any chance at all to recover? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/help-recovering-tp3191906p3191906.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+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/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
