[libreoffice-users] Re: Legacy Base reports won't open in LibreOffice 3.5

2012-04-19 Thread frofa
Thanks for your comments, Alex and others. One thing I didn't say is that when I edit my original reports in OO, their hidden controls do NOT show a 'Sorting' control listed at all, and yet they run perfectly in OO apparently without such a control. Since there is ALSO no 'Sorting' control listed

Re: [libreoffice-users] beware of the m$ subsidiary

2012-04-19 Thread Mark Stanton
'S a good idea. Go for it. Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs

2012-04-19 Thread Malcolm Moore
Incidentally ( or not ) LO gets it right in Windows M _ From: mal [mailto:malc...@interele.demon.co.uk] To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:51:38 +0100 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs On 15/04/12 19:42, Cor Nouws wrote: mal wrote (12-04-12

[libreoffice-users] Re: Legacy Base reports won't open in LibreOffice 3.5

2012-04-19 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 19/04/12 08:01, frofa a écrit : Hi Fred, Thanks for your comments, Alex and others. One thing I didn't say is that when I edit my original reports in OO, their hidden controls do NOT show a 'Sorting' control listed at all, and yet they run perfectly in OO apparently without such a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs

2012-04-19 Thread Walther Koehler
Hallo, I didnt follow the thread up to now. Do you use GNULinux CUPS? no: drop the rest yes: In that case its probably a problem of the .ppd and could be solved by modifying this filet or getting a better one from turboprint.com or a gutenprint driver will do it. Have you switched off CUPS?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Mac OS X 10.4 Check for Updates Glitched

2012-04-19 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 16/04/12 12:36, precutcolo...@mailcan.com a écrit : Hi, Have others seen this oddness? In a previous release, LibreOffice 3.5.1.x, the Mac OS X PPC LibreOffice menu item, Help / Check for Updates..., failed to report 3.5.2.x release that hit on 5 Apr 2012. I had to download and install

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Mac OS X 10.4 Check for Updates Glitched

2012-04-19 Thread Vittorio
Hi everybody, I installed LO on my netbook (OS windows XP). I received the notification for the new release but I was not able to download it automatically. I got an error message impossible to download and install LO version 3.5.2 and a suggestion to download it manually. Can someone give me a

[libreoffice-users] Re: Impress - mass photo import - mass slideshow merge

2012-04-19 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 16/04/12 12:30, precutcolo...@mailcan.com a écrit : Hi, 1. Given a folder/selection of jpg pics, can Impress import the whole set as a new slideshow, one pic per slide? Not that I know of, unless you do it programmatically (Python, JS or LOBasic). There might be an extension out there

[libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Jerry Greenberg
Is it possible to have both Libre Office and Open Office installed at the same time on the same computer? Are there going to be any new updates for Open Office. I read that since Oracle took over they have not been very keen on supporting Open Office. Thanks! Jerry Greenberg

[libreoffice-users] Error with open ppt

2012-04-19 Thread 邱长明
It's different open with windows I'm think your must fix this bug -- 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] LibreOffice losing position between sessions - solved!

2012-04-19 Thread Ron House
Thanks Tom and Jerry, it works like a charm! Cheers Ron On 15/04/12 16:58, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think it's an accident rather than a deliberate design choice. Otherwise they would probably have put a tick-box in options somewhere i guess. The work-around works though. Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-04-19 at 00:03 -0400, Jerry Greenberg wrote: Is it possible to have both Libre Office and Open Office installed at the same time on the same computer? Are there going to be any new updates for Open Office. I read that since Oracle took over they have not been very keen on

[libreoffice-users] Re: Problems importing an OO database into LO

2012-04-19 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 19.04.2012 13:00, ptoye wrote: Mark Stanton wrote I think I'm being misunderstood here. I've never mentioned trying to link Base and Word - that's not something I want to do. You do it all the time. All of your input forms are attached to Writer documents. All I originally asked

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error with open ppt

2012-04-19 Thread Jay Lozier
Hi, On 04/19/2012 05:49 AM, 邱长明 wrote: It's different open with windows I'm think your must fix this bug What is the specific problem you are having? Also, which version of LO are you using and what is your OS? These will help us try to find a solution. You can post the file on Nabble

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread R.S.
Il 19/04/2012 6.03, Jerry Greenberg ha scritto: Is it possible to have both Libre Office and Open Office installed at the same time on the same computer? Are there going to be any new updates for Open Office. I read that since Oracle took over they have not been very keen on supporting Open

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Jay Lozier
Jerry, On 04/19/2012 12:03 AM, Jerry Greenberg wrote: Is it possible to have both Libre Office and Open Office installed at the same time on the same computer? Are there going to be any new updates for Open Office. I read that since Oracle took over they have not been very keen on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs

2012-04-19 Thread Malcolm Moore
Hi, The driver came from http://www.openprinting.org/ They claim this printer works 100% and only LO has this problem. All the other apps I have get it right and show all the trays and paper options. I had a look at turboprint and they don't seem to support Ricoh printers. :-( M

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Caesar
On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:34:39 +0200, R.S. rosario.scars...@libero.it wrote Re Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...: Il 19/04/2012 6.03, Jerry Greenberg ha scritto: Is it possible to have both Libre Office and Open Office installed at the same time on the same

[libreoffice-users] Re: Base 3.5.2.2 hangs

2012-04-19 Thread clehmann
Alex, I have filed a bug report on Monday. Best regards Charles -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Base-3-5-2-2-hangs-tp3910280p3922970.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I really do not think having LO and AOO on the same computer works properly for most users. LO is well beyond what AOO is at, and LO people have cleaned out so much of the old/bad/outdated code that it would be a real catch-up act for AOO to give you the same features and such that LO have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs

2012-04-19 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I use CUPS-PDF for non-LO PDF printing. Most of my printers have CUPS based drivers installed as their Linux default. As for dialogs working properly, well duplexing works on an HP laser, while it will not on an Epson inkjet, within LO. I use Linux mostly, but I have to compared side by

Re: [libreoffice-users] beware of the m$ subsidiary

2012-04-19 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2012-04-19 2:56 AM, Mark Stanton m...@vowleyfarm.co.uk wrote: 'S a good idea. Go for it. who are you talking to, and *what* is a good idea? Replying without quoting *anything* to maintain context is just as dumb as if not dumber than blindly quoting everything... -- For unsubscribe

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice losing position between sessions - solved!

2012-04-19 Thread Tanstaafl
Actually, Tom, it is probably so that different positions can be saved for different users who may be editing the same file (no way to tell different users apart if they haven't personalized it)... On 2012-04-19 7:21 AM, Ron House rho...@smartchat.net.au wrote: Thanks Tom and Jerry, it works

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Steven Shelton
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 4/19/2012 10:18 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: I really do not think having LO and AOO on the same computer works properly for most users. [snip] Yes, you can have LO and AOO installed on the same computer. No, you cannot run both at the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread John Bijnens
Hi, I thought after the fork of LibreOffice Oracle gave the source code of OpenOffice to the Apache Foundation. IBM donated the source code of their OpenOffice fork called Lotus Symphony also to the Apache Foundation. If I've read everything correctly the Apache Foundation has a special policy

[libreoffice-users] Re: Problems importing an OO database into LO

2012-04-19 Thread ptoye
Andreas Säger wrote Am 19.04.2012 13:00, ptoye wrote: I think I'm being misunderstood here. I've never mentioned trying to link Base and Word - that's not something I want to do. You do it all the time. All of your input forms are attached to Writer documents. All I originally

Re: [libreoffice-users] beware of the m$ subsidiary

2012-04-19 Thread Mark Stanton
Replying without quoting *anything* to maintain context is just as dumb as if not dumber than blindly quoting everything... Sorry, having a proper email client that links replies correctly, I forget that not everybody has that. I was replying to Paul D. Mirowsky's point (offer to develop?)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error with open ppt

2012-04-19 Thread e-letter
On 19/04/2012, 邱长明 qiuchangming...@163.com wrote: It's different open with windows I'm think your must fix this bug No, libreoffice is not microsoft! If you want to use microsoft, go and buy their software. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] Re: Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2012-04-19 8:18 AM webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: Yes, you can have LO and AOO installed on the same computer. True No, you cannot run both at the same time. You can run both programs at the same time on a Mac. No, it is not something that works well for most users. Works well for me.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Helen
I've also been wondering how I can go back to OpenOffice, wondering whether I should uninstall LibreOffice first. I've had trouble with LibreOffice refusing to print in landscape mode. I googled and learned that it's a known issue -- at least a few people have reported this. I've tried

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error with open ppt

2012-04-19 Thread Jay Lozier
On 04/19/2012 12:26 PM, e-letter wrote: On 19/04/2012, 邱长明qiuchangming...@163.com wrote: It's different open with windows I'm think your must fix this bug No, libreoffice is not microsoft! If you want to use microsoft, go and buy their software. It depends on the OS, if Linux you can not

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Jay Lozier
On 04/19/2012 12:36 PM, Helen wrote: I've also been wondering how I can go back to OpenOffice, wondering whether I should uninstall LibreOffice first. I've had trouble with LibreOffice refusing to print in landscape mode. I googled and learned that it's a known issue -- at least a few people

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error with open ppt

2012-04-19 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 except that MS Office is available for Mac but just because it's available doesn't mean it's installed on every machine.  I agree that we should be welcoming people in instead of giving them abuse and also think we should be helping them deal with people that have not yet been able

[libreoffice-users] Re: Spell checker breaks in Windows XP LO 3.5.2

2012-04-19 Thread cbkschroeder
Hi Manfred, Thanks again for your kind help. So, as per your suggestions: You might try to re-synchronize the 'bundled dictionaries': - Close LibreOffice (+ Quickstarter, if enabled) - Go to '...\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\LibreOffice\3\user\extensions\bundled'

[libreoffice-users] Re: Spell checker breaks in Windows XP LO 3.5.2

2012-04-19 Thread cbkschroeder
Hi krakedpress, Thanks for your input. I have had success with these dictionaries in the past, but I thought this time I'd try to figure out why the default dictionaries are breaking as they are. I'd love to get to the bottom of this as I'm sure I'm not the only user to whom this is happening.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problems importing an OO database into LO

2012-04-19 Thread Pertti Rönnberg
On 18.4.2012 13:23, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) That is exactly why i wondered if Andreas' points could be worked on while leaving the existing package, Base, as it stands. That way the database functionality could be moved forwards while leaving the kludgy mess (ok, it might not be a kludge

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Office and Libre Office Questions...

2012-04-19 Thread Cor Nouws
John Bijnens wrote (19-04-12 16:56) I have OpenOffice installed on my laptop and I have LibreOffice as a portable app on an external hard drive in case I need it. I prefer OpenOffice because, although it lacks some features available in LibreOffice which I don't use that often, it is much

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs

2012-04-19 Thread Cor Nouws
Malcolm Moore wrote (19-04-12 09:12) Incidentally ( or not ) LO gets it right in Windows Looks as what I suggested: a driver problem. Printing from Ubuntu to the Epson etc etc here, gives quite a 'different experience' from that when printing form Windows. -- - Cor -

[libreoffice-users] Getting Started Guide updated

2012-04-19 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
Just to let people know. The Doc people updated the full book Getting Started Guide was updated today. Also the final Draw Guide chapters were added to the list today as well. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs

2012-04-19 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 04/19/2012 03:19 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: Malcolm Moore wrote (19-04-12 09:12) Incidentally ( or not ) LO gets it right in Windows Looks as what I suggested: a driver problem. Printing from Ubuntu to the Epson etc etc here, gives quite a 'different experience' from that when printing form

[libreoffice-users] Calc Data Filter, Standard Filter, Value lost during restart?

2012-04-19 Thread lagagnon
I have a calc database of 2000 lines or so. I use Data, Filter, Standard Filter to test whether one column has a certain value and whether the cells in another column are empty. Here is what the standard filter looks like: http://ompldr.org/vZGZ0dg This works fine on first attempt. However,

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice losing position between sessions - solved!

2012-04-19 Thread John D. Herron
At 06:45 PM 4/14/2012, you wrote: In openoffice, if I saved a document, when I next opened it, the cursor was automatically positioned where it was when I left off. This doesn't seem to be happening in libreoffice, as the cursor is always at the top of the document, meaning one has to

Re: [libreoffice-users] beware of the m$ subsidiary

2012-04-19 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
Wish I could. Nary the knowledge or the time. Frustration abounds. On 4/19/2012 2:56 AM, Mark Stanton wrote: 'S a good idea. Go for it. Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Problems importing an OO database into LO

2012-04-19 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 19.04.2012 20:45, Pertti Rönnberg wrote: LibO-folks, From this long and very interesting thread and some other discussions on this mailing list too, together with my own recent experiences, there is only one main conclusion to draw: There is no real future forLibO's Base module, perhaps

[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc Data Filter, Standard Filter, Value lost during restart?

2012-04-19 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 19.04.2012 23:37, lagagnon wrote: I have a calc database of 2000 lines or so. I use Data, Filter, Standard Filter to test whether one column has a certain value and whether the cells in another column are empty. Here is what the standard filter looks like: http://ompldr.org/vZGZ0dg This

[libreoffice-users] Ubuntu 12.04 with MATE LO 3.4.6 install error

2012-04-19 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I am dealing with a DELL laptop that I went from Ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 final beta. I installed MATE for its GNOME 2.x desktop environment. Ubuntu 12.04 final beta installs 3.5.2 as a default. I wanted LO 3.4.6 instead. BUT, I had errors trying to get the menus system to show 3.4.6 I could

Re: [libreoffice-users] beware of the m$ subsidiary

2012-04-19 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 10:44:57AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: On 2012-04-19 2:56 AM, Mark Stanton m...@vowleyfarm.co.uk wrote: 'S a good idea. Go for it. who are you talking to, and *what* is a good idea? Replying without quoting *anything* to maintain context is just as dumb as if not

[libreoffice-users] Page Styles not consistent

2012-04-19 Thread Russ Mannex
What I'm Running: Using Writer 3.4.4 on Mint 12 KDE. What I want: A header on each page except the first page of each chapter How I tried to do it: I created a separate page style for the first page of each chapter. I disabled the header for this style, and set the Default style (with the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer Dialogs

2012-04-19 Thread Malcolm Moore
I don't understand why you say it's a driver problem when every other application gets it right only LO misses stuff. best wishes M _ From: Cor Nouws [mailto:oo...@nouenoff.nl] To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Malcolm Moore [mailto:st-malcolm.mo...@whsg.info] Sent: Thu, 19 Apr