On Tue, 2011-10-18 at 12:32 -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
> Unity looks good, sometimes, so I have been told. But for people use to > GNOME or KDE, I would make sure those desktops are installed and set > them as the default. Everything I have read, and heard, makes me fee > that will be my only choice, once I get my monitor issues fixed so I can > install 11.xx. It may be worse with Win 8 and its "Ribbon" style of > desktop. Good for touch pads but not of desktops. That menu form is > what many of "my" MSO users would not go beyond MSO 2003 or switched to > OOo and then LO. > > Lubuntu, Xubuntu, and Kubuntu do not install Unity at all. These have a similar look and feel to Windows for most users. I believe you can change the desktop at log in with 11.10 Ubuntu to Gnome 3.X > > On 10/18/2011 11:05 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > > Hi :) > > Which version of Ubuntu are you using? > > > > It might be easier to try to uninstall things using the package manager > > while LibreOffice is closed. Perhaps the lock is due to LibreOffice being > > open? > > > > In Ubuntu 10.10 and earlier try the top taskbar and click on > > > > System - Administration - "Synaptic Package Manager" > > > > I don't know how to do that in Ubuntu 11.10 or 11.04. If you are using one > > of them then perhaps open a command-line / terminal-console and try > > > > gksu synaptic > > > > to open Synaptic? > > Either way once open the sesarhc tools should help you find the extensions. > > I would search for "libreoffice" and then click the top of the column that > > has the green splodges in it that indicate packages that are installed. > > Hopefully that will get all the installed packages, extensions and all to > > the top so you can just scroll down to find the one you want. > > > > The package manager ususally searches in descriptions as well as titles so > > a straight-forwards search might just give you the right thing straight > > away but i'm a bit pessimistic about that sort of thing ;) > > > > Regards from > > Tom :) > > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 18/10/11, chimak111<[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: chimak111<[email protected]> > >> Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.4.3 on Ubuntu 11.10 (Unity 3D) > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Tuesday, 18 October, 2011, 15:13 > >> Hi, > >> I installed lo-menubar from the Ubuntu Software Center > >> which is said to > >> provide a Global Menu rather than a program-specific one. > >> > >> While the installation is successful and the extension > >> works as stated, I > >> would like to disable or remove it because I now realise > >> that it does have > >> "*Windows*" as part of the Global Menu. > >> There's File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Help ... > >> but no *Windows*. > >> I'm used to relying on *Windows* and then opening a new > >> window of the same > >> document. Additionally, LibreOffice would remember how I > >> arrange two Windows > >> and open the second window just the way I like it. > >> > >> Since Windows is missing, I have to work around by going to > >> File, New > >> Document which I don't like. > >> > >> When I look in Tools, Extension Manager, I see three > >> extensions listed: > >> Copy Visible cells (which I had installed on LibreOffice > >> 3.3 / Natty and > >> which has been retained during the upgrade to 11.10) > >> menubar (installed via Ubuntu Software Center) > >> Script Provider for Python 3.3.0 (which seems to have been > >> there by default > >> since I didn't install it) > >> > >> The last two, menubar and Script Provider have little locks > >> next to them. > >> > >> While the first, "Copy visible cells" has a disable/remove > >> option, the two > >> with locks next to them don't. So it looks like I cannot > >> disable or remove > >> menubar unless someone helps me! > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice-3-4-3-on-Ubuntu-11-10-Unity-3D-tp3431366p3431366.html > >> Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> -- > >> For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > >> Problems? > >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived > >> and cannot be deleted > >> > >> > > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Jay Lozier [email protected] -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
