Re: [tdf-discuss] Version 3.6.0 is Recommended???

2012-08-14 Thread Steven Shelton
m a database into a spreadsheet. I can only install LibO 3.4 on new machines because I was smart enough to save my downloads when LibO 3.4 was the "new" version. - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) C

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Version 3.6.0 is Recommended???

2012-08-14 Thread Steven Shelton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 8/14/2012 11:51 AM, Pedro wrote: > Steven Shelton wrote >> We still run LibO 3.4 at my office because of a serious bug in the way >> Calc handles data filtering (see Bug 46480). Both LibO 3.5 and LibO 3.6 >> are useless

[tdf-discuss] Explanation . . . ?

2010-09-29 Thread Steven Shelton
sions and understand how to install and use the software. If the idea is to make open source software more prominent, there has to be a better effort on the part of the open source community--for all projects--to be less "developer" oriented and to be more "consumer" oriented

[tdf-discuss] Explanation . . . ?

2010-09-29 Thread Steven Shelton
sions and understand how to install and use the software. If the idea is to make open source software more prominent, there has to be a better effort on the part of the open source community--for all projects--to be less "developer" oriented and to be more "consumer" oriented

[tdf-discuss] Explanation . . . ?

2010-09-29 Thread Steven Shelton
s "developer" oriented and to be more "consumer" oriented in documentation and promotion.) - -- Steven Shelton Deputy Undersecretary for Made-up Titles -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigma

Re: [tdf-discuss] [GENERAL] New name

2010-10-05 Thread Steven Shelton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/5/2010 10:16 AM, Drew Jensen wrote: > Oh Dude - you so funny... I don't understand what that means. *ducks* - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozill

Re: [tdf-discuss] Automatic Updates

2010-10-06 Thread Steven Shelton
and lots of other programs do now +1 - -- Steven Shelton Deputy Undersecretary for Made-up Titles -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkyswC4ACgkQO+AD2HqgRoB0tgCgrLE++fnRuftt7I7UewR7xthz s4Q

Re: [tdf-discuss] Survey|Opinion - LibreOffice Install and Update

2010-10-12 Thread Steven Shelton
ving a download and update site, as well as a Unix|Linux package > repository site, be of value to you? Yes. - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFMtJWCXUonIzCvpdMRAmdrAJ9GOMN

Re: [tdf-discuss] Installing LibreOffice Extensions

2010-10-15 Thread Steven Shelton
install" is not the best solution, maybe a simple dialog box at the beginning: "Select which extensions to install:" with a "SELECT ALL" and "SELECT NONE" option available. - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment:

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Old Bugs

2010-11-04 Thread Steven Shelton
users. And it's not very pretty. The latter I don't care about terribly much in my daily use, but I think that if you want the application to be seen as a professional level app, "pretty" is an important part of that. - -- Steven Shelton Deputy Undersecretary for Made-up Title

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Old Bugs

2010-11-04 Thread Steven Shelton
rashes were so frequent it was entirely unusable. - -- Steven Shelton Deputy Undersecretary for Made-up Titles -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkzSo7oACgkQO+AD2HqgRoCKNQCfZBT7URbKzXTJA5o+aomrg6iV

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Old Bugs

2010-11-04 Thread Steven Shelton
n. "Pretty" certainly > is an important aspect that's lacking in it right now. No argument from me on either point! - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFM0rR9XUonI

Re: [tdf-discuss] Missing function

2010-11-04 Thread Steven Shelton
in, a language that few > of them will understand, they will ignore it. And by publishers and designers, who want to see how a page will look before they have the copy to insert into it. It's actually a tremendously valuable tool that I use very, very frequently. - -- Steven Shelton --

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: x86_64 Windows build

2010-11-04 Thread Steven Shelton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/4/2010 3:31 PM, e-letter wrote: > In terms of priorities, making LO the default for mobile (e.g. > android) is more important than windoze. Really? Because I can't recall the last time I drafted a legal brief on my cell phone. -

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: x86_64 Windows build

2010-11-05 Thread Steven Shelton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/4/2010 6:32 PM, Ian wrote: > The legal profession is hardly a good precedent for technology > innovation :-) Touché! - -- Steven Shelton Deputy Undersecretary for Made-up Titles -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (M

Re: [tdf-discuss] Name Change for LibreOffice Applications

2010-12-07 Thread Steven Shelton
;> > I like the names of the applications. I do, too, and I think they are consistent, descriptive (what the heck does "stages" mean?), and well-known throughout the community of users. I don't see a need to change simply for the sake of change. - -- Steven Shelton ---

[tdf-discuss] Question regarding font spacing . . .

2010-12-23 Thread Steven Shelton
OOo. (I've tested using OOo 3.1, 3.2, and the latest 3.3 RCs.) Anyone else observed this, or able to explain why? - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0TfYMACgkQXUo

Re: [tdf-discuss] Do not support writing to OOXML format

2010-12-30 Thread Steven Shelton
y I use it. Regardless of what LibO does, MS is going to continue to use OOXML, and if the open source suites don't support it, then they are shooting themselves in the foot and essentially doing MS's bidding by ensuring that people who want to exchange files in that format have to buy

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Do not support writing to OOXML format

2010-12-31 Thread Steven Shelton
better idea. However, I should note that even ODF files--despite the hype--are not 100% on preserving formatting when moved from one application to another. I have my letterhead saved as ODF done in OOo, but when I open it in AbiWord the formatting is all over the place. - -- Steven Shelton

Re: [tdf-discuss] Do not support writing to OOXML format

2010-12-31 Thread Steven Shelton
ducing your own market share. In other words: if you want to "stick it to Microsoft", this is not the way to do it. All you are doing is making their office suite more attractive than ours. - -- Steven Shelton Deputy Undersecretary for Made-up Titles -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: G

Re: [tdf-discuss] (Fwd) The French Gov. loves Microsoft

2011-01-03 Thread Steven Shelton
facturers of Product X have to pay a tax that foreign manufacturers don't, so a tax is created on Product X that specifically exempts the domestic manufacturers). - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) Comment: Using Gn

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Trouble installing on Windows XP

2011-02-24 Thread Steven Shelton
uld find that looked even remotely suspicious was this message, which shows up three or four times in the log: "The file C:\Program Files\LibreOffice 3\Basis\program\shlxthdl\shlxthdl.dll is being held in use . Close that application and retry." Note that ALL of the Libo-related (and OOo-

Re: [tdf-discuss] ignore m$ legacy?

2011-07-25 Thread Steven Shelton
hem that OOo would NOT read their document archives that they spent years creating. As an aside, since when does OOo not open WordPerfect files? I used it to open one just this morning. - -- Steven Shelton -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG w