Re: [libreoffice-users] "sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-gtk " ????

2017-08-29 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY
On 08/29/2017 04:27 PM, Cley Faye wrote: I suspect that the gtk stuff is the integration stuff that used to have to be installed separately for the right-click menus to have more relevant options and to make the window decorations look more like the rest of your OS. ​It's exactly that: it pro

Re: [libreoffice-users] "sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-gtk " ????

2017-08-29 Thread Cley Faye
> > I suspect that the gtk stuff is the integration stuff that used to have to > be installed separately for the right-click menus to have more relevant > options and to make the window decorations look more like the rest of your > OS. > > > ​It's exactly that: it provides gtk look&feel. This chang

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-29 Thread Cley Faye
> > > So, the issue seems to be twofold. My macro gunked up LO and caused the > conversion to fail, and having LO open requires use of the -env option as > noted. > ​If something's borked in the user profile, telling LO to use another one (or even create one for the occasion, who cares) will inde

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-29 Thread A
On 08/29/2017 03:37 AM, Cley Faye wrote: 2017-08-29 12:20 GMT+02:00 A : I use the full path because it's the only one that gives output as you can see: apb@yellow:/usr/local/src/greetonix/src$ /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice -h apb@yellow:/usr/local/src/greetonix/src$ /usr/bin/libreoffi

Re: [libreoffice-users] "sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-gtk " ????

2017-08-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I dunno but gtk stuff tends to be gui front-end for Gnome and other Desktop Environments. So you prolly don't need it for Kubuntu nor for other distros using KDE and headless-mode prolly doesn't need it either. I suspect that the gtk stuff is the integration stuff that used to have to be in

Re: [libreoffice-users] To make a graph

2017-08-29 Thread Brian Barker
At 09:45 29/08/2017 -0600, Jorge Rodríguez wrote: Below you can find a link to access a file were I draw manually the graph that I need to do: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7oqptiz8e6r9gxi/Graph.pdf?dl=0 So your data set is actually: A U1 U2 0 1.371.31 13680 0 14000

Re: [libreoffice-users] To make a graph

2017-08-29 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Jorge, jorge Rodríguez schrieb: Hi Regina and Brian: Thanks for your answer. Excuse me because I haven't been clear with my explanation. Below you can find a link to access a file were I draw manually the graph that I need to do: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7oqptiz8e6

[libreoffice-users] "sudo apt-get purge libreoffice-gtk " ????

2017-08-29 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY
There was a posting in askubuntu.com about issues with LibreOffice. It is quoted below. What is the "libreoffice-gtk"? When I do a purge before I install LO, I use . . . "purge libreoffice?" not "libreoffice-gtk". So what is the "gtk" part of the root command? Quote I've been updating my ub

Re: [libreoffice-users] cant find main menu in ubuntu window

2017-08-29 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY
Actually, is this user stating that LibreOffice is the issue of no menu? Or the OS. After reading the article and the original post, that might be the case. Since the user came from a Windows 7 environment, MATE would be my choice. Even the application windows seem similar to Win7's appl

Re: [libreoffice-users] To make a graph

2017-08-29 Thread jorge Rodríguez
Hi Regina and Brian: Thanks for your answer. Excuse me because I haven't been clear with my explanation. Below you can find a link to access a file were I draw manually the graph that I need to do: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7oqptiz8e6r9gxi/Graph.pdf?dl=0 Regards, J

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Reading from a USB device.

2017-08-29 Thread Marion & Noel Lodge
Wow! Thanks to all who have responded to my queries - I've had a preliminary look at nearly all of your suggestions and you have certainly given me plenty of leads. Cley - you raised a point about not being related to LO. I have done a lot of H2 database development in LO, and I was planning to u

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-29 Thread Cley Faye
2017-08-29 12:20 GMT+02:00 A : > > > On 08/29/2017 01:23 AM, Cley Faye wrote: > >> Some things seems wrong on that command line: - On most system you can directly call "libreoffice" instead of providing the full path Yes, but then I get /usr/bin/libreoffice since /usr

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-29 Thread A
On 08/29/2017 01:23 AM, Cley Faye wrote: Some things seems wrong on that command line: - On most system you can directly call "libreoffice" instead of providing the full path Yes, but then I get /usr/bin/libreoffice since /usr/bin is in my path. /usr/bin/libreoffice is a symlink to ../lib/li

Fwd: Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread Tom Davies
Dohhh again ! -- Forwarded message -- From: "Tom Davies" Date: 29 Aug 2017 09:38 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?) To: "A" Cc: Hi :) > Sorry about the "One direction" gag. Attempting humour before my 1st > cuppa tea was unwise and I'm not hip enoug

Re: [libreoffice-users] cant find main menu in ubuntu window

2017-08-29 Thread Tim Lloyd
Hi, it looks like you are not on your own. I found a link https://askubuntu.com/questions/219491/why-no-menu-bar-in-libreoffice There is a suggestion that you get updates. I have seen this shown as a solution elsewhere if you feel confident. HTH On 28/08/17 23:40, Gary Collins wrote: Hi I

[libreoffice-users] Help with Mail Merge

2017-08-29 Thread alice.gio
Hi everybody! I have a problem with mail merge on Libre office 5.3 installed on Ubuntu 16.04. Once I inserted every field, the function I can't perform Merge Mail on a selected record. I tried on other PC and it appear the option . I disinstalled and reinstalled all the Libre Office package but t

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-29 Thread Cley Faye
> > >> Some things seems wrong on that command line: >> >> - On most system you can directly call "libreoffice" instead of providing >> the full path >> > > Yes, but then I get /usr/bin/libreoffice since /usr/bin is in my path. > /usr/bin/libreoffice is a symlink to ../lib/libreoffice/program/soffi

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread A
I am trying to avoid unoconv. I picked one direction (before I knew about unoconv) and I want to see it through to the end before I traipse off in another direction. I may be forced to revisit unoconv if all else fails. Thank you for suggesting it. On 08/29/2017 12:54 AM, Cley Faye wrote:

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread A
Would it be possible for list users to use "Reply List" and not "Reply All"? The latter provides two identical messages; one to the list which is of course copied to me plus another sent to me directly. Thank you for your consideration. On 08/29/2017 12:59 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Prol

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread Andrew
Thank you, but I don't understand. On 08/28/2017 10:48 AM, leleu wrote: http://mooedit.sourceforge.net/ allow to "save as" changing the codage. Je la 28/08/2017 19:21, A skribis : Thank you for responding. Yes it opens without issue. Yet another look at the conversion details made me notic

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-29 Thread Andrew
Read .xlsx, write/convert to .csv format with utf8 characters. From the command line. On 08/28/2017 05:51 AM, James Knott wrote: Sorry, I misread. I thought you were trying to read a CSV. LibreOffice can read and write CSV. To save, just use Save As and select CSV for the filter. On 08/28/

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread A
OK, I looked at the link... It says, "medit is a programming and around-programming text editor". Thank you, but I'm not looking for a text editor. On 08/28/2017 10:48 AM, leleu wrote: http://mooedit.sourceforge.net/ allow to "save as" changing the codage. Je la 28/08/2017 19:21, A skribi

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Prolly best to avoid one direction surely? Anyway didn't they split up and go different ways? Regards from Tom :) On 29 Aug 2017 08:43, "A" wrote: Thank you. I may end up doing that, but I'm trying to avoid it. I picked one direction (before I knew about unoconv) and I want to see it

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV

2017-08-29 Thread A
On 08/28/2017 02:46 AM, Cley Faye wrote: 2017-08-28 2:59 GMT+02:00 A : I'm trying to convert a file from .xlsx to CSV. After googling until my eyes were bleeding, the below is the best I could come up with. I've tried various incarnations of the below this is just the latest. Any ideas wha

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread Cley Faye
2017-08-29 9:40 GMT+02:00 A : > Thank you. I may end up doing that, but I'm trying to avoid it. I picked > one direction (before I knew about unoconv) and I want to see it through to > the end. It's supposed to work. I may be forced to revisit this solution > if all else fails. > > > ​Out of cu

Fwd: Re: [libreoffice-users] To make a graph

2017-08-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Dohh, I sent this as a pm rather than to the whole list. So I've had to forward it. I still don't understand why we want to push people's replies off-list. Off-list means the replies are not subject to peer review and makes it difficult to know whether a question has been resolved or not an

Re: [libreoffice-users] convert xlsx to CSV (and utf8?)

2017-08-29 Thread A
Thank you. I may end up doing that, but I'm trying to avoid it. I picked one direction (before I knew about unoconv) and I want to see it through to the end. It's supposed to work. I may be forced to revisit this solution if all else fails. On 08/28/2017 12:28 PM, Tony Arnold wrote: Have