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

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Lewis
I use the Ubuntu OS, and I have noticed that the Default font setting is Ubuntu which got me to thinking. Is Base using the OS font settings? It seems that it is. I changed the Ubuntu OS font settings from Ubuntu to Liberation Sans and then checked the default fonts in Base. They also were

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Lewis
On 01/13/2013 03:28 AM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 01/12/2013 10:42 PM, George R. Crossman wrote: I'm seeing warnings saying that one should disable embedded Java to avoid hacking. Does this apply to linux users? If so, what is the procedure? George Crossman George, Yes, all OS's are affected

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

2013-01-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahah, trust Dan to know the answer :D  Feature-request, wish-list and enhancement-request are all the same thing.  Different projects prefer different terms and i can never remember which is the one that gets used in LibreOffice so i just try to cover the most likely choices.  I guess

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot use help

2013-01-13 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-01-13 14:02, Graham Luffrum wrote: https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/nabble-mailing-list-interface/ and search for built-in help - how to activate it You are not the first to have this problem! Thanks. I figured that it had

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot use help

2013-01-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  Generally i think most people agree that despite the heroic efforts of all too few people the built-in help is a bit of an out-dated pita.  Editing it is a pain because it requires a good understanding of Xml and IDs and stuff that most good documenter's don't want to know about and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot use help

2013-01-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry about my answer to the list.  I wasn't having a dig at you.  Your idea was good but unfortunately the infrastructure doesn't behave as well as we would like.  Hopefully that will improve a lot in the proper forums when they come on-line Regards from Tom :) 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread James Knott
George R. Crossman wrote: I'm seeing warnings saying that one should disable embedded Java to avoid hacking. Does this apply to linux users? If so, what is the procedure? I wondered about that too. It might be an issue with the Oracle Java, but I'm using OpenJDK. -- For unsubscribe

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

2013-01-13 Thread Dan Lewis
On 01/11/2013 09:46 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Greetings, I am using LO 3.6.4.3 for Linux. I am trying to set a default entry for a listbox based on a joined table. The listbox has entries from the joined table as options. One of those options is the character: - (dash). I would like this

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) OpenJDK is also owned by Oracle.  (it shocked me when i found that out too! lol) It tends to be a lot less likely to run into problems because the strong community involved seems to take the edge off it a lot but ultimately it is still owned by Oracle.  Many such community run but owned

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread James Knott
Jay Lozier wrote: Yes, all OS's are affected because Java is cross platform. I am not sure if any of the previous version are affected or if only the current release is affected. The primary concern is Java applets run by your browser. The vulnerability allows a zero-day browser exploit that

[libreoffice-users] SEARCH function, LibreOffice Calc 3.5.7.2

2013-01-13 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
=SEARCH(hej;vad då hej?) → 8 =SEARCH(hej;adjö på dig!) → #VALUE! Is this a bug? Shouldn't 0 be returned if string isn't found? Johnny Rosenberg -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it's less of a problem on any unix-based platform even using Oracle's main versions.  Mac had a problem with 2 old versions but generally the main problems are on Windows because it's much easier for a remote attacker to escalate their privileges.  In Mac but even more so in

Re: [libreoffice-users] SEARCH function, LibreOffice Calc 3.5.7.2

2013-01-13 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Johnny, Johnny Rosenberg schrieb: =SEARCH(hej;vad då hej?) → 8 =SEARCH(hej;adjö på dig!) → #VALUE! Is this a bug? Shouldn't 0 be returned if string isn't found? No, it is as specified, Returns an Error if text not found. See

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot use help

2013-01-13 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-01-13 19:40, Tom Davies wrote: Generally i think most people agree that despite the heroic efforts of all too few people the built-in help is a bit of an out-dated pita. So far I haven't had the chance to look closely at the built in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: OpenJDK is also owned by Oracle. (it shocked me when i found that out too! lol) It tends to be a lot less likely to run into problems because the strong community involved seems to take the edge off it a lot but ultimately it is still owned by Oracle. Many such community

[libreoffice-users] making it easier

2013-01-13 Thread Paolo Debortoli
as known, the province of Bolzano in Italy has adopted officially LO.  talking to people working there, they say that LO 3.5 on windows xp workstations works more quickly then msoffice, but is slower in opening, when they start the software.  listening to them the problem should be the search

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Jay Lozier
On 01/13/2013 08:35 AM, James Knott wrote: Jay Lozier wrote: Yes, all OS's are affected because Java is cross platform. I am not sure if any of the previous version are affected or if only the current release is affected. The primary concern is Java applets run by your browser. The

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Jay Lozier
On 01/13/2013 08:57 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think it's less of a problem on any unix-based platform even using Oracle's main versions. Mac had a problem with 2 old versions but generally the main problems are on Windows because it's much easier for a remote attacker to escalate their

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 14/01/13 6:59 AM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 01/13/2013 08:57 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think it's less of a problem on any unix-based platform even using Oracle's main versions. Mac had a problem with 2 old versions but generally the main problems are on Windows because it's much easier

Re: [libreoffice-users] Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 14/01/13 6:59 AM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 01/13/2013 08:57 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think it's less of a problem on any unix-based platform even using Oracle's main versions. Mac had a problem with 2 old versions but generally the main problems are on Windows because it's much easier

[libreoffice-users] Re: Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread NoOp
On 01/12/2013 07:42 PM, George R. Crossman wrote: I'm seeing warnings saying that one should disable embedded Java to avoid hacking. Does this apply to linux users? If so, what is the procedure? Yes. If you are using your distributions version of Oracle Java 7, then they will (eventually)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread Paul Schwartz
Does this update fix the Java plugin for Firefox? From: NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:48 PM Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Embedded Java On 01/12/2013 07:42 PM, George R. Crossman wrote: I'm

[libreoffice-users] Re: Embedded Java

2013-01-13 Thread NoOp
On 01/13/2013 07:44 PM, Paul Schwartz wrote: Does this update fix the Java plugin for Firefox? Don't know. Ask them: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/get-community-support ... Yes. If you are using your distributions version of Oracle Java 7, then they will (eventually) issue a security

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