Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Upgrade to LibreOffice 3.4 from 3.3. - Quickstarter

2011-07-19 Thread OBUTEX/Hladůvka
Dne 19.7.2011 1:39, Bruce napsal(a): ... I have no idea what Quickstarter is. Quickstarter starts when the operating system initiates when the computer is swiched on or after the OS reset. It loads and keeps some LO componetnts in the memory to be prepared when you need to open some LO

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Serial letters with LO 3.4.1 and MySQL-Base

2011-07-19 Thread Heinrich Stoellinger
By the way --- selecting the real feed of my printer works fine when using 3.4.1, on Vista. The printer runs under Linux Debian Wheezy and is shared with Vista via Samba. From this I would deduct that this particular problem lies within the LO-Version 3.4.1 for Linux, in particular with

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing images to PDF - possible regression in 3.4.1

2011-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I haven't confirmed it but please do file a bug-report about it http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport At worst a triager might be able to close it fast but it alerts people that there might be a problem. On a side-issue - triaging might be another good way of starting to join in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Bug saving as .xls format - loses a name reference

2011-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Can you fix the spreadsheet using searchreplace to find #NAME? and replace with gall_to_litre? Hopefully that should fix it for the moment? The bug-report is already tagged as Major and medium importance. I'm not sure it can be pushed any higher than that? I really don't know about

[libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Rich Shepard
Yesterday I replaced OO.o with LO (-3.3.3) after using the former for more than a decade. I have three questions for which I have not been able to find answers: 1.) When LO is invoked it displays a box of icons in the middle of the application window. Where do I change the start up option so

[libreoffice-users] base problem with odbc

2011-07-19 Thread Daniele Palumbo
Hi all, i have a major issue with debian 64 bit and odbc. i have a odbc resource (tested with isql), when i create a DB in debian 64 bit libreoffice use 100% cpu becoming unresponsive. any hint? thanks Daniele -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org In case

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, Sigrid Carrera wrote: The box is the default when you open LibreOffice. If you want to start directly with writer, you can: - start from a terminal with swriter (without the quotes) Sigrid, I'll put this in the shell script rather than the default 'soffice' that

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread David B Teague sr
On 7/19/2011 9:09 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: 1.) When LO is invoked it displays a box of icons in the middle of the application window. Where do I change the start up option so I see either a blank window or a new writer document instead of this icon box? Are you using Windows? If so, I am

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, David B Teague sr wrote: Are you using Windows? Not for the past 14 years. Rich -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@global.libreoffice.org In case of problems unsubscribing, write to postmas...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2011/7/19 David B Teague sr davidbtea...@comporium.net: On 7/19/2011 9:09 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:  1.) When LO is invoked it displays a box of icons in the middle of the application window. Where do I change the start up option so I see either a blank window or a new writer document instead

RE: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Upgrade to LibreOffice 3.4 from 3.3.

2011-07-19 Thread Bruce
Thanks, Tony and All, I have tried all suggestions and nothing works. Based on your info, I will just continue using 3.3. Bruce On Tue 19/07/11 5:10 AM , Tony Royston tony.roys...@mercyships.org sent: Hi Bruce, Sigrid is correct about the Quickstarter icon being near the clock in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread David B Teague sr
On 7/19/2011 11:04 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, David B Teague sr wrote: Are you using Windows? Not for the past 14 years. Rich The link idea will still work with Linux. I have no clue about the Mac. I hate Apple worse than I hate Windows and Microsoft, but I cannot but

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base - Questions not answered!?

2011-07-19 Thread Ian Whitfield
Hi All A question - Am I being stupid or asking to simple questions or am I just asking questions that can't be answered or that nobody has the answers for, or can be bothered to reply to?? My last three questions to the list have gone un-responded to!! On Jun 27 I asked about Subforms and

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Cliff Scott
** Reply to message from David B Teague sr davidbtea...@comporium.net on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:56:27 -0400 On 7/19/2011 9:09 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: 1.) When LO is invoked it displays a box of icons in the middle of the application window. Where do I change the start up option so I see

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread David B Teague sr
On 7/19/2011 1:14 PM, Cliff Scott wrote: FYI, under Windows there is a folder in your program list with icons for each of the functions, i.e. Writer, Calc, etc. Just make a copy of the shortcut and put it on your desktop or quick start bar. I had see that folder, but the use you suggest

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2011/7/19 Cliff Scott ke6...@qsl.net: ** Reply to message from David B Teague sr davidbtea...@comporium.net on Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:56:27 -0400 On 7/19/2011 9:09 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:   1.) When LO is invoked it displays a box of icons in the middle of the application window. Where do I

Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahah, another finesse then - right-click and choose Copy to ... and then select Desktop. Oddly because it's the desktop it makes a short-cut instead of a copy. Regards from Tom :) From: David B Teague sr davidbtea...@comporium.net To:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Bug saving as .xls format - loses a name reference

2011-07-19 Thread steelej
I could fix THIS spreadheet using a replace function as there is only one such name used. I have other spreadheets however where there are typically about 12 names defined in this way. The names are accesed in formulae across many tabs and over several thousand cells. If the reference is =name

[libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 19.07.2011 16:29, Rich Shepard wrote: The follow up question is how do I multiply the value of this cell by an hourly rate (cell format numeric) to calculate the amount owed? Calc gets upset trying to multiply a time (say 06:00) by a currency (say $20.00) to produce a total currency value of

[libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread NoOp
On 07/19/2011 11:36 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, NoOp wrote: It would be helpful if you let us know which distro version of that distro you are using. It's also helpful if you can tell us what the font type is; .ttf, .otf Sure. Slackware-13.1/32-bit. [rshepard@salmo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Bug saving as .xls format - loses a name reference

2011-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The bug is being worked on. It was only identified recently and has already been marked as being as serious as it can get. Obviously we want miracles but work takes time. Until the bug is resolved i recommend avoid using the proprietary format that doesn't work and stick to the format

[libreoffice-users] Just an hint to spread the ideas in normal users that they can post a bug and that they can easily do it

2011-07-19 Thread Carlo Strata
Hi Everyone,in Italian Libre lists we have discussed the hypothesis to add a quick couple of links (how to post a bug and post a bug) nearby the usual download links in the Libre download page.This is because normal users (the most part!) have to follow these sequence, at the

[libreoffice-users] Just an hint to spread the ideas in normal users that they can post a bug and that they can easily do it

2011-07-19 Thread Carlo Strata
Hi Everyone, in Italian Libre lists we have discussed the hypothesis to add a quick couple of links (how to post a bug and post a bug) nearby the usual download links in the Libre download page. This is because normal users (the most part!) have to follow these sequence, at the moment: o)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Rich Shepard
On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, Andreas Säger wrote: =X1*24 returns the time number in cell X1 in unit Hours. =X1*24*Y1 multiplies the hours with an hourly wage in Y1. Andreas, It's not working for me here. Cell D3 contains '01:00:00 PM' and cell E3 contains '07:00:00 PM'. In cell F3 I have

[libreoffice-users] Just an hint to spread the ideas in normal users about how LibreOffice grows and improve itself in the near and far future

2011-07-19 Thread Carlo Strata
Hi Everyone, in Italian Libre lists we have also discussed the hypothesis to add a quick release plan link http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan also in the LibreOffice Download page http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ into the second level horizontal menu (lighter green). This is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Michael D. Setzer II
On 19 Jul 2011 at 12:26, Rich Shepard wrote: Date sent: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:26:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Rich Shepard rshep...@appl-ecosys.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject:Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three

[libreoffice-users] Impress bullets problem in slide master

2011-07-19 Thread Hermann Schwab
This may be a stupid question but I cannot figure out, how use master slides in Impress properly. Specifically, I cannot get the bullets in the way and the colors I want for the different levels. I want the bullet levels and the bullets themselves to be alternating white and blue (I have a dark

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress bullets problem in slide master

2011-07-19 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is this something to do with Styles? I'm guessing you have already had a look through documentation because of the way you laid out the question but here is the link anyway, jic http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ I think it's more likely to be some quirk of 3.4.0 as it

[libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread NoOp
On 07/19/2011 01:23 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Tue, 19 Jul 2011, NoOp wrote: You need to create it. LO will pick up a font in ~/.fonts, so it's easy to use that for testing, or for having a personalized, non-system wide font if you need it. Do I need a subdirectory of pointers to the

[libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 19.07.2011 22:45, Rich Shepard wrote: On Wed, 20 Jul 2011, Steve Edmonds wrote: I have it working correct on LO3.4.1. Started from scratch (new sheet) in A2. 1:00 tab 7:00 tab 12.5 tab =(B2-A2)*24*C2 and it all works ok. Steve, It works properly here, too, with the proper cell format.

RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: New User: Three Questions

2011-07-19 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
It seems that OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice Calc will infer the type of a cell from the type of the formula result if no other type information is provided. As far as I know, that is how results like 01:15 instead of 01.25 show up when the formula produces a date-time type of value. If you