Re: [libreoffice-users] LO version 7.6 shows 7.5.5.2

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 4:28 AM Johnny Rosenberg wrote: > : > > What operating system? > What method did you use to update? > What exact path did you use to the 7.6 install? > Is 7.5 still installed on your system? > I run Xubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. I updated from the link sent out from LO announcing

[libreoffice-users] LO version 7.6 shows 7.5.5.2

I updated all my LO installs to use 7.6.2 and verified my links and Thunar "open with"s to ensure they go to the 7.6 install. However, they all show 7.5.5.2 when I click -> About. What's going on here? Thanks. Mark -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org

[libreoffice-users] Relatively new behavior (in 7.2.7)

I've noticed recently that the way the Find (Edit->Find or ^F) feature works in LO 7.2.7 is different - it treats the Find panel as a separate window without actually giving you a separate window, and won't let you do something else, like exit the search, without dismissing the panel. It does

Re: [libreoffice-users] What's with LO 7.3?

Same problems still exist in 7.3.3. Except now when I reopen a doc with Writer, it LOOKS likeit'sin the right place,e but the cursor is off. When I type an arrow, then it shows me where the cursor really is. Unacceptable bug. I'll be filing this one with theLO bugzilla. Thanks. Mark On Mon,

[libreoffice-users] Spell check broken in 7.3.2

I have some documents that contain certain special wods (I write epic fantasy novels and create words that I use in the books), and I tried to do a number of things with these regarding the spell-checker: 1) I tried to delete my old 'stanard.dic', but it keeps coming bak on its own as if I never

Re: [libreoffice-users] Subject: LO does not run on Ubuntu 16.04

You can find pretty much all versions of LO available at http://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/ You have to poke around to find the one you want, but they're all there. Good luck. Mark On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 9:36 AM Uwe Brauer wrote: > > > Hi > > I am still on Ubuntu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Quote marks

On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 1:11 PM Michael H wrote: > > tools > autocorrect options > localized options > > Do you see curly quotes or straight quotes for the replacements? > They look straight to me. > You can disable autocorrect completely, just the quotes, or have it force > straight quotes.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Quote marks

On Fri, Aug 6, 2021 at 12:36 PM Brian Barker wrote: > : > > Surely the action of AutoCorrect? Apparently so... : > > Not sure what you mean by "set both single and double quotes for the > straight quote marks". Surely you just remove the ticks from the > Replace boxes to disable this form of

[libreoffice-users] Quote marks

I have an ODT document in which I have specified the quotes to be straight quotes (as opposed to the curly opening-and-closing "matched" set). For some reason I can't explain, any new quotes inserted in the document show up as curly quotes, not straight. The only way I can seem to get them right

[libreoffice-users] Re: Strange new behavior in LO Calc

. I think it may be a bug and I'll gather the necessary data and submit a bug when I get a spare minute or fifteen... Thanks. On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 10:24 PM MR ZenWiz wrote: > > Update: > > I noticed that some columns work this way just fine, but others do not. > > I

[libreoffice-users] Re: Strange new behavior in LO Calc

Update: I noticed that some columns work this way just fine, but others do not. I checked the format of the cells in those columns and they are all the same. I don't get it. Mark On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 5:08 PM MR ZenWiz wrote: > > I recently install LO version 7.2.0 on my Xubuntu 2

[libreoffice-users] Strange new behavior in LO Calc

I recently install LO version 7.2.0 on my Xubuntu 20.04.2 main desktop, something I rarely do (install a .0 release). In Calc, where it used to recognize the beginning of a preceding value higher up in the column to autofill it, now it simply does not. At all. Has anyone else seen this or is it

[libreoffice-users] Can't edit a paragraph style anymore

I have written a number of novels using Writer, currently running LO 7.1 (on Xubuntu 20.04).. All the chapter headers are modified 'header 3' style paragraphs with numbering turned on and the word "Chapter" preceding the number. Unfortunately, when I try to save this in either .DOC or .DOCX

[libreoffice-users] Lost cursor position in LO 7.1 on Linux

I reported on this a while back - LO Writer was not remembering my last position in a file when I opened it for subsequent editing. This appears to have been fixed in 7.1.2. Kudos to the LO folks for fixing the bug. Thanks. Mark -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] 7.1 Writer no longer appears to remember last cursor position

I upgraded to 7.1 (on Xubuntu 20.04) recently and noticed that it no longer appears to remember the last position I was editing the next time I open the file. I have a list of items I add to daily. With 7.1, when I open it for editing, instead of coming up at the end of the file, as it did up

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Calc] Keyboard shortcut to delete current row when focus on one of its cells?

That's what I've been using for years. Glad you found the setup. Mark On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 6:55 AM Gilles wrote: > > Found it: > 1. Tools > Customize > Keyboard > 2. Category = Edit, Function = Delete Rows > 3. Shortcut Keys = CTRL+Del > 4. "Modify" to assign shortcut > > > > -- > Sent

Re: [libreoffice-users] Odd libreoffice directory under /usr/lib

Thanks, that worked perfectly. (I should have known to check it out myself.) Mark On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 10:49 PM Luuk wrote: > > > On 5-9-2020 23:07, MR ZenWiz wrote: > > While looking into the issue I reported about LO 7 not starting > > properly (which is SOLVED,

[libreoffice-users] Odd libreoffice directory under /usr/lib

While looking into the issue I reported about LO 7 not starting properly (which is SOLVED, thank you), I noticed another anomaly. While chasing after the JRE load error that the --nologo option seems to provoke, I discovered the following strange situation: $ loc javaldx

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 7.0 fails to start with --nologo

On Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 8:05 AM Stephan Bergmann wrote: > : > soffice is a shell script that tries to determine its location in the > file system, so that it can call other executables like oosplash and > javaldx next to itself. See the section labelled with a "resolve > installation directory"

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 7.0 fails to start with --nologo

Let's not make this a silly war of who should have done what. Update on my original problem: I added a symlink to oosplash in /usr/bin and, other than the java runtime error, it now comes up and runs just fine - writer and calc (the two I mainly use). I'm not sure what the java problem is, but

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO 7.0 fails to start with --nologo

I forgot to mention - I'm running this on Xubuntu 18.04.4. Mark On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 9:48 AM MR ZenWiz wrote: > > I saw this error when I tried to start LO 7.0 Calc from the command line: > > $ /usr/bin/libreoffice --calc --nologo > /usr/bin/libreoffice: 191: exec: /u

[libreoffice-users] LO 7.0 fails to start with --nologo

I saw this error when I tried to start LO 7.0 Calc from the command line: $ /usr/bin/libreoffice --calc --nologo /usr/bin/libreoffice: 191: exec: /usr/bin/oosplash: not found I located oosplash and symlinked it to /usr/bin and got this: $ sudo ln -s /opt/libreoffice7.0/program/oosplash

Re: [libreoffice-users] Inverting a whole column

Many many thanks - the clever way works perfectly. Mark On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 5:44 PM Brian Barker wrote: > > At 16:11 29/06/2020 -0700, Mark Noname wrote: > >I have spreadsheets from my financial institutions (for tax > >purposes). Some of them do the deposits as positive and the debits >

[libreoffice-users] Inverting a whole column

I have spreadsheets from my financial institutions (for tax purposes). Some of them do the deposits as positive and the debits as negative, and others do the reverse. Is there an easy way to multiply an entire column by -1 so I can make them all fit a uniform convention? What I've done before is

[libreoffice-users] Really bad file open interface for LO 6.4.1

I've been using LO 6.4.1 on Xubuntu 18.04.4 for about a week now, and for the most part it seems to be an improvement over 6.3, with two glaring deficiencies: 1. The file open dialogue is slower - it used to take a fraction of a second, now it takes one-two seconds. Not a biggie, but

[libreoffice-users] Can't print directly with the toolbar print icon

In LO 6.3.2.2, I had some problems with my profile and restarted with one imported from my work that works. However, now the print icon on the toolbar no longer prints directly to the default printer, which is what I want and used to have. It brings up the print options menu, which I don't want

Re: [libreoffice-users] Strange behavior in Writer 6.3.1

On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 12:28 AM aguador wrote: > > El sáb, 28-09-2019 a las 22:29 -0700, MR ZenWiz escribió: > > Update: > > > > I just upgraded to LO 6.3.2 and the same issue remains. > > > > FYI, I don't use the file manager to open my files. I use a key

Re: [libreoffice-users] Strange behavior in Writer 6.3.1

Update: I just upgraded to LO 6.3.2 and the same issue remains. FYI, I don't use the file manager to open my files. I use a keyboard shortcut that starts up LO Writer, then File -> Open Recent or ^O (File ->Open). In both instances, the file opened on startup is neither replaced nor closed but

[libreoffice-users] Strange behavior in Writer 6.3.1

I recently upgraded to LO 6.3.1 (from 6.2.6? - I always wait for the .1 update before upgrading). I noticed a new issue with Writer. In 6.2 and below, when I opened a blank document and selected File -> Open Recent -> , the file I chose to open replaced the new blank file, either in the same

[libreoffice-users] LO Writer 6.2.5 Reopen cursor fails to return to last point of prior edit

I believe this started showing up in LO 6.2.4. When I open a .odt from a previous edit, it used to return to the same point where I was last editing in the document. This is no longer the case - the cursor lands somewhere between 1 and 5 pages before the last point of editing. Is anyone else

[libreoffice-users] Quotation marks messed up in 6.2.4

I have managed to suppress the open-close quote marks, single and double, in all my documents, using only the straight apostrophe and quote mark, but after updating to 6.2.4, I'm getting the curly-matched open-close quotes I don't want.. I looked it up in the help, but the setting in Autocorrect

[libreoffice-users] Page number messed up in LO Writer 6.2.1/2 and 6.1.5

I've been LO Writer for a long time for, among other things, a few novels I am writing. Just now I noticed that the page number field in the header no longer contains the page number itself, it contains the shaded text "Page Numbers". This is new as of LO 6.2.1 and 6.2.2, and kind of defeats

[libreoffice-users] Prompt to save when no changes made with LO 6.1.4

There's a really annoying new "feature" in LO 6.1.4.2 - whenever I open a file and print it with no changes, it prompts me to save the file after opening. Why would that be? Like I said, it's really annoying. Also, if I do save the file, the same thing happens next time I open it. This is

Re: [libreoffice-users] How do I restrict a Writer page not to overwrite part of the background image

On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 1:15 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: > > Set the image as background image of the page and set the page margins so > that the image is at the correct position. The "Border" tab of the page > style dialog has a "padding" section. There you can set an additional > distance

[libreoffice-users] Re: How do I restrict a Writer page not to overwrite part of the background image

Repost - does anyone know how to set up a text frame like this? I tried that one (text box), but it didn't stay in place when I tried to paste the copied text into it. I'd hate to have to use Word for this... Thanks. MR On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 8:46 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote: > I have a backgro

[libreoffice-users] How do I restrict a Writer page not to overwrite part of the background image

I have a background image that consume the top and left side of every page in the document, which is what I want. However, I can't seem to expand the left margin so that it sits inside the image frame and make it stick when I paste the clipboard contents on the page. The paste spills all over

[libreoffice-users] Slide show sizes

I got a .pptx file today that I downloaded and made some slight modifications to. The original download size was 4.8MB. After modifications using Impress, the size blossomed to 24.9MB. I loaded it into MS PP nad saved it, and it shrank back down to 6.4MB. Why did Impress blow it up so large

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Help hopeless

On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 10:26 AM, Marc Paré wrote: : > Could you please tell us the version of LibreOffice you are using? > > LibreOffice is run by volunteers and sometimes items (such as help > items) are still in the "catch-up" phase. > > Additionally, feel free to note any

Re: [libreoffice-users] Help hopeless

On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 3:07 PM, Tim-L wrote: : > Try Format > Page > Area > Bitmap. > > You have to add your background image to the list of bitmaps shown on the > left side. The only problem, for me, is getting the image options the way I > want it to look on the

[libreoffice-users] Help hopeless

I've noticed over the last several releases that the help provided via the main menu bar is hopelessly inaccurate. E.g., today I wanted to set up a document with an image as the background. The help search returned a section of backgrounds -> colors/images and it says to click on Format -> Page

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem installing 5.4.2 on Win 10

On Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 9:54 AM, M Henri Day wrote: > > You may find the tips listed on this page > (http://windowsreport.com/another-installation-already-progress-error-windows-10/) > of help. > > Agree that problems of this type - and speaking more generally, others as

[libreoffice-users] Problem installing 5.4.2 on Win 10

I have a new computer (for my church - I'm the tech guy), a Dell Inspiron runnign Win 10. I downloaded LO 5.4.2 and tried to install it, but every time I start the installation, it tells me there's an install already in progress and it refuses to run properly. LO is not installed. What do I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is there any way to turn off that splash screen?

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 2:53 PM, DaveB wrote: > > Couple of options: > > 1. Command line or shortcut "--nologo" > See: > https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Starting_the_Software_With_Parameters > Good enough for me. Thanks. > 2. >

[libreoffice-users] Is there any way to turn off that splash screen?

I don't really need to see LO loading and obscuring what happens to be on my screen. Can it be turned off? Thanks. MR -- 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:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cursor position lost every time file is closed in 5.4.1

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 1:23 AM, Pedro wrote: : > LibreOffice Developers decided to join the User name in early 5.3 versions. > Then because this was breaking up features (such as resumed editing) they > have returned to two fields but the user name was left joined. > > You

[libreoffice-users] Cursor position lost every time file is closed in 5.4.1

This used to be an occsaional problem with 5.3, usually just the first few times I opened a file. Now it seems that every time I open a document, new or one I've been editing for a long time, it never remembers the cursor position and always comes up at the head of the file. Is this a feature

[libreoffice-users] No icons in 5.4.1?

I just downloaded and installed LO 5.4.1 (on my Xubuntu 16.04.3 VM), and I don't see the icons in the toolbars, even though they are set for icons-only. Did I miss something? Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] How can apply changes to a style throughout a mixed-style document

I have an existing document with several paragraph styles throughout the document. I want to change one and have it impact only those paragraphs. If I do a select all, that will change all the paragraphs, including the headers, which I don't want changed. However, if I change the paragraph

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't set the default printer

(I keep forgetting this list is not reply-to-all by default.) On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: > Hi, > > You mean, if you print from that Dialog and you have selected the correct > printer in the list, it nevertheless prints to OneNote? > No, it

[libreoffice-users] Can't set the default printer

For the first time in a very long time, I am in a position of having to use Windows 7 at work. I installed LO 5.3.4 for use with my personal documents (and as many others as I can do without MSO), but there is a problem. The default printer on the system is a local industrial laser printer, but

[libreoffice-users] LO install demands Chrome, Slack closure

I just upgraded my Win7 laptop at work from LO 5.3.3 to 5.3.4, and it insisted I close my Chrome and Slack apps. Why is LO messing with Chrome and Slack settings? Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Malware in latest Win x64 download

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Cley Faye <cleyf...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2017-04-10 22:15 GMT+02:00 MR ZenWiz <mrzen...@gmail.com>: > >> If this is normal, why? >> >> If not, can it be fixed? > : > So, first question is: did you download it from the offici

[libreoffice-users] Malware in latest Win x64 download

I just downloaded the 5.3.2 Windows installer for 64-nit machines, and the following two pieces of malware were detected on installation: https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/crck_jbean https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/crck_keygen If

Re: [libreoffice-users] Linux User Groups

I can't speak for Knoppix, but Ubuntu has a users' group and email list at "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" . They do not like top-posts (like this one), so be aware. MR On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 12:48 PM, charles meyer

Re: [libreoffice-users] Download 5.3.0 Not Working For Me

I use this link on a routine basis - it works for me: downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/ All the versions available, including experimental and unreleased versions, are there. HTH, MR On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 2:37 PM, Tim Lloyd wrote: > Hey Joe, > > I am

Re: [libreoffice-users] Zoom control in the 5.3 status bar

-06 18:13 GMT+01:00 Philip Jackson <philip.jack...@nordnet.fr>: > >> On 06/02/17 16:00, M Henri Day wrote: >> > 2017-02-06 13:59 GMT+01:00 Philip Jackson <philip.jack...@nordnet.fr>: >> > >> >> On 04/02/17 18:25, M Henri Day wrote: &g

[libreoffice-users] Zoom control in the 5.3 status bar

This seems to be missing, or maybe I clicke don something that made it go away, but I can't find anything to help turn it back on. Is this a new "feature?" The help command does not seem to show it being absent, but I don't see it any more. Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

[libreoffice-users] Version 5.2.3

I tried to download the tar.gz file for this and Chrome says it's dangerous or malevolent or something and won't let it complete the download. Whazzupwidat? Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Suggestion for the archive

I routinely use the LibreOffice archive to download the newer releases. I started this because for some reason I could not get a decent response, or sometimes even a connection, to the usual download sources. I noticed two things about the archive today. One is that the font is really small.

[libreoffice-users] Calc method to change whole column cell content

I recently began to use the spreadsheet downloads from one of my credit unions as it is so far superior to the home-grown method I have been using it's not even funny. (I know, way late... Cries of "luddite" in the background, etc.) However, in the .csv file they send, the dollar transactions

Re: [libreoffice-users] LEBRE VERSION STILL

Tim, Thanks for the tip. I've been using PDFCreator for my Windows boxes for years and am usually pretty happy with it, but I'll give doPDF a shot. I work in a mixed environment with an Xubuntu desktop and a Windows laptop and I don't like having to keep track of all the printer links for both

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing Libreoffice in Ubuntu

FWIW, I wrote this script a couple of years ago to do the installations for me. #!/bin/bash # A script to install or update libreoffice releases properly if [[ "$1" == "-x" ]]; then shift set -x fi me=`basename $0` Usage() { echo "Usage: $me [-x][-h|--help] [...]" exit 0 } if

[libreoffice-users] Re: LO Writer 5 loses recent documents list - SOLVED

My apologies - I figured it out. A lot of the recent files were on my flash drive, so when it's not plugged in, LO can't see them and doesn't list them. Thanks all. MR On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 2:23 PM, MR ZenWiz <mrzen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Since I upgraded to LO 5.0.1, I'v

[libreoffice-users] LO Writer 5 loses recent documents list

Since I upgraded to LO 5.0.1, I've noticed that the Writer seems to lose the recent documents list at random. This morning I edited a document and it had all the ones I've worked on recently in the list. An hour later, it had only three, none of which were the one I'd worked on and most of the

[libreoffice-users] No Win x64 builds?

Can someone explain this one? I looked in the archive, and there are only the x86 builds. What am I missing? Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

[libreoffice-users] How do I collapse the common fractions in Writer?

I have been searching for this and I can't seem to find the right setting. I have three or four installations of LO on various computers. On some of them, LO Writer automatically converts 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4 into the symbols for such (½ ¼ ¾). On others, the letters remain unchanged. I'm

[libreoffice-users] FrameMaker conversion

I run LO 4.4.2 on my Xubuntu 14.04.2 machines (work and home). I have some old files I created way back in the late 90s that are in Aldus/Adobe FrameMaker format. I'd really like to get them into a more suitable, portable format, like ODT. I tried to have my old FM create PDFs, but that piece

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re-docking the formatting bar

this happens to me - finally, I've learned that it's due to the sensitivity of these new computers ... and the solution is to plop it back into place. You can't just drag it, you must hold down the Control key while double clicking the Slide Pane. From: MR ZenWiz

[libreoffice-users] Re-docking the formatting bar

Somehow I got this undocked and I can't seem to put it back. LO Writer 4.3 MR -- 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:

[libreoffice-users] Easy CL conversion to text

I was wondering if there was an easy way to use LO Writer to convert an ODT file to text from the command line. Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

[libreoffice-users] FrameMaker file conversion

Is there any way that LO handles conversion of FrameMaker files into .odt files? I have a bunch of old (FM 4) FM files that I'd like to convert, but I don't see an option in LO Writer for this. Alternatively, I have all of them also in .ps format, but if I use ps2pdf to convert them, the format

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.3.1 print icon

The bug Owen pointed out explains what happened. I don't agree, but that's my personal preference. I changed my menu bar and it's how I like it. Thanks. MR On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 6:52 AM, Tom Davies tomc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi :) I think just post a bug-report about it and leave it to the

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.3.1 print icon

On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 2:37 AM, Valter Mura valterm...@libreoffice.org wrote: In data sabato 13 settembre 2014 17:05:58, MR ZenWiz ha scritto: I noticed that in LO Writer 4.3.1, the print icon no longer automatically prints a document but brings up the print window. This is different from

[libreoffice-users] LO 4.3.1 print icon

I noticed that in LO Writer 4.3.1, the print icon no longer automatically prints a document but brings up the print window. This is different from all the previous versions of LO I've used. Is anyone else seeing this, in Writer or any of the LO apps? Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO Writer (Linux): Way to do text search in set of documents?

Here's another one that's not quite clean, but it's nicer than the original: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-search-for-text-inside-many-opendocument-files/ Cheers. MR On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 2:10 AM, Tom Davies tomc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi :) Blimey! I can't

[libreoffice-users] Cursor/window focus loss when opening encrypted files from the command line

I recently installed Xubuntu 14.04 on my home desktop since I have been using it at work for about 3 weeks and all has gone well there. However, when I open an encrypted .odt document using the command line or a shell script, the focus shifts to the password input box for a fraction on a section

[libreoffice-users] OO question - problem printing spreadsheet

I realize this isn't the OpenOffice list, but I haven't used OO since LO came out. I have a friend who has a spreadsheet she uses OO to manage on a Win7 (old and really slow) system. She did something to it, she's not sure what, and a bunch of cells got moved around. I fixed that, but it is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: All TDF files corrupt

On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 10:31 AM, J.B. Nicholson-Owens j...@forestfield.org wrote: : On most OSes (including GNU/Linux) I doubt one can update (in other words, change) something as low-level as an operating system's kernel and continue to run the system normally. After the update and before the

[libreoffice-users] All TDF files corrupt

I was running LO writer just now, and suddenly all my files are corrupt - templates, documents, spreadsheets, everything. I can't even open a new document. I have LO 4.2.4 running on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS. My system is in the middle of an upgrade, but I'm not sure how that could be part of the

[libreoffice-users] Re: All TDF files corrupt

. On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 9:46 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I was running LO writer just now, and suddenly all my files are corrupt - templates, documents, spreadsheets, everything. I can't even open a new document. I have LO 4.2.4 running on Xubuntu 12.04 LTS. My system

[libreoffice-users] Re: All TDF files corrupt

I also still have LO 4.1.something on my machine, and it has the same problem. The template file is more than a year old with no change in the mtime, so I have to believe it is something else. On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:02 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: More information: Most

[libreoffice-users] Re: All TDF files corrupt

I rebooted (after the kernel update) and all seems well again. Still wondering why that would happen On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:25 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I also still have LO 4.1.something on my machine, and it has the same problem. The template file is more than a year

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Spell Check Dictionary

There are two answers. The longest word in any English language is the name of a small town in Wales - Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyantysiliogogogoch (see Wikipedia if you're curious about what and where this is). I had thought it was 56 letters, but this one is 59. Hmm. The

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Download page fails again

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 6:52 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: On 05/16/2014 12:34 AM, MR ZenWiz wrote: Sorry, I forgot to include: .deb x86_64. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 9:30 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I have been unable for the last three releases

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Download page fails again

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 7:48 AM, CVAlkan fobe...@enteract.com wrote: Tim: Just my two cents - I used the method you described up to somewhere around when version 4.x first appeared, but for more recent updates, the donation page is as far as I can go. Since that time, I've never been able to

[libreoffice-users] Download page fails again

I have been unable for the last three releases to download from the TDF Download page for LO. I have the URL for the archive, which works fine, but shouldn't the main page work? MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

[libreoffice-users] Re: Download page fails again

Sorry, I forgot to include: .deb x86_64. On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 9:30 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I have been unable for the last three releases to download from the TDF Download page for LO. I have the URL for the archive, which works fine, but shouldn't the main page work

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printer error in 4.2.3

:) In this specific case for example I've seen this one yesterday https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77894 Thanks regards, Cor On 26 April 2014 19:04, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: [...[ Could not start printer. Please check your configuration. The file prints anyway

[libreoffice-users] Printer error in 4.2.3

Since I upgraded to LO 4.2.3 last week, I get an error when trying to print any file, or every other file - it varies. The file prints without any trouble, but I get this window on the first document I print: Could not start printer. Please check your configuration. The file prints anyway, but

[libreoffice-users] Can't download from TDF

I've tried to download the latest release of 4.2.3 from the Doc Foundation web site and it refuses to download. I can't even get a connection. This also happened last time I tried to download an update. I'm looking at the x64 .deb files. Is there a way around this? Thanks. MR -- To

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can't download from TDF

Fixed, sort of - I went to the archive and could get it from there. But, really, shouldn't the download page just work? On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 7:17 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried to download the latest release of 4.2.3 from the Doc Foundation web site and it refuses

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer changes feature

Click Edit-Changes-Show If you want a running record, click Edit-Changes-Record. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 5:07 PM, A publicf...@bak.rr.com wrote: Anyone know how to turn on the changes feature of Writer? I can't seem to get it to work. Someone sent me a .doc file. I saved it as .odt

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

get the donation page just fine, but still no download. Any suggestion not tried above would be most welcome On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Don Myers donmy...@myersfarm.com wrote: That is the version I just checked which was working fine for me. On 02/22/2014 02:46 AM, MR ZenWiz wrote

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

(download.documentfoundation.org)|5.9.148.85|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... After five minutes it timed out and is trying again. On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 6:07 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I've tried Chrome, Seamonkey and Firefox. In Chrome, after about two

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

Still no download. I get a connection, but nothing seems to be available. Is the download page working? On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 10:34 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: The site may be overloaded at the moment - I can't get the help download. sigh On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 5:48 AM, Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

dividing the page into 2. The lower part deals with optional donations. I'm sure it wasn't as clear as this before but maybe it was? Regards from Tom :) On 21 February 2014 08:19, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: Still no download. I get a connection, but nothing seems to be available

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

I should clarify - this is the Deb x86_64 download that is not working. On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:46 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: Still inaccessible. On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:20 AM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I'll have to get back to you on that when I get home tonight

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Limited Unicode Support in LibreOffice 4.1.4.2? Character insertion, non-zero (SMP, SIP) planes, and multi language documents.

OT: On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:45 AM, ♪͡♪♪͡♪♪͡♪♪͡♪ gisrup2...@126.com wrote: - 雷聲 靐䨻: if you can see four Chinese characters instead of blobs or question marks than your browser/OS has a good support for Unicode and CJK characters! (P.S. the four chracters put together means loud

[libreoffice-users] Downloads all torrents now?

I went to download the 4.1.4 upgrade and it looks as if all the downloads are now torrents. I vastly prefer to download the files directly. Is this no longer possible, or is there somewhere these are still available? I don't believe I should be forced to use a torrent if all I want is to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Downloads all torrents now?

Oh, foo. I used the wrong link. Never mind - apologies for my clicko On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 5:15 PM, MR ZenWiz mrzen...@gmail.com wrote: I went to download the 4.1.4 upgrade and it looks as if all the downloads are now torrents. I vastly prefer to download the files directly

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