mån 2011-03-28 klockan 18:05 +0300 skrev Cevad OZTUG: > Ok. > Let me try to clarify. > Please forget all the stories about my company and about different > nationalities. > > The question is this: > > How you make libre office in any operating system to show numbers as: > 123'456'789.00 > > Thanks again. > > > On 03/28/2011 05:30 PM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > > On 03/28/2011 09:48 AM, Cevad OZTUG wrote: > >> > >> Dear Lorenzo, > >> Thank you for your reply. I realized that I should make the problem > >> more clear. > >> > >> 1. As an international office we have our own custom settings in > >> between us with remote offices as well. > >> 2. In our reports, presentations and documents, we would like to show > >> our numbers as 123'456'789.00 .none of the predefined localization > >> settings are showing this style (universal calculator appearance). > >> 3. Windows and pardus are giving us the opportunity to make necessary > >> definitions. But libre office is not referring to system definitions > >> and also not letting us to define or use custom characters-symbols for > >> thousand separator and decimal point. > >> > >> So we are looking for a solution not to go with pre-defined > >> localization settings but to be able to define our set of characters. > >> > > A clarification please: > > > > Are you talking about changing the "default" English setup, then > > installing the language and character sets needed for the localized > > needs? Is there going to be different version of the install files that > > would default directly to Spanish, French, etc., language instructions > > that are currently seen in English? [if it is seen in other languages, I > > did not know this since you have to download the other languages] > > > > I can see where there could be a problem with non-English speaking users > > if the install process requires English until the user installs the > > local language files for the menus. The problem could be in offering 40+ > > different install versions, one for each major local language. This > > "problem" will need to be resolved, but then the developers will need to > > create all those 40+ versions every time there is an update or upgrade. > > > > -- > > > > The one thing I do tell people locally, is if you speak one than > > English, you can install LibreOffice and write you non-English documents > > and use the 140+ language dictionaries to check your spelling. Or you > > can install the language packs so you have the options to have the menus > > in that other language. It does "seem" that you can switch back and > > forth between languages for your menus though. There are several people > > in my building where English is their second or third language. So this > > multi-language option for LibreOffice seems to me a big advantage over > > MS Office. You do not have to "buy" or download a whole new version of > > the package if you want to have a different language. > > > >> Thanks again, > >> > >> On 03/28/2011 02:54 PM, Lorenzo Sutton wrote: > >>> Hello Cevad, > >>> > >>> Cevad OZTUG wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Dear Friends, > >>>> > >>>> I am using libre office on my both computers (win7x64_Eng and > >>>> Pardus2011x64_Eng - a linux distro). > >>>> (LibreOffice 3.3.0 - OOO330m19 (Build:5) - tag libreoffice-3.3.0.3) > >>>> > >>>> I am working in an office where there are people from several > >>>> countries and where the company operates on many countries. > >>>> So the problem is localization. > >>>> Which format to use? > >>> I guess my experience is not as 'multinational', but I currently work a > >>> lot in two languages (English and Italian). > >>> Not using Windows here but Ubuntu installed in English with the Italian > >>> locale. > >>> For Libreoffice I installed both the language packs for English and > >>> Italian and often work on bi-lingual documents, not it is really easy to > >>> switch language settings (e.g for spell check) in the same document. > >>> In windows and MS office it was pretty easy to make custom settings for > >>> the date, currency and number appearances. > >>>> In both operating systems when it comes to libre office, it is not > >>>> referring to system settings and not letting me to adjust the settings > >>>> for a custom set of definitions. > >>>> > >>>> To make it more practical: For instance we are using the decimal > >>>> character and thousand separator like universal simple calculators > >>>> 123'456.00 where the time format is 24 hours referring to Zulu. > >>> As for locale in general I imagine you're aware of the setting in the > >>> language preferences, but I don't much about number formats. > >>> > >>> Ciao, > >>> Lorenzo > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Is there any suggestion to make those kind of settings possible for > >>>> libre office also? > >>>> > >>>> Thanks in advance. > >>>> > >>>> Cevad OZTUG > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > >
Select the appropriate language (the language that makes use of that number format you are talking about) in your character settings in your styles and/or in your document. -- Best regards Johnny Rosenberg -- 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 ***
