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package added that were not in the official OOo version. One was sound
support without the need for Java when running Impress presentations.
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when using tables to do some block formatting.
Does anybody know if there is an issue open on this?
I feel that this is a bug or a need to RFE.
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scan of the document.
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Gene Young wrote:
Richard Detwiler wrote:
Robin Laing wrote:
I have used OOo since before it was OOo. I have not lost data due to
the software in any case.
As for data in spreadsheets. I don't agree with using information on
users being stored in a spreadsheet. It isn't what
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I will second that on Fedora 10. I have yet to try Fedora 11 as I had
other issues with changing LC_TIME.
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As for data in spreadsheets. I don't agree with using information on
users being stored in a spreadsheet. It isn't what it was designed for.
It makes it to easy for a simple user error to make a mistake and
corrupt the data.
Backups are for recovering missing data.
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Word wouldn't open a
document that they were working on just 3 minutes before. So for me, it
is better than MSOffice.
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that not everybody, even those
with Microsoft Word can open *.docx documents and have him change the
default format that he saves in.
As others say, move upto OOo 3.0
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Xiang Liu wrote:
Hello, I have turned this option on, but I could not find the backup
copy at the same location as the opened file when I opened an odf file.
So I wonder whether it is a bug or not?
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Openoffice, English: The software you use good! But in the editing
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setting, then
it makes it easier for many.
I have to do some testing in 3.0 as I have been to busy since it came
out and see if some of the problems that were there before are fixed.
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other applications? How about middle mouse button paste? Is that working?
I have yet to find a problem with 3.0 on F8 and F7.
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they can download OOo for free.
If they don't want to install OOo. When you save the file, make sure
you use Save as and select a closed format file such as Microsoft Word
97/2000/xp(.doc).
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the documents.
I thought I read about a setting for locking files but I could be
confused with a different application.
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This may be useful.
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/opendocument/
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that the higher ups would allow
our admins to allow pop3/imap support in the future.
We do have normal smtp out going mail for all the unix/linux servers
that are operating in our organization. This may be an issue for some.
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of WordPerfect and won't use OOo until there is a
Reveal Codes feature in it.
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Row limits
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30215
Column limits
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=86049
This is the procedure to get enhancements into OOo.
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Have to be careful using this defence if what I have read becomes true.
I have read that the US patent department wants to change the rules to
who files first gets the patent. This could supersede prior art.
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licences to prevent major international corporations from using their
licences all around the world. They are also pushing for software
patents in Europe. Could it be the same one. ;-)
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and then use ffmpeg to
convert to a format that will work. Check http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
for details.
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accounts. If my aging mind is working properly, the
banks wouldn't back anyone that didn't have the latest anti-virus and
anti-spyware software on their computers.
The article was posted on the register.
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of the appeals is known.
The last paragraph tells the full story. Hopefully the appeal process
will last one day for each page of the standard. What is it, close to
6000 pages? And I am talking meeting days.
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subtle (?) barriers in the way of OOo users. Something on the
order of supporting odt 1.1, but not odt 1.2, perhaps ?...
Henri
The announcement that I read in regards to ODF support was for 1.1 and
not 1.2
Of course there is no support for OOXML at all. :)
DOCX != OOXML
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I use Outlook on one computer as it is the only option and it is very
frustrating to say the least.
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that I have heard. It won't run well on my new
computer that came with Vista. XP runs better.
The resources required for Vista are not being forced on users at the
store, so they get frustrated.
I hope XP dies and then more people will move to Linux. At least I hope
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until the outcome of the appeals is known.
The last paragraph tells the full story. Hopefully the appeal process
will last one day for each page of the standard. What is it, close to
6000 pages? And I am talking meeting days.
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the cell margins to allow for folding.
Tables allow graphics or other items to be formatted across columns that
using newspaper columns wouldn't allow me to do easily at the time.
If I was at home, I would send you a copy.
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Dotan Cohen
Oh come on...do you still use B/W film in your camera also...LOL...or
have you moved up to a digital item with color?
I don't load images into my email messages. Blocks those stupid little
tracking/email confirming *.gifs.
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prefer StarDict over OOo's spell checker. More tools in a
simple package. I would love the ability to use this in all my
applications. For this I would be very supportive of modular programming.
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these topics were discussed 6/12/24/48/... months ago. Some posters
think that it is their newest/greatest idea.
Of course, explaining the various issues being discussed are also an
attempt to help users.
Of course, your comments are not new either. :)
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K Ramakrishna Udupa wrote:
Hi,
I had sent the below mail yesterday.
Can any one please help me in this regard, as early as possible?
Thanks Regards,
K R Udupa
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You can do this in some versions of Linux.
FWIW, some of the tools in Writer use code from other applications so
the saved download size is not that large.
It would be better if a patching system could be used to update/upgrade
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Hello,
The first reason is that /proc is part of the Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
Standard.
http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html#PROCKERNELANDPROCESSINFORMATIONVIR
Someone else can explain how OOo needs this.
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://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=86049
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30215
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NoOp wrote:
On 04/30/2008 09:47 AM, Robin Laing wrote:
Philip Walsh wrote:
I am using version 2.4 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is when using
Calc it will not open QuatroPro files. I spent 8 hours searching
your guides and blogs with no finds on QPW. All atempts to add a new
extensions lead
Jack D. Lewis wrote:
Robin Laing wrote the following on 5/1/2008 9:52 AM:
NoOp wrote:
On 04/30/2008 09:47 AM, Robin Laing wrote:
Philip Walsh wrote:
I am using version 2.4 of OpenOffice.org. My problem is when using
Calc it will not open QuatroPro files. I spent 8 hours searching
your
. If you need to work with QPW
spreadsheets, then look at StarOffice.
http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/index.jsp
I have opened older QPW files in OpenOffice with no issues.
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OOo start shouting from the mountain tops that OOXML fails the
standards, lets get our own house in order to supporting the ODF
standard, then we can shout even louder. :)
Meeting the standards should be a very high priority.
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Now that I have a way to use Thunderbird with Exchange server, I am much
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Scott Castaline wrote:
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James Knott wrote:
http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/office_open_xml_ooxml_filters
But this blog post is 9 months old. Things have changed in the real
world since then.
I would like to see confirmation that this is still the case
to OOXML, as I can
export to pdf which I know works. Or do another format that I know works.
My question is will Microsoft follow the OOXML standard themselves?
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and Microsoft follows their history, there will be
compatibility issues again. Note that there are many reports that MS
Office doesn't follow the present OOXML format as submitted for
standardization already.
So this brings the question, will following OOXML improve a bad situation?
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and control the encryption to ensure that all my information and data is
99.% secure, especially from prying eyes of the various governments.
This is an issue with any online service offered in the US.
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as productive as having the
application native on the local machine.
On my local machine, I have full control of the files.
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I see the same issue on all my computers.
You will have to use the cups administration if you want to remove the
printer. Or the Ubuntu printer add/remove utility.
http://localhost:631/
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features from one program are provided by a different
program so the Modules could require the installation of a different
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running with Wine - even Outlook 97.
http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=34
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won't do, go to where your OOo is installed and look for versionrc -
open that and report back the info in the file.
And perhaps start a new thread? :-)
I agree with this. I wish it did install the wav file. I like that song.
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On top of this, there is supposed to be about a year of writing and
amending the standard until it is ready. One site I read today asked
if Office 2007 will actually follow the standard once it is finalized?
Indeed. ECMA have yet to issue
powerful than Base but also a larger learning curve. I have a book
learning MySQL in 30 days.
Base is much easier.
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a complaint to ISO and
asked his government to investigate.
On top of this, there is supposed to be about a year of writing and
amending the standard until it is ready. One site I read today asked if
Office 2007 will actually follow the standard once it is finalized?
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On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 7:14 PM, Robin Laing wrote:
Well it is official, free software is affecting Microsoft's projections.
Two or three years ago, Microsoft included a note in their SEC filings
that OOo and Linux were threatening their revenue stream. I've
forgotten
and operating margins may
consequently decline.
I found the above link via this blog.
http://larrythefreesoftwareguy.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/its-official-microsofts-concerned-about-gnulinux/
Keep pushing open source software into the business in place of
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Jim Allan wrote:
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I have a passion for Reveal Codes, even after learning styles and how
OOo works. They are a great tool and can be very useful when creating
documents from start to finish.
I am at a loss for words.
Didn't mean to have that affect. :)
But when
StarOffice or
OpenOffice since but I still would like to have a Reveal Codes ability.
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Follow the Class Action suite and maybe you can get some money back. :)
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with version 2.3 of OOo. 2.3.1
would open files that 2.3.0 wouldn't. I never had a chance to see why
or file a bug.
I had files created in 2.3.0 that couldn't be opened again and would
cause OOo to crash. 2.3.1 didn't find anything wrong with the files.
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though we are supposed to be a Windows organization.
What OS are you running on and do you have all the same fonts installed
on both systems. FWIW, I have seen this issue between different
versions of MS Office as well.
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missing the '=' sign at the beginning of the formula?
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been using RedHat since 4.2. :)
But for a new user, I also recommend Ubuntu as well.
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of Windows software in
Linux.
http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html
I don't use Ubuntu. I know many that do.
Switching to Ubuntu from Windows
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwitchingToUbuntu/FromWindows
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been one of my pet peeves in Linux. I think the best
option is to ask the distro mail list for the version of Linux you are
using. I feel that it is now time to have Linux use ISO dates by
default. Of course I feel the same way about OpenOffice.
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read the
original report either.
I found that the statistics on bug repairs were quite interesting.
I don't have the link because I have deleted my history file. Sorry.
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What version of OOo are you using?
What OS are you using?
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Note, there are issues that I found with OOo 2.3.0 that were fixed in 2.3.1.
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and what the result was.
If the table is still present, then the issue is between OOo and MS
Word. It could be a simple filter issue.
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One reason that I am looking at encrypted hard drive on my laptop.
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Check StarOffice as well. It has extra filters as well.
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Hello,
I was about to post a bug report on corruption of spreadsheets in Calc
for OOo 2.0. OOo would freeze up and I had to kill it to close OOo.
But in 2.3.1, the corrupted file opens and I can actually use it.
Things are getting better in OOo.
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calculus, elementary to very advanced number theory, cryptography,
numerical computation, commutative algebra, group theory, combinatorics,
graph theory, and exact linear algebra.
[/quote]
I hope it is useful for someone
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cannot
open this file in OOo2.3 which just freezes. The file will unzip
without warnings so the corruption was created within OOo. I plan on
submitting this file as a bug report. I could open the file in Gnumeric
but lost formatting.
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settings. There was a
time that any *.zip files were blocked on our system.
What are the sizes of your files?
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get the important parts.
For those that scan or read many different subjects, top posting slows
the productivity down. At least for me.
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user and tried that? This will point to either the
users configuration files or a system wide issue.
Also you can use rpm to check the install to see if anything is wrong.
FWIW, I find that OOo does have some issues with damaged files.
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jonathon
Why not allow editing of the underlying XML directly within OOo? This
would meet the requirements. Just a thought.
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it does work, it isn't as good as reveal codes being integrated into the
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incantations.
A quick search showed that there are some doc2txt converters available.
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and it was C$34.95.
Very expensive I thought.
I also tell people to go to a local library or a friends with high speed
and a case of beer to drink. :) This is the one that I prefer.
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documents.
As others have said, create a clean document for a test to see if
something in the copied document is causing the problem.
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W2K to Vista could be harder than moving to Linux. At least
from the reviews that I keep reading. But that is another debate.
I do understand what you are saying.
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is being taken over by the Mozilla group.
http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=20078
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Certainly not if you are in a position where you have to pay for it.
I have been using Thunderbird for two or three years now with no more
problems than I used to have with Outlook Express or Outlook.
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