Re: [libreoffice-users] Thanks for the advice Tom!!!
Hi :) Thanks all :) [takes a bow] I really appreciate you guys too :) Regards from Tom :) > > From: anne-ology >To: Tom >Cc: Ian ; users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013, 18:05 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Thanks for the advice Tom!!! > > > I agree with you Ian! > > Cleaning out the cache ... re-booting ... ... ... > I think these are used to confound us ;-) > > Without Tom, many of us could remain befuddled ;-) > so I hope, Tom, you continue to spread your helpful hints. > > > > >On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 4:53 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > > >Hi :) >>Lqtm :) Thanks :) Yes, it's a magic "waggle the wires" type of answer that >>a lot of much more knowledgeable people miss. >> >>On Ubuntu's Launchpad pseudo-forums for questions about sound issues i got >>used to asking the standard questions Mark Rijckenburg would usually ask, to >>save him the time. In the same 1st response i would casually mention it >>worth unplugging and re-plugging the little green plug and the speaker's >>power-supply and switch the speakers on again. Just doing that seemed to >>fix around 60%-80% of problems! >> >>As a menu item it would need to say something like "Reset LibreOffice back >>to factory defaults" but a few people might get an unexpectedly more pure set >>of defaults than they originally had because the version in their distro's >>repo or versions on unofficial sites or Cd/Dvds might have already been >>tweaked. >> >>Anyway, i'm glad the magic worked :) >>Regards from >>Tom :) >> >> >> >> >>> >>> From: Ian Whitfield >>>To: users@global.libreoffice.org >>>Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013, 7:32 >>>Subject: [libreoffice-users] Thanks for the advice Tom!!! >> >>> >>>Hi Tom >>> >>>Just a "Shout Out" to you my friend!! >>> >>>I have noticed over the years that you are a regular informer to people >>>having problems with LO (Me included!!) And that you frequently tell them >>>to" Rename your Profile". >>> >>>Well this week I was doing some work on comparing two printouts from two >>>different Databases looking for common names, duplicates and missing names. >>>I had pulled both lists into Calc and was happily getting the job done when >>>LO froze-up, started writing to the HDD for some time and then crashed. >>> >>>I said a few choice words and re-started - 10 mins later it happened again. >>>I re-booted the whole system and tried again - same thing. >>> >>>I re-created the Calc file and tried again - same result!! >>> >>>By this time my choice words were getting VERY colourful!! I sat back and >>>thought about the problem. Then I remembered your frequent advice to "Rename >>>the Profile" so I gave it a go. >>> >>>MAGIC - all returned to its usual perfect condition and I have had no more >>>problems. >>> >>>Thanks Tom for pushing the fix and to have kept reminding us of it. I almost >>>feel that a "Rename Profile" option should be added to the Menu - what do >>>you think!!?? >>> >>>All the best and keep it up Tom >>> >>>IanW >>>Pretoria RSA >>> >> > > -- 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
Re: [libreoffice-users] Thanks for the advice Tom!!!
I agree with you Ian! Cleaning out the cache ... re-booting ... ... ... I think these are used to confound us ;-) Without Tom, many of us could remain befuddled ;-) so I hope, Tom, you continue to spread your helpful hints. On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 4:53 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) > Lqtm :) Thanks :) Yes, it's a magic "waggle the wires" type of answer > that a lot of much more knowledgeable people miss. > > On Ubuntu's Launchpad pseudo-forums for questions about sound issues i got > used to asking the standard questions Mark Rijckenburg would usually ask, > to save him the time. In the same 1st response i would casually mention it > worth unplugging and re-plugging the little green plug and the speaker's > power-supply and switch the speakers on again. Just doing that seemed to > fix around 60%-80% of problems! > > As a menu item it would need to say something like "Reset LibreOffice > back to factory defaults" but a few people might get an unexpectedly more > pure set of defaults than they originally had because the version in their > distro's repo or versions on unofficial sites or Cd/Dvds might have already > been tweaked. > > Anyway, i'm glad the magic worked :) > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > > > From: Ian Whitfield > >To: users@global.libreoffice.org > >Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013, 7:32 > >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Thanks for the advice Tom!!! > > > >Hi Tom > > > >Just a "Shout Out" to you my friend!! > > > >I have noticed over the years that you are a regular informer to people > having problems with LO (Me included!!) And that you frequently tell them > to" Rename your Profile". > > > >Well this week I was doing some work on comparing two printouts from two > different Databases looking for common names, duplicates and missing names. > I had pulled both lists into Calc and was happily getting the job done when > LO froze-up, started writing to the HDD for some time and then crashed. > > > >I said a few choice words and re-started - 10 mins later it happened > again. I re-booted the whole system and tried again - same thing. > > > >I re-created the Calc file and tried again - same result!! > > > >By this time my choice words were getting VERY colourful!! I sat back and > thought about the problem. Then I remembered your frequent advice to > "Rename the Profile" so I gave it a go. > > > >MAGIC - all returned to its usual perfect condition and I have had no > more problems. > > > >Thanks Tom for pushing the fix and to have kept reminding us of it. I > almost feel that a "Rename Profile" option should be added to the Menu - > what do you think!!?? > > > >All the best and keep it up Tom > > > >IanW > >Pretoria RSA > > > -- 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
Re: [libreoffice-users] Thanks for the advice Tom!!!
Hi :) Lqtm :) Thanks :) Yes, it's a magic "waggle the wires" type of answer that a lot of much more knowledgeable people miss. On Ubuntu's Launchpad pseudo-forums for questions about sound issues i got used to asking the standard questions Mark Rijckenburg would usually ask, to save him the time. In the same 1st response i would casually mention it worth unplugging and re-plugging the little green plug and the speaker's power-supply and switch the speakers on again. Just doing that seemed to fix around 60%-80% of problems! As a menu item it would need to say something like "Reset LibreOffice back to factory defaults" but a few people might get an unexpectedly more pure set of defaults than they originally had because the version in their distro's repo or versions on unofficial sites or Cd/Dvds might have already been tweaked. Anyway, i'm glad the magic worked :) Regards from Tom :) > > From: Ian Whitfield >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013, 7:32 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Thanks for the advice Tom!!! > >Hi Tom > >Just a "Shout Out" to you my friend!! > >I have noticed over the years that you are a regular informer to people having >problems with LO (Me included!!) And that you frequently tell them to" Rename >your Profile". > >Well this week I was doing some work on comparing two printouts from two >different Databases looking for common names, duplicates and missing names. I >had pulled both lists into Calc and was happily getting the job done when LO >froze-up, started writing to the HDD for some time and then crashed. > >I said a few choice words and re-started - 10 mins later it happened again. I >re-booted the whole system and tried again - same thing. > >I re-created the Calc file and tried again - same result!! > >By this time my choice words were getting VERY colourful!! I sat back and >thought about the problem. Then I remembered your frequent advice to "Rename >the Profile" so I gave it a go. > >MAGIC - all returned to its usual perfect condition and I have had no more >problems. > >Thanks Tom for pushing the fix and to have kept reminding us of it. I almost >feel that a "Rename Profile" option should be added to the Menu - what do you >think!!?? > >All the best and keep it up Tom > >IanW >Pretoria RSA > >-- 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 > > > > -- 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] Thanks for the advice Tom!!!
Hi Tom Just a "Shout Out" to you my friend!! I have noticed over the years that you are a regular informer to people having problems with LO (Me included!!) And that you frequently tell them to" Rename your Profile". Well this week I was doing some work on comparing two printouts from two different Databases looking for common names, duplicates and missing names. I had pulled both lists into Calc and was happily getting the job done when LO froze-up, started writing to the HDD for some time and then crashed. I said a few choice words and re-started - 10 mins later it happened again. I re-booted the whole system and tried again - same thing. I re-created the Calc file and tried again - same result!! By this time my choice words were getting VERY colourful!! I sat back and thought about the problem. Then I remembered your frequent advice to "Rename the Profile" so I gave it a go. MAGIC - all returned to its usual perfect condition and I have had no more problems. Thanks Tom for pushing the fix and to have kept reminding us of it. I almost feel that a "Rename Profile" option should be added to the Menu - what do you think!!?? All the best and keep it up Tom IanW Pretoria RSA -- 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
