Hi :) There si a guide for installing different versions in parallel http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_in_parallel Hopefully it works a bit better.
For a single machine it is probably a lot better to just uninstall and reinstall unless you need to make sure you have a working version that you are familiar with in order to meet unexpected deadlines. Uninstalling and reinstalling is easy and doesn't take long but it's not always time that one has in a working office. Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 23/12/11, Virgil Arrington <[email protected]> wrote: From: Virgil Arrington <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.5: bug hunting session and newfeatures To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 23 December, 2011, 22:09 After reporting problems with Graphite and Linux Libertine, I have now found that my problems have disappeared. Today, I installed the beta version of LO 3.5 and uninstalled my old OpenOffice 3.3. After performing those operations, I experimented with some files having Linux Libertine as the font. All of the problems I reported earlier disappeared. I tried the documents in both LO 3.5 beta and LO 3.4.4. and they worked in both programs. I don't know if the problem was solved by installing LO 3.5 or by uninstalling OO 3.3. My guess is that it was the latter. Either way, life is so much better now with LO and Linux Libertine G. Virgil -----Original Message----- From: Virgil Arrington Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 10:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.5: bug hunting session and newfeatures I'm not nearly knowledgeable enough to officially participate in the bug-hunting session. I'm just a user, not a programmer. I haven't even yet figured out LO's bugzilla or feature requests system, so forgive me if I'm putting this stuff in the wrong place. For those who will be participating, I offer the following comments on behavior I've noticed in LO 3.4.4. on Windows 7. I assume most of these issues are well known by the developers. I know I'm reporting these things in the wrong place, but I can't find a place on LO's website for feature requests. 1. The Graphite port of Linux Libertine G has several issues: a. My attempt to use the "algn" option in a character style for Footnote Characters always results in a crash. b. The "itlc" and "lith" and "hang" options don't seem to work on my system. c. Anytime I try to generate a table of contents in a document using Linux Libertine G, LO crashes. 2. For some odd reason, I've noticed that the "Formatting Aids" often change by themselves, unchecking every option, so that, when I click "View," "Nonprinting Characters," nothing shows up. I have had to go into "Options," "Writer," "Formatting Aids," several times to recheck my options. I have NOT noticed that behavior in the Portable version of LO, only in the standard version. In terms of feature requests, I would love to see the following at some time: 1. A tabbed document interface, like Atlantis (rssol.com), or Lotus Symphony (but without all the other senseless changes IBM made to the menu structure). 2. The full path of the current document in the Title Bar. 3. Full support for the expert glyphs of OpenType fonts, such as old style numbering and true small caps. The Graphite/Linux Libertine option is great (even if incomplete and buggy) but it's limited to the one typeface. 4. An easy way to assign hot-keys to special characters (such as <Alt-.> to insert an ellipses (...)). I have to believe it can be done, but so far I haven't been able to figure it out. (By comparison, Atlantis includes a hot-key option in its "Insert/Symbol" dialog) 5. A better justification system -- more like that used in LaTeX, especially with the Microtype package. 6. Better hyphenation. I often find word being hyphenated at the wrong location (ex. arbit-rary, instead of arbi-trary). I don't want to sound ungrateful. LibreOffice is an absolutely wonderful package. I've been using Star/Open/LibreOffice since SO 5.2. It has developed into a great program, and I still appreciate the many little things it does better than other programs (such as independent control of orphans and widows) Virgil -----Original Message----- From: Cor Nouws Sent: Friday, December 23, 2011 5:57 AM To: [email protected] ; Discuss TDF Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.5: bug hunting session and new features Hi, As far as I remember, there wasn't yet send a special note to this lists about the coming bug-hunting event. It will be next weeks Wednesday and Tuesday. And of course we test the new features and enhancements that are prepared for LibreOffice 3.5.0. Please read the full announcement below! Hope to see you next week :-) Cor = = = = TDF announces the first LibreOffice 3.5 bug hunting session to improve the quality and stability of the best free office suite ever The Internet, December 20, 2011 - The Document Foundation (TDF) announces the first LibreOffice 3.5 bug hunting session, to be held in a virtual environment on December 28 and 29, 2011. Volunteer bug hunters will gather on the Internet from the five continents to spot software problems of the upcoming new major release, featuring a large number of improvements and new functions, in order to make LibreOffice 3.5 the best free office suite ever. Participating is easy, and fun. Details are available on the wiki of The Document Foundation (http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1), where is also possible to find a comprehensive list of LibreOffice 3.5 new and improved features (http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/3.5). All you need is a PC with Windows, MacOS X or Linux, and LibreOffice 3.5 Beta 1 (which can be downloaded from http://www.libreoffice.org/pre-releases), plus a lot of enthusiasm. Filing bugs will be extremely easy, thanks to the help of several experienced people who will be around to help users and supporters with tips, on the QA mailing list ([email protected]) and IRC channel (irc://chat.freenode.net/libreoffice), from 8AM to 10PM UTC on both days. A second LibreOffice 3.5 bug hunting session will be organized - following the same pattern - in mid January, immediately after the release of LibreOffice 3.5 Release Candidate 1. The first bug hunting session has been organized by LibreOffice QA team, and coordinated by Rainer Bielefeld and Cor Nouws. At the end of the two days, Rainer and Cor will award the title of Bug Hunting Hero to the individual who has been able to spot the highest number of bugs, report them correctly and file them on BugZilla (http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport). -- - Cor - http://nl.libreoffice.org -- 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 -- 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
