Re: [libreoffice-users] Can I discard temp/.tmp directories?

On 11/11/2016 02:28, amaloney wrote: > In my user directory the temp directory contains 139 directories As far as LibO is concerned, that can be deleted at any time, with little to no ill-effects. Depending upon your OS, deleting them might cause undesirable side-effects. jonathon -- To unsu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Adding Watermarks

On 31/10/2016 21:47, Ken Springer wrote: > Thanks, Dave, but it's not necessary. I have few docs to do that need a > "Draft" watermark, then I don't think I'll need it again in the Going forward, you can abuse the classification system, by selecting "Internal Only" as the classification. This w

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libra Office and MS Word compatibility query

On 17/10/2016 14:23, Tanstaafl wrote: > By all means, please provide an example of something that could cause this... I don't have any examples that can be publicly distributed. > But we are not talking about 10 years ago and a brand new file format. I'm talking about documents created with MSO

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libra Office and MS Word compatibility query

On 15/10/2016 00:35, Hunter Johnson wrote: >so that someone using MS Word can then work with it with no problems ? It all depends upon how the formatting is MS Word is done, and what features and functionality in MS Word are used. The only way to know if LibO will do what you want, is to use Lib

Re: [libreoffice-users] Template Changer

On 11/10/2016 22:33, Julian Brooks wrote: > Perhaps I should have stated earlier that this is a music composition thesis. Ah. Being enveloped in Greek, Coptic, Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew texts, I wasn't thinking about music. > layout of scores, quality of recordings and documentation. For that,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Template Changer

On 11/10/2016 13:56, Julian Brooks wrote: >for my particular usage, it's a thesis Before changing anything in the template, read everything you can find about the institution's policies on thesis submissions. It isn't uncommon for educational institutions to have very specific design requirements

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trial of LibreOffice

On 04/10/2016 15:35, Tom Davies wrote: > I think the problem was caused by LibreOffice and OpenOffice (and i think > the various forks which have now mostly merged back into LO or AOO afaik) > using the same command to open; > soffice That is a problem when one doesn't use the full path, when sta

Re: [libreoffice-users] F-Droid

On 03/10/2016 18:45, anne-ology wrote: > therefore why is it up to LO users to update their directory. F-Droid only lists FLOSS that specifically requests to be included. One of the few responsibilities of the requester, is that both app updates, and program descriptions are kept current. As suc

RE: [libreoffice-users] Writing large or complex documents

Kracked Press wrote: >I see the postings about the complexity of the documents, but I have not seen any info about the size of the documents that are part of the "writing large" statement. Document length does not correlate with document complexity. > But how many pages in the document would be

Re: [libreoffice-users] Goodbye to Open Office (maybe?)

On 03/09/2016 11:50, CVAlkan wrote: > Is this a case of "Where there's smoke ..." Pretty much since AOo entered the Apache fold, it has had problems. Some were major, such as no release manager for months. Some were minor, such as an inability to produce documentation. As far as actual retiremen

Re: [libreoffice-users] Overly aggressive autofomatting issues in LibreOffice

On 26/08/2016 14:13, M Henri Day wrote: > - while dealing more specifically with Microsoft's Excel, should, as noted > in the next-to-last paragraph, give even LibreOffice developers pause. If > the claim that LibreOffice behaves like Microsoft Office in this particular a)The actual research pape

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office

On 22/08/2016 14:48, Mukesh Chaurasia wrote: > 1. What is the procedure for patch updates for LibreOffice? Basically, uninstall the old version of LibO, install the new version of LibO. As a general rule, copying the /config/LibO/old-version/user directory to /config/LibO/new-version/user m

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Ancient Greek Extension Problem

On 18/08/2016 15:44, CVAlkan wrote: > Another character that annoys me in most fonts' Greek glyphs is the phi I had a dim recollection that something was wrong with a couple of other glyphs, but couldn't remember what. At least one can legally modify the SBL BibLit fonts. Rename it if distribute

Re: [libreoffice-users] FYI: Writer watermarks template

On 18/08/2016 12:45, Armin Le Grand wrote: > with all fill attributes available now in Writer, just go to 'page...' The Watermarks Template and Classification Toolbar address slightly different issues. jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? htt

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Ancient Greek Extension Problem

On 18/08/2016 10:43, CVAlkan wrote: > Sorry - it absolutely is a font problem! Try SBL BibLit. jonathon -- 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.

Re: [libreoffice-users] setting default save directory?

On 17/08/2016 16:38, pfyre wrote: > is a way to stop LibreOffice from automatically wanting to save files to > 'OneDrive>Documents>'? What is the complete path at ">Tools >Options > LibreOffice >Paths >My Documents"? jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.or

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Ancient Greek Extension Problem

On 17/08/2016 15:05, CVAlkan wrote: > Given the popularity of Ancient Greek (really?), I wouldn't be surprised if most people use it for Koine Greek, rather than Attic Greek, which is what it was designed for. grc-koi v grc-att. >I mainly wanted the spell checker The last time I looked at the e

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Islamic Calendar

On 12/08/2016 11:49, CVAlkan wrote: > The point is, I suppose, that we must settle for the 99% of needs we have; > it seems unlikely that any software will ever support *every* such variation. True. Which is why, given the difficulties in constructing an Islamic calendar, I'm surprised that it is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Islamic Calendar

On 12/08/2016 13:27, Gary Dale wrote: > I note that a similar issue occurred in Europe when the start of the new > year was moved from Easter to January 1. Historians deal with it by > listing both years for dates prior to switch. I suspect that they > probably do something similar, or cite the cal

Re: [libreoffice-users] Islamic Calendar

On 11/08/2016 21:30, Gary Dale wrote: > Why should calendars be tied to locales? For Lunar based calenders, which is what the Islamic calendar is, the issue is which meridian to use, for sighting the new moon. For those who use the Thelemic Calendar, both longitude and latitude are significant.

[libreoffice-users] Islamic Calendar

All: Can somebody either point to or explain why Islamic Calendar functions are only available for the following locales: * ar_EG: Arabic Egypt; * ar_LB: Arabic Lebanon; * ar_SA: Arabic Saudi Arabia; * ar_TUN: Arabic Tunisia; I couldn't find anything on the LibreOffice website in English, Dutch,

RE: [libreoffice-users] "Choosing Fonts" book released

Bruce wrote: >>Slightly more advanced, is configuring styles so that a single glyph looks like it is two, or more colours. >Interesting. I did not know that. Thanks for the correction! I was hoping DwL would contain more about advanced use of styles. Maybe that is for a sequel. jonathon -- T

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

On 02/08/2016 16:39, Ken Springer wrote: >> Now that you mentioned dBase, you may, or may not, be aware that LO has >> a dBase option. But a limitation to it that I found is that older > I didn't know this, but must admit dBase is probably not the best answer. For most individuals, dBase3 is ade

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

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

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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using unicode fully in LibreOffice

On 13/07/2016 23:25, Samiur Rahman wrote: >Although unicode has been developed, we don't make full use of it. Considering that the overwhelming majority of Unicode fonts out here are geared towards Unicode 5.x, the issue isn't with LibO, but rather, with the developers of fonts. More specifically

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to NOT turn (c) into a symbol

On 08/07/2016 00:18, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: > but LO is still throwing the copyright mark at me. Try ">Tools >AutoCorrect >Word Completion >English (US)". Then delete everything in that list, and turn word completion off. You probably will have to repeat that for every language that you have

Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: A toolbar option that makes it easier to type using unicode

On 04/07/2016 13:45, CVAlkan wrote: > years back), limits the user to ONE additional "complex text language" and Technically, that is one CTL per style. IMNSHO, what should be done, is to eliminate the CTL, CJKV, Western Script differentiation, in favour of one language and one writing system pe

RE: [libreoffice-users] A toolbar option that makes it easier to type using unicode

Samiur wrote: > Right now, there are countless Unicode fonts but only Microsoft Unicode MS that's publicly available. I have no idea what you mean by "only Arial Unicode Microsoft that is publicly available" means. As a Pan-Unicode font, it is still playing catchup with Code2000 -- which is stuck

Re: [libreoffice-users] A toolbar option that makes it easier to type using unicode

On 29/06/2016 20:41, Samiur Rahman wrote: > We need an "unicode editor" to be implemented in LiberOffice. CF Bug 34882 ( https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34882 ) > It will allow you to select a certain unicode range, such as a specific The virtual keyboard extension rears its

RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: Colour Palette Problem

Tom wrote: >I saw the link as >https://groups.io/g/ODF_Templates/files/Colour >which presumably doesn't work. After signing in, that throws one into https://groups.io/g/ODF_Templates/files. I took your advice and changed all the folder names to CamelCase. https://groups.io/g/ODF_Templates/files

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Calc suggestion

On 28/06/2016 17:21, V Stuart Foote wrote: >> What is the bug # at https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/ > tdf#100529 Thanks jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libre

Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc suggestion

On 27/06/2016 10:32, Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote: > I was filing my suggestion because I do not have any others to ask whether > this function would be useful to others or not. What is the bug # at https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/ jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@glob

RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: Colour Palette Problem

Stuart wrote: >Some simple syntax issues with the color palette. ... >Make those changes and when parsed the XML will render the full palette. Thanks. I should have guessed it was something trivial, and easy to overlook. jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoff

RE: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice support

Louise wrote: >I wonder whether someone could advise me as to whether LibreOffice is compatible with FileSite? You'll have to ask iManage that one. In passing, I'll note that they have a formal policy of not answering questions about their software, until one has purchased an extremely expensive

[libreoffice-users] Colour Palette Problem

All: I'm working on a colour palette, and about a quarter of the colours automatically turn to black. These colours are from the entire spectrum, albeit far from websafe colour values. I'd appreciate if somebody else would test the palette on their system, and tell me if the same thing happens to

RE: [libreoffice-users] SMF Extension for stocks not working on Australian stocks

Chris wrote: >Looks like there's not much I/ we can do to fix this issue. Source code is available from https://github.com/madsailor/SMF-Extension/issues (That is the issue page on GitHub.) I don't see any commits since March of 2015, but a couple of issues, with probable solutions, have been sub

RE: [libreoffice-users] SMF Extension for stocks not working on Australian stocks

anne-ology wrote: > Maybe you can find that which you seek, here - http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/quotes/default.asp a) The extension in question doesn't use data from that site; b) Of the dozen Australian companies whose stock symbols I know, it provided the wrong data 100% of the time.

Re: [libreoffice-users] SMF Extension for stocks not working on Australian stocks

On 19/06/2016 10:11, Chris Henderson wrote: > Wondering why the Australian stock is showing N/A and the NYSE stock (FB) > is showing a wrong value. Did that extension ever return correct values for Australian stock prices? That extension is highly dependent upon Yahoo Finance not messing things

Re: [libreoffice-users] Citing LibreOffice

On 17/06/2016 09:13, Joseph Molon wrote: > Hello, may I ask how to cite your software? _Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Sixth Edition_ Section 7.08 states: "Reference entries are not necessary for standard software and programming languages, such as Microsoft Word o

RE: [libreoffice-users] undo functionality

B.S. Wrote: >for acts they have committed, or didn't commit, such as false advertising, >which this product is doing, That really depends upon the legal jurisdiction one is in. I'm not about to do a round-up of which legal jurisdictions would rule which way, but the legal situation is not near

RE: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Re: The Save Tool could not be dimmed

Regina wrote: >Do you have got the most current LibreOffice version? It should have icons >that indicate saved/unsaved with a change in the icon. For the icon Galaxy, an unsaved icon will have a yellow star on the icon, for example. That works if, and only if Breezy is set as the default icon th

RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: The Save Tool could not be dimmed

Anne-ology wrote: > Curiously wondering why you'd want this to be dimmed; When working on two or three documents, this is an easy way to see which documents have been saved, and which one's still need to be saved. When a document takes a second or two to save, then the additional time from saving

RE: [libreoffice-users] Calc macro tutorial

Dave Boland wrote: >I read the documentation, but it says user created macros are beyond the scope of the documentation. REALLY! Macros, as described in books such as _Six Sigma Statistics with Excel and Minitab_ by Issa Bass (ISBN 0-07-154268-X) or _Spreadsheet Modelling in Corporate Finance_ by

Re: [libreoffice-users] technical question about libreoffice and compatibility with microsoft office!

On 15/04/2016 21:36, libreoffice-ml.mbourne wrote: >> FWIW, somebody once emailed me, asking where the Microsoft Groove > They were probably referring to the "Microsoft Office Groove" collaboration > tool > was renamed to "SharePoint Workspace" in 2010 (before being replaced by That makes more

Re: [libreoffice-users] technical question about libreoffice and compatibility with microsoft office!

On 14/04/2016 20:54, tonybsa wrote: > A "couple" more to add to Toki's list FWIW, somebody once emailed me, asking where the Microsoft Groove functionality could be found in LibreOffice, or if not in it, a libre alternative. I told them I didn't know, since I only listen to CDs. I didn't have th

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Calc - style in formulae

On 14/04/2016 16:18, Henry Sikkema wrote: > I am wondering if it is possible in LO Calc to incorporate styles into > formula: In theory, it can be done. In practice, forget it. It requires creating a number of additional (^1) rows and columns, and an exponential increase in places where errors a

Re: [libreoffice-users] technical question about libreoffice and compatibility with microsoft office!

On 14/04/2016 16:58, nasrin khaksar wrote: > which programs in Microsoft office are compatible with libreoffice and Software compatibility is in the mind of the beholder. >I mean these software: >microsoft frontpage, InfoPath, Publisher, OneNote, Lync, Visio, Project. As a general rule of thumb

[libreoffice-users] Cross Extension Vulnerabilities in LibO?

All: In reading http://www.ghacks.net/2016/04/06/firefox-cross-extension-vulnerability-discovered/ does anybody know if LibreOffice Extensions had been tested for the same type of vulnerability? jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://ww

Re: [libreoffice-users] a word referee suddenly turned up, can't get rid

On 07/04/2016 08:17, Dries Feys wrote: > As far as I know, there is no link between google translate and LibreOffice. At least one of the translation extensions for LibO uses Google Translate. jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Machine Translations

On 02/04/2016 22:53, Gordon Cooper wrote: > It would be much easier if the translating could be done in Libre Office. Has > there been any work on > adding machine translate code to LO? Do you mean in addition to those offered by: * TranslationTools; * Anaphrasus; * TradutorLibre; jonathon

Re: [libreoffice-users] Volunteers for Documentation

On 27/03/2016 14:22, Tom Davies wrote: > Is Ingram a replacement for Lulu or could it be used in addition to Lulu? a) I got the name wrong. It is Ingram Spark, not Ingram Express. b) Ingram Spark is a replacement for Lulu. It is who Lulu uses for their POD printing, as well as being one (prob

Re: [libreoffice-users] Volunteers for Documentation

On 26/03/2016 23:37, anne-ology wrote: >> These guides do generate a sundry, but useful, amount of income for the TDF >> and wider LibreOffice community. > [huh ???] The slightly inaccurate, but easier to explain answer, is that dead tree guides are printed and distributed by Lulu.(^1) Consequ

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot assign template to existing writer odt file

On 26/03/2016 11:43, Tom Davies wrote: > 2. Btw does anyone happen to know if all OpenOffice templates held on their > sites have been copied to the LibreOffice site? They haven't and at least some of them probably won't be, due to the license that they are distributed under. > Does anyone kno

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mapping Styles usage

On 24/03/2016 13:58, Ralf Kersanach wrote: > I have an question to all, I'm developing an classroom management system > adjusted to our university system in Calc. That probably would be more appropriately done as a database, not a spreadsheet. > One of the facilities I use massively is condit

Re: [libreoffice-users] about unicode characters:

On 15/03/2016 13:16, Tim wrote: > do not want to include the "full set" of the available characters. A font with all Unicode glyphs in it, would contain 2^17 different glyphs, but current font format definitions restrict the size of a font to 2^16 different glyphs. > Arial Unicode MS seems to me

Re: [libreoffice-users] three different questions which the first question is urgent for me.

On 13/03/2016 15:38, nasrin khaksar wrote: >not experimental, but portable Telling me that you use LibreOffice portable does not tell me which version of LibreOffice you are using. When setting "use experimental features" for LibO 4.1, you obtain a different set of features than when setting "

Re: [libreoffice-users] three different questions which the first question is urgent for me.

On 13/03/2016 15:38, nasrin khaksar wrote: > what is the experimental features exactly? Which version of LibO are you using. Different version have different experimental features. > which one is better? disable experimental features or enable it? Enabling "experimental features" is akin to ru

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc application

On 12/03/2016 08:19, Евгений Копылов wrote: > LibreOffice Calc application 5.1.1 is not responding when I begin to count > any digits. How big is the Calc file, in terms of MB? How big is the Calc file, in terms of number of cells that have any sort of data in them? How much RAM does the sys

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

On 02/03/2016 22:26, James Knott wrote: >Also, if you're leaving email on a POP server for a period of time, it's going to be there when someone comes looking for it. That is not the threat model I was addressing. jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org P

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

On 02/03/2016 21:40, James Knott wrote: > Also, how is IMAP a security problem, If, as is usually done with IMAP, the email is stored on a server that is neither owned, nor operated, nor controlled by the recipient of the email, then the security issue is the IMAP vendor turning that email over t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice 4.3 License

On 02/03/2016 18:14, Dais Kochery wrote: > Could you please provide the license file and steps to install it in UNIX > server. The license for LibreOffice can be found at https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/licenses/. > Could you also provide your contact number. A list of certified developer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

On 02/03/2016 16:32, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > The ability for POP clients to keep all of their shared clients current is a > glaring omission that should be rectified. Can you please rephrase that. If you literally mean what you wrote, then please study both the POP and IMAP protocol specificat

Re: [libreoffice-users] line numbering

On 29/02/2016 18:05, Daniel wrote: > I noticed that the line numbering starts from the title and adds the one > line space between the title and the first line. Consequently the first > line becomes number 3. Any solution? Play with the settings in the "Outline and Numbering" section of the style

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO?

On 27/02/2016 19:06, Tanstaafl wrote: > Not sure what kind of real world scenario that falls into That real world scenario is adhering to a lawyer's recommendation that even de facto spam has to be retrieved and archived to comply with assorted federal, state and local data retention laws, rules,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO?

On 27/02/2016 02:05, Tanstaafl wrote: >> whereas Thunderbird chokes up and dies under the same conditions. > > Please do not spread FUD. This is blatantly false. Really? Can Thunderbrid really retrieve 2GB per hour from 20+ accounts, without losing email? Can Thunderbird really compact folders

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

On 26/02/2016 23:30, Tim Lloyd wrote: > * 2 sets of developers - that should be fun :) It would be no more complicated that the Apache Software Foundation, or, for that matter, The Mozilla Foundation. > * Does TDF actually want to do this? Pretty much since OOo dropped (^1) the built-in email

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO?

On 26/02/2016 13:15, Tom Davies wrote: > How do people here feel about approaching the Thunderbird people to bring > them into the LibreOffice project a bit more? Thunderbird first asked to be part of the OpenOffice.org project, back when Sun was running things. Since then, at random interval

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help needed with document previews

On 23/02/2016 23:01, Anthony Papillion wrote: > with LibreOffice document preview. In the first screenshot, you can > see a list of his documents of which some of them show a content > preview. Other, however, only show a very thin vertical line where the > content is pretty much indecipherable.

Re: [libreoffice-users] two accessibility questions and two general:

On 21/02/2016 06:23, nasrin khaksar wrote: > 1/ how can i know which accessibility issues were solved in libreoffice 4.4 > branches i searched, but could not find answer. Basically, the changes made LibO easier to use with _some_ screen readers. > 2/ from two days ago by reading bugzilla i real

Re: [libreoffice-users] a question about openning large document with libreoffice writer:

On 16/02/2016 14:57, nasrin khaksar wrote: > whats the problem source and what should i do? Determining the problem, without looking at the specific document is extremely difficult. Potential hardware issues are: * Insufficient RAM: ^ How much RAM does your system have; ^ How much Free RAM does

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to find out which fonts are used in an Open Document?

On 06/02/2016 12:34, Robert Funnell wrote: >Could someone please provide a direct link or some other pointer? Me bad. My only excuse is that I had been up for almost 48 hours when I wrote my reply. Any time an extension is listed, one needs to provide: * URL; * Operating systems it can run on;

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to find out which fonts are used in an Open Document?

On 05/02/2016 14:08, Pedro wrote: > Does anyone know a way to find out which fonts are used in a Open Docu ment I _think_ that the TestFonts extension works for Impress. It was designed for Write. jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http:

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreLogo tutorial

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 31/12/2015 07:45, Brian Barker wrote: > Surely you cannot believe this? No-one seriously can! I'm amazed > that you can publish this - without apparent embarrassment - to > such a large worldwide audience. The rules of English Grammar are flexible

Re: [libreoffice-users] Where to request a new App (Mind mapping)for Libreoffice?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 14/12/2015 08:37, minhsien0330 wrote: > add a new application for mind mapping named "Mindmap"? There is _Export Freemind which can be obtained from http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/export-freemind. Freemind has either a built i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Cannot assign template to existing writer odt file

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 16/12/2015 09:09, Ken Heard wrote: > I cannot assign a template to an existing writer odt file using the > menu item File->Templates->Assign template (current document). What version of _Template Changer_ did you install? Or maybe, that should

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreLogo tutorial

On 04/12/2015 11:45, Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote: > In Norwegian the double quotes are telling the reader that this is not a real > turtle but something turtle-like. The same grammatical construction also applies to English. (IOW, your original double quotes were correct.) jonathon -- To unsubs

Re: [libreoffice-users] font replacement rules

On 01/12/2015 18:29, Milos Sramek wrote: > Don't you happen to know if LO uses any rules according to which the > replacement font is chosen? Or the choice is random (unless I set the > replacement manually)? There is a specific sequence of rules used for determining which glyph from which fon

Re: [libreoffice-users] TRANLATION FOR LIBREOFFICE

On 29/11/2015 22:38, giancarlo19...@alice.it wrote: > KNOWS IF THERE IS A GOOD TRANSLATOR THAT CAN BE INSTALLED INSIDE LIBREOFFICE > USING EXTENSIONS. If you need a translation tool simply to ensure consist usage of words, then _Translation Table_ will probably suffice. If CAT is more your thin

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 4.4, 5.0 : firefox personas not work with path url...why?

On 14/11/2015 22:21, anne-ology wrote: >Are you comparing FireFox with LO?; The OP is reporting a bug in LibO 5.x. Whilst it doesn't affect program functionality, it does affect the "look and feel" of LibO. I'll grant that this is one of the less documented, and less used features of Li

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 4.4, 5.0 : firefox personas not work with path url...why?

On 14/11/2015 16:29, manuel_songokuh wrote: > hello from Libreoffice 4.3 is best than 4.4 and 5.0 for PATH URL from a theme > firefox (personas), BECAUSE:4.4 and 5.0 is changed GUI and delete path of > url.. see screenshot of libreoffice 4.3: > http://www.osside.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/

Re: [libreoffice-users] Large spreadsheet does not open in LibreOffice.

On 14/11/2015 20:09, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Sorry for my imprecision :-(. I meant references for the negative > impact of Excel on the Human Genom project. Just because Excel had been Neither DDG nor Google are providing appropriate URLs to me, of the research articles that showed where that proje

Re: [libreoffice-users] Large spreadsheet does not open in LibreOffice.

On 14/11/2015 17:43, Harvey Nimmo wrote: >> ^1: More than one researcher has argued that The Human Genome Project was a complete waste of money, time, and effort, > It would be interesting to have some references for this claim Which claim: * That researchers called the Human Genome Project a was

Re: [libreoffice-users] Large spreadsheet does not open in LibreOffice.

On 14/11/2015 06:42, James E. Lang wrote: > I have no clue how to design and implement a database to replace the mess. One of the good things about Microsoft Access, was that it was easy for people who knew nothing about databases, to create their own database. I'll grant, that from a theoretical

Re: [libreoffice-users] Large spreadsheet does not open in LibreOffice.

On 13/11/2015 19:27, Joel Madero wrote: > I have never seen a 150 mb functional spreadsheet before. That size is not uncommon in environments where Excel is the only office tool that the employees know how to use. > I'd like to see the file because I'm relatively sure that a database is what is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LEBRE VERSION STILL

On 05/11/2015 10:24, Ken Springer wrote: > Or by going elsewhere, using someone else's product. :-) All software has bugs. The issue is whether one wants to use the software whose bugs one knows, (which is why I use something that the developers specifically proclaim is not suitable for use as a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LEBRE VERSION STILL

On 05/11/2015 04:24, Ken Springer wrote: > While some bug may be deemed trivial by the devs or some system, that bug may > not be trivial to the user. That is why individuals and organization purchase Tier 3 support contracts. It does matter if the software is FLOSS, or non-FLOSS, the only way t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility

On 31/10/2015 10:03, Luuk wrote: > EuroOffice cannot be found on the internet EuroOffice 2015 for Windows and Linux can be found at http://www.multiracio.com/index.php . The page proclaims EuroOffice 2014, but if you click on it, it takes you to the download page for EuroOffice 2015. EuroOffice

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility

On 26/10/15 19:08, Luuk wrote: >> MSO, EO, LibO, >> AnOO, etc. > > What do these abbreviations mean? > > MSO - Microsoft Office (this is a guess!) > EO - because i'm Dutch, the first thing i think about is 'Evangelische * EuroOffice: A European Fork of OOo; * AnOO: An Android fork of OOo; *

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility

On 26/10/15 16:04, p.a.2k9 wrote: > Before I decide to download your software I wanted to check on its > compatibility with other providers The only way to know how compatible software is with your existing systems and workflow, is to install it, and use it. For some people, the differences

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing Libreoffice in Ubuntu

On 11/10/15 21:24, Virgil Arrington wrote: > having learned the old Wordstar Ctrl-key combinations and PC-Write's function > key combinations. I'd love to be able to use the Wordstar Command Set, when editing documents with LibreOffice, as would most users that are blind. Ideally, every functio

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libra Office on a Mac Mini (compared to Ms Office or default installed iWorks Apps)

On 16/09/15 18:20, Robert Watt wrote: > Is it the case that Libre Office is as 'feature packed' as Ms Office, >or are there some important features that will be missing from Libre Office when compared to Ms Office? This really depends upon your specific use case, and what else you will be usin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 5.0 Review & Rating | PCMag.com

On 21/08/15 11:02, Pedro wrote: > I disagree that the UI is the biggest problem... The acid test is whether or not the UI passes or fails Section 508 criteria. Currently, LibO fails Section 508 criteria. (Draw fails everything. Impress fails most of the time.) jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-ma

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 5.0 Review & Rating | PCMag.com

On 20/08/15 10:12, Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > I should get a job writing these kinds of reviews Why are you assuming that a human-being wrote the review? It has most of the hallmarks of a bot-written review. > EASY MONEY! The days of the paid, professional reviewer are numbered. >From one sid

Re: [libreoffice-users] Symbol in e-mail message

On 08/03/2015 11:47 AM, Séamas Ó Brógáin wrote: > Could Brad Rogers explain what the symbol embedded in his e-mail Are you talking about the ASCII art capital B? jonathon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and "complex documents"

On 07/26/2015 05:21 PM, Tom Williams wrote: > Certainly, the 10 different writing systems in the same document is > something *I* would consider complex, especially since that's not > something I've ever seen, done, or even heard of. :) > The 50,000 page outline document sounds complex as well,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and "complex documents"

On 07/26/2015 04:48 PM, Tom Williams wrote: > Well, I think this certainly serves as a great example of a very complex > document. :) Which document? * 10,000 images in one document; * 50,000 pages in the outline, with projected length of 5,000,000 pages; * 10 different writing systems in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and "complex documents"

On 07/24/2015 09:08 PM, Joel Madero wrote: > This is simply a false statement. "It's not compatible." That literally depends upon how "compatibility" is defined. There are use-cases where MSO 2013 is completely, utterly, and absolutely incompatible with MSO 2013, when installed on a different c

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about LO Writer and "complex documents"

On 07/24/2015 01:31 PM, Tom Williams wrote: > Question: in what ways does LO Writer "fail" at editing or creating "complex > documents"? This where a definition for "complex documents" is mandatory. > Does anyone here have any experience with LO Writer and "complex documents"? I've had as ma

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Operating Environment Survey [Kubuntu Linux]

On 07/22/2015 07:26 PM, anne-ology wrote: >and going back further to the 1940-'50s, > IBM thought that there would not be any market for these machines > outside of financial & scientific researchers ;-) IBM was looking at the market potential at that specific point in time, es

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