Hi :)
The 3.5.0 was blatantly not ready for business use and was not stable, as we
saw from the number of problems people had on the lists, problems that were
often solved by going back to 3.4.x. It was absurd to claim that 3.5.0 or
3.5.1 or 3.5.2 were stable.
The 3.5.3 seemed to generate
Hi :)
Ahhh, that is the cunning thing about renaming instead of just deleting your
old profile! Either way forces LO to reset back to factory defaults by
generating a whole new copy of the default settings.
Renaming has the advantage that you can copy back some of the settings from
your old
Hi :)
Smart move! If more of us tried very early releases, preferably when still at
alpha or beta testing stages then we could each quickly check that the
'obvious' (but different for each of us) things we use. For those rare flukes
where something might not work the way you expect then
Le 02/06/12 23:29, webmaster-Kracked_P_P a écrit :
Hi,
Would 3.5.4 be considered ready to give to a large local business or
local government office? Are there any show stoppers that are still
there that needs to be fixed before you would give it to your boss in a
business or other
Le 02/06/12 16:52, webmaster-Kracked_P_P a écrit :
Hi,
I just noticed that EVERY extension that I had installed were not
carried over to 3.5.4, even though during the install process the status
wording looked like it was going to.
So, it that an error for 3.4.6 to 3.5.4 or was that a part
Le 01/06/12 17:18, leeand00 a écrit :
Hi,
Is there a place I can submit the bug?
I would try here :
http://bugs.mysql.com/
Alex
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Le 01/06/12 16:31, leeand00 a écrit :
Hi,
Is the LO-MySQL specific connector the same as the MySQL ODBC driver? Or
would it be something I could use in place of it?
They are different, and you can use it in place of the ODBC driver.
However, I note that you mention parameter substitution - I
Hi :)
I thought it was possible to copy user-profiles between different machines?
Even between ones running different OSes? Is it not possible to copypaste the
Extensions folder from the old folder position to the new one? Something like
the equivalent of
cp
/Users/user
Hi :)
I thought it was possible to copy user-profiles between different machines?
Even between ones running different OSes? Is it not possible to copypaste the
Extensions folder from the old folder position to the new one? Something like
the equivalent of
cp
/Users/user
Am 02.06.2012 21:18, Jude DaShiell wrote:
No. Not ready for Government academic or business users. What's worse,
the accessibility problems inferior jre with windows registry patch
merged didn't start in libreoffice at all.
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46114#c7 [Resolved, not
Le 03/06/12 11:03, Tom Davies a écrit :
Hi Tom,
Hi :)
I thought it was possible to copy user-profiles between different machines?
Even between ones running different OSes? Is it not possible to copypaste
the Extensions folder from the old folder position to the new one? Something
like
On 03/06/2012 at 01:58, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote:
The real problem is that ODF 1.2 is not supported by MS and I am not
sure if MSO XP supports any ODF formats.
But Andreas is not talking about DOC vs ODF. He is talking about DOC vs DOCX.
I agree with him - DOC was around earlier,
On 02/06/2012 at 23:29, webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com
wrote:
The real big thing is how ready is this line to be used for business
users. During the 3.3.x and 3.4.x line crossover, you keep getting told
that this version is ready and that version is not.
I think you are
I am using LibO 3.5.4.2 on a Mac 10.7.4 and there does not appear to be any
problems with colour in Calc, fonts or background.
Can you give us an example?
Tink.
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I'll send the screet-shoot when I have the Mac in front of me.
Btw, I'm using Mac 10.6.8. Would it be the reason?
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Tinkerer j_taylo...@btinternet.com wrote:
I am using LibO 3.5.4.2 on a Mac 10.7.4 and there does not appear to be any
problems with colour in Calc,
Btw, just to make sure. Have you tried the foreground color? Background
color is good for me too.
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM, Januar V. Simarmata (G!) janua...@gmail.com
wrote:
I'll send the screet-shoot when I have the Mac in front of me.
Btw, I'm using Mac 10.6.8. Would it be the
LO 3.5.4.2 on Win7
In a Master Document of some 300 pages -- a book of some 15 chapters -- I
am seeing repeated jumps in page numbering in the middle of some chapters,
and by the end it adds up to a discrepancy of 10 pages, for utterly and
completely unclear reasons. E.g. the page numbering will
Hi :)
I pushed this question to the marketing list (again) and got this standard
official TDF line
3.5.x is stable, although there are some regressions which impact on
some users. Of course, this is not implying that 3.5.x is perfect, and
we will never have a perfect software as bugs and
As the original poster, including the misspelled title, the problem was
not the drop down menu on the toolbar, but the menu with highlighting
and right-clicking to choose the font for that section. That is where
only the first 50, 75, or whatever, fonts show up and the rest are not
shown at
Tom
as the OP of this thread, my real issue was while it was upgrading the
status text indicated to me that is was going to transfer my user
profile info and such. It did not do the proper job if it decided to
transfer only the user name and other such data, and not all of the
extensions
On 06/03/2012 05:40 AM, Mirosław Zalewski wrote:
On 02/06/2012 at 23:29, webmaster-Kracked_P_Pwebmas...@krackedpress.com
wrote:
The real big thing is how ready is this line to be used for business
users. During the 3.3.x and 3.4.x line crossover, you keep getting told
that this version is
I am confused.
I am the original poster... and the one who made the spelling thank
you for draw my attention to this, sorry about that.
As far as I am concerned with fixed Gentoo ebuild that installs the
*.afm the type1 culmus fonts are shown in the drop down and working.
On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at
Hi :)
The 3.5.x branch definitely does use a different folder for the users
settings. For soem reason i got confused and gave the old and the new paths
for Macs but the Windows pathname change is similar. For pre-Vista versions of
Windows it used to be
C:\Documents and Settings\user
Hi :)
Probably one of you guys did a Reply to and then re-wrote the subject-line to
ask a new question. Either that or someone is doing too much typing and
possibly ill or hazy and getting confused about which thread they were writing
too when they wrote that first line. Since Tim is quite
Am 03.06.2012 11:28, Alexander Thurgood wrote:
Le 03/06/12 11:03, Tom Davies a écrit :
Hi Tom,
Hi :)
I thought it was possible to copy user-profiles between different machines? Even
between ones running different OSes? Is it not possible to copypaste the
Extensions folder from the old
On 06/03/2012 05:29 AM, Miros?aw Zalewski wrote:
On 03/06/2012 at 01:58, Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com wrote:
The real problem is that ODF 1.2 is not supported by MS and I am not
sure if MSO XP supports any ODF formats.
But Andreas is not talking about DOC vs ODF. He is talking about DOC vs
Hi :)
Ouch! I'm glad we have managed to avoid saying it sucks! (oops)
I was really hoping the sensible way would work. Ideally i had imagined
copying the old user-profile all around the place and then installing the newer
LO so that 'a few' (hopefully not too many) settings might get changed
What I hated was the status text seemed to tell me that the profile [all
of it] was being transfered over. I thought that part of your profile
was the extensions you added. I know if I delete the .libreoffice file
in Ubuntu you loose the link to your added extensions. DID 3.5.x
replace
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Jay Lozier wrote:
My choice of MS formats is done for*political* reasons not technical.
Some people I interact with need to feel comfortable that I can read a
MSOX format file and the best way to convey this is to send them MSOX
format files. Thus they do not need to worry
Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension from
.doc to .docx?
You divide by zero and a black hole appears. ;-)
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On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Brian Barker wrote:
At 18:14 03/06/2012 +, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension from .doc
to .docx?
Roughly the same as if you call your cat Rover.
Brian Barker
sorry I cut the thread but the OP was concerned about
webmaster-Kracked_P_P webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote:
What I hated was the status text seemed to tell me that the profile [all
of it] was being transfered over. I thought that part of your profile
was the extensions you added. I know if I delete the .libreoffice file
in Ubuntu you loose
On 6/2/12 5:23 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
Unfortunately for MSO users its use the ribbon only, no option to use a
different interface.
No so, Jay.
I'm no longer a Windows or MSO user, although I have them except for
Office 2010. But I found these on the web:
To hide the ribbon in 2007 and
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Tom Davies wrote:
I do need to start getting more organised about it tho.
you've said this several times in the last couple of messages. perhaps
you need to get organized enough to organize yourself?
I'm like that too! don't know where/how to start.
F.
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Am 03.06.2012 20:14, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension from
.doc to .docx?
F.
Brilliant idea! This way you get much better results while the WinWord
user will not notice any difference at all.
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When I insert a text box, the default color for text is white, which
is quite inconvenient.
How can i change this default? Could not find it in options.
Using LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.5.3.2
Build ID: 350m1(Build:2)
Ubuntu 11:10
Thanks
Agus
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Am 03.06.2012 11:32, Januar V. Simarmata (G!) wrote:
Hi,
I'm using LibO 3.5.4.2 on Mac, specifically trying it on Calc. I'm trying
to change foreground color and it doesn't show as expected.
With same version, It works fine on Windows.
I'm not sure if it's already known, and also haven't have
On 06/03/2012 03:03 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Brian Barker wrote:
At 18:14 03/06/2012 +, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension
from .doc to .docx?
Roughly the same as if you call your cat Rover.
Brian Barker
sorry I
Am 03.06.2012 22:18, Jay Lozier wrote:
My idea is to show that whatever MS does with file formats that you are
not required to use MSO at all.
And this is falsified each and every day as you can read on this list,
in the press, anywhere on the internet.
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On 06/03/2012 03:30 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
On 6/2/12 5:23 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
Unfortunately for MSO users its use the ribbon only, no option to use a
different interface.
No so, Jay.
I'm no longer a Windows or MSO user, although I have them except for
Office 2010. But I found these on
Hi Agus,
Agustin Lobo schrieb:
When I insert a text box, the default color for text is white, which
is quite inconvenient.
How can i change this default? Could not find it in options.
Using LibreOffice LibreOffice 3.5.3.2
Build ID: 350m1(Build:2)
Ubuntu 11:10
Normally the default color is
Not Business ready then?
On 2012-06-04 02:12, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
Tom
as the OP of this thread, my real issue was while it was upgrading
the status text indicated to me that is was going to transfer my user
profile info and such. It did not do the proper job if it decided to
On 06/03/2012 03:03 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Brian Barker wrote:
At 18:14 03/06/2012 +, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension
from .doc to .docx?
Roughly the same as if you call your cat Rover.
Brian Barker
sorry I
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
On 06/03/2012 03:03 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Brian Barker wrote:
At 18:14 03/06/2012 +, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension from
.doc to .docx?
Roughly the same as if
Jude DaShiell wrote
No. Not ready for Government academic or business users. What's worse,
the accessibility problems inferior jre with windows registry patch
merged didn't start in libreoffice at all. Those same problems exist in
openoffice 3.45 which I think is its current version.
Jude,
Sorry, didn't catch this the first time through your posting. Please double
check your entrance sequence to use Accessibility Tools in Libre Office:
The sequence you list would put you in the Appearance panel, not the
Accessibility panel--need to enter a second a
altt -- Tools
alto --
On 06/03/2012 05:17 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
On 06/03/2012 03:03 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Brian Barker wrote:
At 18:14 03/06/2012 +, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension
On the nvda-project site under openoffice you'll find a registry patch
which I downloaded and merged since nvda won't have openoffice or
libreoffice speaking without that registry patch. Also, I'm running
windows 7 on a 32-bit machine. I'd have to get another machine with
more memory and
do you have any opinion what is the practical lowest system speed and
resources that are needed to take a Windows computer and add this type
of access?
Operating Systems: all 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows
XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
(including Server
On 6/3/12 2:25 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
On 06/03/2012 03:30 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
On 6/2/12 5:23 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
Unfortunately for MSO users its use the ribbon only, no option to use a
different interface.
No so, Jay.
I'm no longer a Windows or MSO user, although I have them except for
On 6/2/12 8:46 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
There seems to be differenting opinions on how business ready 3.5.3 was
So now that LO 3.5.4 is out,
I ask the users, is it ready to be deployed to my/our business users?
We really need to know.
The last official word on the 3.5.x line was
The speculative responses to this suggestion are very amusing.
I tried it. After all, computing is an empirical science [;).
Here is what happened when I renamed a .xls to .xlsx:
Excel [2010] cannot open the file 'longname.xlsx'
because the file format or file extension is not valid.
At 19:03 03/06/2012 +, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Sun, 3 Jun 2012, Brian Barker wrote:
At 18:14 03/06/2012 +, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes the file extension
from .doc to .docx?
Roughly the same as if you call your cat Rover.
sorry I cut the thread
At 22:04 03/06/2012 +0200, Andreas Säger wrote:
Am 03.06.2012 20:14, Felmon Davis wrote:
I am curious: what happens if one just changes
the file extension from .doc to .docx?
Brilliant idea! This way you get much better
results while the WinWord user will not notice any difference at all.
Hi :)
Can we agree to disagree?
Jay's answer is imperfect but it gets LO out there. People see it working and
see that they can read documents from him although he has to do a lot of work
sometimes to tidy-up documents they give him.
Andreas' and e-letter's answer is to tell people that to
Hi :)
You have to use Save As ... Just renaming the file-extension probably wont
work as they are 2 very different formats.
Regards from
Tom :)
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Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Is 3.5.4
Jude,
Please uninstall your Java Runtime and Java Access Bridge--and run the JWin
utility to install a JRE then correctly configure Java Access Bridge. It
doesn't do anything that can't be done by hand, but the manual set up is
error prone. Please get JAB configured correctly and then let us know
Before I joined this email list, I had done all of that. In fact, when
I uninstalled jre-1.7, I also removed jre-1.6 because libreoffice chose
jre-1.6 rather than jre-1.7 when the two jre's were on the machine at
the same time. Those were suggestions I got from the nvda-support list
Am 04.06.2012 00:59, Tom Davies wrote:
Andreas' and e-letter's answer is to tell people that to use LO they must stop
communicating with anyone that uses MS Office, so that is all their customers
and clients, their colleagues, their boss and people that work for them, their
family and
Jude,
I understood you the first time.
But please uninstall your JRE's and then use the JWin installer to preform
the JRE and JAB 2.0.2 reinstall. It really does perform a correct
installation of the JAB--you need to ensure that is done correctly before
you will be able to work with LibreOffice
Am 04.06.2012 00:50, Brian Barker wrote:
You are implying that a file with a .docx extension but actually in .doc
format will be happily opened by Microsoft Word - that Word will simply
interpret the contents and ignore the inappropriate extension, that is.
Sadly for your theory, that appears
There are security issues around allowing MSO binaries being disguised as OOXML
and then silently accepted anyhow. The decision, stupid or not, is clearly by
design.
To see the importance of this, note that you cannot rename a *.docm
(macro-enabled) as a *.docx (no macros here, ever) and get
On 06/03/2012 06:37 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
The speculative responses to this suggestion are very amusing.
I tried it. After all, computing is an empirical science [;).
Here is what happened when I renamed a .xls to .xlsx:
Excel [2010] cannot open the file 'longname.xlsx'
The tabs are relative to the text box, as far as I can see.
I am not really sure where I can find the adjust text size to space
available, but I'm pretty certain I didn't select it. In the 'Text' tab of
the 'Text...' right-click option, Fit height to text is selected and not
Fit to frame.
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In Impress, I do View/Header and Footer and select
Slide number, I can see the little rectangle in the right-bottom
corner, then Apply to all, but... the slide number does not come up
in the slides. I have also tried with Master, there the right-bottom field is
greyed.
Using LibreOffice
I had removed jre from the computer and restarted the computer to update
configuration. I had run j_win and been told I need a jre on the machine
so was sent to the website where I downloaded jre. I ran j_win again as
instructed and was told a jre environment wasn't found again and offered
Regina,
many thanks for your help.
Just found that this problem happens only if a recycle a given ppt, not if
I start a new presentation from scratch. Nevertheless, as this
recycling is actually
important, I provide a short example here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3180464/test.ppt
Note that the
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