[libreoffice-users] Comment default width

2011-12-20 Thread Aleksey Midenkov
Is it possible to change comment box default width when inserting a comment in LibreOffice Calc? The current one is mischievously low. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

[libreoffice-users] Changes with java in Ubuntu

2011-12-20 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi, I saw this announcement: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2011-December/001528.html So SUN/Oracle JDK will be removed. The article gives some more advise of course. HTH, -- - Cor - http://nl.libreoffice.org -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to:

footprint size Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Portable

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I don't know how to get the size down even further.  I guess you have emptied the wastebin and things like that?  Can you give us the link to the instructions on reducing the size of the portable version?  253 Mb sounds pretty good to me.  Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 14/12/11, M

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Hi, all. I'm working on a website project, editing stories for web publication with LibreOffice. I'm storing all of my texts on a Coby MID7022 tablet for convenient reading wherever I am, and in order to edit them, I've been linking to the tablet as an external drive through my USB port. My

[libreoffice-users] Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Everyone in writing has to italicize certain names or titles over and over again throughout their work. Is there an option to make this happen automatically for particular words as you type? I suspect it could be done through a macro, but I am a total novice in that. I've looked at Options, but I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry no-one has replied to your post yet! Is this something that could be done through findreplace or through autocorrect?  At a guess you might have already tried these options unsatisfatorily? Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 20/12/11, TinKicker all4tidwe...@hughes.net wrote: From:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Disable cell dragdrop

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Isn't it difficult to do the dragdrop anyway?  I think at least 2 cells have to be selected in order to drag?  Sorry i don't know how to disable the dragdrop completely! Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 13/12/11, Lorenzo Milesi max...@ufficyo.com wrote: From: Lorenzo Milesi

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread Tom
Hi :) Tools - Options - Paths - Backups - Edit Then navigate through to where you want the back-ups to be saved to. There might be a few other things in Paths that are worth redirecting? Regards from Tom :) -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO North American Community DVD - ISO is now online

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I doubt there is a specific bug-tracker type place for the North American community so just comments in here or off-list to webmaster at krackedpress are about as good as it gets i think.  Most bugs and stuff are not likely to be specific to the Dvd so just post as normal bugs against

Re: footprint size Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice Portable

2011-12-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 12/20/2011 10:13 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I don't know how to get the size down even further. I guess you have emptied the wastebin and things like that? Can you give us the link to the instructions on reducing the size of the portable version? 253 Mb sounds pretty good to me. Regards

[libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer

2011-12-20 Thread Maxime de Roucy
Hello I have a client that want to modify a .dot file (Microsoft Word model file) with Writer. He don't want to convert it but to modify it : open, modify and save as .dot file. For me what he want is impossible, but I want to be sure before telling him. Could you confirm (or invalide) me that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer

2011-12-20 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Maxime, Maxime de Roucy wrote (20-12-11 18:53) Could you confirm (or invalide) me that modifying .dot file in writer is impossible ? Never tried it before, but indeed: no .dot filter for writing a file. Regards, -- - Cor - http://nl.libreoffice.org -- For unsubscribe instructions

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.5.0 Beta/ revised files won't save normally

2011-12-20 Thread Stephen Anderson
Hi Tom, * I did get helpful responses from Pedro (pedl...@gmail.com) and NoOp ( gl...@sbcglobal.net). * The problem I described was apparently specific to LO 3.5.0 Beta 0 (which, according to Pedro, should not even have been released). * A few days after I wrote, LO 3.5.0 Beta 1 came out. It did

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.5.0 Beta/ revised files won't save normally

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Superb :)  Glad to hear it's all ok now.  NoOp and Pedro are often great. Thanks and regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 20/12/11, Stephen Anderson sander8...@gmail.com wrote: From: Stephen Anderson sander8...@gmail.com Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.5.0 Beta/ revised files won't

Re: [libreoffice-users] Border not visible

2011-12-20 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi AN, A.N. wrote (19-12-11 11:04) Above link contains the sample Writer file to see if the border of the frame will be visibly shown or not. Created with LibreOffice 3.4.4. on Windows XP. For some reason if I open this very same file in OpenOffice, the border of the frame is shown visibly.

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Tom, I appreciate your kind reply. I /have /used find replace successfully, but I honestly hadn't thought of autocorrect. It's been several years since I experimented with that, actually, and I guess I need to try using it before I ask someone to reinvent the wheel, huh? Find replace works well

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Once again, thank you Tom. I'll try that and see if it does what I'm looking for. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice-multiple-save-locations-under-Vista-tp3601508p3602138.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- For

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 3.4.5 RC1 on Windows XP seems to be run twice (only) for the first use after install it

2011-12-20 Thread Carlo Strata, Google
On 19/12/2011 13:02, Carlo Strata wrote: Il 19/12/2011 10:00, Andras Timar ha scritto: 2011/12/19 Petr Mladekpmla...@suse.cz: Carlo Strata píše v So 17. 12. 2011 v 18:16 +0100: Hi Everyone, I have installed LibreOffice 3.4.5 RC1 on two Windows XP (win32 build) PCs and in one more Linux

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 3.4.5 RC1 on Windows XP seems to be run twice (only) for the first use after install it

2011-12-20 Thread Carlo Strata
On 19/12/2011 13:02, Carlo Strata wrote: Il 19/12/2011 10:00, Andras Timar ha scritto: 2011/12/19 Petr Mladekpmla...@suse.cz: Carlo Strata píše v So 17. 12. 2011 v 18:16 +0100: Hi Everyone, I have installed LibreOffice 3.4.5 RC1 on two Windows XP (win32 build) PCs and in one more Linux

Re: [libreoffice-users] Modify a dot file with writer

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Interesting.  It is possible to Save As a template for Excel (xlt) and for the presentation one but just not for Word.  It is possible to save as an OpenDocument Format template and MS Office 2007 and 2010 claims to be able to read ODFs.  Sadly they can only read the older versions.  To

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
I just examined the directories listed in Paths and I can't seem to find one that's obviously an autosave directory. Do they go to the temp directory? - Best regards, TinKicker -- View this message in context:

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Okay, I explore the autocorrect functions, and I can't find one for auto-italicizing words. Help! - Best regards, TinKicker -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Can-words-in-LibreOffice-be-auto-italicized-tp3601650p3602209.html Sent from the Users mailing

[libreoffice-users] Impress Question

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

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 12/20/2011 03:13 PM, TinKicker wrote: I just examined the directories listed in Paths and I can't seem to find one that's obviously an autosave directory. Do they go to the temp directory? - Best regards, TinKicker -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Lol, yes.  Been there.  Done that!  Undo is pretty good these days tho (Ctrl Z).  The trick is trying to use spaces and things to make it specific enough.  In Gedit (a text-editor) there is a find all type feature that high-lights all instances of the thing searched for and it's very

[libreoffice-users] Re: Impress Question

2011-12-20 Thread Tom
Hi :) Can you upload it to Nabble? I think Impress is quite a lot less powerful than PowerPoint but there are other OpenSource programs that do a far better job than either. Also i think Impress has quite a few people working on it so it's probably developing quite a lot. Has he increased the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Impress Question

2011-12-20 Thread Don C. Myers
Hi Tom, Could you please give me the exact address to upload to? It isn't a memory issue I don't think. Thank you. Don On 12/20/2011 04:14 PM, Tom wrote: Hi :) Can you upload it to Nabble? I think Impress is quite a lot less powerful than PowerPoint but there are other OpenSource programs

[libreoffice-users] The way SUM works

2011-12-20 Thread Dominik Wnęk
Hello, I have a problem with the way SUM works. At first I thought this was a bug, but then I saw Numbers on my iPad doing the same thing, so now I believe this is by design, but I have no idea why and how I can work around this. Take a look at this example:

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Thank you, Tom. What you suspect is what I've suspected also. Which takes me back to square one. If I want to edit the file I'm storing on the tablet, then LibreOffice will autosave back to the tablet, which will access the SD too much for my comfort. I guess, unless somebody else chimes in, it's

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Attention programmers: PLEASE ADD AN ITALICIZE FUNCTION TO THE AUTOCORRECT There are already functions for bold and underline. Come on! - Best regards, TinKicker -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] The way SUM works

2011-12-20 Thread nvrk
The number displayed in a Calc cell is limited in decimal places by the formatting preference. Set the number format for the cells to show more decimal places and see the results. In your case the sum calculation is based on the actual multiplication result in the individual cells to a large

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Pedro
TinKicker wrote Everyone in writing has to italicize certain names or titles over and over again throughout their work. Is there an option to make this happen automatically for particular words as you type? I suspect it could be done through a macro, but I am a total novice in that. I've

Re: [libreoffice-users] The way SUM works

2011-12-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 12/20/2011 05:32 PM, nvrk wrote: The number displayed in a Calc cell is limited in decimal places by the formatting preference. Set the number format for the cells to show more decimal places and see the results. In your case the sum calculation is based on the actual multiplication result

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress Question

2011-12-20 Thread Don C. Myers
On 12/20/2011 05:25 PM, J.A. de Vries wrote: Hi, I've moved my brother to Ubuntu and LibreOffice. I do not have a need to do presentations, so I am not familiar with either Power Point or Impress. He used Power Point a great deal in windows. In LibreOffice, he is having a great deal of

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO North American Community DVD - ISO is now online

2011-12-20 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
Well, now one has told me anything about what they though of the NA-DVD, so far. Should I upload the 3.3.4 version of it? Should the 3.4.5 version be uploaded, or just skipped for now? Should 3.5.0 version be uploaded, or skipped till there is a 3.5.1 version of the installs? On

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Libre User
Pedro, It does not work in my LO. (Version 3.4.3, Win 7 64bit) After creating in situ in italics, I opened the AutoCorrect box. in situ does not appear in the 'with' box and the 'Text only' box is checked, grayed out and can not be changed. Jerry At 03:41 PM 12/20/2011, you wrote:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Impress Question

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Try the link http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Impress-Question-tp3602216p3602329.html to get this thread in Nabble.  Then click on the Reply button and then More options I think JA de Vries might be onto something. Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 20/12/11, Don C. Myers

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Pedro
Libre User wrote It does not work in my LO. (Version 3.4.3, Win 7 64bit) After creating in situ in italics, I opened the AutoCorrect box. in situ does not appear in the 'with' box and the 'Text only' box is checked, grayed out and can not be changed. Did you press Ctrl+C or Edit,

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO North American Community DVD - ISO is now online

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Imo i think just wait for the 3.5.1.  You already have a 3.3.x branch version and a 3.4.x so i would just keep it as it is for now.  The new ones can be uploaded in a more leisurely way and if people really want them then you could snail-mail a version if they can pay a reasonable price

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You can always post it as a feature request http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport I would go with Pedro's work-around of using the clipboard to store italicised words. Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 20/12/11, TinKicker all4tidwe...@hughes.net wrote: From: TinKicker

[libreoffice-users] Re: How do I stop Calc splitting words in two?

2011-12-20 Thread Graham P Davis
doug wrote: On 12/15/2011 01:34 PM, Graham P Davis wrote: For instance, it insists on for a instead of fora. I've turned off check spelling as you type (and also check grammar) but still it happens. I can't help you there, but for your information, I researched fora some time ago, and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Open on the tablet but use Save As to save to the PC.  Autosaves will then go to the PC (hopefully).  Then do the final save back to the tablet.  Not completely elegant but probably fairly standard for most programs. Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 20/12/11, TinKicker

Re: [libreoffice-users] The way SUM works

2011-12-20 Thread James Knott
nvrk wrote: The number displayed in a Calc cell is limited in decimal places by the formatting preference. Set the number format for the cells to show more decimal places and see the results. In your case the sum calculation is based on the actual multiplication result in the individual cells

[libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
Hmmm. I like the way you think Pedro, BUT I tried it and it doesn't work. I have 3.4.4. When I copy a properly italicized word in my text to the clipboard, then open the autocorrect form, then type in the word normally in the left box and paste the before-italicized version into the

Re: [libreoffice-users] The way SUM works

2011-12-20 Thread Brian Barker
At 22:28 20/12/2011 +0100, Dominik Wnek [sorry: plain text won't do your ogonkiem] wrote: I have a problem with the way SUM works. At first I thought this was a bug, but then I saw Numbers on my iPad doing the same thing, so now I believe this is by design, but I have no idea why and how I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Virgil Arrington
It works just fine for me. By just copying the italicized word (Alt-C), it automatically appeared in the right With box. I didn't even have to paste it. It was already there. I then typed the word without italics in the left Replace box. Of course, the word in the right box doesn't appear

Re: [libreoffice-users] Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Brian Barker
At 08:28 20/12/2011 -0800, Nobody Tidwell wrote: Everyone in writing has to italicize certain names or titles over and over again throughout their work. Is there an option to make this happen automatically for particular words as you type? I suspect it could be done through a macro, but I am a

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread TomW
On 2011-12-20 10:36, TinKicker wrote: Hi, all. I'm working on a website project, editing stories for web publication with LibreOffice. I'm storing all of my texts on a Coby MID7022 tablet for convenient reading wherever I am, and in order to edit them, I've been linking to the tablet as an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Keith Bates
I tried it this morning and it does not work on Ubuntu 11.10 LO 3.4.4 Keith On 21/12/11 14:02, Virgil Arrington wrote: It works just fine for me. By just copying the italicized word (Alt-C), it automatically appeared in the right With box. I didn't even have to paste it. It was already

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Jay Lozier
On 12/20/2011 10:18 PM, Keith Bates wrote: I tried it this morning and it does not work on Ubuntu 11.10 LO 3.4.4 Try using Paste Special Keith On 21/12/11 14:02, Virgil Arrington wrote: It works just fine for me. By just copying the italicized word (Alt-C), it automatically appeared in the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Keith Bates
On 21/12/11 14:55, Jay Lozier wrote: On 12/20/2011 10:18 PM, Keith Bates wrote: I tried it this morning and it does not work on Ubuntu 11.10 LO 3.4.4 Try using Paste Special That's not an option in the Auto-correct dialog Keith On 21/12/11 14:02, Virgil Arrington wrote: It works just

Re: [libreoffice-users] The way SUM works

2011-12-20 Thread Don Myers
On 12/20/2011 08:27 PM, James Knott wrote: nvrk wrote: The number displayed in a Calc cell is limited in decimal places by the formatting preference. Set the number format for the cells to show more decimal places and see the results. In your case the sum calculation is based on the actual

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can words in LibreOffice be auto-italicized?

2011-12-20 Thread Libre User
I know that with mine, the Text Only box is checked and grayed out so it will not take formatted text. And yes I used Ctrl-c to capture the formatting. Is there a setting some place that will allow it work the way you describe? Jerry At 09:10 PM 12/20/2011, you wrote: On 21/12/11 14:55,

[libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice multiple save locations under Vista

2011-12-20 Thread TinKicker
TomW wrote I just did a test on my Vista system by setting a very short auto-save(auto recovery) time. The path for my system is C:\Users\TomW\AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\3\user\backup on my system. When you close the file, the file copy in the'Backup' folder is deleted. Tom, Thank