Re: [libreoffice-users] Read-only fields

2012-12-10 Thread e-letter
On 26/06/2012, Mark McDougall ma...@vl.com.au wrote: These were originally fields in the word document. Showing 'field names' in LibreOffice doesn't show any names for these 2 fields. I know one of them was referencing a cell in a table on the 1st page - something we have not been able to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Bug report for LibreOffice 3.6.4.3 on Mac OS X 10.6.8

2012-12-10 Thread Robert Peirce
In article 50c3cd7d.2050...@gmail.com, Lincoln Ramsay a1291...@gmail.com wrote: I couldn't find a bug report link on LibreOffice.org so I'm sending it here. Steps to reproduce: Navigate to a folder in the Finder that has more than 1 .odt file. Select two .odt files. Open them (Command +

[libreoffice-users] Re: Bug report for LibreOffice 3.6.4.3 on Mac OS X 10.6.8

2012-12-10 Thread NoOp
On 12/09/2012 12:13 PM, Marc Grober wrote: With 3.6.3.2 and OSX 10.8.2 selecting two odt files from Finder and directing Finder to open both with LO results in a graphic message that file1file2 does not exist (suggesting it is concatenating the file name?) HOWEVER - using the LO menu to

[libreoffice-users] Re: MS Office MacIntosh to Libre Writer Windows

2012-12-10 Thread bsn
Hi Miroslaw I needed some delay to check what software my friend had used : it was Pages , and I was using LO 3.5 Thx to your advice, I've installed LO 3.6.4.3 and the problem has disappeared. I now can read the Mac docs. Thanks to you, and thx also to everybody that has spent time to reply

[libreoffice-users] Re: MS Office MacIntosh to Libre Writer Windows

2012-12-10 Thread bsn
Hi Alex I needed some delay to check what software my friend had used : it was Pages , and I was using LO 3.5 Thx to Miroslaw’s advice, I've installed LO 3.6.4.3 and the problem has disappeared. I now can read the Mac docs. Thanks to you, and thx also to everybody that has spent time to reply to

[libreoffice-users] [SOLVED?] Re: LO 3, 5, 5, 3: Odd miror-image landscape diff with LO 3.4.5

2012-12-10 Thread Maurice Batey
On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:34:05 +, Maurice Batey wrote: I have to insert the blank envelope on the LEFT-hand side of the same printer's paper feed. Deafening silence! For what it's worth, I solved the problem by going into (Print) Properties/General/Printer Language Type and changing the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS Office MacIntosh to Libre Writer Windows

2012-12-10 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 12/10/2012 01:36 PM, bsn wrote: Hi Miroslaw I needed some delay to check what software my friend had used : it was Pages , and I was using LO 3.5 Thx to your advice, I've installed LO 3.6.4.3 and the problem has disappeared. I now can read the Mac docs. Thanks to you, and thx also to

[libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread VA
I may be way out of line here, but I’m sending this post to the user lists for both LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice. I have both programs on my computer and regularly use both. Like many of you out there, I have subscribed to both user lists. I don’t know the full history behind the

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread RODRIGUEZ FONSECA JORGE ALBERTO
+1 agree - Mensaje original - De: VA cuyfa...@hotmail.com Para: users@global.libreoffice.org Enviados: Lunes, 10 de Diciembre 2012 16:28:35 Asunto: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites I may be way out of line here, but I’m sending this post to the user lists for both

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 10/12/2012 at 23:28, VA cuyfa...@hotmail.com wrote: I see both sides, but I’d like to point out one thing I have noticed in my own use of the two programs. Some computer programs are what I would call “load and use.” Programs like web browsers and mail clients, etc., require little to

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

2012-12-10 Thread Oogie McGuire
OK Had a chance to test going backwards and yes the problem exists in the older versions as well. On Dec 6, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Steve Edmonds wrote: What about trying backwards, say a 3.5.4 version. Do you know if the problem existed then. steve Eugenie (Oogie) McGuire Desert Weyr

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open Standards Consultation

2012-12-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Just thought people might like to hear about the results of a public consultantation that has been taking place in the Uk.  I first heard about it through these lists a few months ago Regards from Tom :)  From: Linda Humphries hidden To: Open

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread Don C. Myers
Hi Virgil, The default label templates in LibreOffice and OpenOffice are frame based. About 4 years ago I ran across table style label templates that someone developed for OpenOffiice. The have worked great for me in both LibreOffice and OpenOffice without the problems of the frame based

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally?

2012-12-10 Thread anne-ology
I wish this were true ... using WIN [now 7], it's not ;-( To be able to compare 2 versions side by side would be an asset - often, I've wanted to remember how something was worded ... so I have to close the document, open the other document then reverse the process because both

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Perhaps try this in either Office Suite Tools - Options - Paths and set them both to read the same folders.  That way all your settings should be the same regardless of which program you happen to have open at the time.  I'm considering using that sort of approach to make the GnuLinux

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread VA
Tom, Thanks for the tip. But, don't I run the risk of having one or both programs corrupting my user configuration? Virgil -Original Message- From: Tom Davies Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 6:40 PM To: RODRIGUEZ FONSECA JORGE ALBERTO ; VA Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It might be easier to keep track of your back-ups if you are only backing up 1 folder rather than 2.  Regards from Tom :)  From: VA cuyfa...@hotmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 0:36 Subject: Re:

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread VA
Tom, I absolutely agree. It never occurred to me to use the Paths function to point both programs to the same template folder. It’s a great idea. I was only concerned about corruption as I’ve seen that issue come up so many times on both LO and AOO user lists, although I’ve never had the

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I prefer to keep the folders for package separate, just in case there is a problem with one and I would have the other to use. I just make sure I backup all the major dot folders on my Linux systems every few days and not worry about the others except monthly. do not use both LO and AOO on

RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally?

2012-12-10 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Umm, if two Text (.odt) documents have not changed dramatically, does not the Edit | Compare Document ... menu dialog provide a way of seeing how the currently open document is changed from another document? - Dennis -Original Message- From: anne-ology

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread VA
do not use both LO and AOO on the same system. Why not? Virgil -- 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: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally?

2012-12-10 Thread Steve Edmonds
Hi. I can see 2 other interpretations from Anne-ology message. 1. She wants to be able to open the file twice, to visually compare the instance initially (and still) on disc with the instance edited in ram. 2. She wants to be able to visually compare 2 parts (paragraphs) in the same document.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base Form behavior.

2012-12-10 Thread Hank Alper
Hi Alex, Thanks for the insight on the behavior of a Base form. In your reply you suggested that I put in a request for enhancement after checking to see if the same behavior occurred with LO 3.6. It behaves the same way. I have no clue as to how to go about putting in a request for enhancement.

Re: [libreoffice-users] A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 12/10/2012 10:25 PM, VA wrote: do not use both LO and AOO on the same system. Why not? Virgil 1 - I do not use AOO [or OOo before AOO came out] since I started using LO almost 2 years ago. 2 - I do not think it is wise to use two packages that are both forks from the original OOo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally?

2012-12-10 Thread anne-ology
well, now you've lost me ;-) On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton dennis.hamil...@acm.org wrote: Umm, if two Text (.odt) documents have not changed dramatically, does not the Edit | Compare Document ... menu dialog provide a way of seeing how the currently

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally?

2012-12-10 Thread anne-ology
Yes, that's my idea. Seems sensible to me, yet the computer just doesn't seem to like my idea ;-) the computer seems to have another idea - well, I guess it gets back at me for referring to it as a 'glorified typewriter' ;-) On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Steve

[libreoffice-users] Re: A Tale of Two Office Suites

2012-12-10 Thread NoOp
On 12/10/2012 02:28 PM, VA wrote: ... Not so with office suites. To get the most out of my office suites, I create and edit templates, page, character and paragraph styles. I have to set the autocorrect functions of each program to my liking to prevent a (c) from turning into a ©. ... ...

RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Writer] Split screen in half horizontally?

2012-12-10 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
If you want to compare one document with an earlier version, and you have both, do the following. Open the first document in LibreOffice Writer. When it is open, go to the menu above the document. Click Edit On the pull-down menu, click Compare Document ... A file open dialog will appear.