Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
On 03/13/2013 06:55 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 03/13/2013 02:47 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Dan, That is another issue. It is good that you were able to get MySQL back when you needed it. I think what I read was that Mariadb changed the database itself somehow, making it incompatible

Re: [libreoffice-users] Bug 62303 - Enhancement request: Set default install folder under Windows to \LibreOffice\

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
user profiles during upgrade, and possibly on 3rd party extensions. Comments? Substantive objections? Just a question: How will this change affect installing multiple versions of LibreOffice? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-12 Thread Dan Lewis
But if you should change your mind, you might find it difficult to go back to MySQL. I had to re-install Ubuntu 12.04 LST to remove all of the MariaDB files. Something similar happened when I tried MariaDB a few years ago. --Dan :-( On 03/12/2013 01:46 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Just

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-12 Thread Dan Lewis
, but the documentation part is not what it should be yet. --Dan On 03/12/2013 04:16 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Thanks Dan. That sounds like a bit of a nightmare. I tend to prefer testing new things on a spare machine or on a spare partition but it's not always possible. Apparently it also doesn't work

Re: [libreoffice-users] caption numbering

2013-03-11 Thread Dan Lewis
them. This test was done on LO 3.6.5 downloaded from the LO website. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Java files

2013-03-11 Thread Dan Lewis
to hide these.) --Dan -- 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: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Currency conversion/display in calc

2013-03-09 Thread Dan Lewis
not have the Import Options dialog. --Dan -- 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: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Change of base dimensioning system from imperial to metric

2013-03-07 Thread Dan Lewis
. I use Base on a regular basis. Living in the USA, a new LO version use Inches. I change this to cm in Writer, and I can then edit my forms using cm instead of inches. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get

Re: [libreoffice-users] definition of flat/relational database

2013-03-05 Thread Dan Lewis
be better of a person's use, please create a new thread so others searching the archives can more quickly find the comments about different databases. They are not likely to think that this thread would contain this information. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: [libreoffice-users] 3/4/13 in writer table

2013-03-04 Thread Dan Lewis
AutoCorrect Options Replace (tab) You should see three successive rows containing fractions. Click the top one and the Delete button. Repeat until you have deleted all three rows. Click OK. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

Re: [libreoffice-users] definition of flat/relational database

2013-03-03 Thread Dan Lewis
work with dBase but only as a flat database. So, how would you suggest this section you quote be written to make it accurate? What are some good examples of flat databases? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] BasIe - connecting through JDBC

2013-03-02 Thread Dan Lewis
and remotely. I did this using LO 4.0.0.3, LO 4.0.1.1, and 4.1.0.0+alpha (the build created with the connector. Today I plan to install Mandriva to see whether it will work with it. It is alpha until sufficient testing is done. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: [libreoffice-users] BasIe - connecting through JDBC

2013-03-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On 03/02/2013 01:47 PM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:46:45 +0100, Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com wrote: On 03/02/2013 08:10 AM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Hello, Seeing as the Native MySQL-connector seems to be a difficult birth - I tried both ODBC and JDBC lately

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: Nested Bullet Lists with different bullets?

2013-02-23 Thread Dan Lewis
. Level 1 is a red bullet, Level 2 is a green bullet, and Level 3 is yellow. If you want to know what is available for bullets, open the Gallery and click the Bullets in the Theme list. --Dan On 02/23/2013 04:38 PM, Kieran Peckett wrote: My suggestion is to go to Format Bullets and Numbering

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: Nested Bullet Lists with different bullets?

2013-02-23 Thread Dan Lewis
to be done for each level of bullets you want to use. (I think from your original email that you understand this, but I wanted to make sure.) --Dan On 02/23/2013 06:01 PM, Kevin O'Brien wrote: Does this mean it cannot be done with a Style? The reason I ask is that this window seems very similar

Re: [libreoffice-users] Does Libre Office have its own distinct set of fonts?

2013-02-23 Thread Dan Lewis
. --Dan On 02/23/2013 07:40 PM, anne-ology wrote: Thank you for responding; but I haven't the foggiest idea what you've said. the font directory of the distro ??? ... AAMOF ??? I would really enjoy getting rid of all those 'junk' fonts ... and finding

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-22 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/21/2013 03:09 AM, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/2013 23:16, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, checking for GCONF... yes checking whether to enable GNOME VFS support... yes checking for GNOMEVFS... no configure: error: Package requirements (gnome-vfs-2.0 = 2.6.0 ) were not met: No package

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: another funny one from ZdNet

2013-02-22 Thread Dan Lewis
? Does Outlook? --Dan -- 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: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL Native Connector for 32 bit LibreOffice on Ubuntu 12.04

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 10:21 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: I have a 32 bit laptop running Ubuntu 12.04. On it I have installed LO 3.6.5.2 and 4.0.0.3. This evening I was going to built LO 4.0.0 with the native connector for MySQL. In the process I had to download some files needed for autogen.sh

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: brochure templates for letter and A4 sizes

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
personal opinion, of course. --Dan -- 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: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL Native Connector for 32 bit LibreOffice on Ubuntu 12.04

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/21/2013 01:10 PM, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 21/02/2013 13:41, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, What I am going to do is run make again. This time I will use the following so I have a log of the process: | make 21 | tee build.log You have a successful LO build, congratulations. You

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.0.0.3: Calc Crashes when setting data validity

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
before So, I'm not sure you need a drop down list. Also a simple database for your expenses will do what you want including the use of drop down lists. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
Sorry, I have run out of ideas myself. --Dan On 02/20/2013 10:18 AM, Karen DInse wrote: Dan, Here are the steps I took. Tools, Customize, Menus. I added a new menu (call it Billing), then under menu content I clicked add, application, new document from template. This adds a menu item

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
installed Ubuntu 12.04. Could this be used to compile a connector? If so, what has to be done to do so? I really have no knowledge of any of the computer languages, so I don't know if my offer to help will be useful. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 01:23 PM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/13 17:04, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, I have a MacBook (Intel)circa 2006 that originally had OS X 10.4 installed. It has 2 GB RAM and is 32 bit. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04. Could this be used to compile a connector? If so

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 01:23 PM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/13 17:04, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, I have a MacBook (Intel)circa 2006 that originally had OS X 10.4 installed. It has 2 GB RAM and is 32 bit. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04. Could this be used to compile a connector? If so

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 04:55 PM, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/2013 22:15, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, Steps taken so far: 1) Used synaptic to download libmysqlclient and libmysqlcppconn. I also downloaded the dev version of these. 2) |sudo apt-get build-dep libreoffice # Debian derivatives| |3

[libreoffice-users] MySQL Native Connector for 32 bit LibreOffice on Ubuntu 12.04

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
. With these installed, can you connect to MySQL? If so, part of our problem is solved. Tomorrow, I am going to run autogen.sh with the three needed options. Hopefully, I will build a native connector for LibreOffice. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0

2013-02-19 Thread Dan Lewis
want to use. --Dan On 02/19/2013 03:35 PM, Karen DInse wrote: We found a 'work around'. If we open the template directly from where it is stored on the network, the input fields stop and ask the user for the appropriate data. However, this is a step backwards, and is extremely slow. In LO 3.5.5

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL on a network

2013-02-18 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/18/2013 03:05 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Luuk wrote: On 17-02-2013 22:53, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Luuk wrote: On 17-02-2013 20:03, Dan Lewis wrote: On 02/17/2013 01:19 PM, Luuk wrote: On 16-02-2013 23:44, Dan Lewis wrote: I can connect to the MySQL server (5.5) on the same

Re: [libreoffice-users] Irregularities with footnote numbering when switching to MSW

2013-02-17 Thread Dan Lewis
numbers. Evenso, this does seem very strange. --Dan -- 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: MySQL on a network

2013-02-17 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/17/2013 04:53 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Luuk wrote: On 17-02-2013 20:03, Dan Lewis wrote: On 02/17/2013 01:19 PM, Luuk wrote: On 16-02-2013 23:44, Dan Lewis wrote: I can connect to the MySQL server (5.5) on the same computer using localhost. But how do I connect to a MySQL

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: page down in word processors - find next

2013-02-16 Thread Dan Lewis
functions. What about the other 18 functions? I think we can even give this a name: Navigation tool. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Link Base to External Spreadsheet

2013-02-16 Thread Dan Lewis
, you will want to name each new sheet with the name you want for the table. I've done this several times. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] MySQL-Connector

2013-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
all of my LibreOffice files from the ODF website.) If I remember correctly, keeping the native connector current as new versions of LO required more time than the developer of the extension had available. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: method to subdivide individual cells

2013-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
. In fact, you would not be limited in how many dogs you place in this column. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] page down in word processors

2013-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
Strange thing: I can not find an INS key on my MacBook. Its delete key acts like the back space key... --Dan On 02/15/2013 04:05 PM, anne-ology wrote: ooh, how I dislike that INS key ... I tend to hit that rather than the DEL key many times; then I'll start typing only

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-14 Thread Dan Lewis
Have you read Chapter 2 of the Base Guide? (Planning/Designing your database) There are 56 pages in which I used this approach for all the parts of a database. There are many questions in it designed to help a person. --Dan https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table borders

2013-02-13 Thread Dan Lewis
- LibreOffice Writer - Table. In the bottom of the Default section, is Border checked? Will this make any difference? --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-13 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/11/2013 05:31 PM, Uwe Brauer wrote: Dan == Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com writes: ` On 02/11/2013 09:18 AM, Uwe Brauer wrote: Uwe Brauer How do you define an intrinsic database? I do not understand the term. Well in my understanding

Re: [libreoffice-users] Feature Request

2013-02-12 Thread Dan Lewis
: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/HistoryMaster. It only changes the number of documents kept on the recent document list. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-12 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/12/2013 12:03 PM, Uwe Brauer wrote: Dan == Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com writes: Perhaps you need to learn more about primary keys, foreign keys, and the relationship that must exist between them. Another topic that would help is normalizing tables. Still another

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
be. FYI, very seldom will two tables have a 1:1 relationship (linking the primary keys of the two tables). Very likely, yours doesn't either. Most often, these relationships involve a primary key of one table and a foreign key of the other. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
location. (This is important for the contents of the script file.) Example of the script file: #!/bin/sh cd /home/dan/Downloads/LO/LibO_3.6.5.2_Linux_x86-64_install-deb_en-US/DEBS/ sudo dpkg -i *.deb cd desktop-integration sudo dpkg -i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/11/2013 01:48 PM, Marc Paré wrote: Le 2013-02-11 13:05, Dan Lewis a écrit : There are a variety of ways to install LO for Debian OS's. Some are harder than others, and some are easier. What no one has mentioned is the use of script files. They will do much of the work for you. Planning

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
in the Menu or Dash. --Dan On 02/11/2013 03:41 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) With most GnuLinux's LibreOffice is installed by default so you don't need to install anything unless you really want to make life tricky and go for the cutting-edge. Some have OpenOffice instead but that is still fairly

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/11/2013 05:31 PM, Uwe Brauer wrote: Dan == Dan Lewis elderdanle...@gmail.com writes: ` On 02/11/2013 09:18 AM, Uwe Brauer wrote: Uwe Brauer How do you define an intrinsic database? I do not understand the term. Well in my understanding

Re: [libreoffice-users] A (sane) way of doing bullets and numbering

2013-02-09 Thread Dan Lewis
, you need to determine what will be the largest of these values. Then use this to determine what each of the Numbering followed by should be. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] explorer prewiew

2013-02-09 Thread Dan Lewis
- Options - Internet - Browser Plug-in. (It exists there for me using Ubuntu.) --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-09 Thread Dan Lewis
have the icons (tools?) that will open the particular version of a program such as LO that I want. You have to edit the Applications menu first creating a new menu. Then add the new menu to the top panel. (There is a little more to do with this though.) file:///home/dan/Screenshot%20from%202013

Re: Fwd: Re: [libreoffice-users] [solved] Re: Spell check as I type enabled but no spell checking

2013-02-08 Thread Dan Lewis
This is obviously a bug in the Linux Mint version. I know that earlier I had the Ubuntu version of LO 3.5.4. When I typed every word was marked as an incorrect spelling. I have no such problems with the version supplied by LibreOffice, itself. --Dan On 02/08/2013 08:52 AM, sun shine

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suggests

2013-02-04 Thread Dan Lewis
this email thread until she does. --Dan On 02/04/2013 06:25 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Perhaps a couple of people could do this as an Extension/Add-on rather than making LibreOffice dependant on it? Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Suggests

2013-02-03 Thread Dan Lewis
appearances of cell phones and the billion dollar judgment? Being similar to something that is copyrighted is grounds for legal actions. Besides, why should LIbreOffice be a MS Office look alike? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems

Re: [libreoffice-users] VLOOKUP Problem

2013-02-02 Thread Dan Lewis
). It uses IMAP and POP. (I have recently learned how to use the former.) The point is: there are email clients other than Thunderbird that give you the ability to reply to a list. --Dan On 02/02/2013 12:12 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2013/2/2 John Meyerjohn.l.me...@gmail.com: BTW

Re: [libreoffice-users] changing text color

2013-01-31 Thread Dan Lewis
of the selected text. We need your specific steps. The font color can also be changed using Character styles (Format - Character): 1. Highlight some text. 2. Format - Character 3. Select the color you want to use. 4. Click OK. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Copy Paste Calc Writer

2013-01-31 Thread Dan Lewis
What version of LibreOffice are you using? When I use 2.5.7 or 4.0.0.2, I can paste special (Edit - Paste Special) a graphic into a Writer document that I copied from a spreadsheet. Bitmap was one of the choices available when I used paste special. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e

Re: [libreoffice-users] Saving to an ascii file

2013-01-31 Thread Dan Lewis
separated by commas. It can be opened with any text editor. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Numbering Equations

2013-01-29 Thread Dan Lewis
LO started putting this AutoText in the AutoText dialog, so if you have a version earlier than I do, you may not have it. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting

Re: [libreoffice-users] Include movie in PDF export?

2013-01-28 Thread Dan Lewis
possibility is to install portable LibreOffice on a thumb drive (USB): http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable. This is the portable version of LO 3.6.4 for Windows. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base Report Builder

2013-01-27 Thread Dan Lewis
databases). The draft of chapter 3 of the Base contains discussion of this in the last section. --Dan On 01/27/2013 04:36 AM, Marion Noel Lodge wrote: Hi Hank, I haven't been following this thread closely, but it seem like you are experiencing some of the same problems I had using Base

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing 4.0 alongside 3.5

2013-01-26 Thread Dan Lewis
running the Ubuntu version and LO 3.6.X from the LO website at the same time. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: calendar project - should i use writer or calc

2013-01-24 Thread Dan Lewis
Having viewed your links, I think the Writer would be a better choice. --Dan On 01/24/2013 12:11 PM, anne-ology wrote: I think you meant to send this to the list, so am forwarding this on to them. As for me, I haven't a clue as to how to use the calc program

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Query Sort and Reports

2013-01-24 Thread Dan Lewis
? If so, which one? I ask these questions because I have not been able to duplicate your problem using LO 3.5.7 from the LibreOffice website. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 3.6.4 Romanian installer translation is HORRIBLY broken

2013-01-24 Thread Dan Lewis
is. What about some specifics of what was translated incorrectly? What should the correct translation be? --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 3.6.4 Romanian installer translation is HORRIBLY broken

2013-01-24 Thread Dan Lewis
) Download LibreOffice and install it. 6) If you want the built-in help files in Romanian, download it from this same page. (Install this after installing LibreOffice.) See if this will correct the problem. --Dan On 01/24/2013 02:06 PM, zugu wrote: Well, I'm trying to start the installer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Urgent Base problem

2013-01-24 Thread Dan Lewis
with 1:3.5.4-0Ubuntu. If you want some suggestions as to how to install LO 3.6.4.3 from the LO site, let me know. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting

Re: [libreoffice-users] base masks

2013-01-21 Thread Dan Lewis
On 01/21/2013 03:00 AM, Paolo Debortoli wrote: Il 21/01/2013 01:48, Dan Lewis ha scritto: On 01/20/2013 05:58 PM, Paolo Debortoli wrote: hi. using base... is there a way to open masks without borders or tools, just the mask, to make it smaller ? I an not sure I understand what you mean

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Report Builder

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Lewis
the database files, rewrites the script file, deletes the log file and opens the database. If CHECKPOINT DEFRAG is specified, this command also shrinks the .data file to its minimal size. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

Re: [libreoffice-users] base masks

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Lewis
until you find the Font property. Click the ellipse (...) for the Font property to open the Character dialog. Reduce the size of the text, and click OK. If this is not what you want, will you please be more specific about what you have and what you want to do. --Dan -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Report Builder

2013-01-20 Thread Dan Lewis
... The date on the above email was a couple of weeks ago. So, this statement likely does not apply to LO 3.6.4.3. --Dan On 01/20/2013 10:04 PM, Hank Alper wrote: Hi Dan, Thanks for your quick response. Im using LO version3.6.4.3 Build ID :2ef5aff on a Windows 7 Pro machine. My machine's

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc sliding scale formulae?

2013-01-18 Thread Dan Lewis
: this is a very simple division problem.) Hint: I have asked you for 5 formula, and that is also the number of cells you will need: one cell per formula. You will be using a result in some cells in the formula in another cell. --Dan On 01/18/2013 07:00 AM, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote: It has been

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Thunderbird Address Book as Data Source

2013-01-18 Thread Dan Lewis
address book: If you create mailing lists within the Personal Address Book, each of these lists appear as separate table. This permits you to separate all of your addresses in one table into smaller tables, one for each specialized list of addresses. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e

Re: [libreoffice-users] Broken file

2013-01-17 Thread Dan Lewis
you mention what version you are using again please? --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Did you get my Hyperlink message?

2013-01-16 Thread Dan Lewis
On 01/15/2013 09:28 PM, rjh wrote: sorry everyone I have made it public now :-) http://youtu.be/T3XH5AO2jws I think you have found a bug! You need to file a bug report. The hyperlink is not working like it should. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent Documents list

2013-01-15 Thread Dan Lewis
=en-US. Search for History Manager. It is suppose to work on AOO and LO. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-documentation] I joined recently. How can I help?

2013-01-14 Thread Dan Lewis
On 01/14/2013 03:07 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) The docs team is currently working on 2 sets of documentation for Base. A full guide and a short(ish) handbook (this latter is being translated from the German one). Dan has just completed 2 chapters for the full guide but the team would

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base: Changing restoring (Default) font

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Lewis
changed to Liberation Sans. So, change your OS fonts to what you want the Base fonts to be. --Dan On 01/12/2013 07:48 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: I am not well versed in the Styles department, but that may be more towards what you want. Make a style and use it to make Base workings use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Lewis
the JVM add-on. Check Tools - Add-ons for it if you use Firefox. Also check the Help section for specific information about how to disable Java in your browser. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base: Setting the default listbox entry

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Lewis
box. Field C of Table D provides the entries for the list box. The default value desired for the list box is the dash character (-). I edited Table B making the dash character the default value for Field A. I also entered the dash character in Field C of Table D. --Dan -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Lewis
On 01/13/2013 10:44 PM, Paul Schwartz wrote: Does this update fix the Java plugin for Firefox? No it does not. A recent update for Firefox disabled the Java plugin as explained in the Firefox Help. I suggest you read what Firefox Help has to say about the Java plugin. --Dan

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base: Action Queries

2013-01-11 Thread Dan Lewis
identifier use (two double- quotes) to create a (one doublequote). With quoted identifiers it is possible to create mixed-case table and column names. --Dan On 01/11/2013 04:42 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Thanks guys :) Ok, so i am starting out with the embedded database against all advice

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: No version named 4.0.0.0 RC1

2013-01-11 Thread Dan Lewis
://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=LibreOfficebug_status=UNCONFIRMED Does it make any difference if you use LibreOffice 4.0.0.1 RC1? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base: Action Queries

2013-01-11 Thread Dan Lewis
value JDBC. --Dan On 01/11/2013 08:13 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think i need to explore this a bit more tomorrow. I tried both types of quotes and no quotes. Then i made the field names unique and all lower-case and i tried using a query as the source rather than a table. Then i tried

Re: [libreoffice-users] Changing time format in Calc header

2013-01-08 Thread Dan Lewis
not see any way to change the time format either. I know there is for a text document, but someone forgot to enable this for a Calc Header or Footer. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base scenario

2013-01-08 Thread Dan Lewis
of these are written to the Base field (.odb). What I think may work is to create a view that uses the essential fields from your 'Member' table and the needed fields from the 'eMail' table. Then you could create a form for this view that has the things you want. --Dan -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base scenario

2013-01-08 Thread Dan Lewis
Comment inline below. --Dan On 01/08/2013 07:07 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Ian, Have you actually drawn any relationships? Base will not do that for you. Just adding the tables in the 'Relationships Window' will not create the relationships automagically. You must click and hold

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base date entry less flexible

2013-01-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On 12/29/2012 07:46 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 12/29/2012 03:28 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Greetings, I noted that after I updated LO from 3.5.7 to 3.6.4, the Base date entry format flexibility has changed. With a 3.5.7 (and before) Base form, I could enter 12-29-12 and it would be changed to 12

Re: [libreoffice-users] problems with update style on some headers

2013-01-01 Thread Dan Lewis
. --Dan -- 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: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Compact and Shutdown

2012-12-31 Thread Dan Lewis
the same purpose. (MySQL Navigator 5.6 can perform some duties such as create new databases and their tables.) --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] calculating time differences

2012-12-31 Thread Dan Lewis
opened Calc and formated column A with HH:MM:SS.000 in the Format code box. Then I clicked the green check. What I saw in the Format list was 13:37:46.000. Then I entered times in A1 and A2. Finally I entered =A1-A2 in A3. I got an answer in the format I had created for column A. --Dan

Re: [libreoffice-users] Sorry about my double Post

2012-12-30 Thread Dan Lewis
in the Google web site. They will also show if your email client accesses your emails through IMAP. (This does require that you set up your email client to use IMAP. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing

Re: [libreoffice-users] ubuntu libreoffice bugs tracking

2012-12-30 Thread Dan Lewis
are problems that are common to both. --Dan -- 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: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to calculate a grand total for entire report

2012-12-30 Thread Dan Lewis
of the quantity for each item times the price of each. In the report, you can use Report Builder's accumulation function to add all the products in the report footer. This is rather simplistic but it should get you started. --Dan SELECT quanity, price, quanity * price FROM Table1

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to calculate a grand total for entire report

2012-12-30 Thread Dan Lewis
On 12/30/2012 04:13 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 12/30/2012 12:34 AM, Yahoo Account wrote: I am using LO 3.6.4 in Mac OS X 10.8.2. In Base I have a very simple, single table assets database. In a report, I am trying to calculate a grand total for all records. I have a text field for each record

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base date entry less flexible

2012-12-29 Thread Dan Lewis
. (Probably by most databases and spreadsheets. --Dan -- 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: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] typographic freaks: footnotes not vertically aligned to last line of body text in following page (as in good typographic style)

2012-12-20 Thread Dan Lewis
. This is the setting that printers use to make sure the lines of adjacent pages line up. --Dan -- 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] 3.6.4.3 and Wheezy.

2012-12-06 Thread Dan Lewis
Synaptic. Unfortunately this has to be done every time I go to the newest version of Ubuntu. Fortunately, that is only once every 2 years. Daily upgrades from Ubuntu do not bother my versions of LibreOffice. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Chart Range Entire Column

2012-12-05 Thread Dan Lewis
and HSQLDB as the back end. I would be curious as to the structure of your chart (columns and rows) to see if I could create a report for my personal financial database. I might even be able to add this to chapter 4 of the Base Guide for others. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail

Re: [libreoffice-users] Font Issues Mac OS X

2012-12-05 Thread Dan Lewis
my choice, I would use the Styles and Formatting window for changing fonts and their sizes. I have been doing this on my Mac for the past 4 years with no problems with originally OpenOffice.org and lately LibreOffice. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: [libreoffice-users] hello

2012-11-29 Thread Dan Lewis
people), the documentation group (these write the guides for LO), and Quality Assurance (these help test new versions verifying their usability and help verify the bugs filed). --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http

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