Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-10 Thread Don Myers
Tom, I used the following instructions to upgrade to LibreOffice 4.0.0.3 on three machines with Ubuntu 12.10. It has worked really well so far. No issues installing or using it. The bug that made some functions in Base run unacceptably slow have been fixed!!! *Instructions for the 64

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-10 Thread Don Myers
Hi Tom, This method should uninstall all LibreOffice versions at one time. I've seen one person recommend using a purge command also to make sure all LibreOffice elements are removed. This method really works very well. Just paste three commands in a terminal and you have a complete new

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-10 Thread Don Myers
Hi Henri, I'm glad you have everything working well, and in the manner which you like! Don On 02/10/2013 02:40 PM, M Henri Day wrote: 2013/2/10 Don Myers donmy...@myersfarm.com Hi Tom, This method should uninstall all LibreOffice versions at one time. I've seen one person recommend

Re: [libreoffice-users] Currency conversion/display in calc

2013-03-09 Thread Don Myers
Hi Steve, I only have 4.0.1.2 installed, but my guess is that with the comma in there, or possibly the dollar sign, or maybe both, when you are pasting it, calc thinks it is text and not a number. That causes the left alignment and not being dividable since text can't be divided. Don On

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3 64-bit DEB removed my extensions, but Windows version did not

2013-05-09 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I installed LO 4.0.3.3 on two machines running Ubuntu 13.04 with Unity today. I always download LO from the LO site, extract it to the desktop, and then run the following commands in the terminal: 1. sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.* 2. sudo dpkg -i

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3 64-bit DEB removed my extensions, but Windows version did notI

2013-05-09 Thread Don Myers
again. On 05/09/2013 06:55 PM, Don Myers wrote: Hi, I installed LO 4.0.3.3 on two machines running Ubuntu 13.04 with Unity today. I always download LO from the LO site, extract it to the desktop, and then run the following commands in the terminal: 1. sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.* 2. sudo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing LibO4.0.4 on GNU/Linux Mint

2013-06-23 Thread Don Myers
Hi Everyone, Libre Office 4.0.4.2 installed perfectly fine on Ubuntu 13.04 with Unity. The desktop integration is included as always. Several years ago I was going to try a beta of a new version of Libre Office. Betas like 4.1 do not have the desktop integration included. I think it has to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base: In basic, how do you open a form to a particular record number?

2013-08-07 Thread Don Myers
Hi, When I have a database open in form view, there is a block where I can select a specific record number in the bottom left of the screen Don On 08/07/2013 05:30 AM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 06/08/13 15:23, Jason White a écrit : Hi Jason, This is some example code I'm using that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Changes oddity

2012-06-22 Thread Don Myers
Neat tips Thank you Tom Works in Ubuntu 12.04. On 06/22/2012 04:52 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) If you can't grab the edge of the window/console then it is probably either maximised or even full-screened To full-screen or un-full-screen in *buntu and family just press F11 To

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice pause during startupThis has worked for me in allrecent versions of Ubuntu

2012-07-20 Thread Don Myers
Hi Robert, This has worked for me in all recent versions of Ubuntu: In terminal, do gksudo gedit /etc/hosts Add line as shown below for, for instance, 127.0.0.1 galaxy localhost galaxy.(none) below 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 galaxy 4) and add a line so it looks like this: 127.0.0.1

Re: [libreoffice-users] Microsoft Core Fonts

2012-07-22 Thread Don Myers
Here is the page for ms core fonts for Ubuntu 12.04: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+package/ttf-mscorefonts-installer Synaptic needed to be manually installed starting about 11.04. Don On 07/22/2012 07:32 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2012/7/22 Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk: Hi :)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Microsoft Core Fonts

2012-07-22 Thread Don Myers
If you type in mscorefonts in the software center search block, it is available there. On 07/22/2012 07:32 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2012/7/22 Tom Davies tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk: Hi :) There is always at least 1 distro that renames things a bit. In this case i think it's Ubuntu so it

Re: [libreoffice-users] PDF Importer Problems

2012-11-15 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I think it is a bug in Ubuntu, or possibly cups, but it sounds very related to an issue I'm having with Ubuntu 12.10. I'm a Realtor, and we have paid access to the court house records to get deeds, assessment information, etc. To print a deed that has been selected, I can view it in

Re: [libreoffice-users] PDF Importer Problems

2012-11-15 Thread Don Myers
the content on the screen- all viewers such as evince, gimp show them fine. Keith On 16/11/12 13:53, Don Myers wrote: Hi, I think it is a bug in Ubuntu, or possibly cups, but it sounds very related to an issue I'm having with Ubuntu 12.10. I'm a Realtor, and we have paid access to the court

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

2012-11-19 Thread Don Myers
Hi Virgil, I have never purchased a copy of Windows either. I only get it when it comes on a computer. Microsoft charges computer companies less than what the public pays, but the last time I heard anything it was something like $50 per computer that the computer companies pay Microsoft for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem reading Word 2003 document

2012-11-30 Thread Don Myers
On 11/29/2012 10:05 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 11/29/2012 11:45 AM, Chris Carlson wrote: Okay, I must be brain-dead. I misread nabble as nobble. Looking at nabble, it's way more than I need if anyone want's to look at the document with which I'm having trouble. It can be downloaded from

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trying to get labels to fit

2012-12-14 Thread Don Myers
Hi ptoye, About 4 or 5 years ago when doing labels for our Christmas cards, I ran across the table style forms mentioned by NoOp below. I will never go back to the standard frame type forms standard in OO and LO. I've had absolutely no alignment problems. I'll also paste here some assistance

Re: [libreoffice-users] [3.6.4.3] Avery A4 label templates missing

2012-12-14 Thread Don Myers
Hi NoOp, I have all sizes. I have the Linux 3.6.4.3 download from the Document Foundation. I'm running Ubuntu 12.10. Don On 12/14/2012 03:45 PM, NoOp wrote: While checking Peter's Trying to get labels to fit I found that my version of LO (linux): Version 3.6.4.3 (Build ID: 2ef5aff) is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trying to get labels to fit

2012-12-14 Thread Don Myers
was printing on the top of the label below it. I used the table style template available from World Label and they printed perfectly in LibreOffice. Don On 12/14/2012 08:13 PM, NoOp wrote: On 12/14/2012 04:28 PM, Don Myers wrote: Hi ptoye, About 4 or 5 years ago when doing labels for our

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trying to get labels to fit

2012-12-15 Thread Don Myers
/2012 04:28 PM, Don Myers wrote: Hi ptoye, About 4 or 5 years ago when doing labels for our Christmas cards, I ran across the table style forms mentioned by NoOp below. I will never go back to the standard frame type forms standard in OO and LO. I've had absolutely no alignment problems. I'll also

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Trying to get labels to fit

2012-12-16 Thread Don Myers
There will not be any missing labels as long as your template has as many pages as you will be printing. If you are printing 3 pages of labels, your template needs three pages with the fields in when you pull the data from the database. Don On 12/16/2012 07:52 AM, ptoye wrote: Thanks again

Re: [libreoffice-users] Start Up Question

2013-09-04 Thread Don Myers
Hi Jay, I run Libre Office in Ubuntu also. I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 with Unity. I use the LO from the Document Foundation and not the PPA. The three applications I use most are Writer, Calc, and Base. I always place each of them in the Launcher. Many times I will have all three open at the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error in Calc custom formats between closing and opening a file

2013-09-12 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I'm running LO 4.1.1.2 (Document Foundation Version) in Ubuntu 13.04. After reading about this issue, I tried some spreadsheets going back a number of years, mostly .ods, and one .sxc, and all of the formulas saved in them are working perfectly. This is in the US. I also tried some new

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Don Myers
I started with Ubuntu with version 8.10, and have had each version since then. I generally find it easiest to do a clean install. One advantage of that is every 6 months I have a complete backup of my hard drive. The second advantage is it is very easy to do. Each program has its own hidden

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Wordstar

2013-11-05 Thread Don Myers
On 11/05/2013 06:55 PM, Paul wrote: On Wed, 6 Nov 2013 05:34:38 +0700 Urmas davian...@gmail.com wrote: Simple. The evil machinations of Microsoft. I will repeat. If any and all Windows application could use Ctrl+J for anything, why WordStad suddenly couldn't? Ok, let me spell it out for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Label creation Q

2013-12-18 Thread Don Myers
Yes, if you are using the table style templates. Don On 12/17/2013 08:33 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Errr, Copypaste? Regards from Tom :) On 17 December 2013 19:35, John R. Sowden jsow...@americansentry.net wrote: With the recent messages re: the label function, I created a shipping

Re: [libreoffice-users] Mail Merge and Labels

2013-12-18 Thread Don Myers
Hi Brian, That is a much better solution. Thanks for suggesting it. Don On 12/18/2013 10:00 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 18:09 18/12/2013 -0500, Don C. Myers wrote: When you use the table style templates, the wizard does not work. It is designed for the frame style. What I do is fill in one

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer - Merging PDFs

2014-01-28 Thread Don Myers
Hi Charles, I'm not aware of any way to merge multiple pdf files using LO. There are others on the list more knowledgeable than I, so maybe it can be done. There is a free, open source program that I've used to merge multiple PDF files into one file called PDFsam. It is available for Linux,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Limited Unicode Support in LibreOffice 4.1.4.2? Character insertion, non-zero (SMP, SIP) planes, and multi language documents.

2014-01-29 Thread Don Myers
Hi Neil, At work, my e-mail is automatically downloaded to Thunderbird and comes off the server. At home it is automatically downloaded but stays on the server. So I checked the characters here at home tonight in both Firefox and Chrome. Here is what I have: (I've enlarged them for clarity.)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

2014-02-22 Thread Don Myers
I've not had any issues downloading LO 4.2.1.1. I tried it this morning from my home. I downloaded it originally at the office. I've been downloading from here: http://www.libreoffice.org/download and haven't changed the mirrors. Don On 02/22/2014 02:46 AM, MR ZenWiz wrote: Still

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

2014-02-22 Thread Don Myers
Last ditch: I tried clicking on the main download link, and I get the donation page just fine, but still no download. Any suggestion not tried above would be most welcome On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Don Myers donmy...@myersfarm.com wrote: That is the version I just checked which

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO install and LinuxMint/MATE 16 downgrading it during a update

2014-03-09 Thread Don Myers
Hi Webmaster, If you were doing an upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 13.10, that will not work. 12.04 to 14.04 will work since both are/will be Long Term Service releases. Other upgrades only work if you are going from the previous current release, such as 13.04 to 13.10. I generally do a clean

Re: [libreoffice-users] No menus for LibreOffice install on Chrubuntu

2014-03-16 Thread Don Myers
Hi Tom, In my conventional laptop, where LibreOffice works perfectly, if I enter soffice in the terminal, I get the following: The program 'soffice' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt-get install libreoffice-common In the Chromebook I get command not found.

SOLVED Re: [libreoffice-users] No menus for LibreOffice install on Chrubuntu

2014-03-17 Thread Don Myers
For some reason the libreofficeX.X-debian-menus file isn't running during the install. I ran that file separately in the software center and everything is working perfectly now with the Document Foundation version of LO 4.2.2.1. On 03/16/2014 10:36 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Can you get to

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-17 Thread Don Myers
I recently bought an Acer C 720 Chromebook, and absolutely love it. Boot times are great. Speed is super. I bought this one because of a really good Intel processor instead of ARM so I would have complete compatibility with anything I would run in Ubuntu, and also because of exceptional battery

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-17 Thread Don Myers
with time. My wife has been thinking about tablet for several months now. After seeing my chromebook, yesterday she asked for one for her birthday! Don On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 11:34 AM, Cley Faye cleyf...@gmail.com wrote: 2014-04-17 16:40 GMT+02:00 Don Myers donmy...@myersfarm.com: The other way

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for Chrome OS - i.e. Samsung Chrome Book

2014-04-18 Thread Don Myers
In 2013, Chomebooks accounted for 21% of the notebook sales. If the printer does not show up on the list, generally you can still install it anyway. There is an option which allows for unsupported printers. A supported printer just eliminates several mouse clicks. One printer I installed is a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base record access unacceptably slow

2011-07-30 Thread Don Myers
My first database was a dos version. I then moved to Microsoft Office and bought Access to add to it. After a few years I got tired of paying Microsoft prices and got Word Perfect Office Pro which included Paradox. It worked very well. Once Open Office came out, I figured that would ultimately

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Base 3.4.2 doesn't run on Windows 7

2011-08-09 Thread Don Myers
Hi, When we had the long thread about Base working really slowly and the problem being Java, I thought someone said the issue only affected those running Base in Linux. I only run it (but on 4 machines) in Ubuntu. I have no Windows installs. When Ubuntu had 1.6.0_22 as the default, my base

Re: [libreoffice-users] Pimaco extension for labels

2011-08-17 Thread Don Myers
Hi Claudio, You are most welcome. I'm sorry that didn't help. I print most of my labels using an HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 printer through cups in Ubuntu 11.04. I have not had any problem at all once I adjust the top margin and the column width to make sure everything is fitting on the label.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CURRENT_DATE or TODAY default date in Base

2011-08-30 Thread Don Myers
Hi, When I created my forms about 8 years ago, the OpenOffice Base tutorial then recommended the use of the drop down date field. It isn't as nice as having a date automatically entered, but it is relatively convenient. On 08/30/2011 05:55 AM, John Mullen wrote: Thanks Alex, at least the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 3.4.3 released. Stable and functionality combined

2011-08-31 Thread Don Myers
Hi Everyone, For me, the issues with LibreOffice started with Java 1.6.0_24 and continued with 1.6.0_26. I run Ubuntu 11.04. Ubuntu, for the last several releases, has not shipped Java with it, but uses an open Java called Iced Tea. I always install Sun Java once I have a new version

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: spell checking not working in LBO 3.4.3

2011-08-31 Thread Don Myers
It is working fine for me on Ubuntu 11.04 and LibreOffice 3.4.3 just installed. On 08/31/2011 08:22 PM, planas wrote: On Wed, 2011-08-31 at 13:15 -0700, Andreas Säger wrote: What happens when it is not working? Do you see the dialog? If so, which text language does it assume? See an error

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 3.4.3 released. Stable and functionality combined

2011-08-31 Thread Don Myers
Hi Soumalya Ray and all, I've been using Ubuntu for about 2 1/2 years, and have been through versions 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, and now 11.04. In my early days with Ubuntu, the only way to get major upgrades to Open Office, Firefox, etc., between versions, was to download them and

Re: [libreoffice-users] [OT] Microsloth Winblows was: Re: Lotus Wordpro files

2011-09-01 Thread Don Myers
I totally agree NoOp. On 09/01/2011 10:04 PM, NoOp wrote: On 08/31/2011 07:17 AM, Grawburg wrote: Why not install Virtual PC? I have a client who had to do this and it works very well. You have found one of the major deficiency of Microsloth Winblows. I ... I don't think that it's really

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [OT] Microsloth Winblows was: Re: Lotus Wordpro files

2011-09-02 Thread Don Myers
Hi Brian, Many times I've stuck my foot in my mouth. I'm not implying you stuck yours in your mouth There are times when none of us make the best choices in the world!! Other than what I had read about Linux, I had no experience with any distribution, nor did I have any mentor

Re: [libreoffice-users] Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

2011-09-07 Thread Don Myers
Reply below: On 09/07/2011 08:02 PM, NoOp wrote: For those that continue to insist on top posting on the LO lists: please consider bottom posting with interspersed replies. I realiz(s)e that the existing: http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ doesn't specifically clarify anything

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

2011-09-07 Thread Don Myers
On 09/07/2011 08:13 PM, NoOp wrote: On 09/07/2011 05:02 PM, NoOp wrote: ... Added Note: I've set the 'Followup-to' on this message to the discuss list as I think that is more the appropriate location for continued discussion of the issue. But I posted here initially on the users list as this

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Defective layout in Base with libreoffice 3.4.x

2011-09-07 Thread Don Myers
On 09/07/2011 10:13 PM, Steven Shelton wrote: On 9/7/2011 9:54 PM, Steven Shelton wrote: I also get a crash any time I try to do a search of records. Something about LibreOffice caused an invalid request or something. Actually, just created a bug for this: **Bug 40701*

Re: [libreoffice-users] Top Posting... Can we have an LO Mailing List Guidelines Page?

2011-09-07 Thread Don Myers
On 09/07/2011 10:33 PM, planas wrote: Hi On Wed, 2011-09-07 at 21:29 -0400, Don Myers wrote: Reply below: On 09/07/2011 08:02 PM, NoOp wrote: For those that continue to insist on top posting on the LO lists: please consider bottom posting with interspersed replies. I realiz(s)e

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Should LibreOffice even support Microsoft secret formats?

2011-09-11 Thread Don Myers
This is a general replay to Should LibreOffice even support Microsoft secret formats? illustrating my personal situation, and why my answer is *yes*. I moved from Microsoft Office Professional to Word Perfect Office Professional probably 12 to 13 years ago. The reason for the professional

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Should LibreOffice even support Microsoft secret formats?

2011-09-11 Thread Don Myers
On 09/11/2011 03:05 PM, NoOp wrote: As a matter of fact, which formats that matter for OpenOffice are believed to be secret? I can't find any that OpenOffice converts that are not public and licensed under the Open Specification Promise as well. That may not be enough assurance for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice-Base CPU usage

2011-09-16 Thread Don Myers
On 09/16/2011 08:31 PM, NoOp wrote: On 09/16/2011 11:44 AM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Hello again, On my Linux/LO 3.4.3 system, after some time of working with Base (ODBC connetcion to MySQL), LO uses 90 to 100 p.c. of one of the 4 CPUs of my PC. When I then save LO-Base, CPU-usage is

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice-Base CPU usage

2011-09-17 Thread Don Myers
GREAT! It is a day/night difference! On 09/17/2011 03:39 AM, Ian Whitfield wrote: On 17/09/2011 04:03, Don Myers wrote: This solved my problem totally. 1.6.0_21 works very fast with Base. After LOTS of problems with Base I also went this way and it works for me too!!! I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice-Base CPU usage

2011-09-17 Thread Don Myers
On 09/16/2011 10:59 PM, NoOp wrote: On 09/16/2011 07:03 PM, Don Myers wrote: On 09/16/2011 08:31 PM, NoOp wrote: On 09/16/2011 11:44 AM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Hello again, On my Linux/LO 3.4.3 system, after some time of working with Base (ODBC connetcion to MySQL), LO uses 90 to 100

Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice-Base CPU usage

2011-09-17 Thread Don Myers
Hi All, I set up base shortly after it was added to Open Office. Apparently I am using the embedded database - HSQL database engine. If I turn off Java (I just tried it.), I get the following error message: The connection to the data source RE Database could not be established. No SDBC driver

Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice-Base CPU usage

2011-09-17 Thread Don Myers
Hi Tom, There is an old saying - if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The thing I dislike most about Base is to have to open three windows to get to my form in the database. Some time ago I left a post on an Open Office forum asking if there was a way to set up a macro so I could do it in one

Re: Fwd: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice-Base CPU usage

2011-09-17 Thread Don Myers
Thank you Tom, Only one of them is on the same network. That is basically a backup computer. The other two are at a different location and are not networked with the first two. Don On 09/17/2011 06:58 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) If the different machines are on a Lan then it might be

Re: [libreoffice-users] I want font embedding to be enabled today.

2011-09-29 Thread Don Myers
Thank you Dennis!!! Don On 09/29/2011 11:41 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: Fortunately, my top-posting mail client does have an easy block sender action. Also fortunately, this list sends out posts as if they are actually from the sender, so this is easy to do. - Dennis -Original

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Fwd: Re: LibreOffice 3.4.3 on Ubuntu 11.10 (Unity 3D) and Base/Java on 11.10

2011-10-18 Thread Don Myers
On 10/18/2011 07:35 PM, NoOp wrote: If you would have/read/ what it said, you would have seen that it was *openJDK* version 1.6.0_23 (which of course is the Sun/Oracle package) - bottom of the Java options panel: Location:/usr/lib/jvm/java6-openjdk/jre Hi NoOP, Thank you for your detailed

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.4.3 on Ubuntu 11.10 (Unity 3D)

2011-10-18 Thread Don Myers
In your BIOS, make sure when you are booting that it is checking you CD/DVD drives before your hard drive. I needed to do this and change the boot order so I could preview and also install 11.10. Don On 10/18/2011 08:18 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: I cannot get a 11.10

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] MS plans to force OEMs to add boot feature that blocks use of Linux and free software.

2011-10-19 Thread Don Myers
Have any of you run across this? http://www.ecis.eu/documents/Finalversion_Consumerchoicepaper.pdf I ran across this about a year and a half ago. It is an excellent documentation put together for the European Union. I started to boycott Microsoft products about 6 years ago. Ronald Reagan said

Re: [libreoffice-users] OO Base will not run in LO Base

2011-10-28 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I developed my database about 8 years. I moved the data over from Paradox. I was running Windows at the time. I moved to Ubuntu 2 1/2 years ago, and ran OO until this past spring. When the first release of LibreOffice came out this past spring, I uninstalled completely open office and

Re: [libreoffice-users] writer: business cards w/ tables - duplicate cells

2011-11-19 Thread Don Myers
Hi Everyone, I think the gentleman who made the initial post is using a table style template and not the ones which come with LibreOffice/OpenOffice. Therefore advice using the menus in LibreOffice do not help. I always use the table style templates. I think OpenOffice had them available as

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Standalone PDF

2011-12-02 Thread Don Myers
Hi, In Linux (I run Ubuntu.) you can install cups-pdf. When you want to print a document, select cups-pdf as the printer. It has worked very reliably for me. For Windows, I know nothing about doPDF. Source Forge has PDFCreator for Windows, and it is free from spy ware, advertising, etc. Use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Feature request for LibreOffice Calc

2011-12-17 Thread Don Myers
Hi, There is a button on the format toolbar to merge and unmerge cells. The button appears as grayed out until you select some cells. It has always worked great for me. Don On 12/16/2011 05:58 PM, Jochen Betz wrote: I had some problems to find a way to place my feature request. So my first

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] The way SUM works

2011-12-21 Thread Don Myers
On 21/12/11 5:18 PM, Don Myers wrote: 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

Re: [libreoffice-users] The title bars have disappeared; how can I get them back?

2012-01-15 Thread Don Myers
Hi, By classic, I am assuming you mean you are running Gnome and not Unity. If it is a problem of your top panel missing, here is how to restore them: http://www.watchingthenet.com/restore-panels-in-ubuntu-back-to-their-default-settings.html Don On 01/15/2012 01:40 AM, Onyeibo Oku wrote:

Re: [libreoffice-users] create mailmerge with spreadsheet librecalc without using libre base ! pls help how to do it TQ

2012-01-28 Thread Don Myers
Hi Sonic, I would think you could register the new database in the spreadsheet by going to tooloptionsLibreOffice BaseDatabases. I've never tried that though. I know it works for odb files. Don On 01/27/2012 10:39 PM, sonic wrote: HI, i'm facing a problem which doing mailmerge without

Re: [libreoffice-users] .doc set by default problem

2012-02-05 Thread Don Myers
Hi Rafael, I just tried changing the default from .odt to .doc and it worked fine. I'm running LibreOffice 3.4.5 on Ubuntu 11.10. Don On 02/05/2012 06:19 PM, Rafael Shemesh wrote: Hello, i tried to set save as by default the .doc type, but it's not working for me. Steps: ToolsOptionsLoad

Re: [libreoffice-users] can't save a document

2012-02-11 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I didn't have any luck with Tom's link. I did a little research. In Ubuntu, this user file is at: /home/user name/.libreoffice/3/user In Ubuntu, if you are using Unity, click the home folder in the launcher bar (normally just under the Dash button) , then move your mouse to the top bar

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Feature request] Allow typing when saving file

2012-03-16 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I've never had any LibreOffice/OpenOffice files that large. I do a fair amount of work with video though, which can tax a system. Without knowing the processor speed and memory in your computer, based on how you described the file(s), I'm guessing that this may be more of a hardware

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 3.5.1

2012-03-16 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I just installed 3.5.1 today on Ubuntu 11.10. I had been using 3.4.5. The language is US English. So far it has work fine in writer and calc. I haven't tried anything else yet. The auto spell checker is working perfectly. I have a list of recent files. Don On 03/16/2012 08:49 PM,

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Feature request] Allow typing when saving file

2012-03-17 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I think that Tom was thinking he made a double post, not you. Do you know anyone who has a newer computer with a faster processor and more memory that you could run your files on to see if there is any difference between theirs and yours? Then we would know if it is a hardware issue with

Re: [libreoffice-users] [Feature request] Allow typing when saving file

2012-03-18 Thread Don Myers
Hi, You are most welcome. I am a farmer among other things. A 50 horsepower tractor will take twice as long to do the same amount of work as a 100 horsepower tractor. A computer processor only has so many cycles in a given time frame. If another processor had twice as many cycles, things

Re: [libreoffice-users] Upgrade to LibreOffice 3.5.1 on Xubuntu?

2012-03-20 Thread Don Myers
Hi Edwin, This method has worked very reliably for me over the last three years with both OpenOffice, and now LibreOffice. I prefer the versions directly from LibreOffice. When I do a system upgrade, like I will be doing for 12.04, I always replace the Ubuntu version with the version from

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Labels for Avery Size 5267 are not properly formatted in LibreOffice 3.5.0rc3

2012-03-27 Thread Don Myers
Hi, A complete set of table base label form templates for OpenOffice (also work in Libre Office) are available at http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm Don On 03/27/2012 07:28 AM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Trivial but time consuming? Is anyone able to do a load of these

Re: [libreoffice-users] 3.5.1 and Recent Documents

2012-04-03 Thread Don Myers
On 04/03/2012 06:38 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Has the release of 3.5.1 fixed the Recent Documents bug in 3.5? I've had no problems with it running 3.5.1 on Ubuntu 11.10 -- ** -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Ubuntu 12.04 LTS [final beta] includes LO 3.5.1.2

2012-04-09 Thread Don Myers
On 04/09/2012 10:15 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: I just installed Ubuntu's 12.04 LTS, in the final beta version, on my laptop that had 11.10. I looked at what LO it installed and it stated 3.5.1.2 - 350m1 [build 102]. I will be removing this version and use 3.4.6, but I had not seen

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: PLEASE ban this spammer! - NO

2012-04-09 Thread Don Myers
On 04/09/2012 09:42 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote: Humm, Andreas That is UNFAIR! Why do you consider Tom's posts on MariaDB as Spam? There is nothing indiscriminate about his postings. He's very clear about what he is posting and why. While they could be trimmed down a bit they are applicable as

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: PLEASE ban this spammer! - NO

2012-04-10 Thread Don Myers
, 2012, 7:29 This requires a top-posted Amen, lol On 4/9/12 8:13 PM, Don Myers wrote: On 04/09/2012 09:42 PM, V Stuart Foote wrote: Humm, Andreas That is UNFAIR! Why do you consider Tom's posts on MariaDB as Spam? There is nothing indiscriminate about his postings. He's very clear about what he

Re: [libreoffice-users] LOo 3.5.1.2 upgrade in Ubuntu Natty does not 'see' old templates

2012-04-12 Thread Don Myers
Hi Eduardo, Exactly. 32 Bit Version: Download LibO_3.5.2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US.tar.gz to the desktop. Right click on it and extract it to the desktop. This will give you the folder LibO_3.5.2rc2_Linux_x86_install-deb_en-US . sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*.* sudo dpkg -i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to download?

2012-04-13 Thread Don Myers
Hi, Question.? When I am in the download section of LibreOffice, http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ , how do I find the options of where to download it from. I'm missing something somewhere. Thank you. don On 04/13/2012 07:40 PM, drew jensen wrote: On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 19:10 -0400,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How to download?

2012-04-13 Thread Don Myers
Thank you so much Drew!!! I would have never found the secret handshake Don On 04/13/2012 08:08 PM, drew jensen wrote: On Fri, 2012-04-13 at 20:00 -0400, Don Myers wrote: Hi, Question.? When I am in the download section of LibreOffice, http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ , how

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LOo 3.5.1.2 upgrade in Ubuntu Natty does not 'see' old templates

2012-04-13 Thread Don Myers
On 04/13/2012 08:37 PM, NoOp wrote: On 04/11/2012 12:39 PM, Don C. Myers wrote: Hi Fabian, I've been using Ubuntu for 3+ years. A few years ago I had some issues with the Ubuntu OpenOffice packages. It might not have been their fault since I had non-repo versions installed when I did an

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LOo 3.5.1.2 upgrade in Ubuntu Natty does not 'see' old templates

2012-04-13 Thread Don Myers
On 04/13/2012 09:50 PM, NoOp wrote: On 04/13/2012 06:03 PM, Don Myers wrote: On 04/13/2012 08:37 PM, NoOp wrote: ... The only bits you need to watch out for is where the user configuration files are placed. In order to not have one write over the other, I simply modify the bootsraprc file

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing in 3.5.2.2

2012-04-29 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I've only used Libreoffice in Ubuntu. The printers available have always been the ones I have installed with the system, and always have all of the options available that any other programs have for the. The defaults are always the same as the way they are installed in Ubuntu. Sometimes

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing in 3.5.2.2

2012-04-29 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I've been running Linux (Ubuntu) for 3+ years with nothing but cups drivers. There have been about 8 different printers, some inkjet and some laser, some networked and some not networked. Cups is the only thing I've ever used. I've had very, very few issues. Basically almost none. Don

Re: [libreoffice-users] libreoffice 3.5.3

2012-05-03 Thread Don Myers
On 05/03/2012 08:40 PM, Ant wrote: Try running it through Terminal's command line to see if it says anything? On Fri, May 04, 2012 at 01:35:10AM +0100, Sharon Kimble wrote: I've just downloaded and installed libreoffice 3.5.3 for my distro, and now when I go to open the base, or the writer,

Re: [libreoffice-users] libreoffice 3.5.3

2012-05-04 Thread Don Myers
Hi Sharon, I wish I had some experience here to draw upon, but I don't. I've never had any issues with an OpenOffice or LibreOffice install failing to work, and I've had many of them over the years.. I see in your other posts that you tired checking the user profile and that isn't the issue.

Re: [libreoffice-users] modifying existing labels/cards

2012-05-25 Thread Don Myers
Hi Joep, The standard label formats included with LibreOffice and OpenOffice are the same type as Microsoft uses with fixed blocks. These tend to not to be accurate if the card/label is relatively full as you get toward the bottom of the page, even in Microsoft. There are also table style

Re: [libreoffice-users] Spell check

2011-02-27 Thread Don Myers
I've installed LibreOffice on 5 machines running Ubuntu 10.10 using the official download from the LibreOffice site. I extracted the download, and the used the terminal to remove OpenOffice and to do the LibreOffice install. Spell checker has worked perfectly on all 5 systems. On several

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem with Base in 3.3.1

2011-02-27 Thread Don Myers
No problem. I just tried them by copying and pasting. I'll try again. On 02/27/2011 10:16 AM, csc...@gmail.com wrote: Don, In the paths that are failing, all letters should be in lower case, in particular, Maverick and Main. Sources.gz and Packages.gz are correct. So when you added the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem with java x.x.24

2011-03-23 Thread Don Myers
Java 1.6.0_24 is still not upgraded, and from a practical standpoint makes base horrendously sluggish. One would think if Oracle owns Java and Oracle owns OpenOffice they should be able to get this fixed. LibreOffice 3.3.2 did not improve the situation. On 03/23/2011 06:19 AM, James Wilde

Re: [libreoffice-users] Uninstalling LO 4.3.0.4 from Ubuntu 14.04

2014-08-26 Thread Don Myers
Hi All, I've always done the following to cleanly remove the Repository version and install the Document Foundation Version as per: http://askubuntu.com/questions/180403/how-to-uninstall-libreoffice sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice* sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get autoremove On Tue,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing from Linux, Kubuntu/Ubuntu

2015-01-26 Thread Don Myers
the print server. On 25 January 2015 at 23:38, Don Myers donmy...@myersfarm.com wrote: Hi, I've been running Ubuntu since 8.10, and have had every version though 14.04. Since 14.10 had minimal changes and since 14.04 is a Long Term Service release, I didn't upgrade to 14.10. Every

Re: [libreoffice-users] Printing from Linux, Kubuntu/Ubuntu

2015-01-25 Thread Don Myers
Hi, I've been running Ubuntu since 8.10, and have had every version though 14.04. Since 14.10 had minimal changes and since 14.04 is a Long Term Service release, I didn't upgrade to 14.10. Every version has been the standard, including all of the versions with Unity. All have had cups installed

Re: [libreoffice-users] background images in business cards

2016-12-21 Thread Don Myers
Hi Peter, In the download section at World Label, there are templates for OpenOffice/LibreOffice. These are table style templates, and they work beautifully. *Don C. Myers, Realtor* RE/MAX Centre Realty 1375 Martin Street State College, PA 16803 Cell- 814.571.9518 *Farm & Rural Lifestyle