Re: [users] [Fwd: ezmlm warning]

2008-10-24 Thread Mike Scott
John Boyle wrote: To Mike Scott: As you can see, I definitely am getting messages! Can you tell me why that happens, though? :-) Could be anything from breakage of the piece of damp string wiring up a mail server, to a sysadmin somewhere with finger trouble. No easy way of finding out - and

Re: [users] question about countif() with two criterion

2008-10-24 Thread Brian Barker
At 03:12 24/10/2008 +, Girard Aquino wrote: I got the new column, ... Good-oh! ... but I am having difficulty representing characters in the countif(). I am using =COUNTIF(D8:D133;\). That will count those cells which contain a backslash and nothing else, of course. Is that what you

Re: [users] Re: What the fuck is wrong with autosave on ver3

2008-10-24 Thread Rob Clement
Richard wrote: Rob Clement wrote: Richard wrote: Richard wrote: this is the second loss I have had, I even pointed autosave to my local drive and had this done every 5 minutes, and this is a pain cause this does not happen quickly, you have to wait up to 30 seconds or more, in the time lost

Re: [users] print 'dialog' on open office 3.0 mac osx 10.5.4

2008-10-24 Thread Guy Voets
2008/10/23 Joel Rutman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi When trying to print I cannot specify a page range. There is no actual print dialog, either from 'print direct' button or from File-Print. The entire doc is sent to the printer instantly with no choice of printer, page range, etc. Tried to

Re: [users] Autosave vs. Backup Files

2008-10-24 Thread Guy Voets
2008/10/23 VLM TechSubs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does OO 3 distinguish between Autosave (saved periodically by the software, between manual saves) and backup files (created when a user manually saves a file)? If yes, then where can I find the respective paths and controls for each? Thank you

Re: [users] Problem voting for ... AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread Guy Voets
Thanks Michael, I understand. My point is only that this page could make logging (or registering) in instantly available. Just clarifying. Best regards, Elchanan When you're registered, you can login on the opening page of OOo. Not really user friendly, but it's there, in the upper right

[users] OO.com Login Page [Login to OO.com] (WAS: problem voting for ... AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread VLM TechSubs
-Original Message- From: Guy Voets [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:33 AM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Problem voting for ... AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3) Thanks Michael, I understand. My point is only

[users] Re: What the fuck is wrong with autosave on ver3

2008-10-24 Thread H.S.
Rob Clement wrote: Sorry for my delay in replying I'm only now getting to my e-mails and it is just after 6pm in Hong Kong My cry would be that the document is too big. Split it and take out the That doesn't sound good for OOo, does it? I have read at a few places on the web that OOo is

[users] Re: What the [deleted] is wrong with autosave on ver3

2008-10-24 Thread NoOp
On 10/24/2008 03:03 AM, Rob Clement wrote: Richard wrote: [snip] Other posts say there's works, I suggest you open a document of at least half a meg, allow an autosave, then just pull the plug, only then can you see if this is working. Sorry for my delay in replying I'm only now

[users] Re: [Bug] AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread NoOp
On 10/23/2008 12:31 PM, Hagar de l'Est wrote: It is indeed a bug! And a very bad one. Almost a show stopper. Better vote for it (up to 2 votes per issue). - http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=92968 Hagar Hagar, have you nominated 92968 as a show stopper for 3.0.1? If not,

[users] Is there a upgrade to OOo ver 3 due out?

2008-10-24 Thread John Boyle
To All: Concerning some of the problems that people are reporting on using ver. 3, is there any upgrade due out? :-) - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] Is there a upgrade to OOo ver 3 due out?

2008-10-24 Thread Michael Adams
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:45:23 -0700 Came this utterance fomulated by John Boyle to my mailbox: To All: Concerning some of the problems that people are reporting on using ver. 3, is there any upgrade due out? :-) Yes, they are constantly working on the next version, estimated release

[users] 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18)

2008-10-24 Thread NoOp
OpenOffice.org 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18) is now available for download testing: http://download.openoffice.org/680/?intcmp=1461 I have it running on two systesm (linux .deb version) so far seems to be working just fine. I'll try the Windows version later today. Gary

[users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the formula in C1 was =A1-B1, the results in C1 would be -$16.67. Can the formula be modified so that any time cell C1 produced a negative number, the entry in C1 would

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Walter Hildebrandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:43:53 -0600 Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the formula in C1 was =A1-B1, the results in C1

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Jack D. Lewis
Walter Hildebrandt wrote the following on 10/24/2008 1:43 PM: Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the formula in C1 was =A1-B1, the results in C1 would be -$16.67. Can the formula be modified so that any

Re: [users] Re: [Bug] AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread Hagar de l'Est
I can't because it's not one of my issues. I've added a comment however. I'm rather surprised, there has been only 3 votes added to the issue since I gave the link. Hagar Le 24.10.2008 18:33, NoOp a écrit : On 10/23/2008 12:31 PM, Hagar de l'Est wrote: It is indeed a bug! And a very bad

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 24/10/2008 21:10, Dave Barton wrote: Original Message From: Walter Hildebrandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:43:53 -0600 Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the

Re: [users] 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18)

2008-10-24 Thread Harold Fuchs
On 24/10/2008 19:49, NoOp wrote: OpenOffice.org 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18) is now available for download testing: http://download.openoffice.org/680/?intcmp=1461 I have it running on two systesm (linux .deb version) so far seems to be working just fine. I'll try the Windows

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Jack D. Lewis
Harold Fuchs wrote the following on 10/24/2008 2:53 PM: On 24/10/2008 21:10, Dave Barton wrote: Original Message From: Walter Hildebrandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:43:53 -0600 Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If

[users] Re: What the fuck is wrong with autosave on ver3

2008-10-24 Thread Phil
Richard wrote: I suggest you open a document of at least half a meg, allow an autosave, then just pull the plug, only then can you see if this is working. The better way may be to kill the soffice.bin process via Task Manager to test it. Anyway, the issue is reported and already discussed:

[users] Re: 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18)

2008-10-24 Thread NoOp
On 10/24/2008 01:56 PM, Harold Fuchs wrote: On 24/10/2008 19:49, NoOp wrote: OpenOffice.org 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18) is now available for download testing: http://download.openoffice.org/680/?intcmp=1461 I have it running on two systesm (linux .deb version) so far

[users] Re: [Bug] AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread NoOp
On 10/24/2008 01:45 PM, Hagar de l'Est wrote: I can't because it's not one of my issues. I've added a comment however. I'm rather surprised, there has been only 3 votes added to the issue since I gave the link. Hagar One of those vote is mine. Anyone can add/request that the issue be a

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Brian Barker
At 13:43 24/10/2008 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the formula in C1 was =A1-B1, the results in C1 would be -$16.67. Can the formula be modified so that any time cell

Re: [users] Re: [Bug] AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 22:45, Hagar de l'Est wrote: I can't because it's not one of my issues. I've added a comment however. I'm rather surprised, there has been only 3 votes added to the issue since I gave the link. I can confirm the issue with a few tests (OOo 3.0.0 / WinXP). It is

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Brian Barker wrote: At 13:43 24/10/2008 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the formula in C1 was =A1-B1, the results in C1 would be -$16.67. Can the formula be modified

Re: [users] Re: What the fuck is wrong with autosave on ver3

2008-10-24 Thread Enrique Perez-Terron
On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 15:37 +0200, Enrique Perez-Terron wrote: Just in case, autosave works for me. Debian amd64, OOo 3.0. Could the bug be related to having pointed the autosave to the local disk? I have not touched autosave config on my system. Ouch! I now see in a later thread, that the

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Jack D. Lewis wrote: Harold Fuchs wrote the following on 10/24/2008 2:53 PM: On 24/10/2008 21:10, Dave Barton wrote: Original Message From: Walter Hildebrandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:43:53 -0600 Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Brian Barker wrote: At 13:43 24/10/2008 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Using a 3.0 spreadsheet, is it possible to put a limit into a formula: If $400 was in cell A1 and $416.67 is in call B1 and the formula in C1 was =A1-B1, the results in C1 would be -$16.67. Can the formula be modified

Re: [users] Re: [Bug] AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Sorry - correction: On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 00:42, Manfred J. Krause wrote: [...] It is *not* the AutoRecovery file *.odt-0.odt (or 0.odt inside the *.tmp folder) which is recovered. It's the last manually saved *.bak version. It is not the last manually saved *.bak version - that would be

Re: [users] Re: 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18)

2008-10-24 Thread John Boyle
NoOp wrote: On 10/24/2008 01:56 PM, Harold Fuchs wrote: On 24/10/2008 19:49, NoOp wrote: OpenOffice.org 2.4.2 Release Candidate 1 (build OOH680_m18) is now available for download testing: http://download.openoffice.org/680/?intcmp=1461 I have it running on two systesm (linux .deb

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Brian Barker
At 16:54 24/10/2008 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Brian Barker wrote: ... and then sum them with =SUMIF(C1:C99;0) instead of =SUM(C1:C99). I tried the SUMIF formula . I suspect you may have tried something other than my SUMIF() formula! Err: 508 comes up with the , before the Err: 510

RE: [users] Re: [Bug] AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with autosave on ver3)

2008-10-24 Thread VLM TechSubs
I just voted a short while ago, the number is a bit higher now. Elchanan -Original Message- From: Hagar de l'Est [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:46 PM To: users@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [users] Re: [Bug] AutoSave regression (was What the hell is wrong with

Re: [users] Limit in a formula

2008-10-24 Thread Walter Hildebrandt
Brian Barker wrote: At 16:54 24/10/2008 -0600, Walter Hildebrandt wrote: Brian Barker wrote: ... and then sum them with =SUMIF(C1:C99;0) instead of =SUM(C1:C99). I tried the SUMIF formula . I suspect you may have tried something other than my SUMIF() formula! Err: 508 comes up with the ,

[users] OO.o Desktop icons

2008-10-24 Thread Twayne
Hi, One of my web sites is down for re-purposing and redesign and I didn't feel like working on it this evening, so instead I decided I might be able to do a small payback for the group for all the assistance in the past (and still to come). I think it's absolutely great that OO.o version 3.0

[users] Getting Started for OOo3

2008-10-24 Thread Eli
Are there plans to update the .pdf Getting Started in OpenOffice.org to OOo version 3.x? If so, when can we expect it? (We install OOo on every computer we refurbish -- over a hundred a month -- and the Getting Started guide strikes us as helpful.) ——Solo Owl

Re: [users] Re: What the fuck is wrong with autosave on ver3

2008-10-24 Thread Nancy Russell
Do you have any idea what it is like to be a new user and open your email to be confronted with ten email with the subject line What the fuck is wrong...? So I have unsubscribed. - Original Message - From: Enrique Perez-Terron [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: users@openoffice.org Sent: Friday,

Re: [users] OO.o Desktop icons

2008-10-24 Thread Barbara Duprey
Twayne wrote: Hi, One of my web sites is down for re-purposing and redesign and I didn't feel like working on it this evening, so instead I decided I might be able to do a small payback for the group for all the assistance in the past (and still to come). I think it's absolutely great that

[users] Re: Getting Started for OOo3

2008-10-24 Thread Larry Gusaas
Eli wrote: Are there plans to update the .pdf Getting Started in OpenOffice.org to OOo version 3.x? If so, when can we expect it? Available now. http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/userguide3/index.html -- Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada Website:

[users] covert amount in numbers

2008-10-24 Thread H Srinivas
Hi All, I am working on Openoffice.org - Calc. Can anybody help me to covert amount in numbers into Words for example : 4,00,00,000.50 to Four crores fifty only? I need to print amount amount in numbers and in words both in a customized report. Lot of thanks in Advance Thanx Regards H

[users] Fw: covert indian rupee amount in numbers

2008-10-24 Thread H Srinivas
Hi All, I am working on Openoffice.org - Calc. Can anybody help me to covert amount in numbers into Words for example : Rupees 4,00,00,000.50 to Rupees Four crores fifty paise only? I need to print amount amount in numbers and in words both in a customized report. Lot of thanks in

[users] covert indian rupee amount description in words description

2008-10-24 Thread H Srinivas
Hi All, I am working on Openoffice.org - Calc. Can anybody help me to covert amount in numbers into Words for example : Rupees 4,00,00,000.50 to Rupees Four crores Paise fifty only? I need to print amount amount in numbers and in words both in a customized report. Shall remain ever

Re: [users] Re: What the [deleted] is wrong with autosave on ver3

2008-10-24 Thread Rob Clement
NoOp wrote: On 10/24/2008 03:03 AM, Rob Clement wrote: Richard wrote: [snip] Other posts say there's works, I suggest you open a document of at least half a meg, allow an autosave, then just pull the plug, only then can you see if this is working. Sorry for my delay in replying I'm only