Re: [libreoffice-users] definition of flat/relational database

2013-03-05 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2013-03-05 20:12, Wolfgang Keller wrote:>> I am still waiting for a database program that will allow >> me to create applications (not pieces of applications, like queries >> and forms) without having to learn C (this old dog is not going to >> learn that new trick!). > > If LO Base is not enoug

Re: [libreoffice-users] character kerning

2013-02-05 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2013-02-05 09:13, e-letter wrote: > Readers, > > The classic text 'lorem ipsum...' shows how kerning of characters in > writer is poor (compared to LaTeX anyway): > > Lorem ipsum dolor sit _amet_, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do > eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table of contents: How to insert a tab between chapter number and chapter text

2013-01-08 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2013-01-08 09:45, Giuseppe Greco wrote: > Thanks J.A, > > This was my first try... but I got a strange result: > > 1 Chapter..1 >1.1..Section > 1 >1.2.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table of contents: How to insert a tab between chapter number and chapter text

2013-01-08 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2013-01-08 07:12, Giuseppe Greco wrote: > Dear all, > > I'm creating a document template and I've added a table of contents. By > default, the table of contents does not have numbering... so I've just > enabled it. So far so good. The problem is that there is no space or tab > between chapter n

Re: [libreoffice-users] need help applying standard layouts to master pages.

2012-09-27 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-09-27 15:56, Alessandro Ghidotti Piovan wrote: > Thank you very much for your attention. > I'm sorry but I think I was not been clear in my help request. > The problem is this: > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9439473/problem.PNG > > I can't apply a layout (not style) to a master slide. > The def

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-09-20 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-09-20 18:10, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) The docs team is working on translating a Base handbook from > German. It's seems to be approaching Base from a different angle > from the guide Dan is working on. If you would like to try > translating from German to English that would hugely help i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-17 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 19:45, Mirosław Zalewski wrote: > Could you post example screenshot (please note that this mailing list does > not > allow attachments, so you must use some web page or FTP)? > Also, what Qt/KDE theme do you use? What color scheme? > As far as I know, LO really doesn't like dark co

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 17:23, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Ahh, so i guess that is something to do with "desktop integration"? Possibly. I think so. > I think one of these 2 wiki's might help with that > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Instal

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 16:41, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > The best place to find out where your "User Profile" really is, is to open > LibreOffice and then try > Tools - Options - Paths > but to help you find what sort of thing you are looking for this wiki helps > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Docume

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 15:09, Mirosław Zalewski wrote: > What GUI (Qt, GTK, X11) did you use? On my test, I have tried pure X11 > (I didn't bother to install desktop integration packages). > You can use different GUI than default with OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP variable. > > As far as I remember, GTK uses differe

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 13:34, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > I see, so you need ßåäöÅÄÖüÜ and maybe more, and you use a US keyboard > or at least not a German or a Swedish one? Exactly. I use a US Intl keyboard. > I don't use KDE myself and I have a Swedish keyboard (since I write > almost everything in Swedi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 15:09, Mirosław Zalewski wrote: > I see. > > You could also try on fresh user profile. Run something like this from > command > line: > /opt/path/to/soffice -env:UserInstallation=file:///tmp/lo/ > (Please note that this is "file://" protocol and then absolute path to > directory)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 13:00, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Would it help to add the dictionaries of the other languages? After installation I always immediately add the dictionaries for the 5 languages I regularly use. So sadly, no. That doesn't change things. > Sorry, i'm sure someone else has thought of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 02:16, Mirosław Zalewski wrote: > I could not reproduce your issue. I am using Debian testing, amd64, KDE > 4.8.4. > I have installed LO 3.5.5 downloaded from LO page, run it and compose key > (which is right-Ctrl here) is working fine. > If this is not architecture/LO version dep

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-16 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-07-16 12:25, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > I can not reproduce the problem, but I use another operating system > (Ubuntu 10.10) and an older LibreOffice (3.3.4), the LibreOffice > website version. Maybe this is a LibreOffice 3.5.4 problem? I would > try to install the most recent stable versio

[libreoffice-users] Compose key is being ignored

2012-07-15 Thread J.A. de Vries
Hi all, Recently I moved from using the version of LibreOffice supplied by my package manager (aptitude) to the one provided on the LibreOffice website (currently I am running 3.5.4). So far all is well, but I noticed one difference that I'd really like to change. I've set up Capslock to be used

Re: [libreoffice-users] Draw: an odd room, place labelled furniture?

2012-06-13 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-06-12 22:24, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Not sure if Draw is the right tool to use. > > My workplace is moving soon and i have taken measurements of the oddly shaped > big new room at the new place. My first thought had been to make a 2d > paper-'model' and then use smaller bits of pa

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Type fonts

2012-05-26 Thread J.A. de Vries
> Hi Guy, > > I use lots of OpenType Fonts (.otf files)) in LibreOffice on my Debian > system. Never had any trouble with them at all. I figure you shouldn't > have a problem under Windows either, but I can't verify that for you as > I don't have that OS at hand. I am sorry. You were asking about

Re: [libreoffice-users] Open Type fonts

2012-05-26 Thread J.A. de Vries
On 2012-05-26 11:59, Guy Voets wrote: > Hello, > > For a magazine, the editor uses an Open Type font from Adobe. > Are there any problems using such a font in LO on my Mac? > He has a license for the font for me, but I first want to make sure I can > use it in LO on my Mac. > I ask this beacuse I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress Question

2011-12-20 Thread J.A. de Vries
> Hi, > > I've moved my brother to Ubuntu and LibreOffice. I do not have a need to > do presentations, so I am not familiar with either Power Point or > Impress. He used Power Point a great deal in windows. In LibreOffice, he > is having a great deal of difficulty adapting. He did a 15 (+/-) slide

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Interviewer, anyone?

2011-10-05 Thread J.A. de Vries
> Hello, > > thanks for your interest! > > jorge wrote on 2011-10-05 02:29: > > 1) How good have to be my english ? > > it should be a good English, since we want to publish the interview in > printed form and you need some understanding of the responses. It is > about the progress and achie

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Impress mobility w/sound & video + links

2011-05-31 Thread J.A. de Vries
> NoOp wrote (30-05-11 04:27) > > > I wish to sincerely thank you for: 1) recognizing the issue to begin > > with& importance, 2) for the effort that you put into the code, and 3) > > the kind offer to assist if anyone wants to pick it up again. > > > > Thank you Christian. Kind regards& I wish