Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Regina , True for page layouts, but simple try a multiple column layout and try to position a picture (anchored to the page) The column boundaries are also gone. Greetz Fernand Hi noibs, noibs schrieb: [..] I'm a college professor who writes his own teaching materials. Each course

Re: [libreoffice-users] Helper utilities and ODT to PDF conversion.

2012-02-15 Thread Dag Wieers
On Mon, 13 Feb 2012, 52midnight wrote: Over the years I've searched unsuccessfully for a simple ODT viewer that worked, and now have a need for commandline conversion of ODT to PDF. A search of the Internet turned up mostly old utilities from SWX days, a number of forum threads of various

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Michael Adams
On Wednesday 15 February 2012 05:20, noibs wrote: I just upgraded to 3.5 from 3.4.4. There are no page margins visible for my Writer documents last saved in 3.4.4. Am I missing something? I've looked for a preference and can't find one. I'm using Mac OS 10.7.3. I can only tell you where

[libreoffice-users] Unable to install LibreOffice 3.5.0 via GPO

2012-02-15 Thread Andreas Oster
Hi all, I have tried to to add LibreOffice 3.5.0 as a new package for GPO installation but failed to do so. I get the following error when I have selected LibO_3.5.0_Win_x86_install_multi.msi: Add operation failed. unable to extract deployment information from the package. Run validation on the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Extension MSOffice

2012-02-15 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 15/02/2012 09:08, Jean Milot wrote: Hi, I would like if it's possible when we install LO to make all the files like : doc, docx, ppt, xls to be opened by LO ? Thanks. Sincerely, Jean You should be given that option during the install process. A screen should appear that will say

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread Anthonie Smit
Dutch AutoSpellcheck works for me on Windows 7 sp1 x64 - LO 3.5.0 using the LibO_3.5.0_Win_x86_install_multi.msi installer I typed Jkh uihlkjh and the Spellcheck gave Joh huilebalk (Dude, crybaby) as suggestion. But i don't think that's a message for you. It seems to me that you need to tell

[libreoffice-users] objects in front of movies in impress

2012-02-15 Thread Jack Llewellyn Brown
Hi, I can't seem to get an object such as an arrow to be visible in front of a movie panel, in the slide show, it is always shown behind the movie panel, which is useless. Is there any fix for this? Thanks so much for your help Jack -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Base - Phone book ?

2012-02-15 Thread Andreas Säger
James Knott wrote I thought the OP simply wanted to print his address book, after selecting the columns he wanted to print. That is easy enough to do in Calc. The question was about printing specific columns only which is even more easy without any calculator software or using Calc as

[libreoffice-users] Error creating new document: templates already exists

2012-02-15 Thread alphonsom
If I try to create a new document using a template (this is in Windows x64) with LO3.5, I get an error message saying Error creating new document: templates already exists. This didn't happen with LO3.4. I've tried deleting the templates folder, changing the default, removing the templates from

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread pcpconsulting
Hello everybody Spellcheck do not work fine. Linux ubuntu 10.4 with libreoffice 3.5 . It is the same. I tried to start immediately with the release 3.5 but the start is the same: to involve users to check the bugs. Patience and go on. Fabio On 15/02/2012 00:48, Anthonie Smit wrote: Dutch

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread Spiff
Dan Lewis wrote: http://libreoffice-na.us/English/dictionary.html Click this link to download the Dutch dictionary in an LO extension. Thank you, Dan. I downloaded and installed the Dutch spelling and hyphenation Dictionary

[libreoffice-users] Libreoffice and Opentype

2012-02-15 Thread Séamas Ó Brógáin
The claims being made for the improved typographic features of Libreoffice 3.5 are disingenuous, to put it mildly. All are related to Graphite, a minority “smart font” technology that is not widely used (and that is implemented for Libreoffice with precisely two fonts). Meanwhile the mainstream

[libreoffice-users] how to get a compilation of mails

2012-02-15 Thread anders
hi I just joined the list. How can I get a daly compilation instead of each mail separately anders - Anders Erkeacute;us08-643 42 41+46-8-643 42 41 0700 222 198 2012-02-15 skrev Andreas Oster : Hi all, I have tried to to add LibreOffice 3.5.0 as a new

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Fernand, Fernand Vanrie schrieb: Regina , True for page layouts, but simple try a multiple column layout and try to position a picture (anchored to the page) The column boundaries are also gone. If you anchor a picture to page, then the reference is the page not a column. Anchoring to a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - Phone book ?

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's always good to have choices.  So, i think James deserves thanks rather than criticism.  Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 15/2/12, Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de wrote: From: Andreas Säger ville...@t-online.de Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - Phone book ? To:

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to get a compilation of mails

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think you have to unsubscribe from this list http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ and then re-subscribe to the digest list users+subscribe-dig...@global.libreoffice.org There is also a nomail option

Re: [libreoffice-users] Extension MSOffice

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I'm not sure but this might help Tools - Options - +Load/Save The various sub-pages in there have a few options that might help.  2.  Another way might be to right-click on 1 such document and find the Chose program or Open with.. option.  One of those should be clear about making it a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 02:44 -0800, Spiff wrote: Dan Lewis wrote: http://libreoffice-na.us/English/dictionary.html Click this link to download the Dutch dictionary in an LO extension. Thank you, Dan. I downloaded and installed the Dutch spelling and hyphenation Dictionary

[libreoffice-users] Recent Documents menu not working in 3.5.0?

2012-02-15 Thread Leon Stringer
Hi, I've just upgraded from 3.4.5 to 3.5.0 and the File-Recent Documents menu remains empty regardless of whether I open files, create files or edit files (tried Writer and Calc). I can't see anything in a quick scan of the mail list, and the closest thing I saw in Bugzilla was Recent Documents

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error creating new document: templates already exists

2012-02-15 Thread Jay Lozier
On 02/15/2012 05:18 AM, alphonsom wrote: If I try to create a new document using a template (this is in Windows x64) with LO3.5, I get an error message saying Error creating new document: templates already exists. This didn't happen with LO3.4. I've tried deleting the templates folder, changing

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread Spiff
Dan Lewis replied: I searched for it: libreoffice dutch dictionary (without the quotes). Then I had to look down through the results to find a link that includes libreoffice. Thank you very much for your search, Dan. Much appreciated! At the Dutch Tweakers.net site user SP1980 mentioned another

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 corrupts DOCX completely

2012-02-15 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2012-02-15 2:25 AM, e-letter inp...@gmail.com wrote: This is good news; m$ users will be unable to use LO except to write native odf documents. e-letter, I really wish you would keep your rabid anti-MS self rants to yourself and just stfu. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Uninstall LO

2012-02-15 Thread Jay Lozier
On 02/15/2012 04:07 AM, Jean Milot wrote: Hi, I would like to uninstall LO 3.4 to install 3.5 but it's difficult try to find all the package to remove them. Maybe it's possible to create a script to do it or to make it in the last version of LO ? Sincerely, Jean I forget your OS. In

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 corrupts DOCX completely

2012-02-15 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 15/02/2012 07:39, Jonathon Waterman wrote: Hmm. That's strange you are having this problem. I run Windows 7 Home 64 bit and just created a docx file in MS Word 2007 - then modified it in LO 3.5. Afterwords, I was able to open it in Word with no problems. Could this be a problem possible

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 corrupts DOCX completely

2012-02-15 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 15/02/2012 07:25, e-letter wrote: On 14/02/2012, Philip Gillißengue...@freenet.de wrote: Hi! I just downloaded and tested LibreOffice 3.5 on Windows 64 Bit and my test result is depressing: LibreOffice 3.5 corrupts my DOCX files completely, so that Microsoft Word 2010 cannot open it

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 corrupts DOCX completely

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The DocX implementation is not perfect in MS Word.  There is allegedly an internationally agreed 'open' standard with the same name but inevitably there are deviations from that in MS products.  LibreOffice is getting closer to the implementations used in MS Word but each version of MS

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Regina , You cut a few corners here, see my remarks inside Hi Fernand, Fernand Vanrie schrieb: Regina , True for page layouts, but simple try a multiple column layout and try to position a picture (anchored to the page) The column boundaries are also gone. If you anchor a picture to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Frames anchoring in a technical report

2012-02-15 Thread Ethan Swint
On 2/14/2012 8:18 PM, Calvin Kim wrote: On 02/14/2012 12:00 PM, Ethan Swint wrote: I've been frustrated with my experience trying to anchor frames (containing figures and captions). What I'd really like to do is anchor a frame to a character (which refers to the frame's contents), but not

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 14:37 +0100, Fernand Vanrie wrote: Regina , You cut a few corners here, see my remarks inside Hi Fernand, Fernand Vanrie schrieb: Regina , True for page layouts, but simple try a multiple column layout and try to position a picture (anchored to the page)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent Documents menu not working in 3.5.0?

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It sounds like you have found a regression.  Please add a comment to the bottom of the bug-report to help the devs fix it (again) Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 15/2/12, Leon Stringer leon.strin...@ntlworld.com wrote: From: Leon Stringer leon.strin...@ntlworld.com Subject:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Dan , Thanks for the tip , page boundary's are a minnor problem , having no COLUMN boundaries can not been worked around On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 14:37 +0100, Fernand Vanrie wrote: Regina , You cut a few corners here, see my remarks inside Hi Fernand, Fernand Vanrie schrieb: Regina ,

[libreoffice-users] Guide translated in italian

2012-02-15 Thread Stefano Fraccaro
Hi, at the following url http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications there are some LibO guides in english. There are some translation of this guides? I can't find any italian translation for any of this guides. Best regards Stefano Fraccaro -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent Documents menu not working in 3.5.0?

2012-02-15 Thread Leon Stringer
On 15 February 2012 14:14, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) It sounds like you have found a regression.  Please add a comment to the bottom of the bug-report to help the devs fix it (again) Regards from Tom :) Tom: Thanks for responding, I've updated the bug report... ---

[libreoffice-users] Populate database form with table data

2012-02-15 Thread bogus
I apologise, because this feels like something that should be very obvious but I have not been able to find the answer for myself. I can create a form in the LO database application and put fields onto it either through InsertField or by opening the Data Sources pane (F4) and dragging and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Extension MSOffice

2012-02-15 Thread e-letter
On 15/02/2012, Jean Milot jmi...@dotriver.eu wrote: Hi, I would like if it's possible when we install LO to make all the files like : doc, docx, ppt, xls to be opened by LO ? Are you sure that this is a good idea? What will you do in the possibility that the non-odf files become

Re: [libreoffice-users] Guide translated in italian

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) True.  Also  I found the official Italian site but i can't read Italian so all i noticed was this page http://it.libreoffice.org/supporto/faq/ Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 15/2/12, Nino Novak nn.l...@kflog.org wrote: From: Nino Novak nn.l...@kflog.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users]

[libreoffice-users] Re: Populate database form with table data

2012-02-15 Thread Andreas Säger
Lots of links, tutorials and examples: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewforum.php?f=74 All you need is toolbar Form Design, the forms navigator (button #5 on that toolbar) and the properties window for the selected item(s). -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Populate database form with table data

2012-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 14:47 +, bo...@bogzab.plus.com wrote: I apologise, because this feels like something that should be very obvious but I have not been able to find the answer for myself. I can create a form in the LO database application and put fields onto it either through

Re: [libreoffice-users] Guide translated in italian

2012-02-15 Thread Stefano Fraccaro
Hi Nino, link description are italian but the linked file is in english :-( Seems that there isn't nothing in italian... Il 15/02/2012 16.07, Nino Novak ha scritto: The English guides have originally been taken from OpenOffice.org User Guides, so you might have a look at the Italian

Re: [libreoffice-users] Populate database form with table data

2012-02-15 Thread Fernand Vanrie
On 15/02/2012 15:47, bo...@bogzab.plus.com wrote: when creating a form, you must connect to a datasource and then use a table, query or a sql statement to feed the form with data. When using the form as a data-entry tool then you must have a datasource who accept this I apologise, because

Re: [libreoffice-users] Extension MSOffice

2012-02-15 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
My question is - do you have MS Office installed on your system? If No, then making sure that the load/save option is checked. If Yes, then you may have to do the editing of the file properties using the file-browser. I do not have MS Office installed on any of my systems and I make sure I

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to reach standard.dic

2012-02-15 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
Which OS are you using? Windows, Linux, Mac? It makes a difference. For Ubuntu, I use the Package Manager and search for libreoffice and I will see the dictionaries in the list. I would search for the dictionary's language code at that point. Here is a .oxt dictionary file. If you open

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 02/15/2012 07:17 AM, Dan Lewis wrote: On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 02:44 -0800, Spiff wrote: Dan Lewis wrote: http://libreoffice-na.us/English/dictionary.html Click this link to download the Dutch dictionary in an LO extension. Thank you, Dan. I downloaded and installed the Dutch spelling and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Extension MSOffice

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Obviously if 3.5.x is producing some files in MS formats that MS Office can't read then it's worth steering away from the 3.5.x at the moment.  Since 3.4.x and 3.3.x didn't have those sorts of problems i would stick with one of those or use one of those to fix the problem if it occurs. 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Extension MSOffice

2012-02-15 Thread Jonathon Waterman
Good advice, Tom. Unfortunately, I am having to uninstall 3.5 as we speak and locate the 3.4.5 installation files. It seems LO 3.5 has trouble even with some .odt files. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.ukwrote: Hi :) Obviously if 3.5.x is producing some files

Re: [libreoffice-users] Install extension multiuser (solve avoid StartCenter?)

2012-02-15 Thread Eduardo Maldonado
I'm downloading now 3.4.5 for test that. In 3.4.4, Extension Manager do'nt ask me for this posibility, like LO do. Thanks all. El 14 de febrero de 2012 21:21, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com escribió: Tom On Windows, if you have several user accounts on

Re: [libreoffice-users] editing pdf files

2012-02-15 Thread Gregory Forster
Hi John, Install LibreOffice. When you execute LibreOffice, click File/Open. Then select the pdf file you wish to open. LibreOffice will then open the pdf as a slide in LibreOffice-Impress. LibreOffice-Impress is very similar to Microsoft Office's Powerpoint. Modify what you need.

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2012/2/14 yahoo-pier_andreit pier_andr...@yahoo.it: On 14/02/12 17:49, Ron Johnson wrote: On 02/14/2012 10:34 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2012/2/14 noibsnoibs...@me.com: I just upgraded to 3.5 from 3.4.4. There are no page margins visible for my Writer documents last saved in 3.4.4. Am I

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5 - Can't see page margins in Writer

2012-02-15 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 15/02/2012 at 08:13, Michael Adams webwiz...@clear.net.nz wrote: I can only tell you where it was: Tools - Options... +OpenOffice.org - Appearance Text Boundaries (2nd from the top) Perhaps they just have it off by default? Seems silly to re-program just for a tick

Re: [libreoffice-users] Helper utilities and ODT to PDF conversion.

2012-02-15 Thread 52midnight
Just to make sure, you know that LibreOffice has the --convert-to option, so you can simply do: libreoffice --convert-to pdf file1 ... No, didn't know, and it may be the reason I've been looking for to change from OOo to LO. There's also a tool I wrote that should work on

Re: [libreoffice-documentation] Re: [libreoffice-users] Word import TOC link style

2012-02-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks Jean :)  So, that is Chapter 12 of the Writer Guide in this link http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Writer_Guide or at the official website's documentation (same guide is on both) Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 15/2/12, Jean Weber hidden

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread sharon kimble
On Wednesday 15 February 2012 10:37:15 pcpconsulting wrote: Hello everybody Spellcheck do not work fine. Linux ubuntu 10.4 with libreoffice 3.5 . I can confirm that autospellcheck does not work on Debian 6.0.4 with the latest libreoffice. It worked with the previous version with no problems

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent Documents menu not working in 3.5.0?

2012-02-15 Thread sharon kimble
On Wednesday 15 February 2012 12:25:22 Leon Stringer wrote: Hi, I've just upgraded from 3.4.5 to 3.5.0 and the File-Recent Documents menu remains empty regardless of whether I open files, create files or edit files (tried Writer and Calc). I can't see anything in a quick scan of the mail

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent Documents menu not working in 3.5.0?

2012-02-15 Thread Nino Novak
On Wednesday 15 February 2012, sharon kimble wrote: That's two show-stoppers that I've confirmed dont work today, is this a beta version of libreoffice thats been released as a 'final' version by mistake? Nearly ;-) LibreOffice has a time based release plan, so 3.5.0 is a version for early

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent Documents menu not working in 3.5.0?

2012-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 23:04 +, sharon kimble wrote: On Wednesday 15 February 2012 12:25:22 Leon Stringer wrote: Hi, I've just upgraded from 3.4.5 to 3.5.0 and the File-Recent Documents menu remains empty regardless of whether I open files, create files or edit files (tried Writer

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread Spiff
sharon kimble wrote: I can confirm that autospellcheck does not work on Debian 6.0.4 with the latest libreoffice. It worked with the previous version with no problems Hi Sharon, Have you tried to re-install the AutoSpellcheck extension? According to this page http://libreoffice-na.us/ I guess

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread sharon kimble
On Thursday 16 February 2012 00:34:34 Spiff wrote: sharon kimble wrote: I can confirm that autospellcheck does not work on Debian 6.0.4 with the latest libreoffice. It worked with the previous version with no problems Hi Sharon, Have you tried to re-install the AutoSpellcheck extension?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-02-16 at 01:02 +, sharon kimble wrote: On Thursday 16 February 2012 00:34:34 Spiff wrote: sharon kimble wrote: I can confirm that autospellcheck does not work on Debian 6.0.4 with the latest libreoffice. It worked with the previous version with no problems Hi Sharon,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.5.0 Writer - AutoSpellcheck doesn't work for Dutch language

2012-02-15 Thread sharon kimble
On Thursday 16 February 2012 01:44:31 Dan Lewis wrote: On Thu, 2012-02-16 at 01:02 +, sharon kimble wrote: On Thursday 16 February 2012 00:34:34 Spiff wrote: sharon kimble wrote: I can confirm that autospellcheck does not work on Debian 6.0.4 with the latest libreoffice. It worked

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - Phone book ?

2012-02-15 Thread sharon kimble
On Wednesday 15 February 2012 07:19:50 Joep L. Blom wrote: On 14-02-12 19:36, Andreas Säger wrote: That is easy. Open the Base document which connects the TB address database with this office suite. Go to the query section. Let the designer or wizard create a new query from the table in

[libreoffice-users] v3.5 vs RC3

2012-02-15 Thread JOE CONNER
Is LO3.5 the same as release candidate 3, or should I download 3.5??? Thank you. Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA -- 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:

[libreoffice-users] Re: v3.5 vs RC3

2012-02-15 Thread ponsiarceds
Is LO3.5 the same as release candidate 3, or should I download 3.5??? Thank you. Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA From http://www.libreoffice.org/download/release-notes/ : /This release is bit-for-bit identical to the 3.5.0 Release Candidate 3, so you don't need to download or reinstall if you have

Re: [libreoffice-users] v3.5 vs RC3

2012-02-15 Thread drew
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 21:03 -0800, JOE CONNER wrote: Is LO3.5 the same as release candidate 3, or should I download 3.5??? Thank you. Hi Joe Conner If you have RC3 there is no reason to download another copy - 3.5 final is the RC3 package. Best wishes, //drew -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base - Phone book ?

2012-02-15 Thread Joep L. Blom
On 16-02-12 04:34, sharon kimble wrote: On Wednesday 15 February 2012 07:19:50 Joep L. Blom wrote: On 14-02-12 19:36, Andreas Säger wrote: That is easy. Open the Base document which connects the TB address database with this office suite. Go to the query section. Let the designer or wizard