Does anyone have good suggestions for spell check for LibreOffice? I know there are spell checkers that work with it. Because I write stuff with multiple languages (including "stats"), I find spell check a nuisance, so am not in a position to answer.
Dale's experience is one we want to duplicate with others -- a core OCLUG objective. Best, JN On 08/05/2012 08:34 AM, Dale Bennett wrote: > hi John > yes Dale is up and running. actually Dale, that's me ( : is doing pretty good > with the new > Linux operating system. i am well pleased. plus i find the environment very > cool. very > professional. > > i have been able to hook up the free phone in gmail. i have been able to hook > up > downloading and playing my tv shows (Breaking Bad is so funny. love it). and > i am right in > the middle of figuring out how to load my ipod shuffle in amarok. and from > what i can tell > so far i do believe its going to work. > > i have run into one problem. that is no spell check in libreoffice. (for me > spell check > is like magic and i need it) > > other then that i am very happy i switched over from windows. and thanks to > everyone for > there input and help. its greatly appreciated for sure. > > Dale...a happy Linux camper > > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:19 PM, John C Nash <nas...@uottawa.ca > <mailto:nas...@uottawa.ca>> > wrote: > > I generally agree, but Dale is now (thanks to Ian Gorman in particular) > up and running > dual boot with Mint Mate. I think Ian will give a lightning talk on this > at Aug 9 > OCLUG meet. > > My experience is that liveCD and liveUSB are great for what they are, but > a bit of a > nuisance if one wants a stable platform for regular activities. And the > liveCDs in > particular, even on a pretty fast machine (3 GHz, 6 core, 16G RAM), are a > good deal slower > to get all "booted", at least in my experience. > > JN > > > On 08/02/2012 12:57 AM, ed stuckems wrote: > > Wow, why is everyone rushing to install linux when live cd's are > > available to try. On a modern pc/laptop there is more than enough > > memory to run a live CD to get some idea of what linux is like/about. > > While Mr. Bennett's computing resources haven't been established, no > > one should rule out the possibility of using one of these Live CDs as > > a starting point. > > > > regards, > > eds > > > > On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:58 AM, John C Nash <nas...@uottawa.ca > <mailto:nas...@uottawa.ca>> wrote: > >> Looks like we have several folk interested. And we've already got an > old hard drive to > >> allow for an install without having to mess with repartitioning > Dale's. There are also > >> several offers of liveCDs. > >> > >> So it is now a matter of logistics. This week for me may be awkward, > but sometime in > >> next 10 days should work out. > >> > >> JN > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 07/17/2012 02:22 AM, Justin Richard wrote: > >>> On 15 July 2012 14:10, Dale Bennett <easydoesi...@gmail.com > <mailto:easydoesi...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> hi there > >>>> i am wondering if you might be able to help me out. i was watching > TVO the > >>>> other day and Don Tapscott mentioned Linux. how the Linux OS is a > online > >>>> collaboration, and is also open source. > >>>> > >>>> so i have been reading a bit online about Linux and i like what i > see. i am > >>>> a big believer in open source. > >>>> > >>>> anyway here is my problem. i am a disabled man who uses a wheel > chair to > >>>> get around. i have very very little money to survive on as i rely on > ODSP. > >>>> i was put up for adoption and have no family support so life for me > is very > >>>> difficult. > >>>> > >>>> i read that i might be able to get a dvd mailed to me with the Linux > >>>> operating system on it so i can then put it on my computer. > >>>> > >>>> i would burn my own but i can not afford to buy the writable dvds. > plus its > >>>> way over my head how to load the OS to my computer just from online > with > >>>> out a dvd. > >>>> > >>>> if there is any way you can help it would would be greatly > appreciated. > >>>> > >>>> my address is > >>>> 2969 Fairlea cres. > >>>> apt 606 > >>>> Ottawa ON K1V-9N2 > >>>> > >>>> i also came across something called Computers For Community's. i > would love > >>>> to get more information on this as i need all the help i can get. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for your time. > >>>> > >>>> Sincerely Mr Dale Bennett. > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Linux mailing list > >>>> Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca <mailto:Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca> > >>>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >>>> > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> Your ambition to use Linux is very well recieved here. Reading about > it is > >>> a great start, too. There's no need to rush into installing it until > you > >>> have a sense of what to expect. I think that's where Rob is coming > from -- > >>> make backups and prepare first. There are many useful, searchable > terms in > >>> this mailing list to expand your reading material. I certainly do > not mean > >>> to discourage you, but I believe it is important to provide a fair > >>> warning: Linux tends to suit the tinkerer. Linux requires patience > and > >>> enough curiousity to continue learning as long as you use it. > >>> > >>> Many of us would be happy to provide an etched CD or DVD copy of a > >>> distribution of Linux of your choice. If you can't make it to the > >>> meetings, a delivery is certainly possible. In fact, I live nearby. > If it > >>> comes down to it I'll etch a copy and drop it in your mail. > >>> > >>> Now about that choice of yours. As John points out, Linux is about > >>> choice. Right from the beginning you need to choose which > distribution of > >>> Linux to try. Consider this a first step in liberation. Linux > >>> distributions are the result of a company selecting particular sets > of open > >>> source software and neatly packaging them into a pre-configured Linux > >>> operating system for the user. The most popular and compelling > differences > >>> between distributions seem to be; the origin of the distribution, the > >>> desktop environment used (look and feel), installation procedure, and > ease > >>> of system maintenance. There are hundreds of options, so let us > narrow > >>> down the list to a few popular/novice-friendly options: e.g. > >>> > >>> * Ubuntu (based on Debian) http://www.ubuntu.com/ > >>> * Fedora, (based on Red Hat) http://fedoraproject.org/ > >>> * Salix, (based on Slackware) > http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/Home > >>> > >>> * list here: http://distrowatch.com/ > >>> > >>> I chose this list simply because they are 3 popular distributions > each with > >>> a unique heritage in the 3 most notorious and original linux > >>> distributions. If hockey has an original 6, Linux has an original 3. > >>> (Sorry to the historians and the purists, but let this slide for now.) > >>> Each of these options feature different default desktop environents. > It > >>> may be worth looking at desktop screenshots or videos on youtube to > get an > >>> idea of how they differ as it makes a huge impact on intuitively > using your > >>> computer: e.g. > >>> > >>> * Unity -- http://unity.ubuntu.com/ > >>> * Gnome 3 -- http://www.gnome.org/gnome-3/ > >>> * KDE -- http://www.kde.org/ > >>> * XFCE -- http://www.xfce.org/ > >>> * MATE -- http://mate-desktop.org/ > >>> * Awesome -- http://awesome.naquadah.org/ > >>> * et cetera (Note: Many distributions are configured so that > installing > >>> an alternative desktop is painless.) > >>> > >>> Most other people on this mailing list are likely better suited to > pick for > >>> you if you wish. I won't pick for you out of principle (get used to > >>> choice!), and because I have very little experience with desktops and > GUIs. > >>> > >>> I wish you the best! > >>> > >>> > >>> - Justin > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Linux mailing list > >>> Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca <mailto:Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca> > >>> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Linux mailing list > >> Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca <mailto:Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca> > >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux mailing list > > Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca <mailto:Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca> > > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > > > > > > > -- > > Good morning/afternoon/evening > > Bye bye for now. Your friends Daleand CoCo the little mischief maker. > > "The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, > to match your > nature with Nature". > > Joseph Campbell > > > <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/ralphwaldo106883.html> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux
