So, what install should I use? Is there a nice, Ubuntu-friendly repo for me besides the one I'm using?
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]>wrote: > Ouch!! > > Definitely try to find a better version to install then. Are you > installing a > non-US version? Is that possibly why it is working for other people but > not > you? If so then we definitely need a bug-report about this! > > I don't know how to file a bug-report, can anyone help? > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Olwe Melwasul <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 19 January, 2011 17:27:40 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save to .doc or .docx > > No dice on the changing the default save type either. I started a new > Writer > document after changing the Options/Load-Save... and it still freezes up. > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Hi :) Sounds like a bad install somewhere then. Can the problem one be > > reinstalled or updated? Perhaps from a different PPA? Which is the > > recommended > > PPA now? > > > > I tend to use the Tools menu to set the default to always use ".doc" > > although > > now that MicroSquish Office 2007 & 2010 can open ".odt" it is less of an > > issue > > except for old Word users. Anyway, to change the defaults ... > > > > Tools - Options - Load/Save - General > > Then change the drop-down lists at the bottom by rolling up 1 or 2 places > > avoiding the "Template" options. So, > > "Text Document" = Word (98/2000/Xp) > > "Spreadsheet" = Excel (98/2000/Xp) > > "Presentation" = PowerPoint (98/2000/Xp) > > > > One better tactic, that would benefit us, is to use odt and when you > email > > people your documents give them the LibreOffice download link > > http://www.libreoffice.org/download/ > > Does this page cleverly know which operating system you are using? Does > it > > give > > the right download for your OS like Firefox & OpenOffice do? > > > > Many regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wed, 19 January, 2011 17:07:36 > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't save to .doc or .docx > > > > On 01/19/2011 11:54 AM, Olwe Melwasul wrote: > > > I can choose from the usual long list of formats, but when I choose > .doc > > > (97/2000/XP) or .docx (2007) the Writer app hangs up. In my Gnome > Ubuntu > > > 10.04 that means the app "goes gray" as if it's thinking hard, but it > > never > > > recovers. I kill Writer and restart, which gives me the recover option. > > All > > > is good with recovery. I try a .odt save and that works. Would like > .doc > > > save, though.... > > > > > > > I just opened a ODT file and used the save as option. I choose the .doc > > file type and added the .doc extension to the file name. > > It worked for me. No graying out. I use the current version RC3 > > on Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit. > > > > >> Where is the problem? > > >> Can you read a message? Or is the problem in the dialog box? > > >> > > >> > > >> --- > > >> Have a nice day. > > >> > > >> Joachim (Germany) > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > > >>[email protected] <users%[email protected]> < > users%[email protected] <users%[email protected]>>< > > users%[email protected] <users%[email protected]> < > users%[email protected] <users%[email protected]>>> > > >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > > >> *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >[email protected] <users%[email protected]>< > users%[email protected] <users%[email protected]>> > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >[email protected] <users%[email protected]>< > users%[email protected] <users%[email protected]>> > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected]<users%[email protected]> > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected]<users%[email protected]> > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
