[libreoffice-users] Re: using libre office with portable apps

2011-05-20 Thread Jack
Colin-2 wrote: 1) When using Writer or any other of the programms from LO through Portable Apps off a USB stick, is it normal that it takes about 2 mins or more to load I seem to wait forever. I have other applications I use and they seem to load much quicker, I am using this mainly on XP

[libreoffice-users] RE: using libre office with portable apps

2011-05-20 Thread plino
Probably the files in the pen are badly fragmented. Since that is a pen (and not a hard disk) the easiest, fastest and most efficient way to defrag is simply to MOVE all contents to a folder in another disk (preferably a HDD) and then move them back. Since files are moved sequentially they will

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing LibO 3.4 RC1 on Ubuntu

2011-05-20 Thread Sigrid Carrera
Hi Jean, On Fri, 20 May 2011 11:06:28 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I guess I'm stupid or I got lost in all those words, but I still don't see where it says *WHEN* to intall the LibO-URE file: *before* or *after* the main LibO file. Just ignore the URE-file. You

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing LibO 3.4 RC1 on Ubuntu

2011-05-20 Thread Jean Weber
On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 19:47, Sigrid Carrera sigrid.carr...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi Jean, On Fri, 20 May 2011 11:06:28 +1000 Jean Hollis Weber jeanwe...@gmail.com wrote: OK, I guess I'm stupid or I got lost in all those words, but I still don't see where it says *WHEN* to intall the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Borders - line thickness

2011-05-20 Thread Jack
Bug has been filed: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34388 -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Borders-line-thickness-tp2956243p2965113.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

[libreoffice-users] Fluid References

2011-05-20 Thread dn4n
Hi One and All, New user- on Mac OS X platform. I'm writing a longish text doc and need to reference key statements. Usually by adding superscripted number at end of sentence and then a numbered list at end of doc. Problem is that on draft versions, these text statements get chopped and

[libreoffice-users] Frame Positioning Issues; Overlap / Overhang

2011-05-20 Thread Adam Tauno Williams
I maintain a large-ish problem in LibreOffice 3.3.1 [and previous versions, and OpenOffice before that]. http://sourceforge.net/projects/coils/files/WMOGAG-Coils.pdf/download I have consistent issues with frame positioning. I insert a frame, typically anchored to the paragraph, and check the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Why is a file 'locked for editing'?

2011-05-20 Thread DUBOISMATHIEU_GAAS
Hello, The trick solves the problem but it looks like a bug. I have the same problem here and it is very annoying (under Ubuntu 11.04). Do you know if the problem comes from Ubuntu or LO? Mathieu -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: using libre office with portable apps

2011-05-20 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 05/20/2011 03:47 AM, Jack wrote: Colin-2 wrote: 1) When using Writer or any other of the programms from LO through Portable Apps off a USB stick, is it normal that it takes about 2 mins or more to load I seem to wait forever. I have other applications I use and they seem to load much

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't get spell check to work.

2011-05-20 Thread Nuzhna Pomoshch
--- On Wed, 5/4/11, planas jsloz...@gmail.com wrote: The major differences are mostly between US and UK English usage and spelling. (Liter vs litre, favor vs favour). Most other English speaking countries follow UK spellings and somewhat less dramatic usage differences. I am well aware of

[libreoffice-users] Setting default fonts

2011-05-20 Thread Nuzhna Pomoshch
In Tools / Options / LibreOffice Writer / Basic Fonts (Western), I can set the fonts I want (particularly the default font). But it seems that is only for Writer. How do I set the default font for Calc? Nuzhna -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice and MAC

2011-05-20 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 19/05/11 21:54, Daren Kinser a écrit : Hi, I am new to this software. I am looking for something that is cross platform capable especially with Visio/Draw. I'm wanting the ability to create a document in Visio and have someone on a Mac be able to open and possibly modify, then possibly

Re: [libreoffice-users] Setting default fonts

2011-05-20 Thread Brian Barker
At 08:46 20/05/2011 -0700, Nuzhna Pomoshch wrote: In Tools / Options / LibreOffice Writer / Basic Fonts (Western), I can set the fonts I want (particularly the default font). But it seems that is only for Writer. How do I set the default font for Calc? I don't see you can. But here's a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Setting default fonts

2011-05-20 Thread Clio
20.05.2011 12:30, Brian Barker пишет: At 08:46 20/05/2011 -0700, Nuzhna Pomoshch wrote: In Tools / Options / LibreOffice Writer / Basic Fonts (Western), I can set the fonts I want (particularly the default font). But it seems that is only for Writer. How do I set the default font for Calc?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Setting default fonts

2011-05-20 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:48 20/05/2011 +0200, Regina Henschel wrote: It is no good idea to use hard formatting. How true! So select nothing, but open style and formatting window and set the desired font in the style default in group cell styles. [...] If you set it in the default style, all document based on

[libreoffice-users] LibO-URE file in RC1

2011-05-20 Thread luiz
Hi, I need to install this file? What is it for? Thank's, Luiz Oliveira -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can't get spell check to work.

2011-05-20 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2011/05/03 5:37 PM Nuzhna Pomoshch wrote: 2. Is there actually a New Zealand dictionary for them to download and install? Yes. http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/dict-en-nz-2008-12-03 Larry -- _ Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO-URE file in RC1

2011-05-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Jean from the Documentation team asked the same question earlier and Sigrid Carrera answered Just ignore the URE-file. You don't need it, because it is already included in the main package. This package is just for those people who whant to have some sort of LibO functionality without

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO-URE file in RC1

2011-05-20 Thread Helmar
Should this refer to Universal Network Objectshttp://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Universal+Network+ObjectsRuntime Environment ?? *Helmar Fernandes *= Ubuntu user #33596 Maverick Meerkat 10.10 www.penguim.net/pocosdecaldas On 20 May 2011 17:57, Tom Davies

[libreoffice-users] Re: Problem converting from OOo to LbrO

2011-05-20 Thread NoOp
On 05/20/2011 10:23 AM, James B. Byrne wrote: We have a number of OOo (v3.2) document template files that are used as fillable forms. Each employs embedded tables where some of the cells are protected and other are used for user input. Documents created from these templates work fine in OOo

Re: [libreoffice-users] SkyDrve: A Tool for Forensics around MS Office - LibreOffice conversion issues

2011-05-20 Thread Wayne Borean
Installing one of the viewers assumes that you have Windows installed :( Wayne On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton dennis.hamil...@acm.org wrote: I notice that many LibreOffice experts and users do not have MS Office installed but need to deal with Microsoft Office files