[libreoffice-users] Re: Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2011-02-18 02:04, Stefan Weigel a écrit : Hi Simon, Am 18.02.2011 00:55, schrieb Simon Cropper: Information should be available somewhere, associated with the libreoffice-users list, on what sort of questions the list addresses, subject line format, preferences with top-posting versus

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Obviously this list feels it more important to make rules to make it more difficult for first time users, to ask them to post in a way that is completely opposite to what they use everywhere else with everyone else they might communicate with in the course of a working day. When

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Exactly. That is exactly the way that the vast majority of office workers work. If we don't want our office suite to be used by office workers then it is fine to ask people to behave differently, just for us. Regards from Tom :) From: T. R. Valentine

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Stefan Weigel
Hi, Am 18.02.2011 09:33, schrieb Marc Paré: So we are trying to make ourselves as inaccessible as possible to the vast majority of people that might need this list. I don't believe this is the issue. It is more of a mentorship and guiding suggestion for people joining and making use of the

[libreoffice-users] Is LibreOffice portable/runnbale form USB stick?

2011-02-18 Thread benxs
Is LibreOffice portable? Can I install LibreOffice on USB stick an run it on various computers? Ben -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Is-LibreOffice-portable-runnbale-form-USB-stick-tp2525377p2525377.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at

[libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-02-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/02/11 06:28, Simon Cropper a écrit : Hi Simon, I have switched to Java 1.6.0_22 and that seems to have done the trick. Note I did not specifically choose this version, it is what LibreOffice 'chose' when installing from the PPA. My guess is that it effectively just chooses the first

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is LibreOffice portable/runnbale form USB stick?

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Yes, try this link http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable Regards from Tom :) -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity

[libreoffice-users] Re: Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2011-02-18 04:34, Tom Davies a écrit : Ahah, whereas i think this list should instead be the most welcoming and familiar making people feel at home and comfortable. Regards from Tom :) From: Stefan Weigelstefan.wei...@bildungskreis.org To:

[libreoffice-users] Installing chinese language pack

2011-02-18 Thread James Wilde
Mac OSX 10.6.6 LibO v.3.3.0 I wonder if one of our Chinese subscribers can help me. I am trying to install the zh-CN language pack and it doesn't seem to be working all the way. When I install the en-GB and the sv-SE language packs I see these in the extensions, and I can find them in the

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice and Java problem

2011-02-18 Thread grunjuger
I finally just found the solution It was the KDE theme Polyester which was corrupted in one way. I uninstalled it and added libreoffice icon themes and now it works!!! Thanks anyway!!! -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Extensions in error

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
Clean install of LO 3.3 on Ubuntu 10.04 using the download from LO and NOT the Ubuntu repository. Just added an extension and I've noticed that several of the pre-installed extensions are exhibiting errors. Report Builder, Solver for non-Linear Programing and the Wiki publisher all have Error -

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is LibreOffice portable/runnbale form USB stick?

2011-02-18 Thread Glenn
I don't see this available for the MAC except in German. If I am correct, are there any plans to extend it to other languages? Glenn On Feb 18, 2011, at 4:30 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Yes, try this link http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable Regards from Tom :) --

[libreoffice-users] RTF imports changes original formatation

2011-02-18 Thread Contabilidade
Hi, I'm with a problem when I want to open RTF (Rich Text Format) files in the brOffice Writer. When I open it, the images that are embed in the file are shown so much more smaller then your original size, I would like to know the reason why it happens, and if it's possible your solution.

[libreoffice-users] missing postscript fonts on mac and libre/openoffice 3.3

2011-02-18 Thread Markus Rietzler
hi, i have just installed libreoffice 3.3 (also openoffice 3.3). my problem is, that certain postscript files don't appear in the font list in libreoffice. i have also deleted and reinstalled the font on my mac but no help. the font is ok, the font programm says everything ok. the fonts are

[libreoffice-users] Re: Hardly any movement on the OOo version of this list

2011-02-18 Thread webreg . libreoffice . org
On 2/17/2011 5:05 PM, wamiduku wrote: OOo has a forum too, and with 48333 posts in the OOWriter section in 39 months, that's1230 posts/month. Your milage may vary, but I always choose a forum over a mailing list when there's a choice, and from the statistics it seems that most OOo users prefer

[libreoffice-users] Re: missing postscript fonts on mac and libre/openoffice 3.3

2011-02-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/02/11 14:32, Markus Rietzler a écrit : Hi Markus, i have just installed libreoffice 3.3 (also openoffice 3.3). my problem is, that certain postscript files don't appear in the font list in libreoffice. i have also deleted and reinstalled the font on my mac but no help. the font is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-02-18 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 02/18/2011 12:28 AM, Simon Cropper wrote: On 17/02/11 18:52, Alexander Thurgood wrote: [snip] I see you're using JVM 1.6.0_20 (IcedTea), you might want to try updating to Java 1.6.0_22 to see if that resolves the difficulties. Alex, I have switched to Java 1.6.0_22 and that seems to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Installing chinese language pack

2011-02-18 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 18/02/11 12:16, James Wilde a écrit : Hi James, I wonder if one of our Chinese subscribers can help me. I am trying to install the zh-CN language pack and it doesn't seem to be working all the way. When I install the en-GB and the sv-SE language packs I see these in the extensions,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: missing postscript fonts on mac and libre/openoffice 3.3

2011-02-18 Thread Markus Rietzler
Am 18.02.11 15:21, schrieb Alexander Thurgood: Le 18/02/11 14:58, Markus Rietzler a écrit : that didn't help. i have a font family with a *.fam file and several other files. its a ps font for mac. Hmm, I don't recall whether StarOffice/OpenOffice.org ever managed *.fam font files,

[libreoffice-users] assign keyboard keys

2011-02-18 Thread Thomas Blasejewicz
Good evening from JapanI have been loyal Wordperfect user for a long time, but the software gives me lately a lot of grief.Thus, I am considering to permanently switch to Libreoffice (have been using Openoffice on and off in the past).Question:Wordperfect has a handy little function,

[libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Ashley Thomas
We have been using OpenOffice 3.2.1 on Windows 2008 application servers, and I am testing LibreOffice in a sandbox before replacing OpenOffice. I like what I see so far, but I have not been able to find a way to set the default file format for all users to Microsoft 97/2000/XP. I am able to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Luuk
On 18-02-11 16:58, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 18/02/11 15:23, Ashley Thomas wrote: We have been using OpenOffice 3.2.1 on Windows 2008 application servers, and I am testing LibreOffice in a sandbox before replacing OpenOffice. I like what I see so far, but I have not been able to find a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Luuk
On 18-02-11 17:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: Can I ask what is the point of using OO/LO and then setting the default document type to MS Office? The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors. I am not sure a single customer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread ashleyt
If you do a custom install the option to set that appears at that time. My apologies, I did not phrase my question clearly. I was able to do the installation so LO was the default application to open all MS Office files, but I need to set LO so, by default, all files are saved in MS Office

[libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-02-18 Thread NoOp
On 02/17/2011 09:28 PM, Simon Cropper wrote: On 17/02/11 18:52, Alexander Thurgood wrote: [snip] I see you're using JVM 1.6.0_20 (IcedTea), you might want to try updating to Java 1.6.0_22 to see if that resolves the difficulties. Alex, I have switched to Java 1.6.0_22 and that seems

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/02/11 16:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors. That's the joy of OO/LO - you don't have to! Do File-Send-Document as Microsoft Word. Then you can standardise on ODF while still

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-17 6:55 PM, Simon Cropper wrote: I have essentially tuned out over the last few days as the debate raged regarding top posting and bottom posting. I went back over the threads today but did nor really discover what is wanted or preferred. When joining this list I noted in my first

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-18 3:19 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Obviously this list feels it more important to make rules to make it more difficult for first time users, to ask them to post in a way that is completely opposite to what they use everywhere else with everyone else they might communicate with in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-18 4:34 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Ahah, whereas i think this list should instead be the most welcoming and familiar making people feel at home and comfortable. Whose whom? Comfortable by what definition? Here again your arrogance shows through - in your mind, *your* home and *your*

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
Please take me off your lists!!! Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 11:30:55 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting On 2011-02-17 9:18 PM,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
please take me off your list Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Luuk luu...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:37:27 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On 18-02-11 17:25,

Re: [libreoffice-users] assign keyboard keys

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
please take me off your list Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Colin J. Williams c...@ncf.ca To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:36:17 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] assign keyboard keys Tom,Apologies

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
Please take me off your list!!! Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: ashl...@arcet.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 10:41:08 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats If you do a custom install the option

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-18 11:41 AM, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: We have LO installed on an application server, Is this on Terminal Server? -- Best regards, Charles -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread philandaw
Please take me off your lists. Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 11:46:47 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On 2011-02-18

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/02/11 17:41, philan...@comcast.net wrote: Please take me off your list!! You need to do the unsubscribe instructions on the bottom of each email... -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-18 12:48 PM, philan...@comcast.net wrote: Please take me off your lists. I have a better idea... why don't YOU stop SPAMMING THE LIST with your stupidity? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread ashleyt
We have LO installed on an application server, Is this on Terminal Server? Yes, LO is installed on Windows Server 2008, and our users connect via RDP from their desktops(primarily Windows XP) or thin clients (Igels running Linux). -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
- Original Message From: ashl...@arcet.com ashl...@arcet.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 18 February, 2011 16:41:08 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats If you do a custom install the option to set that appears at that time. My apologies, I did not phrase

[libreoffice-users] Re: top-posting

2011-02-18 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2011/02/18 2:26 AM Tom Davies wrote: If we don't want our office suite to be used by office workers then it is fine to ask people to behave differently, just for us. If they use LibreOffice they are behaving differently. It is much more difficult to transition to using LibreOffice than to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Ubuntu - don't install LibreOffice manually from the .deb files

2011-02-18 Thread emarkay
MR. ZW, let's play nice now, OK? :) So regarding the thread of substance, what is DIFFERENT about the Ubuntu vs. Deb, vs official LO application? I didn't think that the Canonical folks MODIFY anything, correct? I think that keeping Ubuntu version separate from all others seems to be

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

2011-02-18 Thread MR ZenWiz
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:37 AM, philan...@comcast.net wrote: Please take me off your lists!!! If you take just a fraction of a second to read the footer below (which happens to get appended to every single message posted to this discussion list), you'll see how you can remove yourself from

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: top-posting

2011-02-18 Thread MR ZenWiz
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Larry Gusaas larry.gus...@gmail.com wrote: If they use LibreOffice they are behaving differently. It is much more difficult to transition to using LibreOffice than to learn to bottom post with proper clipping. But some people will claim that this one extra

[libreoffice-users] Re: Invalid recovery of non-existent files

2011-02-18 Thread emarkay
Please identify your OS and LO version. There appears to be a recent bug regarding this, but we need to know what you are using to assist. - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Windows XP-SP3 - (1) 2.8 G/2G RAM/ATI HD2600,512VRAM/SIS AC97 OB Audio (2) 2.9 G/3G RAM/NVIDIA 9500GT,1024VRAM/SB AudigySE Audio

[libreoffice-users] Strange request - Can one make an image a font item?

2011-02-18 Thread emarkay
I recently stumbled across some old newsletters I did in the late 1980's, using Wordperfect for DOS. I had bought a set of fonts (I think it was vefore TTF) that allowed a line drawing (I think it was in Adobe Illustrator format only) to become a text character. This was great in being able

Re: [libreoffice-users] assign keyboard keys

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Generally it is better to start your own thread but don't worry this time. I don't really know a good answer to the specifics of the question you asked but some side-issues spring to mind. I'm fairly sure you can have both word-processors (WP LO) installed on a system at the same time

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread MR ZenWiz
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 9:40 AM, philan...@comcast.net wrote: please take me off your list You need to ask the person who put you on this list to take you off. (Hint: It wasn't us.) -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Scott Jones
You put yourself on the list. YOU need to unsubscribe On 2/18/2011 12:41 PM, philan...@comcast.net wrote: Please take me off your list!! Phil Woodruff - philan...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: ashl...@arcet.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Friday,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Ubuntu - don't install LibreOffice manually from the .deb files

2011-02-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/02/11 19:14, emarkay wrote: MR. ZW, let's play nice now, OK? :) So regarding the thread of substance, what is DIFFERENT about the Ubuntu vs. Deb, vs official LO application? The major major difference is that the ppa version does NOT enable the user to use any address book source

[libreoffice-users] Re: Question - convert Multimate files - Reply 2

2011-02-18 Thread NoOp
On 02/17/2011 04:11 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote: On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Roy Day roya...@hotmail.com wrote: The file extension is *.dox - Multimate is one of the first word processors in the 1980's. It was before your time. Eventually, Microsoft's WORD appeared, and then WORD PERFECT,

Re: [libreoffice-users] keep open table tool bar

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think that the View menu on the menu bar might help ... View - Toolbars - Table Then you might want to push the table toolbar to the side rather than have it vertical rather than horizontal. Regards from Tom :) From: MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com To:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Strange request - Can one make an image a font item?

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Do you still have the ttf file? I am not sure it would work now but it might. There was a great answer to something similar about 2-3 days ago (might have been Monday). Regards from Tom :) From: emarkay m...@emarkay.com To: users@libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] Ubuntu user - have the LO PPA, but want to be bleeding edge...

2011-02-18 Thread emarkay
What is the recommended approach to use any nightlies or other beta releases. Both to ensure commonality, and to ensure any discovered bugs are all on the same page. Thanks! - LO version as updated via PPA - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ( Windows XP-SP3) - (1) 2.8 G/2G RAM/ATI HD2600,512VRAM/SIS AC97

Re: [libreoffice-users] assign keyboard keys

2011-02-18 Thread T. R. Valentine
2011/2/18 Thomas Blasejewicz tho...@s7.dion.ne.jp:    Question:Wordperfect has a handy little function, that allows the user to    assign just about everything to individual keys, including which    letter they represent.Since I am a German, but live in Japan where I use Dell machines,    

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 18 February 2011 11:38, Charles Marcus cmar...@media-brokers.com wrote: More asinine ridiculousness, Tom, and you're being disingenuous to boot.. I had suggested possibly using a *real* mail client when it became clear that you were using Yahoo's WEBMAIL client, NOT OUTLOOK. Sorry, Tom,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 18 February 2011 10:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The biggest reason is our users do not remember to save in MS format when sending files to customers and vendors. I am not sure a single customer of ours could open an .odt file, for example, so we have to use formats our customers and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
From: T. R. Valentine trvalent...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 18 February, 2011 21:30:39 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On 18 February 2011 10:25, ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The biggest reason is our users do not

Re: [libreoffice-users] Ubuntu user - have the LO PPA, but want to be bleeding edge...

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If you have a spare 15Gb to put another partition on a hard-drive (or something) then why not install another copy of Ubuntu to use as a beta-testing area? Most distros are happy with a LOT less but Ubuntu is more comfortable with about that much space. Then you can beta test a lot

[libreoffice-users] Re: Ubuntu user - have the LO PPA, but want to be bleeding edge...

2011-02-18 Thread NoOp
On 02/18/2011 12:53 PM, emarkay wrote: What is the recommended approach to use any nightlies or other beta releases. Both to ensure commonality, and to ensure any discovered bugs are all on the same page. Are you wishing to test PPA versions or LO standard? If the latter you can install:

[libreoffice-users] Re: top- or bottom- quoting

2011-02-18 Thread NoOp
On 02/17/2011 03:34 AM, Charles Marcus wrote: On 2011-02-16 6:29 PM, NoOp wrote: Bottom posting (with appropriate snipping/intersperse etc) would be my choice. Aka 'in-line' posting... Well... I'm trying to learn big words. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/intersperse I suppose that we

[libreoffice-users] Re: top- or bottom- quoting

2011-02-18 Thread NoOp
On 02/17/2011 01:22 PM, Luuk wrote: OK, i'm no longer responding in this thread. (too many people talking about too many other things than top- or bottom- quooting ) (( including meself )) I'd rather see the 'educate Tom' posts in this thread instead of the thread drifts/hijacks in

[libreoffice-users] Re: Default file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2011/02/18 4:10 PM Tom Davies wrote: From: T. R. Valentinetrvalent...@gmail.com To:users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 18 February, 2011 21:30:39 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Default file formats On 18 February 2011 10:25,ashl...@arcet.com wrote: The

[libreoffice-users] Missing function: Bankers Rounding

2011-02-18 Thread Robert Prins
Why is there no standard function to do bankers rounding (aka round-to-even)? -- Robert AH Prins robert.ah.pr...@gmail.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is LibreOffice portable/runnbale form USB stick?

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Oh dear. I guess that it is not possible to just add a normal LibreOffice language pack to something like this as it has been repackaged or something? Apols and regards from Tom :) From: Glenn glenns...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 18

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre 3.3.1 Second candidate - Fly Screen - Calc

2011-02-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You might be best off posting a bug-report about the problem http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport Sorry no-one here was able to answer. Hopefully someone might appear later but i wouldn't rely on that happening. Regards from Tom :) From:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Missing function: Bankers Rounding

2011-02-18 Thread plino
I had never heard of bankers rounding before. Interesting concept. There is no such function in OOo/LO, Excel or Gnumeric... But you can easily create a function =IF(A1-INT(A1)=0.5;IF(ISEVEN(INT(A1));A1-0.5;A1+0.5);ROUND(A1)) (Adjust if your separator is a comma instead of a semi-colon)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Missing function: Bankers Rounding

2011-02-18 Thread Robert Prins
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 00:24, plino pedl...@gmail.com wrote: I had never heard of bankers rounding before. Interesting concept. There is no such function in OOo/LO, Excel or Gnumeric... But you can easily create a function =IF(A1-INT(A1)=0.5;IF(ISEVEN(INT(A1));A1-0.5;A1+0.5);ROUND(A1))

[libreoffice-users] Re: Missing function: Bankers Rounding

2011-02-18 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 19.02.2011 00:50, Robert Prins wrote: Why is there no standard function to do bankers rounding (aka round-to-even)? http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_MROUND_function Indeed, MROUND is not a standard function. It is part of the (always installed)

[libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-02-18 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 18.02.2011 16:27, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: On 18/02/11 13:55, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: I read somewhere an article that stated there were issues with Openjdk. Interestingly I'm using LO 3.3 (direct from LO not via ppa) and the OpenJDK 6 6b20-1.9.5 that comes with

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail List Etiquette

2011-02-18 Thread Glenn
Let's abandon this vindictiveness. PLEASE! This forum is one of our technological assets that should serve as an aid to users. Let's not squander it. Glenn On Feb 18, 2011, at 8:58 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote: On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 12:38:01PM

Re: [libreoffice-users] top-posting

2011-02-18 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 18 February 2011 21:21, Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net wrote: On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 07:58:41PM -0600, T. R. Valentine wrote: On 17 February 2011 18:58, Robert Holtzman hol...@cox.net wrote: You have something against trimming quotes? Too much work. One just hits reply, types where the

[libreoffice-users] [OP - Fix Tom] Re: FEATURE REQUEST: CALC -- Repeating a Table Header on a New Page

2011-02-18 Thread NoOp
On 02/17/2011 04:01 AM, Charles Marcus wrote: Hi Tom, big snip This has exactly what to do with the subject of this post? I'd place thread hijacking/OT drift right up there with top-posting et al. Please give some consideration to the OP and the thread subject. If you (and others) have

[libreoffice-users] Re: Missing function: Bankers Rounding

2011-02-18 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 19.02.2011 02:25, Andreas Säger wrote: Am 19.02.2011 00:50, Robert Prins wrote: Why is there no standard function to do bankers rounding (aka round-to-even)? http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/How_Tos/Calc:_MROUND_function Indeed, MROUND is not a standard function.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Missing function: Bankers Rounding

2011-02-18 Thread Robert Prins
On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 01:05, plino pedl...@gmail.com wrote: It's only slightly more complicated :) =IF(VALUE(RIGHT(A9))=5;IF(ISEVEN(VALUE(LEFT(RIGHT(A9;2;A9-0.005;A9+0.005);ROUND(A9;2)) Check if the last digit is 5. If it is add 0.005 if the previous digit is odd or subtract if it is

[libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Base and recognised 'xbase' file formats

2011-02-18 Thread Andreas Säger
Base supports one single type of file which is *.odb. You never open any database in Base. A database may have gigabytes. You connect databases to a database document, some driver requests data snippets (row sets) from the external database and shows the requested data in the user interface.

[libreoffice-users] Re: keep open table tool bar

2011-02-18 Thread Avraham Hanadari
Le 18/02/2011 21:46, MR ZenWiz a écrit : On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 2:56 AM, Avraham Hanadariavhanad...@gmail.com wrote: The fact that the table tool bar opens when I am in a table, but disappears whenever I move to surrounding parts of the page makes the entire page jump up and down in a most

[libreoffice-users] Re: keep open table tool bar

2011-02-18 Thread Avraham Hanadari
Le 18/02/2011 22:34, Tom Davies a écrit : Hi :) I think that the View menu on the menu bar might help ... View - Toolbars - Table Then you might want to push the table toolbar to the side rather than have it vertical rather than horizontal. Regards from Tom :) Thanks for your remarks. I