Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

2017-08-14 Thread gordon cooper
Tim, Not sure if this would help on Win 10, but maybe worth a try. I gave up on new MS versions not long after XP, but still work on a few multi-boot systems and run into Grub issues. The cure used here is to set up and adjust partitions with Gparted (on a CD) , then run Puppy Linux (also on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Font rendering

2017-08-14 Thread Steve Edmonds
Possibly my increased line length is related to this bug https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103322 and introduction of HarfBuzz in 5.3. Sometimes finding a bug comes down to chancing upon suitable terminology in the search. steve On 15/08/17 11:04, V Stuart Foote wrote: They

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Font rendering

2017-08-14 Thread Steve Edmonds
Thanks Stuart. I copy the same font package for the fonts I use across machines to ensure consistency, I first noticed a variation between mac and Linux but that was solved when I copied my Linux version of the font to the mac and I now ensure the same package is used on all machines. This may

[libreoffice-users] Re: Font rendering

2017-08-14 Thread V Stuart Foote
They should be stable now--our calculation of line heights for Windows builds was changed to bring it in line with Linux and MacOS with tdf#55469 for the 5.3.0 release. There is some potential this may still need to be tweaked but I

Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

2017-08-14 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY
You were one of the two. On 08/14/2017 09:04 AM, zahra a wrote: hi. i sent my comment off list in your second email address (gmail address). hope that help and God bless you all. On 8/14/17, James Knott wrote: On 08/14/2017 12:16 AM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote: Windows

Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

2017-08-14 Thread Tim-L--Elmira-NY
On 08/14/2017 08:49 AM, James Knott wrote: On 08/14/2017 12:16 AM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote: Windows updated itself to a newer version of Windows 10. That, again, dumped the GRUB system to be able to boot to Ubuntu-MATE 16.04LTS. I have been trying to get it working for over 14 hours. I use

[libreoffice-users] Font rendering

2017-08-14 Thread Steve Edmonds
Hi. Was there a change in font rendering between 5.2.7 and 5.3.3. The lines of text in 5.3 are now slightly longer in a document created in 5.2.7 and I get text re-flowing upsetting my layout. Is this something that should be stable in future releases and I just have to fix up once or likely

Re: [libreoffice-users] Simple way to draw graphs ?

2017-08-14 Thread Brian Barker
At 08:09 14/08/2017 -0700, Tom Cloyd wrote: Re-using graphs directly scanned from a book, without permission of the copyright owner, would also be a violation of international copyright law. Surely reconstituting such a graph - as is being suggested - might well be so too? Brian Barker

Re: [libreoffice-users] Simple way to draw graphs ?

2017-08-14 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi, Gilles schrieb: Hello I'd like to use LO to redraw graphs scanned from a book, such at this one: Is there a simple way in LO to do this, ideally without using maths (unless it's a no-brainer)? You mean, that you do not have

Re: [libreoffice-users] Simple way to draw graphs ?

2017-08-14 Thread Tom Cloyd
Re-using graphs directly scanned from a book, without permission of the copyright owner, would also be a violation of international copyright law. Tom ~ "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes

Re: [libreoffice-users] Simple way to draw graphs ?

2017-08-14 Thread T. R. Valentine
On 14 August 2017 at 09:24, Gilles wrote: > I'd like to use LO to redraw graphs scanned from a book, such at this one: > > > > Is there a simple way in LO to do this, ideally without using maths (unless > it's a

[libreoffice-users] Simple way to draw graphs ?

2017-08-14 Thread Gilles
Hello I'd like to use LO to redraw graphs scanned from a book, such at this one: Is there a simple way in LO to do this, ideally without using maths (unless it's a no-brainer)? Thank you. -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Invitation to participate in an usability test for LibreOffice Writer

2017-08-14 Thread Amazing Doppler
Dear users, I want to remind all of you that the survey of the usability research with LibreOffice Writer for my project degree wil last until August 21st. I am very grateful to the users who wrote their email address to participate in the next phase of the research and with those who just

Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

2017-08-14 Thread zahra a
hi. i sent my comment off list in your second email address (gmail address). hope that help and God bless you all. On 8/14/17, James Knott wrote: > On 08/14/2017 12:16 AM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote: >> Windows updated itself to a newer version of Windows 10. That, again, >>

Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

2017-08-14 Thread James Knott
On 08/14/2017 12:16 AM, Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote: > Windows updated itself to a newer version of Windows 10. That, again, > dumped the GRUB system to be able to boot to Ubuntu-MATE 16.04LTS. I > have been trying to get it working for over 14 hours. I use a bootable System Rescue USB pen drive and

Re: [libreoffice-users] need help off list on a Asus Win10/Ubuntu laptop

2017-08-14 Thread Dave Howorth
On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:16:45 -0400 Tim-L--Elmira-NY wrote: > I am just MAD at my ASUS X751S laptop. > > Windows updated itself to a newer version of Windows 10. That, > again, dumped the GRUB system to be able to boot to Ubuntu-MATE > 16.04LTS. I have been trying