[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2012-05-24 02:25, Joep L. Blom a écrit : And Marc, QNX was developed by Gordon Brown the genius engineer of DEC who developed the real-time systems (QNX is a real-time OS) like DEC-Lab etc! Oh, the good old times when programmers new what real-time programming meant and rotating buffers were

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Simon, Le 2012-05-24 02:08, Simon Cropper a écrit : In the same year, I was introduced to a PC1 {http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Ibm_pc_5150.jpg/250px-Ibm_pc_5150.jpg} with Ashton Tate's dbase II on it! Green letters on a nearly black screen. I still have a pang of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Joep L. Blom
On 24-05-12 07:50, Marc Paré wrote: Hi Doug, Le 2012-05-24 00:50, Doug a écrit : Logo! I haven't heard that word in thirty years, at least! I'm surprised it's still around. Never really got into it, but it seemed like fun, at least from a distance. I started using BASIC, and then learned and u

[libreoffice-users] TeX output crashes LibreOffice

2012-05-23 Thread Sandy Harris
I have a document originally written with L-O but saved in Word (.doc) format. Eight pages, no very complex formatting. One column, section headings, endnotes, a couple of tables. Exporting a PDF or HTML works fine. Trying to export in TeX format crashes L-O every time. It goes to work, there's a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Simon Cropper
On 24/05/12 15:50, Marc Paré wrote: I was taught at the very last year at my university where "punch cards" were still being used, and I used to chat on beasts that spewed paper instead of drawing on monitors, way back in 1976. I studied FORTRAN in 1980 so that I could be with the up-and-coming i

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Doug, Le 2012-05-24 00:50, Doug a écrit : Logo! I haven't heard that word in thirty years, at least! I'm surprised it's still around. Never really got into it, but it seemed like fun, at least from a distance. I started using BASIC, and then learned and used Pascal. Not being (professionally

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hiding negative numbers in Clac?

2012-05-23 Thread Johnny
On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 07:48:33 PM Jay Lozier wrote: > On 05/23/2012 07:38 PM, Johnny wrote: > > On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 04:06:16 PM JOE CONNER wrote: > >> On 5/23/2012 02:15 PM, Johnny wrote: > >>> I have a spreadsheet where one cell is defined by several others with a > >>> subtraction of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Doug
On 05/24/2012 12:01 AM, Marc Paré wrote: Hi Doug, Le 2012-05-23 11:41, Doug a écrit : Spreadsheets (LibreOffice Calc) are confusing even to those who are comfortable with algebra. The notation is clumsy! I wouldn't think that is something that should be inflicted upon kids under 13! In ou

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Marc Paré
Hi Doug, Le 2012-05-23 11:41, Doug a écrit : Spreadsheets (LibreOffice Calc) are confusing even to those who are comfortable with algebra. The notation is clumsy! I wouldn't think that is something that should be inflicted upon kids under 13! In our school, we teach: MSWord -- starting in

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Marc Paré
Le 2012-05-23 10:31, webmaster-Kracked_P_P a écrit : I am looking for good offline and free educational software for kids under 13 years of age. Hi Tim, GCompris on Linux is a wonderful educational program that works in many languages and has over 100 activities. It is made for free on Linux

[libreoffice-users] Is "^" different in Mac??

2012-05-23 Thread alex sato
A friend downloaded and installed Mac version of LibreOffice (he has a Mac). He told me that he can't use "^" simbol to calculate exponentiation in ooBasic b ecause always get syntax error or something like that. At work, using Windows version of LibreOffice everything works fine. Any ideia about w

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hiding negative numbers in Clac?

2012-05-23 Thread Jay Lozier
On 05/23/2012 07:38 PM, Johnny wrote: > On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 04:06:16 PM JOE CONNER wrote: >> On 5/23/2012 02:15 PM, Johnny wrote: >>> I have a spreadsheet where one cell is defined by several others with a >>> subtraction of a number hard coded in there. The cell displays the >>> negative n

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hiding negative numbers in Clac?

2012-05-23 Thread Johnny
On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 04:06:16 PM JOE CONNER wrote: > On 5/23/2012 02:15 PM, Johnny wrote: > > I have a spreadsheet where one cell is defined by several others with a > > subtraction of a number hard coded in there. The cell displays the > > negative number when all other cells are blank. Is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3/XP/Write] Items with arrows?

2012-05-23 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thu, 2012-05-24 at 01:01 +0200, Regina Henschel wrote: > Hi Gilles, > > Gilles schrieb: > > Thanks for the tip. > > > > However, after selecting the arrow and hitting CTRL+C and CTRL+V, Write > > doesn't copy/paste so I'm forced to start from scratch with each new arrow. > > How come? > > Have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hiding negative numbers in Clac?

2012-05-23 Thread Jay Lozier
On 05/23/2012 05:15 PM, Johnny wrote: > I have a spreadsheet where one cell is defined by several others with a > subtraction of a number hard coded in there. The cell displays the negative > number when all other cells are blank. Is there a way to not display > negative > numbers in a cell?

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread alex sato
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Doug wrote: > (Back in the "dark ages" of the 70s or so, kids learned BASIC on Commodore > and Amiga computers. Real programmers hated BASIC, > but you could do a lot with it, in spite of the professionals' disdain. > Unfortunately, the "easy" BASIC of those da

[libreoffice-users] Re: Extremely Slow Base Report Builder

2012-05-23 Thread Andreas Säger
With LibO 3.5 under Linux I can use any recent Java version without any issues. I tested 1.6.22, 1.6.31 and 1.7. Any of these simply work with my Java databases. I avoid the report builder like illness. If you feel the need to dance with this software diva then you should do all calculations, fi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hiding negative numbers in Clac?

2012-05-23 Thread JOE CONNER
On 5/23/2012 02:15 PM, Johnny wrote: I have a spreadsheet where one cell is defined by several others with a subtraction of a number hard coded in there. The cell displays the negative number when all other cells are blank. Is there a way to not display negative numbers in a cell? The outcome

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3/XP/Write] Items with arrows?

2012-05-23 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 24/05/2012 at 00:48, Gilles wrote: > However, after selecting the arrow and hitting CTRL+C and CTRL+V, Write > doesn't copy/paste It does copy and it does paste. But it pastes in the way that overwrites selected element with copied element. Therefore it may look like not working. So: 1. Draw

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3/XP/Write] Items with arrows?

2012-05-23 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Gilles, Gilles schrieb: Thanks for the tip. However, after selecting the arrow and hitting CTRL+C and CTRL+V, Write doesn't copy/paste so I'm forced to start from scratch with each new arrow. How come? Have you unselect the arrow before you insert it with CTRL+V ? You can drag the arrow i

[libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3/XP/Write] Items with arrows?

2012-05-23 Thread Gilles
Thanks for the tip. However, after selecting the arrow and hitting CTRL+C and CTRL+V, Write doesn't copy/paste so I'm forced to start from scratch with each new arrow. How come? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/3-5-3-XP-Write-Items-with-arrows-tp3985656p39856

[libreoffice-users] Hiding negative numbers in Clac?

2012-05-23 Thread Johnny
I have a spreadsheet where one cell is defined by several others with a subtraction of a number hard coded in there. The cell displays the negative number when all other cells are blank. Is there a way to not display negative numbers in a cell? The outcome of the cells will never be negative,

Re: [libreoffice-users] [3.5.3/XP/Write] Items with arrows?

2012-05-23 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 2012-05-24 07:25, Gilles wrote: Hello I'd like to know if LibreOffice offers a way to write documents and include layouts like this: http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/3010/libreofficeitemsarrows.jpg Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/3-5-3-

[libreoffice-users] Extremely Slow Base Report Builder

2012-05-23 Thread Girvin R. Herr
Greetings, I have installed LibreOffice (LO) 3.5.3.2 and I am quite pleased with it. I am a long-time OpenOffice (OOo) user going back to 1.0 and even Star Office before that and after not being able to install the latest Apache OpenOffice (AOO) version, I switched to LibreOffice. I say that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Writer crashing saving in docx format

2012-05-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) These 2 guides might help http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/ They both achieve the same result but different people prefer different approaches. Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 23/5/12, Alexander Thurgood wrote: From: Alexander Thurgood

[libreoffice-users] Re: Writer crashing saving in docx format

2012-05-23 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 23/05/12 21:18, luis.a.de.so...@gmail.com a écrit : Hi Luis, > I' using LibreOffice 3.4.4 on Ubuntu 11.10 and Writer crashes whenever I try > to save a document in docx format. First of all I'd like to know how to > access error logs or messages so that I can provide some more feedback on > th

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer crashing saving in docx format

2012-05-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Can you save in the more widely accessible format ".doc"? Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 23/5/12, luis.a.de.so...@gmail.com wrote: From: luis.a.de.so...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] Writer crashing saving in docx format To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Wednesday, 23 Ma

[libreoffice-users] [3.5.3/XP/Write] Items with arrows?

2012-05-23 Thread Gilles
Hello I'd like to know if LibreOffice offers a way to write documents and include layouts like this: http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/3010/libreofficeitemsarrows.jpg Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/3-5-3-XP-Write-Items-with-arrows-tp3985656.ht

[libreoffice-users] Writer crashing saving in docx format

2012-05-23 Thread luis.a.de.so...@gmail.com
Dear all, I' using LibreOffice 3.4.4 on Ubuntu 11.10 and Writer crashes whenever I try to save a document in docx format. First of all I'd like to know how to access error logs or messages so that I can provide some more feedback on the issue. Thank you. -- View this message in context: http://

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.4.2 network variables

2012-05-23 Thread Karen Dinse
Thanks Regina. I'll check out the bootstrap.ini file. The 'new' user would be new to LO. Fortunately we don't have a lot of turn-over in our personnel. >>> On 5/23/2012 at 12:31 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Karen, Karen DInse schrieb: > We are using Windows XP, SP3. Applications and us

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO 3.4.2 network variables

2012-05-23 Thread Karen DInse
Thanks Regina. I'll take a look at the bootstrap.ini file and the variables that you mentioned. The "new" user would be a new LO user. Fortunately we don't have a lot of personnel turnover. When the user logs out, anything on the C: drive would not be copied. I'm not too worried about the tem

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Dohhh!! Just realised the op uses Gnu&Linux already! lol Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 23/5/12, Regina Henschel wrote: From: Regina Henschel Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Wednesday, 23

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think Edubuntu might be worth trying out? http://www.edubuntu.org/ (sorry e-letter!) Perhaps test-drive a LiveCd?  Even tho it 'should' be about 100 times slower than a proper dual-boot install onto a normal ide hard-drive, even bigger difference with sata and vast difference with SSDs

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO 3.4.2 network variables

2012-05-23 Thread Karen DInse
To install to the network, I used "-a" before the setup file. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LO-3-4-2-network-variables-tp3985623p3985637.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@glo

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.4.2 network variables

2012-05-23 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Karen, Karen DInse schrieb: We are using Windows XP, SP3. Applications and user's files are stored on the network. I'm able to install LO 3.4.2 to the network, and I'm able to distribute the applications to various users. However, the Write Path for users' files and temp files shows the C:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: installation of LO35; removal oy LO33 required?

2012-05-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The 3.5.3 seems a lot more stable than the 3.5.2!  Far, far fewer people writing in about it!!  Hopefully the 3.5.4 will be even better.  It's probably still best to stick with the 3.4.6 where you need something reliable but the 3.5.3 is definitely worth taking for a test-drive if you can.

[libreoffice-users] Re: installation of LO35; removal oy LO33 required?

2012-05-23 Thread NoOp
On 05/23/2012 12:57 AM, e-letter wrote: > Readers, > > Unfortunately, it is required to change from LO33 to LO35 to use a > particular new feature. > > Where is the report within QA that shows LO35 passed standard quality tests? > > It's hard to believe that this version has only 6 bugs! (See: >

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.4.2 network variables

2012-05-23 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2012-05-23 12:48 PM, Karen DInse wrote: We are using Windows XP, SP3. Applications and user's files are stored on the network. I'm able to install LO 3.4.2 to the network, and I'm able to distribute the applications to various users. How are you doing this? Is this documented anywhere? -

[libreoffice-users] LO 3.4.2 network variables

2012-05-23 Thread Karen DInse
We are using Windows XP, SP3. Applications and user's files are stored on the network. I'm able to install LO 3.4.2 to the network, and I'm able to distribute the applications to various users. However, the Write Path for users' files and temp files shows the C: drive. Is there a way to have

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi, webmaster-Kracked_P_P schrieb: I was looking for free educational software for a Church's day care center. I looked at several sites, I saw LibreOffice.org is listed under Education Software / Mathematics on the SchoolForce.net web site. https://schoolforge.net/education-software/mathemati

Re: [libreoffice-users] Test Message

2012-05-23 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think the default is that you don't get copies of messages that you send to the list but you do see other peoples' and everyone sees yours (well except those people that might have chosen to ignore you but that is rare unless you are like me) Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 23/5/12, Jo

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread Doug
On 05/23/2012 10:31 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: I was looking for free educational software for a Church's day care center. I looked at several sites, I saw LibreOffice.org is listed under Education Software / Mathematics on the SchoolForce.net web site. https://schoolforge.net/educati

[libreoffice-users] Test Message

2012-05-23 Thread Jonathan Ryshpan
Please ignore. -- 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 List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/g

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice is listed as an educational software for math

2012-05-23 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
I was looking for free educational software for a Church's day care center. I looked at several sites, I saw LibreOffice.org is listed under Education Software / Mathematics on the SchoolForce.net web site. https://schoolforge.net/education-software/mathematics I am looking for good offline

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations - LibreOffice and OpenOffice on Windows 7

2012-05-23 Thread Doug Parsons
Regina, thank you very much. Details follow. On 5/22/2012 9:12 AM, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Dennis, Dennis E. Hamilton schrieb: @James, I see. It happens that Windows XP will not let you assign a different program of the same name to be associated with the same file extension via Open With

[libreoffice-users] Re: Connecting libreoffice calc to existing sqlite database file

2012-05-23 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 21/05/12 18:34, Jonathan Ryshpan a écrit : Hi, > My particular system runs KDE, which requires iodbc for many > applications, so that is what I am using for the database interface. > Iodbc has two kinds of configuration files in two places, namely: > /etc/odbc.ini > /etc/odbcin

[libreoffice-users] Re: installation of LO35; removal oy LO33 required?

2012-05-23 Thread Pedro
e-letter wrote > > Unfortunately, it is required to change from LO33 to LO35 to use a > particular new feature. > You don't have to change. You can install version 3.5.3 in parallel (http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel) or use the portable version (http://www.libreoffice.o

[libreoffice-users] installation of LO35; removal oy LO33 required?

2012-05-23 Thread e-letter
Readers, Unfortunately, it is required to change from LO33 to LO35 to use a particular new feature. Where is the report within QA that shows LO35 passed standard quality tests? It's hard to believe that this version has only 6 bugs! (See: https://www.libreoffice.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_seve