[libreoffice-users] spreadsheet cell date format behaviour failure

2013-05-08 Thread e-letter
Readers, Please review bug 36175 and confirm (or not) if the behaviour reported is also observed personally; thanks: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36175#c8 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread e-letter
On 04/05/2013, Sigrid Carrera sigrid.carr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom, On 4 May 2013 18:47, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) That is a very generous offer but i suspect you would have more fun and be more useful in other areas of the project!! That is your opinion. But I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-08 Thread e-letter
On 07/05/2013, Milos Sramek sramek.mi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, thank you all for your answers. In fact I take part in a larger scale testing of interoperability of formats, since open source software is currently considered by Slovak administration as and alternative to the standard MS

[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc sheet name

2013-05-08 Thread IGraham
Hello and thanks for the reply Yes that was what i was asking - shame about the negative answer :( But apparently it can be done with a macro - i'll have a go at that - IGraham W764 LibreOffice 3.6.2.2 -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Sigrid Carrera
Hi, On 8 May 2013 08:41, e-letter inp...@gmail.com wrote: On 04/05/2013, Sigrid Carrera sigrid.carr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tom, On 4 May 2013 18:47, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) That is a very generous offer but i suspect you would have more fun and be more

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, Joel Madero wrote on 2013-05-08 01:47: If QA is included in the call for moderators, fantastic, if not, I'd open it up as well :) I will maintain admin rights and get familiar with them but moderation will be needed. the QA list is outside my scope - I don't even have administrative

Re: [libreoffice-users] spreadsheet cell date format behaviour failure

2013-05-08 Thread Steve Edmonds
Doesn't happen on my Opensuse LO 3.6 Steve On 2013-05-08 18:35, e-letter wrote: Readers, Please review bug 36175 and confirm (or not) if the behaviour reported is also observed personally; thanks: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36175#c8 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Welcome back e-letter!  I can get back to my normal role now safely knowing the extreme anti-MS points wont be missed Regards from Tom :)  From: e-letter inp...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 7:50 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users]

Re: [libreoffice-users] gettextfields

2013-05-08 Thread Vieri
--- On Tue, 5/7/13, Vieri rentor...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Mon, 5/6/13, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak and...@pitonyak.org wrote: On 05/06/2013 05:21 AM, Vieri wrote: Hi, I have an odt writer document with 2 input text fields (added with the form designer toolbar). I manually type

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Moderation in this case means unblocking messages that have been automatically blocked.  It's quite the opposite of the normal meaning i think.  Quite a lot of people are needed.  So far the only ones i have seen were blocked due to the person not subscribing to the list before posting. 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I still haven't read the Faq yet.  Hopefully i might get started on all this over the weekend.  Just checking my first impressions are right.  So, most of the blocked messages are from people that are not subscribed?  Those fall into 3 main categories 1.  Spam 2.  Junk 3.  Legitimate

Re: [libreoffice-users] gettextfields

2013-05-08 Thread mcmurchy1917-libreoffice
I've created two Text Boxes in a form in a writer document. I can iterate over them like this grabbing the text as I go Sub EnumerateFields oDoc = ThisComponent oDrawPage = oDoc.DrawPage oForm = oDrawPage.Forms.GetByIndex(0) For i = 0 To oForm.getCount()-1

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You 2 have kinda missed the boat on that one.  Now you would need to convince all handset and mobile device makers, plus all office workers everywhere to revert back to a system that almost no-one feels comfortable with.  Even in-line posts often freak people out.  If you want to make

Re: [libreoffice-users] gettextfields

2013-05-08 Thread Vieri
Thanks! Making progress... finally. Your code actually retrieved the text within my first text box (which is at least something!) but then it fails with the error: LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 BASIC runtime error. '423' Text it points to line: Print x.getName() : x.Text It may be choking on a

Re: [libreoffice-users] gettextfields

2013-05-08 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Vieri , pleasqe find some working code below hope it helps: so every field has a Placeholder property who correspondents with the data who commes here from a beamer Dim aTextFields as Object Dim i as integer Dim CurElement as Object 'xray.xray oDocument

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, Tom Davies wrote on 2013-05-08 11:07: Just checking my first impressions are right. So, most of the blocked messages are from people that are not subscribed? Those fall into 3 main categories 1. Spam 2. Junk 3. Legitimate post (i hesitate to use the term serious given the nature of

Re: [libreoffice-users] gettextfields

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You might find it well worth buying the 3rd party guide produced by Andrew Pitonyak.  This link helps get you there https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Other_Documentation_and_Resources#Programmers Andrew works hard on this list and in the Docs Team to help people with

[libreoffice-users] POST data to URL

2013-05-08 Thread Vieri
Hi, I'm looking for a way to post text data I get from a text field within a writer odt document. My macro looks like this: sURL = https://myserver/webservice/index.php; sBody = param1= stextfield1 oInput = Post(sURL, sBody) Function Post(sURL As String, sBody As String) As

Re: [libreoffice-users] spreadsheet cell date format behaviour failure

2013-05-08 Thread Dries Feys
confirmed on win7 64 bit Version 4.0.2.2 (Build ID: 4c82dcdd6efcd48b1d8bba66bfe1989deee49c3) Met vriendelijke groeten, Salutations distinguées, Kind Regards, DRIES FEYS CORPORATE SERVICES • Specialist Software Developer On 8 May 2013 10:24, Steve Edmonds steve.edmo...@ptglobal.com wrote:

[libreoffice-users] Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I have a good Arabic font but it's in Arabic.  I've got to get a poster together for an Arabic ladies coffee morning and having trouble finding a font that looks vaguely Arabic but is in fact English.  DOes anyone know of a good free one? Regards from Tom :)  -- To unsubscribe e-mail

RE: [libreoffice-users] Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread V Stuart Foote
LOL... Have a look at Rage Italic ( Ron Zwingelberg, ttf from Microsoft), or Gabriola Regular (J. Hudson, ttf from Microsoft) you should have both on a Windows PC with MS Office installed. Stuart From: Tom Davies [tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk] Sent:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread anne-ology
top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom post ... one requires re-reading the post, before getting to the new bit; one allows the new bit to be read - if one needs

RE: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread V Stuart Foote
+1 From: anne-ology [lagin...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 8:34 AM top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread anne-ology
+2 ??? ;-) 2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar ... all for *___*, stand up and holler! well, my mind wanders ;-) On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 8:46 AM, V Stuart Foote vstuart.fo...@utsa.eduwrote: +1 From: anne-ology [lagin...@gmail.com] Sent:

RE: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Felmon Davis
On Wed, 8 May 2013, V Stuart Foote wrote: +1 From: anne-ology [lagin...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 8:34 AM top post ... bottom post ... top post ... bottom post ... top post

[libreoffice-users] Testing to see if this message reaches you

2013-05-08 Thread Sean O'Connell
Hello, I am just first testing to see if this email will reach you so that i can ask for help in libreoffice -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Not quite.  It has to be readable as English Just with a style that looks vaguely Arabic or reminiscent of Arabic swirls.  Actually Stuart's idea inspired me so i jumped on a Windows machine and got something that is quite nice and is good enough.  It's only for a coffee morning so i'm

Re: [libreoffice-users] Testing to see if this message reaches you

2013-05-08 Thread James Knott
Sean O'Connell wrote: I am just first testing to see if this email will reach you so that i can ask for help in libreoffice Sorry, didn't see it. ;-) -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 05/08/2013 09:03 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I have a good Arabic font but it's in Arabic. I've got to get a poster together for an Arabic ladies coffee morning and having trouble finding a font that looks vaguely Arabic but is in fact English. DOes anyone know of a good free one?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Dries Feys
All, Yes, I'm a top poster. Simply because I use gmail, and I don't want to click scroll to the bottom of the message every time I respond to a message. But yes, I read everything in this thread, as it shows as bottom posting in my compose window. Sorry for the inconvenience... Met

RE: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread V Stuart Foote
Gosh @anne-ology, Formatting of your posts are always sooo far out there, i.e. off standards, I figured to give you a nod with the top posted and right justified +1, and a centered +2--although if I'd been thinking sharply enough I'd have made it a +2¢--because I love the car window analogy.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Felmon Davis
On Wed, 8 May 2013, Dries Feys wrote: All, Yes, I'm a top poster. Simply because I use gmail, and I don't want to click scroll to the bottom of the message every time I respond to a message. But yes, I read everything in this thread, as it shows as bottom posting in my compose window. Sorry

RE: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread V Stuart Foote
Top post, bottom post, interspersed --- it is all pretty much the same in the end for delivering and exchanging information. But what REALLY makes a difference in effort for recipients and for following the thread is simply trimming the response--by hand, or allowing your favorite news

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
That is a lot different than Arabic fonts. Well, I miss understood you email I just sent you a link to a zip file of all of true Arabic fonts I had - 182 files. Well if you want swirls and such, it sounds like a brush or calligraphy style. On 05/08/2013 10:52 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :)

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :D  I already have a true Arabic font that is actually the kinda default one in some country, i think either Saudi or the USA but possibly India.  I'm never completely sure where anyone is.  However it's going to be great having different fonts to use in posters and such.  I've

[libreoffice-users] Testing again

2013-05-08 Thread Sean O'Connell
Hello, testing to see if you received this email. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Testing again

2013-05-08 Thread Kieran Peckett
Yes - it got through both times, don't worry (James wouldn't have replied if he hadn't received it - he probably thought that you wouldn't fall for it) On 8 May 2013 18:10, Sean O'Connell seanoconnel...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, testing to see if you received this email. -- To unsubscribe

[libreoffice-users] Database Help: reiterating report header

2013-05-08 Thread Sean O'Connell
Hello, I'm having trouble with my database report: i can't seem to only have one header (field) on each page without repetition on every record (there are like 10 headers(fields) in one page). For clarification and your help, please see the attachment of my database. It's in the location:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Testing again

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) First time it got through to the moderators list and had to be forwarded to here, i think.  2nd time it got straight through, i think.  I'm not completely clear about what happened there tbh but definitely one attempt got to the moderators to begin with.  Seems to be sorted now :) 

Re: [Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
You always know where you can get specialty fonts. One day I will made a set of DVDs and see about sending you a set. Maybe a flash drive. Nautilus tells me I have 230,730 items totaling 16.0 GB in my font folders [not including my Adobe font library folder] There are some duplicates and once

Re: [libreoffice-users] Testing again

2013-05-08 Thread Steve Edmonds
And don't be surprised if you don't see your own posts. Google host our mail domain and for some reason I don't see my own posts unless they are replied to by someone else. They are visible to me in Nabble thou'. Steve On 2013-05-09 05:28, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) First time it got through

[libreoffice-users] Re: Testing again

2013-05-08 Thread Tom
Hi :) Here is Nabble. You can either click on the links in this email or navigate from the LibreOffice Get Help page and get to your thread reasonably easily that way. Once here start typing a reply and notice the strange buttons at the top of the message window. Click on More there to get to

[libreoffice-users] North American DVD Project

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Could someone send me the link to the North American DVD Project page?  My workplace might be interested in ordering 3.  Also does anyone happen to know how much the postal charge would be from New York(?) to England for a small package of 3 Dvds? Regards from Tom :)  -- To

[libreoffice-users] Database problem

2013-05-08 Thread Sean
Hello, the header constantly repeats itself around 8 times on every page. it's in the location: Database- MusicStudents Reports- AverageCostLesson please tell me the solution http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n4054689/Capture.png -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: North American DVD Project

2013-05-08 Thread Pedro
Hi Tom By your command :) http://libreoffice-na.us/ Cheers, Pedro -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/North-American-DVD-Project-tp4054690p4054691.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Database problem

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's good to see you replaced legitimate names with made up ones for this public access list! It looks like it's trying to do sub-reports or something? Regards from Tom :)  From: Sean seanoconnel...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-08 Thread acanela
Hello, I´m a Libreoffice user and I´d like to use italics and bold in Base. Is it possible? It would be so important to me. Soy un usuario de Libreoffice y me gustaría usar la cursiva y negrita en el programa Base. Thanks in advance, Antonio Canela. -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] re. Testing message ...

2013-05-08 Thread anne-ology
... have you subscribed to this list?; You may do so by sending a message to users+subscr...@global.libreoffice.orgusers%2bunsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Hello, I am just first testing to see if this email will reach you so that i can ask for help in libreoffice -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread anne-ology
You're so very cute; and very kind; THANK YOU for the glowing compliments. I've a number of pet-peeves, but these crazy electric windows may be the topper - at least the longest-standing; back as a kid, a friend's parent's saved and purchased their dream car - a Rolls

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread anne-ology
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun

Re: [libreoffice-users] Database problem

2013-05-08 Thread Dan Lewis
On 05/08/2013 02:06 PM, Sean wrote: Hello, the header constantly repeats itself around 8 times on every page. it's in the location: Database- MusicStudents Reports- AverageCostLesson please tell me the solution http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n4054689/Capture.png -- View this

Re: [libreoffice-users] Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-08 Thread Dan Lewis
On 05/08/2013 12:31 PM, acanela wrote: Hello, I´m a Libreoffice user and I´d like to use italics and bold in Base. Is it possible? It would be so important to me. Soy un usuario de Libreoffice y me gustaría usar la cursiva y negrita en el programa Base. Thanks in advance, Antonio Canela.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-08 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Hi! Le 08/05/2013 18:31, acanela a écrit : I´m a Libreoffice user and I´d like to use italics and bold in Base. Is it possible? It would be so important to me. Where do you want to use italics or bold? There are two areas for data management: the data themselves and the presentation of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North American DVD Project

2013-05-08 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 05/08/2013 02:09 PM, Pedro wrote: Hi Tom By your command :) http://libreoffice-na.us/ Cheers, Pedro I think Drew created this page in the 3.3 days, but I do not use it for the NA-DVD project

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I like the bits that say ... [show rest of quote] so that you can click on them to see the rest of the remaining thread if you want to.  Of course you can easily read all the comments from top-posters with ease.  Regards from Tom :)  From: V

[libreoffice-users] re. Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-08 Thread anne-ology
yes, this is possible. And you may subscribe to this list by sending a message to users+subscr...@global.libreoffice.orgusers%2bunsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Hopefully, someone on this list will respond to your request; I'm using an older version, so my information will

[libreoffice-users] Re: re. Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Only in Forms and Reports.  Not in the data (Tables) or in the Queries. I haven't used Base yet and don't really know so this is just guessing from my impression of what goes on ... I think you are meant to use Writer or Calc to connect to or link to the Queries in Base.  Then you use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North American DVD Project

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks Pedro! :)  Hah, my name is on that page!  lol Regards from Tom :)  From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 19:55 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North American

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North American DVD Project

2013-05-08 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Yes you are. You are one of my readers who helped me get my edits correct. All I am waiting for are the 4.0.3 installs, and then I will be making that DVD and uploading those files to the online version of the DVD. Plus uploading the 4.0.3 artwork with that page. All of the current

[libreoffice-users] Copy / Paste - Include Recorded Changes?

2013-05-08 Thread Joel Madero
Hi All, Is there a way for me to copy a bunch of stuff htat has recorded changes from one document and paste to another document including the changes? A regular copy paste seems to just copy the actual text, not the changes at all. Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Copy / Paste - Include Recorded Changes?

2013-05-08 Thread anne-ology
If you (1) highlight the area you wish to copy, then (2) copy it; then (3) place your marker on the area, at the exact location, you wish this new data to go, then (4) the formatting should be transferred to the newly pasted data. Well that works for me;

Re: [libreoffice-users] Copy / Paste - Include Recorded Changes?

2013-05-08 Thread Dan Lewis
On 05/08/2013 07:05 PM, Joel Madero wrote: Hi All, Is there a way for me to copy a bunch of stuff that has recorded changes from one document and paste to another document including the changes? A regular copy paste seems to just copy the actual text, not the changes at all. Best, Joel

Re: [libreoffice-users] Copy / Paste - Include Recorded Changes?

2013-05-08 Thread Joel Madero
On 05/08/2013 06:17 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 05/08/2013 07:05 PM, Joel Madero wrote: Hi All, Is there a way for me to copy a bunch of stuff that has recorded changes from one document and paste to another document including the changes? A regular copy paste seems to just copy the actual text,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Copy / Paste - Include Recorded Changes?

2013-05-08 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:56 08/05/2013 -0700, Joel Madero wrote: On 05/08/2013 07:05 PM, Joel Madero wrote: Is there a way for me to copy a bunch of stuff that has recorded changes from one document and paste to another document including the changes? A regular copy paste seems to just copy the actual text, not