[libreoffice-users] Invoking cli while an instance already runs.

2011-11-12 Thread Paul Chavent
Hi I have written an xml filter (this page http://books.evc-cit.info/odbook/ch09.html has been very usefull). I run the script whith the following command : ${SOFFICE} --invisible --infilter=Thomas --convert-to odt input_file.xml It works fine if no instance of libreoffice already runs. But

[libreoffice-users] Reviewing and commenting in LO 3.3

2011-11-12 Thread Aleksey Rukhlenko
Greetings, colleagues. Are there any possibilities of commenting and reviewing in LO 3.3? I mean, how can I insert comments to the text and after that quickly browse them? I would appreciate any advises. Best regards, Aleksey. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Reviewing and commenting in LO 3.3

2011-11-12 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 12/11/2011 at 12:15, Aleksey Rukhlenko alekse...@list.ru wrote: Are there any possibilities of commenting and reviewing in LO 3.3? I mean, how can I insert comments to the text and after that quickly browse them? Although I have LO 3.4 installed, I don't think that 3.3 was any different.

[libreoffice-users] Re: Suggestion for an enhancement in LO

2011-11-12 Thread hellion
Thanks Tom. I'm glad that you like it because this means that I've done it right. By the way I've added a few mockups in the bug report just in case someone is interested in implementing any of my suggestions in LibreOffice. - *I'm sorry but English is not my native language, so forgive me if

[libreoffice-users] Re: Suggestion for an enhancement in LO

2011-11-12 Thread Tom
Hi :) Unless you learn coding it's not worth putting too much more work into this. It might take a long time before someone takes notice of it as they might be focused on other things. Please don't be discouraged. I think the way around it is to leave it and look for other things to get

Re: [libreoffice-users] Invoking cli while an instance already runs.

2011-11-12 Thread Paul Chavent
I see that one of aims of this page is to explain how to have several versions running on parallel. I would like to run in parallel one single installation. Do you think i would only need to change the user directory (for example) for the cli run ? Thank you for this informative page.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Invoking cli while an instance already runs.

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I was wondering about that.  It would seem a bit kludgy but that might be the only way to do this right now.  I think a medium-term goal is to make it so that LO can run multiple instances alongside OpenOffice (and such) so it could become easier in a year or 2 but perhaps the kludge is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Invoking cli while an instance already runs.

2011-11-12 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Paul, Paul Chavent schrieb: I see that one of aims of this page is to explain how to have several versions running on parallel. I would like to run in parallel one single installation. Try to use the start parameter -env:UserInstallation=. See help Starting the LibreOffice Software From

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Suggestion for an enhancement in LO

2011-11-12 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi hellion, hellion schrieb: Thanks Tom. I'm glad that you like it because this means that I've done it right. By the way I've added a few mockups in the bug report just in case someone is interested in implementing any of my suggestions in LibreOffice. There exists a group of volunteers who

[libreoffice-users] LO 3.4.4 (Writer): make comment refer to selected text rather than cursor point

2011-11-12 Thread Stephen Anderson
Hello, * Thanks for your advice about navigation of comments (below). * I have another question related to comments in LO 3.4.4 (Writer). * I would like to insert a comment that refers to some text that I have selected (a phrase or sentence), rather than a single cursor point. * I tried selecting

Re: [libreoffice-users] Please help me Excel file problem but please do not subscribe me and my name on forum

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It helps to save using the older formats.  In MS Office try Save As ... - Microsoft ... (97/2000/Xp) Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 11/11/11, Mariama Gholizadeh mariama_gho...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Mariama Gholizadeh mariama_gho...@yahoo.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Please help me

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Font disappears in Draw text box

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did you manage to find a work-around for this problem in the end or is it still a problem?  I can't think of anything to help but i just wondered how it was going. Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 26/10/11, ProWorks1 prowo...@comcast.net wrote: From: ProWorks1 prowo...@comcast.net

Re: [libreoffice-users] balloons on specific words - please CC when replying.

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) In Writer select the words you want and then go to the menus to click on Format - Character Errr, then it is a bit different between the different releases of LibreOffice as there seem to be more tabs in the later versions.  It's something to do with hyperlink's alternate text or

[libreoffice-users] Re: Videos (mpeg etc) in Impress

2011-11-12 Thread rotwang
I have exactly the same problem. So far as I can tell, NONE of the effects options have any effect at all whatsoever. If any one can prove me wrong just post a short impress presentation, 3 slides will do, with a short video on the 2nd one. -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.4.3 on Ubuntu 11.10 (Unity 3D)

2011-11-12 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
I recently installed Ubuntu 11.xx on an old IBM server. 11.04 stated that I did not have the resources to run Unity, so it was good. Then when I allowed it to upgrade to 11.10, that version was able to use my system's resources to install and use Unity. Also, during that upgrade to 11.10,

[libreoffice-users] Presenter Console

2011-11-12 Thread rotwang
If I have an embedded video in a slide, then when I change to that slide, the video on the main screen is in the correct place, but on the presenter console it isn't. It appears high and to the left, but that may depend on the particular video. Has anyone else noticed this? -- View this message

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread Doug Roberts
Hi again all OK ..a little more info... I do have Java RE 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) installed, all previous versions (3.4.x and 3.3.x) appeared to work until I uninstalled and attempted to install 3.4.4. At this point in time I have attempted to install older versions of LO without success, various

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Videos (mpeg etc) in Impress

2011-11-12 Thread drew
On Sat, 2011-11-12 at 08:58 -0800, rotwang wrote: I have exactly the same problem. So far as I can tell, NONE of the effects options have any effect at all whatsoever. If any one can prove me wrong just post a short impress presentation, 3 slides will do, with a short video on the 2nd one.

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread Pedro
You could try to 1) Uninstall LO and Java 7 2) install Java 6 and LO 3) update to Java 7 If all else fails you can always simply go to C:\Program Files\LibreOffice 3.4\share\extensions and delete folder report-builder :) -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] [PDF Import] LibreOffice extension for importing PDF documents -- pdfimport

2011-11-12 Thread Pae Choi
It seems like there is an issue using pdfimport extension with LibreOffice. When importing a simple PDF file it seems ok means visible, but not 100% identical as advertised. It even got worse when opening a PDF file generate by MuseScore, http://musescore.org/. For example, the followin step

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Videos (mpeg etc) in Impress

2011-11-12 Thread drew
On Sat, 2011-11-12 at 08:58 -0800, rotwang wrote: snip If any one can prove me wrong just post a short impress presentation, 3 slides will do, with a short video on the 2nd one. ...OK http://lo-portal.us/libo/emb_vid_example.zip //drew -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread ESChamp
Doug Roberts has written on 11/12/2011 12:19 PM: Hi again all OK ..a little more info... I do have Java RE 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) installed, all previous versions (3.4.x and 3.3.x) appeared to work until I uninstalled and attempted to install 3.4.4. At this point in time I have attempted to

[libreoffice-users] Libre Office quitting

2011-11-12 Thread Séamas Ó Brógáin
I wonder if anyone can shed any light on a peculiar (but serious!) problem that I’ve had all day. Libre Office (on Ubuntu 11.10) constantly quits without warning. It happens sometimes when I use certain keys, such as page up and page down, or backspace or delete, or when I copy and paste text, or

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread Doug
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I may try your first suggestion Your second suggestion won't fly. Unfortunately all I can find in the C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice 3.4\share directory is 1 folder called 'uno_package', there is no report-builder folder anywhere on my

Re: [libreoffice-users] Invoking cli while an instance already runs.

2011-11-12 Thread Paul Chavent
I would like to be able to launch LO in command line to convert a doc while a instance is already running. It seems to have two installations is the only way to do that !? Le 11/12/2011 02:37 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions a écrit : May I ask you why you need to run two

Re: [libreoffice-users] Invoking cli while an instance already runs.

2011-11-12 Thread Paul Chavent
Thank you. I didn't notice this option with the -help switch. Le 11/12/2011 02:50 PM, Regina Henschel a écrit : Hi Paul, Paul Chavent schrieb: I see that one of aims of this page is to explain how to have several versions running on parallel. I would like to run in parallel one single

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread Doug
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi again Got LO to work took Pedro's idea and re-installed Java 6 beside version 7. LO looked for 6 and started up promptly and seems so far to be running well. With this in mind I and the experience I have had with LO failing with just Java 7

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread ESChamp
How about using something like Revo Uninstaller to dump LO and then reinstall it. Doug has written on 11/12/2011 4:06 PM: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I may try your first suggestion Your second suggestion won't fly. Unfortunately all I can find in the C:\Program

[libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread NoOp
On 11/12/2011 01:34 PM, Doug wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi again Got LO to work took Pedro's idea and re-installed Java 6 beside version 7. LO looked for 6 and started up promptly and seems so far to be running well. With this in mind I and the

[libreoffice-users] Re: Headings with custom list not working

2011-11-12 Thread steelej
I agree that using the standard headings and customising inbuilt outline numbering style will work. What it will not do however is to allow a separate numbering style for special sections such as appendices, or with some documents a set of annexes, each containing their own appendices. It seems

[libreoffice-users] Libreoffice ~ JSON viewer / plugin

2011-11-12 Thread bankadmin
Is there any Libreoffice ~ JSON viewer / plugin ? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Headings with custom list not working

2011-11-12 Thread Cor Nouws
steelej wrote (12-11-11 12:11) I agree that using the standard headings and customising inbuilt outline numbering style will work. What it will not do however is to allow a separate numbering style for special sections such as appendices, or with some documents a set of annexes, each containing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot get LibreOffice to install

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The 6u21 is the best version.  After that Oracle started making java increasingly incompatible.  The _22 is still quite good, about as good as the _20.  I think _23 works but _24 starts being a bit of trouble.  I don't know if there has been a serious study on this but a few people have

Re: [libreoffice-users] [PDF Import] LibreOffice extension for importing PDF documents -- pdfimport

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is this something to do with missing or unavailable fonts?  Could it be that musescore uses a font that is not available to the rest of the system?  Is it possible to generate a pdf from musescore by asking it to print-to-file and then get it to use pdf instead of ps?  I think that is a

Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] [PDF Import] LibreOffice extension for importing PDF documents -- pdfimport

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Errr, when posting a new question to the lists here please start a new email and use copypaste to put the address into the To field.  Taking an existing thread and doing Reply to and just changing the subject-line doesn't create a new thread.  I have forwarded teh mail to the list to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Presenter Console

2011-11-12 Thread Tom
Hi :) It might be worth posting a bug-report about this. http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport With any luck there might already be a report that you could just add a comment to. If you don't have time to post a bug-report don't worry. I think there are quite a few people working on

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 3.4.4 (Writer) - make comment refer to selected text rather than cursor point

2011-11-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I am never quite sure what people mean by comments as the term seems to be used  differently in different places. Can you select an area of text and then Format - Character and then use one of those tabs to add something like alternate text or something?  I think i am going completely