Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Engaging users: initial results of the survey

2013-11-13 Thread Paul
On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:30:23 -0700 Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: Then... You don't want them as a customer/user, nothing more than that. Now, if you were building your own business, is that something you want to be doing, driving customers away? Actually, if you are building your

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Engaging users: initial results of the survey

2013-11-13 Thread Paul
On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:45:24 -0800 (PST) Pedro pedl...@gmail.com wrote: You are missing the voluntary concept. Voluntary doesn't mean that you do what you feel like when you feel like. It means that you are volunteering your time and/or skills for some project. Someone coordinates the tasks

[libreoffice-users] Re: Engaging users: initial results of the survey

2013-11-13 Thread Pedro
Sigh. I give up. You are right. You can't tell people what to do. That is how voluntary work is done. And there is no point in applying this to the whole community. Sorry for wasting your time. -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Engaging users: initial results of the survey

2013-11-13 Thread Paul
On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:55:07 -0700 Ken Springer snowsh...@q.com wrote: You and John have missed my point. Features vs. bugs is irrelevant in what I'm saying. No, it's not. There are limited resources, and both bugs and features compete for those resources. Because if some features are not

[libreoffice-users] Re: On Reporting Bugs

2013-11-13 Thread Nino Novak
Am 12.11.2013 15:28, schrieb Oogie McGuire: For me I tried to navigate bugzilla to report continuing bugs where 2 formatting issues occur regularly: Oogie, without having completely read (and even less understood) your problem, I'd suggest first to try creating a new spreadsheet from scratch

[libreoffice-users] [Calc bug? ] Function RANK() ranks error?

2013-11-13 Thread minhsien0330
Dear all: I want rank some score. There are 4 scores : 92.6, 93.6, 98.2 and 95.2 It's strange that the function RANK() rank 95.2 as no. 1 You can download this ods file to test: https://sites.google.com/site/minhsien0330/test/RANK_PROBLEM.ods?attredirects=0d=1 Is this a bug? Thank you~

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc bug? ] Function RANK() ranks error?

2013-11-13 Thread Dries Feys
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Engaging users: initial results of the survey

2013-11-13 Thread Paul
On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:34:54 -0800 (PST) Pedro pedl...@gmail.com wrote: You are right. You can't tell people what to do. That is how voluntary work is done. I'm happy so long as nobody is going around complaining that the devs are a bunch of lazy, arrogant anarchists who ignore users in order

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Calc bug? ] Function RANK() ranks error?

2013-11-13 Thread Stefan Weigel
Hi minhsien0330, Am 13.11.2013 13:38, schrieb minhsien0330: There are 4 scores : 92.6, 93.6, 98.2 and 95.2 It's strange that the function RANK() rank 95.2 as no. 1 You can download this ods file to test: https://sites.google.com/site/minhsien0330/test/RANK_PROBLEM.ods?attredirects=0d=1

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread Gabriel Risterucci
13/11/12 Pedro pedl...@gmail.com Hi Gabriel, Joel, all Gabriel Risterucci wrote I'm having a hard t​ime compiling libreoffice with gtk3 support (or rather, my VM is having a hard time :D). However, I did build gtk3 with the broadway module and launched an application (gedit) on my

Re: [libreoffice-users] presentation question

2013-11-13 Thread James Knott
On 11/12/2013 11:08 PM, June Newman wrote: I have libreoffice installed on a mac with os x 10.8. If I prepare a presentation and put it on a flash drive, will it play on a windows computer. I don't have the right adapter to connect to a digital projector, and need to use a windows laptop.

Re: [libreoffice-users] docx problems

2013-11-13 Thread john herron
On 10/26/2013 01:41 AM, Joel Madero wrote: On 10/25/2013 03:22 PM, baldwin linguas wrote: I don't even really know where to begin with this. I haven't enough information to file a bug, really, because what I have is vague, broad. But I have been doing business as a freelance translator for 10

Re: [libreoffice-users] presentation question

2013-11-13 Thread June Newman
On Nov 13, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi :) Yes. It is also good to keep an original in native LibreOffice format as almost all other office suites and programs use the same format natively. Even MS office can sometimes read it fairly well nowadays.

Re: [libreoffice-users] presentation question

2013-11-13 Thread e-letter
On 13/11/2013, June Newman j...@binmail.net wrote: I have libreoffice installed on a mac with os x 10.8. If I prepare a presentation and put it on a flash drive, will it play on a windows computer. I don't have the right adapter to connect to a digital projector, and need to use a

Re: [libreoffice-users] presentation question

2013-11-13 Thread Joseph Hogan
Hello, This is exactly what I ended up doing. Not for the same reasons. I made my presentatino on my Mac OS X 10.6 in LO. I have a Windows laptop. Regardless what you do, there is always a little shift in text, images, etc... I saved as PDF and gave the presentation that way:) I tried

[libreoffice-users] impress default view

2013-11-13 Thread e-letter
Readers, Whenever an impress file is opened (e.g. enter 'http://www.taskjuggler.org/download/TaskJuggler-Workshop.sxi' in the 'load url' toolbar option), the LO window opens automatically undesirable toolbars ('line and filling', 'presentation') and panes ('task', 'slide'). Is there a

Re: [libreoffice-users] presentation question

2013-11-13 Thread James Knott
June, it's not necessary to cc to anyone. If you send to the list, we will see your message. On 11/13/2013 08:53 AM, June Newman wrote: -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

[libreoffice-users] Re: Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread Pedro
Hi Gabriel Thank you for the update :) Gabriel Risterucci wrote Ok, so I built LibreOffice 4.2.0.0.alpha1 with GTK3 support, as it's needed to use the broadway backend it provide. --snip-- If I get around running a more recent version of GTK3 without breaking my system, and if it

Re: [libreoffice-users] Frutiger Font Problem

2013-11-13 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 11/12/2013 09:15 AM, Uli Geisler wrote: Hi I'm using the Frutiger Font (ttf, linotype) for several Years now for my work an have al lot of Documents and Templates. Since upgrading to ubuntu 13.10 (libreoffice upgraded to 4.1.2) the Frutiger isn't displayed correct in libreoffice-writer.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread e-letter
On 16/02/2013, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: Where can i get more info on 'Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser' i found this link: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser What is the planning with this web-enabled stuff? What is wrong with using webdav? -- To

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread Gabriel Risterucci
2013/11/13 e-letter inp...@gmail.com On 16/02/2013, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: Where can i get more info on 'Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser' i found this link: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser What is the planning with this web-enabled stuff?

Re: [libreoffice-users] presentation question

2013-11-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If it is going to be on your own machine/laptop/whatever then the best bet is to install LibreOffice and stick to native format. In this case that is Odp (the usual default unless you have carefully changed it) It's good to have 'back-up' copies in other formats just in case the venue does

Re: [libreoffice-users] presentation question

2013-11-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes. It is also good to keep an original in native LibreOffice format as almost all other office suites and programs use the same format natively. Even MS office can sometimes read it fairly well nowadays. However, as Joel said it is good to use File - Save As ... to save in the older

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Why not go to 4.0.6? It is more mature of a line that the 4.1.x, with 4.1.3. I still use 4.0.5, but will be upgrading to 4.0.6 soon. It is the next logical step from the 3.6.x line. Then when 4.1.4 or .5 comes out, then maybe it will be mature enough. I have some issues with 4.1.2 and 4.1.3

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread Gabriel Risterucci
2013/11/13 Pedro pedl...@gmail.com Hi Gabriel Thank you for the update :) Gabriel Risterucci wrote Ok, so I built LibreOffice 4.2.0.0.alpha1 with GTK3 support, as it's needed to use the broadway backend it provide. --snip-- If I get around running a more recent version of GTK3

[libreoffice-users] Re: Engaging users: initial results of the survey

2013-11-13 Thread Ken Springer
On 11/13/13 4:34 AM, Pedro wrote: Sigh. I give up. Me too. What's sad and disappointing is, I really wanted LO to work for me. Rather feels like all the time I've spent with it, is ultimately wasted, since it won't work for me. No replies to this are necessary, as soon this post appears,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread Luuk
On 13-11-2013 18:31, e-letter wrote: On 16/02/2013, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: Where can i get more info on 'Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser' i found this link: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser What is the planning with this web-enabled stuff? What

[libreoffice-users] Footnote references in Frames and/or Tables

2013-11-13 Thread CVAlkan
I have several sidebars in a LibreWriter document I'm working on. In the normal body text, I have many footnotes, and that all seems to work fine. But if I attempt to add a footnote to any text in a frame, it simply doesn't work. I tried replacing the frame with a table, but footnotes apparently

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread e-letter
On 13/11/2013, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: On 13-11-2013 18:31, e-letter wrote: What is wrong with using webdav? LOL, good question, but did you really need 9 month to come up with this question? ;) :) I shall blame the other recent replies to this post which were in the latest digest

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser

2013-11-13 Thread Gabriel Risterucci
2013/11/13 Luuk luu...@gmail.com On 13-11-2013 18:31, e-letter wrote: On 16/02/2013, Luuk luu...@gmail.com wrote: Where can i get more info on 'Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser' i found this link: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Using_LibreOffice_in_a_Web_Browser What is the

Re: [libreoffice-users] CALC convert text to numbers

2013-11-13 Thread Paul
On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:26:28 -0700 Oogie McGuire oog...@desertweyr.com wrote: Try it, or I can send you a spreadsheet that fails to change the fonts and you can sew what I mean. I just tried it on a simple spreadsheet. Running LO 4.1.1.2 on Windows 7. I put some random text and numbers into a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CALC convert text to numbers

2013-11-13 Thread Paul
On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:54:54 -0600 Denis Navas Vega denis.na...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, Make this test. 1. Open a new worksheet. Format some cells, say from A5:A10 as text. Write some numbers on those cells. Ok 2. Copy those cells to other column, say to C5:C10 and format as number

Re: [libreoffice-users] On Reporting Bugs

2013-11-13 Thread Paul
On Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:28:03 -0700 Oogie McGuire oog...@desertweyr.com wrote: 1. Some cells in Calc have mixed size formatting in them or mixed fonts Huh, I'd forgotten you can do that. And yes, if I have a cell with mixed fonts, selecting the cell and changing the font or size affect all the

[libreoffice-users] Feature Request - Categories for special characters

2013-11-13 Thread Steve Gruspier
Hello: I was wondering if this was the place to request a feature. I was thinking the Special Character section is very cluttered. My feature request is a setting that would narrow down special characters to ones that are used in specific fields such as Engineering or Physics. Something

Re: [libreoffice-users] paste special problem

2013-11-13 Thread yahoo-pier_andreit
On 11/11/2013 08:58 PM, yahoo-pier_andreit wrote: On 11/11/2013 04:27 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) tbh i was hoping that closing LO and maybe rebooting the computer would fix it. ...already done doesn't works... It might also be that you need to run updates/upgrades on your system.

[libreoffice-users] About Ask.LibreOffice.org and Bugzilla Twitter and Planet TDF Accounts -2

2013-11-13 Thread Zeki Bildirici
Hi, As you may already know, we have connected Ask.LibreOffice.org, LibreOffice Bugzilla and TDF Planet to their own twitter accounts and streaming the updates… In my previous post[1] i tried to explain the model and pointed how we could benefit social media. If you are interested, i posted an

[libreoffice-users] cooldown mode

2013-11-13 Thread Tim Lloyd
Hi All, temperatures have been getting a bit frayed of late. There has been a lot of heartfelt discussion on devs/bugs/volunteers. What is our role in this product! How to volunteer. I had a look at the code - too difficult. Going forward I am going to try and make the effort to contribute

[libreoffice-users] Medical -- engineering dictionaries?

2013-11-13 Thread Thomas Taylor
Could someone point me toward extension dictionaries related to medical or engineering terminology? I seem to remember there being several on the extensions page but can't find much now. Thanks, Tom -- It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so

Re: [libreoffice-users] Medical -- engineering dictionaries?

2013-11-13 Thread Joel Madero
On 11/13/2013 04:51 PM, Thomas Taylor wrote: Could someone point me toward extension dictionaries related to medical or engineering terminology? I seem to remember there being several on the extensions page but can't find much now. Thanks, Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] cooldown mode

2013-11-13 Thread Joel Madero
On 11/13/2013 03:59 PM, Tim Lloyd wrote: Hi All, temperatures have been getting a bit frayed of late. There has been a lot of heartfelt discussion on devs/bugs/volunteers. What is our role in this product! How to volunteer. I had a look at the code - too difficult. Going forward I am going

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CALC convert text to numbers

2013-11-13 Thread Ady
On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:54:54 -0600 Denis Navas Vega denis.na...@gmail.com wrote: Paul, Make this test. 1. Open a new worksheet. Format some cells, say from A5:A10 as text. Write some numbers on those cells. Ok 2. Copy those cells to other column, say to C5:C10 and format

[libreoffice-users] Export as PDF using Calc

2013-11-13 Thread Sunil Agrawal
Hi, I am using Calc (actually soffice) in a headless manner (using —headless). I am running it on a server that doesn’t have X server and communicating with soffice using JOD converter. Generally it hasn’t been a problem, however when I export the spreadsheet to PDF, wide spreadsheets get