Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-01 Thread Ian Whitfield
*Hi all* *Re: The LO Base discussion* - just my "Penny's Worth"!!! After a 5+ years effort to use LO Base I have given up completely!! It is *NOT* usable at all in it's "out of the box" set-up, ie with the HSQL engine. It is totally unstable, crashes frequently AND - *MORE IMPORTANT* - trashe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-01 Thread Girvin Herr
On 08/01/2016 11:35 AM, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote: On 1 August 2016 at 00:16, Girvin Herr wrote: Ken, One thing about Kexi. I looked at it a few weeks ago and discovered that Kexi has a capability of reading Access database files to some degree. However, it reads and converts the access database

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-01 Thread Girvin Herr
On 07/31/2016 07:36 PM, Ken Springer wrote: I understand the concept of Front End/Back End, but never have dealt with it. Nor have I ever used MySQL, Mariadb, or others. Access and a bit of dBase is all I've ever used, and in general, even then that's more power than I've ever needed. Ken

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility of LO Base with Access databases

2016-08-01 Thread toki
On 31/07/2016 19:32, Ken Springer wrote: > Personally, I like the idea of the complete database package, as I think > it makes it easier for the average person to create something useful for > them. How much functionality does the Access2Base extension offer, in terms of making it easier to creat

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Changing program icons

2016-08-01 Thread toki
On 01/08/2016 02:26, Ken Springer wrote: > There's only one icon style listed. One huge issue with icon themes, is that LibO relies on them having specific attributes to convey specific information to the user. Virtually all pre-LibO 4.x icon themes do not have the required attributes. >Are th