Re: [libreoffice-users] My computer.

2013-09-05 Thread Charlie
I got the impression from Tricia's email that she was not aware that she was posting to a group so I doubt that she will see the replies. I'm happy to forward the replies and explain. Charlie. On 01/09/13 22:27, Tricia wrote: Dear Sir or Madam, I bought my computer at the local store here

[libreoffice-users] LO Base - Check boxes not working after upgrade??

2013-09-05 Thread Ian Whitfield
Hi All I use here PClinuxOS 2013 (up-to-date), My SQL 5.1.55 and have just upgraded my LO Office to 4.1.2. Everything seems to be fine EXCEPT The Check Boxes in my LO Form no longer work - you can not edit them or add to them. If you click on one a tick appears in the box but as you select

[libreoffice-users] Fwd: Conditional text based on form value?

2013-09-05 Thread Boris Kheyfets
Hello LibreOffice ​users​ , I want to get conditional text with libreoffice: user is selecting checkboxes, enters some text in the form, and then a document is formed. ​One approach to this is to have conditional text in forms. I posted minimal working example at OO.org forums:

[libreoffice-users] Can't print basic macro code

2013-09-05 Thread Jim Byrnes
Ubuntu 12.04 LO 3.5.7.2 When I go to the built in basic ide and try to print the code for a macro all I get is an almost blank page. What is see is an outline of a box printed at the margins with the full name of the macro at the top but the rest of the page is blank with no code printed.

[libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread T. R. Valentine
As a follow-up to our earlier discussion of one versus two spaces following a full point/full stop/period, I offer the following passage from /About Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography/ by David Jury (typos mine): [begin quotation, page 92] boldSpace between words/bold The sole reason for

[libreoffice-users] LO Base - Check boxes not working after upgrade??

2013-09-05 Thread Ian Whitfield
FIRST POST DID NOT SEEM TO GET THROUGH - RE-SENDING ... Hi All I use here PClinuxOS 2013 (up-to-date), My SQL 5.1.55 and have just upgraded my LO Office to 4.1.2. Everything seems to be fine EXCEPT The Check Boxes in my LO Form no longer work - you can not edit them or add to them. If

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread Doug
On 09/05/2013 11:23 AM, T. R. Valentine wrote: As a follow-up to our earlier discussion of one versus two spaces following a full point/full stop/period, I offer the following passage from /About Face: Reviving the Rules of Typography/ by David Jury (typos mine): Entire text snipped--go

[libreoffice-users] Libreoffice Installation

2013-09-05 Thread Patel, Neal (IT)
Good Afternoon, We are wanting to roll Libreoffice to many of our terminals across the business so they can use Spreadsheet, Document Writer and presentation software. Is there any way I can do this using a silent installer over the network? Thanks Neal Patel IT System Support T: 01924

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 5 September 2013 11:32, Doug dmcgarr...@optonline.net wrote: I thought this was a very interesting analysis. I don't know of any word processor for the computer that can do this. Perhaps one or more of the desktop publishers can do it. There's a list of them here:

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread Virgil Arrington
Am I reading this right? Is Jury suggesting that space after periods actually be *less* than a standard word space? If so, that is diametrically opposed to the typewriter standard of adding two spaces after sentence ending punctuation. Virgil -Original Message- From: T. R.

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread John Jason Jordan
From: T. R. Valentine Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 11:23 AM To: LibreOffice-list Subject: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation As a follow-up to our earlier discussion of one versus two spaces following a full point/full stop/period, I offer the following passage from /About Face:

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 5 September 2013 12:08, Virgil Arrington cuyfa...@hotmail.com wrote: Am I reading this right? Is Jury suggesting that space after periods actually be *less* than a standard word space? If so, that is diametrically opposed to the typewriter standard of adding two spaces after sentence ending

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0.4.2 disappears if Minimised! [SOLVED]

2013-09-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Lqtm, these things happen.  Glad your system is working properly now! :)  Mageia is likely to be excellent.  Just a couple of years ago it was new to the scene but in that very short time it has risen to the top-ten, in DistroWatch 'rankings' it's firmly settled in 4th place.  Mandriva

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base - Check boxes not working after upgrade??

2013-09-05 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Is it possible that the form is in edit mode? As in, you are editing the control? It is a long shot guess... On 09/05/2013 04:47 AM, Ian Whitfield wrote: Hi All I use here PClinuxOS 2013 (up-to-date), My SQL 5.1.55 and have just upgraded my LO Office to 4.1.2. Everything seems to be fine

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't print basic macro code

2013-09-05 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
I ran a test with 4.1.1.1 on Fedora The previous seemed to show the Object Catalog rather than the macro itself. The final printed thing is exactly as you state. On 09/05/2013 11:31 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote: Ubuntu 12.04 LO 3.5.7.2 When I go to the built in basic ide and try to print the code

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread Dave Liesse
Virgil, I'll have to disagree with your last sentence. It's quite obvious to me when there are two spaces after a sentence-ending period rather than just one, even with proportional fonts (allowing for the possibility that there's a font somewhere with a wider space than the others). I

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread Virgil Arrington
Anne, Don't misunderstand me. I much prefer a single space after sentence ending punctuation for reasons I have written many times before. I was just surprised that Jury advocated going further and using an even narrower space. I consider that a little over the top, even for an obsessive

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread anne-ology
Well, I guess I'm an a-typical reader - although quite voracious - since I do notice the grammar, the punctuation, et.al. ;-) From: Virgil Arrington cuyfa...@hotmail.com Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation To:

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread anne-ology
Well, I guess you too are an a-typical reader ;-) From: Dave Liesse dslie...@liessefamily.net Date: Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation To: users@global.libreoffice.org Virgil, I'll have to disagree with your last sentence. It's

[libreoffice-users] snap to grid lines

2013-09-05 Thread terrykin...@sky.com
hello,              I am having trouble getting lines and text to snap to grid lines, as shown in the attached example,  Can you help ?                            Thank you,  Terry King -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread Virgil Arrington
On 09/05/2013 07:10 PM, Dave Liesse wrote: Virgil, I'll have to disagree with your last sentence. It's quite obvious to me when there are two spaces after a sentence-ending period rather than just one, even with proportional fonts (allowing for the possibility that there's a font somewhere

Re: [libreoffice-users] spacing after punctuation

2013-09-05 Thread Virgil Arrington
On 09/05/2013 07:26 PM, anne-ology wrote: Well, I guess I'm an a-typical reader - although quite voracious - since I do notice the grammar, the punctuation, et.al. ;-) If the difference is between one space and two spaces, I agree that is very noticeable. But, what Jury is