Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Getting Started Guide for LO 6.4

2020-03-25 Thread Stephen Fanning
As indicated in a separate thread, I've struggled to follow the instructions specified in chapter 8 to create a table using the Table Wizard. Bug 131576 has been raised. So for the moment I have abandoned my review and removed my name from the relevant entry in the Guide Status spreadsheet.

[libreoffice-documentation] Impress Chapter 2

2020-03-25 Thread Dimona Delvere
Hello Everyone, I just would like to let you know that I have reviewed and uploaded the second Impress chapter in the Draft folder. Overall, I tried not to make too many changes from the initial version. I added comments to the new sections I have added. These are just suggestions. Feel free

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] FYI - LibreOffice Online on the TDF NC server supports personal templates

2020-03-25 Thread Martin Srebotnjak
Thanks, Drew. If this isn't already a part of LOOL guide (at least it seems to me), it could be added (Chapter 3 or 8?). As well as guidelines about finding and installing language packs for LOOL (to support UI in other languages and the spell-checking/hyphenation/thesaurus). Info is needed for

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] FYI - LibreOffice Online on the TDF NC server supports personal templates

2020-03-25 Thread Drew Jensen
Howdy, As it turns out (and found out by checking the release notes) that feature showed up with the 6.3 release. So it should be in the guide already. On the other hand 6.4 is out now and there are only a handful of updates, all with screenshots it appears, in the wiki release notes. On Wed,

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Exporting data: how is it done

2020-03-25 Thread Dan Lewis
Actually, I can answer my own question is these steps: 1. Export the script file from an embedded database. 2. Open LibreOffice in which the Class Path contains the path to the hsqldb.jar file for version 2.50. 3. Connect to an empty database supplying the pertinent information. 4.Using

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: LibreOffice Base Documentation

2020-03-25 Thread Pulkit Krishna
Hello Drew, Are you done with the review of chapter 09? You should have done that. Pulkit Krishna On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:45 AM Pulkit Krishna wrote: > Hello Dan, > You should take chapter 7 DB connections for its second review. > > Pulkit Krishna > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:31 PM Dan

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: LibreOffice Base Documentation

2020-03-25 Thread Pulkit Krishna
Hello Dan, You should take chapter 7 DB connections for its second review. Pulkit Krishna On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:31 PM Dan Lewis wrote: > I have complete the first review of chapter 10 uploading it to the > feedback folder. The Guide Status has also been updated. I have > something to do

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] REMIND: Documentation team call is THURSDAY March 26 at 18:00 UTC

2020-03-25 Thread Pulkit Krishna
The timing do not suits me. Can we change it to 13:00 UTC? I know this timing would not suit many people but I have some important questions. Pulkit Krishna On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:48 PM Olivier Hallot < olivier.hal...@libreoffice.org> wrote: > Hi Pulkit > > Please suggest to the doc list.

[libreoffice-documentation] The new extension website will also be the Documentation download website

2020-03-25 Thread Olivier Hallot
Hi Team Following the announcement of the extension site in our blog, https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/03/02/our-new-extensions-and-templates-page-is-getting-ready/ I have added the LibreOffice Documentation PDF files as a product for quick search and download. Suggestions for

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Exporting data: how is it done

2020-03-25 Thread Dan Lewis
I have been able to export the script file successfully. I have also created a new database and use Tools > SQL to copy the contents of the script file recreating the the database without the queries, forms, and reports. So, now I am thinking that this should be useful to update the HSQLDB

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Extension Manager function for Impress

2020-03-25 Thread Dimona Delvere
Thank you, Peter, Dave, and Dan. Your advice is very useful. Peter tested it at his end and it worked ok for him. I probably have a different setup. I was able to import a new template in a way Dave described it. But for some reason, adding the folder with new templates to the path of

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Extension Manager function for Impress

2020-03-25 Thread Dan Lewis
   Templates are .OTP files; extensions are .OXT files. With LibreOffice open, Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Paths. The right side of this page shows the paths to various parts of LibreOffice, Templates is one of them.    Download the templates you want for Impress. Place them in the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Thanks for your official email id

2020-03-25 Thread Caroline Carlisle Tidwell
There is not a confirmation email until Olivier or someone else gives you the proper privileges for the partition, I think. Please take a note of your username and your TDF UID credential as they might not be exactly the same. And welcome to the team! Regards, Caroline 1.404.584.8180 office

[libreoffice-documentation] Query on Base Table Creation Wizard

2020-03-25 Thread Stephen Fanning
Please could one of our Base experts advise me? I am reviewing Chapter 8 of the draft 6.4 Getting Started Guide and am missing something. I have followed the text in the section entitled “Using the Wizard to create a table” and have selected the fields without incident (matching Figure 4).

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Query on Base Table Creation Wizard

2020-03-25 Thread Drew Jensen
Well, damn those elements are just gone, same in the 7.0 build and I don't see a bug report yet. Would you like to report it? On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 9:25 AM Stephen Fanning wrote: > Please could one of our Base experts advise me? > > I am reviewing Chapter 8 of the draft 6.4 Getting Started

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: Thanks for your official email id

2020-03-25 Thread Olivier Hallot
Hi The e-mail is supposed to be sent at registration time, to confirm the registration in full. The NextCloud access can be done only after the registration is fully completed, and the username is validated in the LDAP server. When our infra team don't see your username, it is because the

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: LibreOffice Base Documentation

2020-03-25 Thread Dan Lewis
I have complete the first review of chapter 10 uploading it to the feedback folder. The Guide Status has also been updated. I have something to do today but will be selecting another chapter either for the first or second review tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow is the next meeting at 1800 UTC (GMC for

[libreoffice-documentation] Re: Thanks for your official email id

2020-03-25 Thread Poole, Bernard J
I told Olivier that I tried creating an account with Wiki and couldn't complete the application because I didn't get a confirmation email from wiki. Olivier hasn't given me access to Nextcloud yet. B Bernard John Poole, MSIS, PGCE Associate Professor Emeritus CS & Education University of

[libreoffice-documentation] Extension Manager function for Impress

2020-03-25 Thread Dimona Delvere
Hello Everyone, I am currently revising the 2nd Impress chapter. I am trying to add new templates to the Impress 6.4 version through the Extension Manager (Tools > Extension Manager.) It doesn't work for me. In instructions, it is said that I have to download an .OXT file from