[libreoffice-users] Re: crash within seconds of opening a doc.

2011-05-02 Thread Burai
Hi Jay, Occasionally I get a temporary Not Responding condition when I am starting a program, but a total lock-up has only been happening with LO. And when LO locked up, other programs seemed unaffected. Burai El 26/04/2011 2:00 PM, Jay Lozier [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] escribió:

[libreoffice-users] Re: crash within seconds of opening a doc.

2011-05-02 Thread Burai
Thanks Tom, I uninstalled reinstalled both OO LO 1 at a time, without having both installed together. I downloaded each one again kept at it. No joy. Fragmentation was not an issue. However, ... I have now had OO 3.3.0 installed and working without lock-ups for about 4 days. It seems that

[libreoffice-users] ODF Standard Limitations?

2011-05-02 Thread benedetto . demaria
Hi, As I wrote a few days ago on this list, I have some problems with the creation of alphabetical index (formatting specific entry and multiple indexes). After digging around, I found this: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/OFFICE-3682

[libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Joep L. Blom
I recently received a .docx file as an attachment. However, what I tried, LO wouldn't read it. It opened it but gave a blank page. The people who sent the file are complete computer illiterate who follow MS$ like slaves. I assume it is the latest Word or whatever MS$ uses as text application.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent document List

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The Recent Document list can be capricious. It is better to use the Open document and then navigate to where the documents are stored. It can be faster to not even open LibreOffice, just navigate to where the document is and open it. This 'should' (but might not) open it in

Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) DocX normally opens easily in LO and OOo (3.3.0 and after). Which OS; Windows, Ubuntu, other linux, Bsd or Mac? Regards from Tom :) From: Joep L. Blom jlb...@neuroweave.nl To: Libre-office lijst users@libreoffice.org Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 10:10:26

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: crash within seconds of opening a doc.

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Congrats on fixing that! It's good to hear you pin-pointed the problem but it does sound a little unusual. If you have time to post a bug-report then that might help but don't worry if you don't have time http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport Don't worry if you don't have time

Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I was wondering how this has gone so far? Have you been able to get significant reductions? Pdf itself is a compressed format so it might be possible to simply increase the compression rate although that might significantly reduce quality. I sometimes open pdf in gimp and re-save

Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size

2011-05-02 Thread Daniel A. Rodriguez
I was wondering how this has gone so far?  Have you been able to get significant reductions?  Pdf itself is a compressed format so it might be possible to simply increase the compression rate although that might significantly reduce quality. I sometimes open pdf in gimp and re-save as

Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Joep L. Blom
On 02/05/11 12:51, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) DocX normally opens easily in LO and OOo (3.3.0 and after). Which OS; Windows, Ubuntu, other linux, Bsd or Mac? Regards from Tom :) Tom, Thanks for your quick reply. Sorry, that I didn't mention my soft- and hardware. AMD Phenom II Ubuntu Lucif

[libreoffice-users] Re: .docx file which won't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Err, i couldn't open it either Ubuntu 10.04, LO 3.3.2 but it did allow me to right-click and open with archive manager which is roughly equivalent to Winzip and then i was able to see the various elements of the DocX file. Most of it was the usual xml code but there was a thumbnail that

[libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
I am warning people. Ubuntu 11.04 uses a default monitor resolution that is greater than the max I have for my LCD wide screen monitor. It does not remember what you used for 10.4 or 10.10. So you will get an Unsupported Input error on the monitor, if you monitor does have that messaging

Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Lol, our systems are identical! So much for trying it on something different just to see if that worked! I got a docX poster to put up on a website and asked the person to please re-send as a doc so that other people could read it. Their reply asked how to do Save As ...!! I even

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is the recommended release for crucial machines that you don't want to upgrade too often. The LTSes only need upgrading about every 2-3 years. The 6monthly releases are fun to try but often have experimental features and the 11.04 is an extreme example of that. On most

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread Simos Xenitellis
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:41 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: I am warning people. Ubuntu 11.04 uses a default monitor resolution that is greater than the max I have for my LCD wide screen monitor. It does not remember what you used for 10.4 or

Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Joep L. Blom
On 02/05/11 15:44, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Lol, our systems are identical! So much for trying it on something different just to see if that worked! I got a docX poster to put up on a website and asked the person to please re-send as a doc so that other people could read it. Their reply asked

Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Joep L. Blom
On 02/05/11 15:44, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Lol, our systems are identical! So much for trying it on something different just to see if that worked! I got a docX poster to put up on a website and asked the person to please re-send as a doc so that other people could read it. Their reply asked

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 02/05/11 14:53, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Ubuntu 10.04 LTS is the recommended release for crucial machines that you don't want to upgrade too often. The LTSes only need upgrading about every 2-3 years. LTS versions are released every two years on the 04 release, so you've got 8.04 LTS,

[libreoffice-users] Base Field Defaut Disables Save

2011-05-02 Thread Tod Hopkins
Just begun working with Base, 3.3.2. Cannot set default field values because the Save function stops working if you add a value to any default field. When you add a default value, the Save icon is enabled but clicking has no effect. The icon remains enabled. And you can't close the edit

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
The problem was when the upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04, it did not get too the Ubuntu splash screen before the resolution error happened. I did not have this type of trouble when going from 9.04 to 9.10, 10.04, and 10.10. It must be that with the change to Unity desktop, the changed the

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 05/02/2011 10:05 AM, Simos Xenitellis wrote: On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:41 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productionswebmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: I am warning people. Ubuntu 11.04 uses a default monitor resolution that is greater than the max I have for my LCD wide screen monitor. It

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Field Defaut Disables Save

2011-05-02 Thread planas
Tod On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 10:59 -0400, Tod Hopkins wrote: Just begun working with Base, 3.3.2. Cannot set default field values because the Save function stops working if you add a value to any default field. When you add a default value, the Save icon is enabled but clicking has no

[libreoffice-users] Cannot save spreadsheets

2011-05-02 Thread Paul Stear
Hi all, Since upgrading to the latest kubuntu version I have various problems but a major one is not being able to save spreadsheets. I can open them, modify them but when I come to save changes libreoffice just crashes and clears the screen. I thought it might be a permissions problem but

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot save spreadsheets

2011-05-02 Thread planas
Paul On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 16:50 +0100, Paul Stear wrote: Hi all, Since upgrading to the latest kubuntu version I have various problems but a major one is not being able to save spreadsheets. I can open them, modify them but when I come to save changes libreoffice just crashes and clears

Re: [libreoffice-users] Recent document List

2011-05-02 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 02/05/11 22:05, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) The Recent Document list can be capricious. It is better to use the Open document and then navigate to where the documents are stored. It can be faster to not even open LibreOffice, just navigate to where the document is and open it. This

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot save spreadsheets

2011-05-02 Thread Paul Stear
On Monday 02 May 2011 18:22:45 planas wrote: Paul On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 16:50 +0100, Paul Stear wrote: Hi all, Since upgrading to the latest kubuntu version I have various problems but a major one is not being able to save spreadsheets. I can open them, modify them but when I come to

Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size

2011-05-02 Thread Daniel A. Rodriguez
I have been watching this thread and have to ask the obvious question. Are the pictures sized to the desired size before inserting into the document? If not try that. I have found that can make a huge difference. I know many people keep pictures in very high resolutions which is fine, but if

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Cor, are you using the fglrx driver (ati?) or which driver? Which version number? I think i cheated when i got my 'new' nVidia card. I just opened my favourite package manager and typed in nvidia and picked one that looked about right nvidia-common or something lol. The one that

Re: [libreoffice-users] 3.3.2 Export to PDF on Kubuntu 11.04

2011-05-02 Thread Brian Barker
At 21:21 01/05/2011 -0400, John Moore wrote: There are two Export to PDF options available on menus. One is named as shown. The other is Export Directly to PDF. On my system, they both behave identically, there is no PDF creation dialog, you simply export the entire document, and get the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [LO 3.4B3 broken 32bit .debs] was - LO 3.4B2 - here we go again...

2011-05-02 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Gary, NoOp wrote (02-05-11 02:04) Thanks Cor. Appreciate the added info. When you installed in parallel (or otherwise) may not have installed the English-US version, so probably wouldn't have seen the: Setting up libreoffice3-dict-en (3.4.0-103) ...

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, i know LTSes are released on a 2-year cycle but you don't have to upgrade immediately. Support for the desktop LTSes lasts an extra year giving plenty of time to test out the new one and possibly even reject it in favour of the 6monthlies. A lot of updates usually happen in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] do not upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 with standard resolution widescreen monitor

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If you upgrade stops you from using the machine there are some interesting tricks possibly unique to Ubuntu that allow you to revert to a previous release without having to re-format and hence help you avoid losing data. I seem to be the only person in the entire world that knows the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: .docx file which won't be read

2011-05-02 Thread Tom Davies
From: Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.com To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Mon, 2 May, 2011 15:42:52 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: .docx file which won't be read On 02/05/11 14:27, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Err, i couldn't open it either Ubuntu

[libreoffice-users] Dealing with font inconsistencies over Linux-Windows platforms

2011-05-02 Thread Passiday
Hello, I'd like to use LibreOffice calc as a tool for some geometry calculations. It would be great, if the calculated values could be passed to some visualisation polugin that would render a picture. For example, coordinates of three points (x, y) are calculated, and a triangle in cartesian

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot save spreadsheets

2011-05-02 Thread planas
Paul, On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 18:43 +0100, Paul Stear wrote: On Monday 02 May 2011 18:22:45 planas wrote: Paul On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 16:50 +0100, Paul Stear wrote: Hi all, Since upgrading to the latest kubuntu version I have various problems but a major one is not being able to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Field Defaut Disables Save

2011-05-02 Thread Tod Hopkins
Sorry. I need to set up a config signature: Mac OSX 10.6.7. Libreoffice 3.3.2 (brand new install). NeoOffice is also running on this machine. Database is brand new, first use. Was just beginning to test Base which I have not used previously and ran into this problem setting up a table.

[libreoffice-users] Re: Recent document List

2011-05-02 Thread e-letter
Is the openoffice extension 'history master' compatible with LO. If so that would be a better way of controlling the list of files visible in _both_ the recent documents list and the 'load url' bar. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Please update the signature wrt unsubscribing.

2011-05-02 Thread Sigrid Carrera
Hi Peter, On Mon, 2 May 2011 13:47:29 -0400 Peter Teeson peter.tee...@bell.net wrote: Here is what my welcome email says: Welcome! You have been subscribed to the users@libreoffice.org mailinglist. To unsubscribe send a message to: users+unsubscr...@libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Recent document List

2011-05-02 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 22:09, e-letter wrote: Is the openoffice extension 'history master' compatible with LO. If so that would be a better way of controlling the list of files visible in _both_ the recent documents list and the 'load url' bar. History Master works fine with LibO 3.3.2 /

[libreoffice-users] Re: [LO 3.4B3 broken 32bit .debs] was - LO 3.4B2 - here we go again...

2011-05-02 Thread NoOp
On 05/02/2011 02:20 PM, Terry Warby wrote: ... Just added my comments to the bug report (made a bit of a mess of it though - its been a another hard day!). Despite saying RC3 in my bug report comment it was the same beta 3 install file and terminal command that I used in both Ubuntu and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Field Defaut Disables Save

2011-05-02 Thread John Shabanowitz
I just tried to replicate this on Windows7 Professional. I was able to save a table after setting a default text value in one field. However, after that, I could not edit the the table structure at all. I could enter data in the table but I could not alter the table by changing current field

Re: [libreoffice-users] batch conversion pdf

2011-05-02 Thread Miklos Vajna
On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 05:40:52PM -0300, Daniel A. Rodriguez daniel.armando.rodrig...@gmail.com wrote: need to convert a bunch of files into pdf, any way to do it as a batch process? Did you try the --convert-to option? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] batch conversion pdf

2011-05-02 Thread Helmar
I´m not a advanced linux user. But you probably can do that using command line options. Other linux users can help you. Helmar Fernandes === Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat user www.aquahobby.com www.penguim.net/pocosdecaldas On 2 May 2011 19:33, Miklos Vajna vmik...@frugalware.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size

2011-05-02 Thread Daniel A. Rodriguez
** Reply to message from Daniel A. Rodriguez daniel.armando.rodrig...@gmail.com on Mon, 2 May 2011 15:05:40 -0300 I have been watching this thread and have to ask the obvious question. Are the pictures sized to the desired size before inserting into the document? If not try that. I

Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size

2011-05-02 Thread Daniel A. Rodriguez
2011/5/2 Simon Cropper scrop...@botanicusaustralia.com.au: On 03/05/11 11:14, Cliff Scott wrote: ** Reply to message from Daniel A. Rodriguez daniel.armando.rodrig...@gmail.com  on Mon, 2 May 2011 15:05:40 -0300 I have been watching this thread and have to ask the obvious question. Are the

[libreoffice-users] RE: Negative time values

2011-05-02 Thread rdb
Hi JBF, Great tip! changing it to [HH]:MM:SS did do the trick. Rdb -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Negative-time-values-tp2888622p2892857.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to