http://whyopencomputing.ch/

2013-07-14 Thread Guy Waterval
Hi all, For a couple of days, there is a lot of advertising in my country for a new company that wants to offer preinstalled PC with Ubuntu : http://whyopencomputing.ch/ As I do not work with Linux, I wonder if a AOO 4.0 packet is planned for Ubuntu. If this is the case, and if you do agree, I

Re: [DISCUSS][VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Juergen Schmidt
Am Sonntag, 14. Juli 2013 um 06:35 schrieb imacat: On 2013/07/13 20:52, Ariel Constenla-Haile said: On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 12:20:32PM +0200, Marcus (OOo) wrote: Am 07/13/2013 05:14 AM, schrieb Ariel Constenla-Haile: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:54 PM, imacatima...@mail.imacat.idv.tw

Re: http://whyopencomputing.ch/

2013-07-14 Thread Juergen Schmidt
Am Sonntag, 14. Juli 2013 um 09:38 schrieb Guy Waterval: Hi all, For a couple of days, there is a lot of advertising in my country for a new company that wants to offer preinstalled PC with Ubuntu : http://whyopencomputing.ch/ As I do not work with Linux, I wonder if a AOO 4.0 packet is

Re: autocorrect macro?

2013-07-14 Thread Juergen Schmidt
Am Freitag, 12. Juli 2013 um 22:52 schrieb The weird writer: I know this is a developer’s email list, but I'm a user and since this list is filled with developers I’d like to suggest a macro. I want to be able to import autocorrect entries from Microsoft word to open office. I’d gladly

Re: [DISCUSS][VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Michal Hriň
Dňa Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:42:03 +0200 Juergen Schmidt jogischm...@gmail.com napísal: Am Sonntag, 14. Juli 2013 um 06:35 schrieb imacat: On 2013/07/13 20:52, Ariel Constenla-Haile said: On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 12:20:32PM +0200, Marcus (OOo) wrote: Am 07/13/2013 05:14 AM, schrieb Ariel

Re: autocorrect macro?

2013-07-14 Thread Jörg Schmidt
Hello, From: The weird writer [mailto:weirdwriter9...@gmail.com] I know this is a developer’s email list, but I'm a user and since this list is filled with developers I’d like to suggest a macro. I want to be able to import autocorrect entries from Microsoft word to open office.

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Hagar Delest
I installed the RC on top of a dev version and had to use the --force-all parameter with dpkg (else broken pipe error message). Rather strange. I tried the import of my old 3.4 profile and it worked rather well. Of course the toolbars of my extensions were disabled but I could access the

Re: Apache OpenOffice Wiki e-mail address confirmation

2013-07-14 Thread janI
Req. is cancelled. rgds jan I. On 10 July 2013 01:13, Tina Mcafee gallopinggilb...@gmail.com wrote: I did not request a MediaWikI code expired Please send another link to cancel this. Thank you On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:25 AM, MediaWiki Mail dev@openoffice.apache.orgwrote: Someone,

Contact message (from Peter Morgan)

2013-07-14 Thread Peter Morgan
Just to comment on your Wiki page about helping market OpenOffice... 1) worth getting the URL correct (http:// not http:/ ) for those who copy it and then wonder why it won't work. Yes, some will be able to correct this, but it reflects badly on your site/software at the same time. 2) on the

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:53:13 +0200 Hagar Delest hagar.del...@laposte.net wrote: I installed the RC on top of a dev version and had to use the --force-all parameter with dpkg (else broken pipe error message). Rather strange. I tried the import of my old 3.4 profile and it worked rather well.

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Louis Suárez-Potts
On 2013-07-14, at 10:37 , Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie wrote: On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:53:13 +0200 Hagar Delest hagar.del...@laposte.net wrote: I installed the RC on top of a dev version and had to use the --force-all parameter with dpkg (else broken pipe error message). Rather strange.

Re: [DISCUSS][VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Kay Schenk
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 8:13 AM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 3:42 AM, Juergen Schmidt jogischm...@gmail.com wrote: Am Sonntag, 14. Juli 2013 um 06:35 schrieb imacat: On 2013/07/13 20:52, Ariel Constenla-Haile said: On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 12:20:32PM +0200,

Re: autocorrect macro?

2013-07-14 Thread The weird writer
yes, that is what I am asking. this is a page about autocorrect... http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/autocorrect-spelling-and-insert-text-and-symbols-HA010354277.aspx and here is a macro to export autocorrect entries from microsoft word.

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Kay Schenk
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 3:53 AM, Hagar Delest hagar.del...@laposte.netwrote: I installed the RC on top of a dev version and had to use the --force-all parameter with dpkg (else broken pipe error message). Rather strange. This happened because build numbers were the same. The svn revisions

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Kay Schenk
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Louis Suárez-Potts lui...@gmail.comwrote: On 2013-07-14, at 10:37 , Rory O'Farrell ofarr...@iol.ie wrote: On Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:53:13 +0200 Hagar Delest hagar.del...@laposte.net wrote: I installed the RC on top of a dev version and had to use the

Re: http://whyopencomputing.ch/

2013-07-14 Thread Guy Waterval
Hi Juergen, 2013/7/14 Juergen Schmidt jogischm...@gmail.com Am Sonntag, 14. Juli 2013 um 09:38 schrieb Guy Waterval: Hi all, For a couple of days, there is a lot of advertising in my country for a new company that wants to offer preinstalled PC with Ubuntu :

Re: Where to keep release notes?

2013-07-14 Thread Kay Schenk
On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new thread. For reference here is the old policy: http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Release_criteria#Localization_requirements My new suggestion:

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Juergen Schmidt
Am Sonntag, 14. Juli 2013 um 18:37 schrieb Marcus (OOo): I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new thread. For reference here is the old policy: http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Release_criteria#Localization_requirements My new suggestion: 1. Don't make a

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Mechtilde
Hello Kay, I already wrote at 29.06.2013 12:50 under Re: [RELEASE]: propose new snapshot build based on rev. 1496831 I did a test in a clean virtualbox under Debian Wheezy 32 bit. First I installed AOO 3.4.1 without problems Then I installed the developer Snapshot from 2013-06-27 with dpkg -i

Re: [VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Jürgen Schmidt jogischm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, this is a call for vote on releasing the following release candidate as Apache OpenOffice 4.0. This will be an important release for Apache OpenOffice with bigger visible UI changes. It is a key milestone to

Re: [DISCUSS][VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Andrea Pescetti
imacat wrote: 1. I am going to give a talk in our largest local open source conference (COSCUP 2013,http://coscup.org/) on 8/3, and plan to announce OpenOffice 4.0. It is the first talk after the key notes. It would be very embarrassing to announce it without a local version released. As

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Marcus (OOo)
Am 07/14/2013 07:12 PM, schrieb Juergen Schmidt: Am Sonntag, 14. Juli 2013 um 18:37 schrieb Marcus (OOo): I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new thread. For reference here is the old policy:

Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi all, there is a mail on the German list, which describes a crash when mark something in Writer and then copy it. (Which would be a show-stopper.) The poster has deinstalled OOo3.4.1 and all previous snapshots and then installed the RC. OS is Windows 8, 64 bit. Can someone test it with

Re: Where to keep release notes?

2013-07-14 Thread Keith N. McKenna
Kay Schenk wrote: On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com

Re: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Max Merbald
Hi Regina, I reported the same thing on June 22, but I couldn't reproduce it the next day. That was not the RC of course but build 9701. I have no idea what caused it. It doesn't happen right now either, I just tried again. Max Am 14.07.2013 19:36, schrieb Regina Henschel: Hi all, there

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: Am 07/14/2013 07:11 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo)marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new thread. For reference here

Re: [DISCUSS][VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM, janI j...@apache.org wrote: On 14 July 2013 19:17, Andrea Pescetti pesce...@apache.org wrote: imacat wrote: 1. I am going to give a talk in our largest local open source conference (COSCUP 2013,http://coscup.org/) on 8/3, and plan to announce OpenOffice

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Dave Fisher
On Jul 14, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Rob Weir wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: Am 07/14/2013 07:11 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo)marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Kay Schenk
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new thread. For reference here is the old policy:

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Dave Fisher dave2w...@comcast.net wrote: On Jul 14, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Rob Weir wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: Am 07/14/2013 07:11 PM, schrieb Rob Weir: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Dave Fisher
On Jul 14, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Kay Schenk wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new thread. For reference

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new

Re: [VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Marcus (OOo)
Installed without problems, opened edited saved my usual files, all without problems or crashes. +1, lets release it. Marcus Am 07/12/2013 11:11 AM, schrieb Jürgen Schmidt: Hi all, this is a call for vote on releasing the following release candidate as Apache OpenOffice 4.0. This will

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Dave Fisher
On Jul 14, 2013, at 11:51 AM, Rob Weir wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's

Re: [DISCUSS] New localization requirements policy needed for releases

2013-07-14 Thread Ricardo Berlasso
2013/7/14 Rob Weir robw...@apache.org On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Marcus (OOo) marcus.m...@wtnet.de wrote: I tie up to Kay's suggestion to discuss a new policy. So, new topic, new thread. For reference here is the old policy:

Re: [VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Joost Andrae
Hi, +1 ...same experience... Am 14.07.2013 20:55, schrieb Marcus (OOo): Installed without problems, opened edited saved my usual files, all without problems or crashes. +1, lets release it. Marcus Kind regards, Joost

Re: autocorrect macro?

2013-07-14 Thread The weird writer
thanks for looking into this! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org

Re: autocorrect macro?

2013-07-14 Thread The weird writer
thanks for looking into this! I am eager to earn what happens - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org

Re: [VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Michal Hriň
Hi, [X] 0 Don't care Regards, Michal Hriň - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org

RE: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I don't quite understand what this means: mark something in Writer and then copy it. Is this about selecting something in Writer and copying it to the clip-board? Or is there some other action that reproduces this situation. I can test this in Windows 8 x64. - Dennis -Original

Re: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Dennis, Dennis E. Hamilton schrieb: I don't quite understand what this means: mark something in Writer and then copy it. Is this about selecting something in Writer and copying it to the clip-board? Yes, that do I mean. Or is there some other action that reproduces this situation. I

Re: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Max Merbald
Hello Dennis, it's as you said, you select a part in the text and then you right-click it and click copy, i. e. in my case it happened when I was trying to copy by mouse. But as I said it happened several weeks ago and it hasn't happened again since. My OS is Win8 64 bit too. Max Am

Re: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Raphael Bircher
Hi at all I have had a similar behavur with Win 7 64. But with select - Delete - Crash. I can verify this tomorrow morning. Greetings Raphael Am 14.07.13 22:34, schrieb Max Merbald: Hello Dennis, it's as you said, you select a part in the text and then you right-click it and click copy,

Re: [VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Raphael Bircher
-1 We can't release a version with a potential crash in selection copy/paste on windows 64 bit versions. Am 12.07.13 11:11, schrieb Jürgen Schmidt: Hi all, this is a call for vote on releasing the following release candidate as Apache OpenOffice 4.0. This will be an important release for

Re: [VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Donald Harbison
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Jürgen Schmidt jogischm...@gmail.comwrote: Hi all, this is a call for vote on releasing the following release candidate as Apache OpenOffice 4.0. This will be an important release for Apache OpenOffice with bigger visible UI changes. It is a key milestone to

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Kay Schenk
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Mechtilde o...@mechtilde.de wrote: Hello Kay, I already wrote at 29.06.2013 12:50 under Re: [RELEASE]: propose new snapshot build based on rev. 1496831 I did a test in a clean virtualbox under Debian Wheezy 32 bit. First I installed AOO 3.4.1 without

Re: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi, Regina Henschel schrieb: Hi Dennis, Dennis E. Hamilton schrieb: I don't quite understand what this means: mark something in Writer and then copy it. Is this about selecting something in Writer and copying it to the clip-board? Yes, that do I mean. Or is there some other action that

Irish Dictionary link (from Sandra)

2013-07-14 Thread Sandra
I got a new machine and need to redownload all my programs and dictionaries for Open Office. I used to have your Irish dictionary, and used it frequently. But when I try to download it (and several others, though the GB English and the Spanish loaded fine) I get the following message: Server

Re: Irish Dictionary link (from Sandra)

2013-07-14 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Sandra, Sandra schrieb: I got a new machine and need to redownload all my programs and dictionaries for Open Office. I used to have your Irish dictionary, and used it frequently. But when I try to download it (and several others, though the GB English and the Spanish loaded fine) I get the

RE: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I have not been able to duplicate this. I think more information is needed on the exact failure case. (I did encounter a FirstRun OpenOffice 4.0.0 - Fatal Error but that was about dictionary extensions and apparently a bug in the dialog about dictionaries already installed and the option to

Re: autocorrect macro?

2013-07-14 Thread The weird writer
that Macro does not work with windows. :( - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org

off topic. accessible netflix campaign now has a website.

2013-07-14 Thread The weird writer
the accessible Netflix campaign now has a fully functional website! you can view it by going to http://netflixproject.wordpress.com/ - To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands,

Re: upgrades on Linux...

2013-07-14 Thread Kay Schenk
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Kay Schenk kay.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Mechtilde o...@mechtilde.de wrote: Hello Kay, I already wrote at 29.06.2013 12:50 under Re: [RELEASE]:

Re: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Rob Weir
On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Rob Weir robw...@apache.org wrote: On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Regina Henschel rb.hensc...@t-online.de wrote: Hi, Regina Henschel schrieb: Hi Dennis, Dennis E. Hamilton schrieb: I don't quite understand what this means: mark something in Writer and

Re: [VOTE]: Release OpenOffice 4.0 (RC)

2013-07-14 Thread Shenfeng Liu
Raphael, Is there any specific defect about the crash in selection copy/paste on windows 64 bit that you concern? If yes, could you please tell the Bugzilla ID? Thanks! - Shenfeng (Simon) 2013/7/15 Raphael Bircher r.birc...@gmx.ch -1 We can't release a version with a potential crash in

Re: Installation on Windows 8, 64bit

2013-07-14 Thread Max Merbald
Hello Rob, at the time I experienced that crash on Jun 22 in build 9701 no german version was available, just the US American. However, as I said' I haven't been able to reproduce that crash since, neither with build 9701 nor with the RC. And I don't remember which panel I may have used