Re: [libreoffice-users] More crashes

2012-05-14 Thread Jonathan Schultz
Hi again, Although version 3.5.3-2 seems a bit more stable, I am still experiencing regular crashing, even with Java disabled. I imagine that if I submit a bug report, it's best that I use a version of libreoffice direct from TDF rather than through my linux distro? If that is the case,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: DocX

2012-05-14 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2012-05-13 12:50 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.com wrote: I think you miss the point here: the instruction is both to download (the viewer) and install the Compatibility Pack. The Compatibility Pack is indeed intended for systems with Microsoft Office XP (2002) or 2003 and it

[libreoffice-users] Re: calc: linking to closed docs

2012-05-14 Thread Andreas Säger
Calculators always need to load all involved data sets into memory. Get professional and use a database instead. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/calc-linking-to-closed-docs-tp3983737p3983775.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --

[libreoffice-users] Re: DocX

2012-05-14 Thread Andreas Säger
Tanstaafl wrote The problem with the Compatability Pack is, it takes over *all* file associations for *all* Office documents, including the ordinary .doc, .xls and .ppt files... this confuses users who are not computer saavy... -- Why bother about users who are not computer savvy?

Re: [libreoffice-users] ePub?

2012-05-14 Thread e-letter
On 03/05/2012, Fabian Rodriguez magic...@member.fsf.org wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I remember some time ago a thread about publish to the ePub format from LibreOffice, I can't seem to find it. Is anyone doing this with good results? What would be the best

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: DocX

2012-05-14 Thread James Knott
Andreas Säger wrote: Tanstaafl wrote The problem with the Compatability Pack is, it takes over *all* file associations for *all* Office documents, including the ordinary .doc, .xls and .ppt files... this confuses users who are not computer saavy... -- Why bother about users who are not

[libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
I have a particular document with a table which has a border around the cells. One strategic cell border has been removed, to align with the location of the fold when carefully folding a sheet of A4 paper. I now must edit the top of this document and I fear that I will not be able to line up the

Re: [libreoffice-users] More crashes

2012-05-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think i would post the bug-report anyway and just add a line to say which distro you are using.  t might be a good idea to post a bug-report in your distros bug-report system at the same time and give the url address of each bug-report in the other so that people can click from one to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Dotan , Do some googling on a Openoffice Viewcursor on the forums you will find all the answers about X,Y position. You can also place the table in a frame who has its own X,Y coordinates Hope it helps Fernand I have a particular document with a table which has a border around the cells.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Fernand Vanrie s...@pmgroup.be wrote:  Dotan , Do some googling on a Openoffice Viewcursor on the forums you will find all the answers about X,Y position. You can also place the table in a frame who has its own X,Y coordinates Hope it helps Fernand Hi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Fernand Vanrie
On 14/05/2012 17:55, Dotan , OK, then we use the table and some basic macro code oDesktop = createUnoService(com.sun.star.frame.Desktop) oDocument = ThisComponent oVCursor = ThisComponent.CurrentController.getViewCursor() oText = oDocument.getText() oFrame =

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 05/14/2012 11:51 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote: I have a three page document which has been edited in various OpenOffice and now LibreOffice versions over the past three years. The first and third pages have footers, the second page does not. I would like to add the footer to the second page. I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread The Wolfkin
I ended up with a similar problem. What was happening was that somehow my first page got defined as a cover page and so it wouldn't show the footer.. and then after that pages for split into sections some of which would show the footer some of which wouldn't.. turned out to be a big mess. Have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Dotan, Dotan Cohen schrieb: I have a three page document which has been edited in various OpenOffice and now LibreOffice versions over the past three years. The first and third pages have footers, the second page does not. I would like to add the footer to the second page. I tried Format -

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:27 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: Were you one the 2nd page when you tried to add the footer? Yes, of course! I even just tried again to be sure. Was there some odd/even page formatting controls enabled? No, not that I see. I had turned

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread Daniel A. Rodriguez
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:27 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: Were you one the 2nd page when you tried to add the footer? Yes, of course! I even just tried again to be sure. Was there some odd/even page formatting controls enabled? No, not that I see. I had

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Fernand Vanrie s...@pmgroup.be wrote: On 14/05/2012 17:55, Dotan , OK, then we use the table and some basic macro code       oDesktop = createUnoService(com.sun.star.frame.Desktop)    oDocument = ThisComponent     oVCursor =

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Daniel A. Rodriguez daniel.armando.rodrig...@gmail.com wrote: did you check what page style is associated each page to? Thank you, you jogged it out of my memory! I opened the Styles window with F11 and sure enough this page has the No Footer page style. There

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's the Getting Started Guide that has a chapter about Macros, chapter 13 http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#Getting_Started_with_LibreOffice I think that's the one you meant.  Also Andrew Pitonyak's guide listed in the 3rd party guides is excellent apparently

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 05/14/2012 01:30 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: snip Actually, I tried that but 1) I would like to learn to use LO properly, and 2) this page has some killer tables that are difficult to copy. I might even have to open another thread on that if I cannot figure it out of find any relevant

Re: [libreoffice-users] Adding a footer to a page

2012-05-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:38 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: I never had any difficulties coping tables from one LO document to another.  You really must have some real complex stuff in that table format for it to be a problem with coping. Actually, I they are

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) It's the Getting Started Guide that has a chapter about Macros, chapter 13 http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#Getting_Started_with_LibreOffice I think that's the one you meant. Also

[libreoffice-users] Re: mailing

2012-05-14 Thread Andreas Säger
It never worked this way. Data always come from a database document (.odb) which itself may be connected to a spreadsheet (worst choice) or various other tabular data sources (plain text, dBase, address books, true databases). Unforturnately, this matter of fact is striktly hidden from the user

[libreoffice-users] 3.5.3 Mac Templates.

2012-05-14 Thread Tinkerer
I updated from 3.4.6 and though the template path has changed, I had no problems. Assisting a Mac newcomer I installed Lo 3.5.3 for the first time and it does not find a User created template. Either it has saved it in the wrong place or it is looking for it in the wrong place. BTW. I am using Mac

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: How to know the X, Y coordinates of an object on the page?

2012-05-14 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 2012-05-15 01:14, Dotan Cohen wrote: I have a particular document with a table which has a border around the cells. One strategic cell border has been removed, to align with the location of the fold when carefully folding a sheet of A4 paper. I now must edit the top of this document and I