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Re: [libreoffice-users] background images in business cards

2016-12-21 Thread Gary Dale


On 21/12/16 06:46 PM, Don Myers wrote:

Hi Peter,
In the download section at World Label, there are templates for
OpenOffice/LibreOffice. These are table style templates, and they work
beautifully.

Yes but the fact that you can get around a bug doesn't mean the bug 
doesn't exist.  :)


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Re: [libreoffice-users] background images in business cards

2016-12-21 Thread Gary Dale


On 21/12/16 06:25 PM, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:

On 21/12/16 22:56, Gary Dale wrote:

This is ridiculous. I've just been reading a question from a 2008 (3.2)
version of OpenOffice.org that is the same as my current problem. Namely
that you can't place images in the background on a business card.

I'm using LibreOffice 5.2 (Debian) and when I insert an image, it
refuses to go behind the text whether I select Arrange | Send to back or
Wrap | wrap through. It will go behind the text if I select Wrap | in
background but then it disappears. And no, before you ask, the paragraph
fill is set to none.

I finally found a setting in Format | Page | Transparency where setting
the transparency to 100% worked. Strangely the original setting was 50%
which resulted in the background image being hidden completely. A quick
experiment revealed that ANY setting other than 100% hid the background
image.

I have no idea what this "feature" is for but it seems completely
unintuitive and in conflict with the paragraph background setting, not
to mention the wrap in background feature.

So my beef is:
1) Arrange doesn't appear to work on labels,
2) wrap through doesn't appear to work on labels,
3) there seems to be a page background that is in front of any
background image,
4) the transparency setting for that page background only has two values
- 100% or opaque, and
5) this situation has been around for at least 8 years without being fixed.

Why can't the developers address these basic problems?

If you use a table for your layout then placing an image in the
background behaves as you would wish. Sadly LibreOffice uses a
frame-based layout for labels and that might be where your problem lies.

I do not experience problems with my Avery business card stock using the
table based approach.

Peter HB

I am using Avery business card (5371 - white letter size) template.

I gather you are suggesting creating a table to do the layout rather 
than simply using the normal paragraph/text tools. That would place the 
table above the graphic background, obviating the problem instead of 
fixing it.


Given that it doesn't work this way when creating, for example, 
letterhead, I still fail to see why this should be treated as anything 
other than a long-standing bug. I created letterhead for the same 
organization using the same graphic and Wrap through and Wrap in 
background both work. Wrap through has the image above the text while 
wrap in background has the text above the image. Page transparency is 
irrelevant.


Perhaps the developers have some reason why the user experience for 
these two similar types of documents should be so different but It 
strikes me as a flaw in the user interface that should be fixed.


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Re: [libreoffice-users] background images in business cards

2016-12-21 Thread Don Myers

Hi Peter,
In the download section at World Label, there are templates for
OpenOffice/LibreOffice. These are table style templates, and they work
beautifully.

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RE/MAX Centre Realty
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State College, PA 16803
Cell- 814.571.9518

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*www.CentralPaRuralProperty.com *



On Wed, Dec 21, 2016 at 6:25 PM, Peter Hillier-Brook 
wrote:

> On 21/12/16 22:56, Gary Dale wrote:
> > This is ridiculous. I've just been reading a question from a 2008 (3.2)
> > version of OpenOffice.org that is the same as my current problem. Namely
> > that you can't place images in the background on a business card.
> >
> > I'm using LibreOffice 5.2 (Debian) and when I insert an image, it
> > refuses to go behind the text whether I select Arrange | Send to back or
> > Wrap | wrap through. It will go behind the text if I select Wrap | in
> > background but then it disappears. And no, before you ask, the paragraph
> > fill is set to none.
> >
> > I finally found a setting in Format | Page | Transparency where setting
> > the transparency to 100% worked. Strangely the original setting was 50%
> > which resulted in the background image being hidden completely. A quick
> > experiment revealed that ANY setting other than 100% hid the background
> > image.
> >
> > I have no idea what this "feature" is for but it seems completely
> > unintuitive and in conflict with the paragraph background setting, not
> > to mention the wrap in background feature.
> >
> > So my beef is:
> > 1) Arrange doesn't appear to work on labels,
> > 2) wrap through doesn't appear to work on labels,
> > 3) there seems to be a page background that is in front of any
> > background image,
> > 4) the transparency setting for that page background only has two values
> > - 100% or opaque, and
> > 5) this situation has been around for at least 8 years without being
> fixed.
> >
> > Why can't the developers address these basic problems?
>
> If you use a table for your layout then placing an image in the
> background behaves as you would wish. Sadly LibreOffice uses a
> frame-based layout for labels and that might be where your problem lies.
>
> I do not experience problems with my Avery business card stock using the
> table based approach.
>
> Peter HB
>
>
>
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Re: [libreoffice-users] background images in business cards

2016-12-21 Thread Peter Hillier-Brook

On 21/12/16 22:56, Gary Dale wrote:
> This is ridiculous. I've just been reading a question from a 2008 (3.2)
> version of OpenOffice.org that is the same as my current problem. Namely
> that you can't place images in the background on a business card.
> 
> I'm using LibreOffice 5.2 (Debian) and when I insert an image, it
> refuses to go behind the text whether I select Arrange | Send to back or
> Wrap | wrap through. It will go behind the text if I select Wrap | in
> background but then it disappears. And no, before you ask, the paragraph
> fill is set to none.
> 
> I finally found a setting in Format | Page | Transparency where setting
> the transparency to 100% worked. Strangely the original setting was 50%
> which resulted in the background image being hidden completely. A quick
> experiment revealed that ANY setting other than 100% hid the background
> image.
> 
> I have no idea what this "feature" is for but it seems completely
> unintuitive and in conflict with the paragraph background setting, not
> to mention the wrap in background feature.
> 
> So my beef is:
> 1) Arrange doesn't appear to work on labels,
> 2) wrap through doesn't appear to work on labels,
> 3) there seems to be a page background that is in front of any
> background image,
> 4) the transparency setting for that page background only has two values
> - 100% or opaque, and
> 5) this situation has been around for at least 8 years without being fixed.
> 
> Why can't the developers address these basic problems?

If you use a table for your layout then placing an image in the
background behaves as you would wish. Sadly LibreOffice uses a
frame-based layout for labels and that might be where your problem lies.

I do not experience problems with my Avery business card stock using the
table based approach.

Peter HB



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[libreoffice-users] Re: Another LO anti-feature

2016-12-21 Thread V Stuart Foote

For 5.2.4 search/replace will not show more that 1000 results to resolve
tdf#92160

=-ref-=

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?h=libreoffice-5-2&id=1a093a2c06c30c17e483614e36a75907e7d0991f

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=ba68e6dd7ad99ef2a2720f327813d13550b98966




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[libreoffice-users] background images in business cards

2016-12-21 Thread Gary Dale

This is ridiculous. I've just been reading a question from a 2008 (3.2) 
version of OpenOffice.org that is the same as my current problem. Namely 
that you can't place images in the background on a business card.


I'm using LibreOffice 5.2 (Debian) and when I insert an image, it 
refuses to go behind the text whether I select Arrange | Send to back or 
Wrap | wrap through. It will go behind the text if I select Wrap | in 
background but then it disappears. And no, before you ask, the paragraph 
fill is set to none.


I finally found a setting in Format | Page | Transparency where setting 
the transparency to 100% worked. Strangely the original setting was 50% 
which resulted in the background image being hidden completely. A quick 
experiment revealed that ANY setting other than 100% hid the background 
image.


I have no idea what this "feature" is for but it seems completely 
unintuitive and in conflict with the paragraph background setting, not 
to mention the wrap in background feature.


So my beef is:
1) Arrange doesn't appear to work on labels,
2) wrap through doesn't appear to work on labels,
3) there seems to be a page background that is in front of any 
background image,
4) the transparency setting for that page background only has two values 
- 100% or opaque, and

5) this situation has been around for at least 8 years without being fixed.

Why can't the developers address these basic problems?

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Re: [libreoffice-users] Mode Default for Insert Media Into Writer

2016-12-21 Thread Joe Conner


Thanks for the suggestion. I will delve into it, and publish any finding.
Merry Christmas.
Blessings, Joe

On 12/21/2016 01:46 PM, libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote:

Joe Conner wrote:

Using insert-> image-> scan-> select source-> scan mode-> mode the
default is lineart.
How do I change the default to gray or color? Selecting color or gray
works for one cycle only. There is no "Save" button. I am using
LibreOffice 5.2.3.3 on Ubuntu 16.10 64 bit.


I'm using LibreOffice 5.1.3 (a bit old now) on Windows Vista. After 
selecting a source, nothing happens for me; probably something broken 
in my setup. However, the "Select Source" dialog looks identical to 
one used in GIMP, which does work and opens an external application to 
operate the scanner (either "Windows Image Acquisition" wizard or an 
application from the scanner manufacturer, depending which "source" I 
select).


Assuming it's similar on Linux, I'd guess that the actual dialog where 
you select the scan mode is some other application not directly under 
LibreOffice's control which defaults to a particular set of options. 
You may need to figure out what that application is (maybe XSane?), 
and see if it has any options for saving presets etc. If it's opening 
a separate application, that may also account for the delay opening 
the scanner options, which you previously mentioned.


Sorry I can't be much more help; perhaps someone else using Linux 
might be able to confirm some of the details.




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Re: [libreoffice-users] Clean old things from Excel

2016-12-21 Thread libreoffice-ml . mbourne


Doug McNutt wrote:

I have managed to move my finance workbook from a CY 2001 version of
Excel to libre-office-calc.

I had a lot to learn and I'm still frustrated when I want to insert a
few lines of entries from the bank. It's a pain having to do a separate
entry of the number of lines and then paste in contents. But..

Every time I start up the workbook I get a complaint that I'm using
macros and references to another file which is probably where I stored
macro-like commands that I wrote for Excel on the Mac. They used the
Macintosh Programmer's Workshop, MPW, development tools.

I'd like to get rid of the mouse and keystrokes required to startup. I
just say "no" to both but there must be a better way. For those
references there is probably a reference in the 20 worksheets but Mr.
Calc isn't telling me where they are.


Depending how the data is linked, Edit > Links... might help.


As for the macros I'd like to
discard them and rewrite those I really need using your command
structure. But where are they so I can killem?


Is the document saved as .ods or .xls? Saving as .ods might get rid of 
the Excel macros. If that doesn't help, try Tools > Macros > Organise 
Macros > LibreOffice Basic > Organiser...; see of there's anything under 
the spreadsheet in any of the tabs there.


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with extra space at bottom of pages.

2016-12-21 Thread libreoffice-ml . mbourne

Do a lot of the paragraphs have "Keep with next paragraph" selected in 
the "Text Flow" tab? I've seen that do strange things before where 
paragraphs tend to stay on the last page they were forced onto, because 
LibreOffice is trying to keep more paragraphs together than actually fit 
on a page.


Someone posted here a couple of days ago mentioning that "Keep with next 
paragraph" is always set when opening .docx files. If that's happening 
in your case, you'd be better off keeping your main copy in .odt format, 
since that's LibreOffice's "native" format, and just export a copy to 
.docx to share with other people as and when necessary (or even better, 
export to PDF if they don't need to edit it).


Mark.


Leam Hall wrote:

Alan, I appreciate the detailed instructions. However, they didn't
resolve the issue. My explanation may be lacking, let me try again.

I have a 9 page text based (no formulae, images, etc) document open in
"Normal" view, and have just completed your instructions on that
document. On Page 1, most of the lower half of the page is blank. There
is a single paragraph break under the last line, and then about half a
page of nothing. The first paragraph on Page 2 is a single line.

Interesting note. Viewing in "Normal" view. If I switch to "Web" view,
and then switch back, the issue is resolved. However, if I save the
file, close it, and reopen, the issue is back.



On 12/19/16 21:23, Alan B wrote:

Hello Leam,

I suggest try the following...

Open your document then...
Ctrl+A

This will select *everything* in the document

Then right-click to bring up the context menu

Click on the "Paragraph..." option

In the dialog box that appears click the "Text Flow" tab

At the bottom of this tab in the "Options" tic "Do not split paragraph".
If this is not available clear the tics in "Orphan control" and "Window
control". Once that's done it should be possible to tic "Do not split
paragraph".

Now go back through your document with "View > Non-printing characters"
enabled. Delete all the extra paragraphs you've inserted to cause your
paragraphs to display in their entirety on one page.

With "Do not spit paragraph" enabled your paragraphs will not split
across pages.

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 6:51 PM, Leam Hall mailto:leamh...@gmail.com>> wrote:

I have several multi-page documents that have extra space at the
bottom of the page. Turning on the "View" -> "Non-printing
characters" shows one or two paragraph markers and then an inch or
more of extra space.

If I go to the last paragraph and hit delete twice it will generally
draw up the paragraph from the next page. I then hit enter twice and
the new paragraph stays on the page. Since my paragraphs are short I
can do that a few times on each page.

This issue is that I'd rather not do that several times on each of a
hundred or so pages. Is there anything else I can look to check?
Using LibreOffice 5.2.1.2 on Linux.

Thanks!

Leam


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Mode Default for Insert Media Into Writer

2016-12-21 Thread libreoffice-ml . mbourne


Joe Conner wrote:

Using insert-> image-> scan-> select source-> scan mode-> mode the
default is lineart.
How do I change the default to gray or color? Selecting color or gray
works for one cycle only. There is no "Save" button. I am using
LibreOffice 5.2.3.3 on Ubuntu 16.10 64 bit.


I'm using LibreOffice 5.1.3 (a bit old now) on Windows Vista. After 
selecting a source, nothing happens for me; probably something broken in 
my setup. However, the "Select Source" dialog looks identical to one 
used in GIMP, which does work and opens an external application to 
operate the scanner (either "Windows Image Acquisition" wizard or an 
application from the scanner manufacturer, depending which "source" I 
select).


Assuming it's similar on Linux, I'd guess that the actual dialog where 
you select the scan mode is some other application not directly under 
LibreOffice's control which defaults to a particular set of options. You 
may need to figure out what that application is (maybe XSane?), and see 
if it has any options for saving presets etc. If it's opening a separate 
application, that may also account for the delay opening the scanner 
options, which you previously mentioned.


Sorry I can't be much more help; perhaps someone else using Linux might 
be able to confirm some of the details.


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Re: [libreoffice-users] Another LO anti-feature

2016-12-21 Thread Cor Nouws

Hi Andreas,

Andreas Säger wrote on 21-12-16 21:21:
> How can I disable the silly dialog that pops up after every search&replace on
> a Calc sheet?

You're not the first one with this idea. See:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83614

I've marked this to be evaluated, possibly not too hard, so there may be
many people that are able to help with making the option.

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[libreoffice-users] Another LO anti-feature

2016-12-21 Thread Andreas Säger

How can I disable the silly dialog that pops up after every search&replace on
a Calc sheet? After correcting a column of 250,000 numbers it tries to write
250,000 cell addresses into a list box which takes by a magnitude more time
than the replacement process. 
If such feature is really, really desired by the Excel fans, then it should
be possible to disable it. Furthermore, such feature should be supervised by
an experienced Calc developer who knows that a search run returns a
collection com.sun.star.sheet.SheetCellRanges with interface
XSheetCellRanges having method getRangeAddressesAsString. In my case, this
method would return one string "Sheet1.A1:A25"
http://www.openoffice.org/api/docs/common/ref/com/sun/star/sheet/XSheetCellRanges.html#getRangeAddressesAsString



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