Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1438011] Re: document viewer

2019-07-21 Thread octalman
I regret that I'm presently unable to test.  My install is Ubuntu 14 (though up-to-date).  I've been ill the past two years and not been able to keep up.  It looks like it will be longer still before I can test or update.  Best wishes. Wilbur Killebrew On Jul 21, 2019, 5:55 AM, at 5:55 AM, Paul

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 935584] Re: gnome image viewer (eog) shows only black for certain images

2016-09-09 Thread octalman
This bug just hit me: Ubuntu 14.04 (up-to-date), Thunderbird 45.0, E(G 10.3.2. Other applications using EOG fail also. Issues message saying signature 0x89 0x50 isn't vald JPEG signature. The filename has .jpg extension. These pictures (there are four) display correctly on both my andrioid

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 935584] Re: gnome image viewer (eog) shows only black for certain images

2016-09-09 Thread octalman
This bug just hit me: Ubuntu 14.04 (up-to-date), Thunderbird 45.0, E(G 10.3.2. Other applications using EOG fail also. Issues message saying signature 0x89 0x50 isn't vald JPEG signature. The filename has .jpg extension. These pictures (there are four) display correctly on both my andrioid

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1400214] Re: LibreOffice no longer converts text to table correctly

2016-01-18 Thread octalman
It's been so long since I reported this that I no longer recall the details.  I'll check to see what I can find. Sent from TypeApp On Jan 18, 2016, 1:35 PM, at 1:35 PM, "Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penal...@gmail.com> wrote: >octalman, thank you for reporting th

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1506696] Re: Bullets and numbering ignores paragraph formatting

2015-11-02 Thread octalman
This bug is for Libre Office, not Open Office. Sorry, I forgot (been using OO and LO since 1999). Please change the report to LO. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04, up to date. On 10/17/2015 01:43 PM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: > octalman, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubu

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1506696] [NEW] Bullets and numbering ignores paragraph formatting

2015-10-15 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: After years of fighting OO Writer's bullets and numbering, I have finally discovered at least part of the problem. It appears to consist of two parts. 1. There is no "No, I don't want bullets and numbering" for a selected paragraph. Both the formatting drop-down/paragraph

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1438011] [NEW] document viewer

2015-03-29 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: Evince has some usability issues with locked files: 1. When a locked PDF is saved, it cannot be saved to iself, as LibreOffice does for ordinary files. This is an issue with IRS and State of Texas filing documents. They can be edited after having been saved, but must be

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1417155] Re: LibreOffice ignores HP 8600 printer settings

2015-03-29 Thread octalman
This is still an issue with LibreOffice. I have to save my files as PDF's to be able to print them double-sided. Also, LibreOffice's print menu popup should be dumped and LO use the same one that Firefox and Document viewer (Evince) use. -- You received this bug notification because you are a

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1417155] Re: LibreOffice ignores printer settings

2015-02-03 Thread octalman
Similar problems were reported as: [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex This bug no longer appears in my bug list. I found this by scanning through my e-mail. The situation has worsened such that LibreOffice Writer now won't print duplex at all. Thunderbird just now printed an

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1417155] Re: LibreOffice ignores printer settings

2015-02-03 Thread octalman
and no hook available, ignoring wilbur@Dave2:~$ Same message on re-try. Also got a popup message saying no additional information was collected. Wilbur Killebrew On 02/02/2015 11:26 AM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: octalman, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Please

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1399135] Re: LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a table cell vertically

2015-02-02 Thread octalman
** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1399135 Title: LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1400214] Re: LibreOffice no longer converts text to table correctly

2015-01-05 Thread octalman
There is a fix for this problem, but the fix is barely better than the original. It now converts successive lines of the source into separate tables! NOT what is desired. Convert text to table should convert successive lines of the source into successive rows in the destination table - a single

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1400214] [NEW] LibreOffice no longer converts text to table correctly

2014-12-07 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: Text-to-table conversion converts into a single line/row of cells. This isn't correct. It should honor line breaks (or some arbitrary separator) and place succeeding column cells in a new row. There used to be an option in the conversion which allowed the user to specify

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1399135] Re: LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a table cell vertically

2014-12-05 Thread octalman
to access Launchpad on your behalf. Press any key to continue or wait (5) seconds... Waiting to hear from Launchpad about your decision... (process:17884): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_slice_set_config: assertion 'sys_page_size == 0' failed On 12/04/2014 07:42 AM, Christopher M. Penalver wrote: octalman

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-12-04 Thread octalman
This bug is undead. When printing from LibreOffice, the duplex option is ignored. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390994 Title: Lost ability to print duplex Status in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1399135] [NEW] LibreOffice Writer no longer splits a table cell vertically

2014-12-04 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: This used to work correctly. When I tried recently to split a LibreOffice Writer table cell into two or more horizontally aligned sub- cell columns (vertical split), the split was made horizontally, resulting in additional lines within the cell instead of additional columns

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-25 Thread octalman
I think I have found what causes this problem. I have two printers attached, the HP 8600 with a duplexer, and an HP C7180. Everything works as it should so long as I use only the 8600. However, when I use the C7180, then use the 8600 again, the printer controls have forgotten that the 8600 was

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-20 Thread octalman
Duplexing no longer works (again) I just printed a job from Libre Office for which the duplex option was ignored. Both the File menu and the libre office print display show duplexing to be enabled and selected, but the printer produces two single-sided sheets. -- You received this bug

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-20 Thread octalman
When I generate a multi-page PDF from wikipedia, it prints double-sided. That's why I reported earlier that duplexing was fixed. but, not with Libre Office. I just now saved the *.odt libre office job I reported a bit ago as a PDF and printed it. It prints single-sided, just like the *.odt.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-20 Thread octalman
When a multi-page document is printed directly from a wikipedia article (not PDF) or any other web page, it prints double-sided if I remember to to check the printer options and change to duplex. Not a terribly convenient configuration -- but how many options do you want to show on a single page?

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-17 Thread octalman
This bug has been resolved by a recent update. Duplexing now works. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1390994 Title: Lost ability to print duplex Status in “cups” package

Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390994] Re: Lost ability to print duplex

2014-11-12 Thread octalman
As I stated in my report, my HP 8600 Printer has a duplexer unit. Requests for double-sided printing (from Ubuntu) worked properly until a recent Ubuntu upgrade. The duplexer works properly in local manual mode, just as it did before. The problem I'm reporting is that it appears that something

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1390997] [NEW] Firefox crashes

2014-11-09 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: This report may be stale news, as I haven't been able to take the time for several weeks to file a report. After upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 a couple of months ago, I found that Firefox will crash the system so hard that power has to be removed to restart. This happened

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1272448] [NEW] December 2013 updates to 12.04 LTS cause multiple problems

2014-01-24 Thread octalman
Public bug reported: December 2013 and January 2014 updates have caused numerous usability problems. Some disappear, then reappear. All the following are current. 1. Firefox and Thunderbird no longer find internet connection when connected wirelessly. System reports wireless connection is