Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
On 04/03/2013 08:50 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: In the LibreOffice 4.0.1 Start Screen Open dialog, the Files of type: pull-down lists Microsoft Publisher 98-2010 (*.pub) as one of the drawing/image formats that are supported. - Dennis -Original Message- From: James Knott [mailto:james.kn...@rogers.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 14:03 To: LibreOffice Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Tom Davies wrote: Hi:) I thought Publisher compatibility was added in 4.0.0? Regards from Tom:) If so, this is the first I've heard of it. I have just downloaded some MSO Publisher templates. LO Draw does load them, but on my Linux system, .pub file are not associated to Draw. I tested them out on 4.0.1 64-bit Deb install. It is not perfect, but I downloaded Publisher 2007 and 2013 files to test. Not all files formated properly, but it is much better than having no Publisher support. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Hi all Actually I believe this is a feature that is long missing in LO (and OOo before). A user may not want to associate the extensions initially or the extensions might get hijacked by another office suite. I think it would be nice to have such an option in the configuration so I submitted an Enhancement Request :) https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63109 Regards, Pedro -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/File-associations-for-MSO-to-LibreOffice-Win8-tp4047232p4047837.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Hi :) That is pretty much what i expected. Supporting MS formats is a nightmare as they keeping shifting around inconsistently. E-letter had a point when he said that the only way to reliably use MS formats is to use MS software. However, even they don't support it themselves properly either and that is often the only reason people have to keep buying the newer versions of MS Office. My guess is that LibreOffice now supports some .pub documents better than most versions of MSO and in the future will improve it's .pub support. That seems to be true of other MS formats that have been supported for longer so it seems a reasonable guess. Girvin has a good point about never entirely trusting something once it first gets released but just wait for the 2nd or 3rd release before jumping onboard. Regards from Tom :) From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2013, 10:33 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 On 04/03/2013 08:50 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: In the LibreOffice 4.0.1 Start Screen Open dialog, the Files of type: pull-down lists Microsoft Publisher 98-2010 (*.pub) as one of the drawing/image formats that are supported. - Dennis -Original Message- From: James Knott [mailto:james.kn...@rogers.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 14:03 To: LibreOffice Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Tom Davies wrote: Hi:) I thought Publisher compatibility was added in 4.0.0? Regards from Tom:) If so, this is the first I've heard of it. I have just downloaded some MSO Publisher templates. LO Draw does load them, but on my Linux system, .pub file are not associated to Draw. I tested them out on 4.0.1 64-bit Deb install. It is not perfect, but I downloaded Publisher 2007 and 2013 files to test. Not all files formated properly, but it is much better than having no Publisher support. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Hi :) It's in the Repair or Modify option. It's another reason why it's good to hang on to installers although i think that is generally good advice for any software you install on Windows. It can sometimes be a good idea in GnuLinux and probably the rest too. I've just had a bit of trouble uninstalling a few odd things from a Windows box but reinstalling fixed the programs problems and then it was easier to uninstall. A bit mad but not hugely unusual. Err, i did have to resort to revo-uninstaller too but that was for other cr@#$£ Regards from Tom :) From: Pedro pedl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2013, 12:30 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Hi all Actually I believe this is a feature that is long missing in LO (and OOo before). A user may not want to associate the extensions initially or the extensions might get hijacked by another office suite. I think it would be nice to have such an option in the configuration so I submitted an Enhancement Request :) https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63109 Regards, Pedro -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/File-associations-for-MSO-to-LibreOffice-Win8-tp4047232p4047837.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: If so, this is the first I've heard of it. I have just downloaded some MSO Publisher templates. LO Draw does load them, but on my Linux system, .pub file are not associated to Draw. I tested them out on 4.0.1 64-bit Deb install. It is not perfect, but I downloaded Publisher 2007 and 2013 files to test. Not all files formated properly, but it is much better than having no Publisher support. I don't have any .pub files handy, so I can't test any. Does Draw save in that format or only import? I don't see any way to save or export to .pub, but I haven't looked a lot at it. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
I twice had to do a reinstall/repair for a Windows Vista system. That was with a late 3.5.x version and 3.6.3 or .4 version. It seems to be a Widows issue, not a LO issue, or at least as far as I can tell. I have had other packages do the same thing on that Vista system and on an XP system. Vista loves the Admin required to solve issues. The problem was I had the only account on the laptop, created during the install, and had Admin privileges on the account but Vista said I wad not the Admin and had to log on using the Admin account. I am glad I no longer have Vista installed on that laptop. I have had packages I installed tell my I could not uninstall it through the Control Panel since it needed an Admin account to do it. That is one of the many reasons I hate Windows, even though I have to have at least one system for Windows only hardware and software needs. Right now, 4.0.2 can set Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and MathType file extension to use LO as the default package. Since it will read Publisher files into Draw, I was hoping to see a check box for that during my installs on Windows, or in the Tools Options...Load/Save dialogs. On 04/04/2013 09:38 AM, Pedro wrote: Hi Tom Tom wrote It's in the Repair or Modify option. It's another reason why it's good to hang on to installers although i think that is generally good advice for any software you install on Windows. It can sometimes be a good idea in GnuLinux and probably the rest too. I've just had a bit of trouble uninstalling a few odd things from a Windows box but reinstalling fixed the programs problems and then it was easier to uninstall. A bit mad but not hugely unusual. Err, i did have to resort to revo-uninstaller too but that was for other cr@#$£ I know that. But I consider that a workaround (not a solution) for knowledgeable IT people. In fact that requires Admin privileges. What I am requesting is a feature for any user ;) File association is at the User level. One user might prefer LO and another AOO or even MSO :) Cheers, Pedro -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/File-associations-for-MSO-to-LibreOffice-Win8-tp4047232p4047880.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Hi Stuart V Stuart Foote wrote Actually already an established enhancement request with proper priority and substantive discussion, fdo#63109 has been merged. See: Bug 44462 - Provide a proper 'File Association Manager' for the windows version of Libreoffice https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44462 Indeed. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be an interesting challenge for any of the Devs :) Fantastic enhancement request by user Charles (aka tanstaafl) with an actual solution proposal https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=55133 Thanks! -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/File-associations-for-MSO-to-LibreOffice-Win8-tp4047232p4047891.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Hi :) But surely it would be reasonably easy to just copypaste the code from the installer?!!? I'm guessing it's not quite that simple but can it really be all that much tougher? Regards from Tom :) From: Pedro pedl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2013, 15:56 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Hi Stuart V Stuart Foote wrote Actually already an established enhancement request with proper priority and substantive discussion, fdo#63109 has been merged. See: Bug 44462 - Provide a proper 'File Association Manager' for the windows version of Libreoffice https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44462 Indeed. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be an interesting challenge for any of the Devs :) Fantastic enhancement request by user Charles (aka tanstaafl) with an actual solution proposal https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=55133 Thanks! -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/File-associations-for-MSO-to-LibreOffice-Win8-tp4047232p4047891.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
HI :) Ahah, then +1 I like the idea of making use of the user-level choice. Also i hadn't thought about the installer needing Admin (SuperUser to you GnuLinux people ;) ). I'm still struggling with the other side of this = how to set things for all users on a machine. Someone managed to stop his machine from being able to read Gifs and each time someone new logs in i have to right-click and fix. Also with Firefox updates/upgrades people grumble about all the extra tabs they get informing them about all their add-ons. So, while i need something opposite i do like it when people take an interest in configuring things to their own tastes (as long as it doesn't stuff-up everyone else but then LO wouldn't). When people show me what they like i often learn. Regards from Tom :) From: Pedro pedl...@gmail.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2013, 14:38 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Hi Tom Tom wrote It's in the Repair or Modify option. It's another reason why it's good to hang on to installers although i think that is generally good advice for any software you install on Windows. It can sometimes be a good idea in GnuLinux and probably the rest too. I've just had a bit of trouble uninstalling a few odd things from a Windows box but reinstalling fixed the programs problems and then it was easier to uninstall. A bit mad but not hugely unusual. Err, i did have to resort to revo-uninstaller too but that was for other cr@#$£ I know that. But I consider that a workaround (not a solution) for knowledgeable IT people. In fact that requires Admin privileges. What I am requesting is a feature for any user ;) File association is at the User level. One user might prefer LO and another AOO or even MSO :) Cheers, Pedro -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/File-associations-for-MSO-to-LibreOffice-Win8-tp4047232p4047880.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Le 31/03/13 10:48 PM, Marc Paré a écrit : Unfortunately, I do not have a version of Win8, and have been asked how to set file associations for MSO files to use LibreOffice instead. The person who asked me would rather double-click on the files she wants to open through windows explorer. Many thanks for the help. Cheers, Marc Thanks for the help everyone. It worked! She opted to right-click in Explorer rather than re-installing; not sure why. She is happily using LibreOffice ... she had installed AOO but it could not open her spreadsheet file. Now she can work on her spreadsheet files and will also move her Publisher files, which was great news to her too! Thanks again for the help. Cheers, Marc -- Marc Paré m...@marcpare.com http://www.parEntreprise.com parEntreprise.com Supports OpenDocument Formats (ODF) parEntreprise.com Supports http://www.LibreOffice.org -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Marc Paré wrote: and will also move her Publisher files, which was great news to her too! LO doesn't work with Publisher files. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Hi :) I thought Publisher compatibility was added in 4.0.0? Regards from Tom :) From: James Knott james.kn...@rogers.com To: LibreOffice users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 18:01 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Marc Paré wrote: and will also move her Publisher files, which was great news to her too! LO doesn't work with Publisher files. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Hi :) Good news :) The reinstall route does sound like it's going to be a Pita and stuff-up everything but in Windows it does have that neat bypass into Repair or Modify mode. GnuLinux doesn't. It is odd that she chose the slightly more geeky route but that opens up opportunities for her in the future. Nicely done and top marks to her! Congrats and regards from Tom :) From: Marc Paré m...@marcpare.com To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 17:17 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Le 31/03/13 10:48 PM, Marc Paré a écrit : Unfortunately, I do not have a version of Win8, and have been asked how to set file associations for MSO files to use LibreOffice instead. The person who asked me would rather double-click on the files she wants to open through windows explorer. Many thanks for the help. Cheers, Marc Thanks for the help everyone. It worked! She opted to right-click in Explorer rather than re-installing; not sure why. She is happily using LibreOffice ... she had installed AOO but it could not open her spreadsheet file. Now she can work on her spreadsheet files and will also move her Publisher files, which was great news to her too! Thanks again for the help. Cheers, Marc -- Marc Paré m...@marcpare.com http://www.parEntreprise.com parEntreprise.com Supports OpenDocument Formats (ODF) parEntreprise.com Supports http://www.LibreOffice.org -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
Tom Davies wrote: Hi:) I thought Publisher compatibility was added in 4.0.0? Regards from Tom:) If so, this is the first I've heard of it. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
On 04/03/2013 05:02 PM, James Knott wrote: Tom Davies wrote: Hi:) I thought Publisher compatibility was added in 4.0.0? Regards from Tom:) If so, this is the first I've heard of it. I have heard talk of this when 4.0.0 was in alpha build. I do not remember hearing after beta though. I thought it would be great and worth the early install, but then I did not see itand had a let down. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8
In the LibreOffice 4.0.1 Start Screen Open dialog, the Files of type: pull-down lists Microsoft Publisher 98-2010 (*.pub) as one of the drawing/image formats that are supported. - Dennis -Original Message- From: James Knott [mailto:james.kn...@rogers.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 14:03 To: LibreOffice Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: File associations for MSO to LibreOffice -- Win8 Tom Davies wrote: Hi:) I thought Publisher compatibility was added in 4.0.0? Regards from Tom:) If so, this is the first I've heard of it. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
