[libreoffice-users] Can't get spell check to work.
I am using libreoffice 3.3.1 linux binaries. I have spell checking working one machine, but not on two others (one of which has never had openoffice on it). If I try to spell check something on those machines, I get an immediate "The spell check is complete" with no errors (even if I typed complete gibberish). The language selector in the spell check dialog box is blank, and the dialog box disappears immediately so I can't change anything. If I start typing gibberish, the first letter does get changed to a capital, so I know that at least some part of the language tools is working. Any idea about what is causing this? Nuzhna -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] [LO 3.4B3 broken 32bit .debs] was - LO 3.4B2 - here we go again...
On 04/23/2011 08:01 PM, NoOp wrote: ... > Terry, best guess is to add to this bug report (where Tor seems to raise > his head again): > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31747 > [Bug 31747 - broken debian files ] ... Can anyone using Ubuntu/Debian 32bit verify my findings in Comments #10 and #11? If so, or find that 32bit .deb installs work for you, can you please assist & contribute your findings to the bug report? Thanks -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] IF statement linking external sheet error
I'm having trouble migrating certain files to LibreOffice from
OpenOffice containing IF statements to external sheets.
The following IF statement works fine in OpenOffice, but but results in
Err:504 (Error in paramter list):
=IF(('file:///home/figueroa/Documents/da/enws/enws2011/enwssumm_hs.ods'#$Sheet1.$E$17)=1,1,0)
However, the following reference to that file works fine:
='file:///home/figueroa/Documents/da/enws/enws2011/enwssumm_hs.ods'#$Sheet1.E1
This error only occurs in combination with the =IF statement.
I'm running under Gentoo. This has been tested and verified after
installing the program from binary and source.
I don't know if this is a real bug, or if I need to set something to
make this work right.
Andy Figueroa
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[libreoffice-users] Re: exported PDF file size
In news:4dbc6d49.6060...@nouenoff.nl, Cor Nouws typed: > Hi Daniel, > > Daniel A. Rodriguez wrote (29-04-11 22:45) > >> Recently published some material about digital literacy >> using floss[1], this was completely edited using Writer. >> The problem I've got is exported pdf size (about 20MB). >> As there are many screenshots included, is there any way >> to decrease size without affecting images quality or at >> least keep them readable. > > Maybe reducing the *size* of images is an option? Kind of hard to say not knowing how much is text and how much is mages, but for the less comples images, .png is far and away the best way to downsize image sizes by setting the number of colors appropriately and finessing the other settings like transparency OFF, etc.. "Definitions of png format on the Web: a.. Portable Network Graphics (PNG) is a bitmapped image format that employs lossless data compression. PNG was created to improve upon and replace GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) as an image-file format not requiring a patent license. It is or spelled out as P-N-G. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNG_format " b.. Do NOT use NOF to adjust image sizes; use an image editing application. My favorite is PaintShop Pro as it allows previewing file sizes of the various web image formats. c.. NOF allows you to set up a default image editor so you can edit with a click of a button, which is handy too. d.. NOTE: NOF itself doesn't show .png's well but when published they will be fine and being lossless they're a lot easier to work with. At any rate, get the image sizes approptiate BEFORE publishing them. It's well worth the effort when you go to have your site analyzed for best practice comparisons. HTH, Twayne` > Best, > Cor > > -- > - http://nl.libreoffice.org > - giving openoffice.org its foundation :: The Document > Foundation - -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Png vs Jpg
Hi :) Yes, true. Png is 'lossless compression' whereas Jpg is lossy but Png is still compressed and Gimp can set the compression rate. Jpg often introduces strange artifacts (like ripples or the wake from a boat) which can inflate file-size! You see this a lot on badly done logos or images that have been manipulated while being jpgs (eg heavily cropped and re-sized), I have seen Pngs suffer a little at extreme rates of compression but Jpg compression is far worse even at low levels of compression. There are some clever ways of reducing Png sizes so that they can compete favourably with Gifs for things like logos and simple stylised images. I've seen very light Pngs that have very low colour range. say only 2 or 3 colours and no shading or blending. The corresponding jpgs have been very much heavier and looked messy whereas the png stayed clean. Regards from Tom :) From: Isaac Hummel To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 21:04:55 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size On 04/30/2011 03:33 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > PS. Png is also set to take over from Jpg as it also handles larger images > better and again Jpg is a proprietary format (i think). PNG will only take over from JPG when bandwidth and storage become irrelevant for images. PNG is lossless and so cannot compress as well as JPEG (which is lossy). Even high quality JPGs are smaller than PNGs. -- Isaac Hummel is...@daedaleus.com http://daedaleus.isaachummel.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: List of download mirrors
I have been looking for such a page for ages. Thanks! It would be easier to find a mirror if they were simply sorted alphabetically. It the page was on a wiki I would sort it myself...-- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/List-of-download-mirrors-tp2883129p2884415.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] List of download mirrors
Le 30/04/2011 18:30, Dotan Cohen a écrit : > My local LibreOffice mirror (mirror.isoc.org.il) is useless. I do not > see a list of mirrors on the LibreOffice website. Where is the list? > Thanks. > Here: http://download.documentfoundation.org/mirrors/all.html Regards. JBF -- Seuls des formats ouverts peuvent assurer la pérennité de vos documents. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] List of download mirrors
Original Message From: Dotan Cohen To: users@libreoffice.org Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:30:31 +0300 > My local LibreOffice mirror (mirror.isoc.org.il) is useless. I do not > see a list of mirrors on the LibreOffice website. Where is the list? > Thanks. Hi Dotan, I don't know of a page directly listing all mirrors, but try this: http://download.documentfoundation.org/ Work your way down the directory structure until you find the file(s) you require, but instead of clicking on the file name click the "Details" link. This will bring up a list of available mirrors. Maybe the Italian mirror: http://libreoffice.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/tdf/libreoffice/ will work OK for you. HTH Dave -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size
Hi Daniel, Daniel A. Rodriguez wrote (29-04-11 22:45) Recently published some material about digital literacy using floss[1], this was completely edited using Writer. The problem I've got is exported pdf size (about 20MB). As there are many screenshots included, is there any way to decrease size without affecting images quality or at least keep them readable. Maybe reducing the *size* of images is an option? Best, Cor -- - http://nl.libreoffice.org - giving openoffice.org its foundation :: The Document Foundation - -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size
On 04/30/2011 03:33 PM, Tom Davies wrote: PS. Png is also set to take over from Jpg as it also handles larger images better and again Jpg is a proprietary format (i think). PNG will only take over from JPG when bandwidth and storage become irrelevant for images. PNG is lossless and so cannot compress as well as JPEG (which is lossy). Even high quality JPGs are smaller than PNGs. -- Isaac Hummel is...@daedaleus.com http://daedaleus.isaachummel.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE
Hi Anders, Stedtlund wrote (30-04-11 11:33) I have just dicovered that I can't print in landscape from writer/calc. The letters seems to have been stretched and printed over each other. Same happens if the document has been converted to pdf and then printed. Since OOo 3.3.0, there is a change in how special page sizes are handled. Probably this is the cause of your problem. See the OOo bug http://openoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=113562 I can print the same document from kword/kspread correctly. I can export to pdf from kword/kspread and print correctly. I can also print the same document correctly from LO 3.3.2 in Windows Vista to the same printer. (I have dual boot) Reading comment #10 and 12 in the report, you can understand that the changed behaviour is related to de defined page sizes for the printer. That must be the reason why printing on Ubuntu behaves different from that on Windows. Kind regards, Cor -- - http://nl.libreoffice.org - giving openoffice.org its foundation :: The Document Foundation - -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size
Hi :) Gif is the ancient format (relatively) and is relatively unsophisticated. Png is designed to have all the functionality so that it can take over. I think Png is an Open format whereas Gif is proprietary although that might be a simplification. Gif might be better for website's logos and easier at the moment but sophisticated use of png is the way forwards. Apparently it's an Open Format whereas Gif is proprietary. I just don't know how to do the colour indexing stuff. I guess it's worth having a quick go at Gif in case it does give a better result faster. Good luck and regards from Tom :) PS. Png is also set to take over from Jpg as it also handles larger images better and again Jpg is a proprietary format (i think). From: Paul Lens To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 20:02:56 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size Hi, For my part, I use png for images with less than 256 colours (indexed colours). The screenshots with limited number of colours can be handled this way with GIMP (using "image/mode/indexed colours, ..."). It is probably what GIF is doing, indexing colours (and discretizing continuous colour ramps), because it is limited to 256 colors. This should be a faster method than indexing colours with Gimp. I'll try it. Regards, Paul On 29/04/2011 23:39, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > I tend to save pictures in 3 different formats to see which gives the best > result for the least size. I would always keep a copy of the original. > > Gif tends to be about 1/10th the size of jpgs or pngs but it doesn't work well > on smoothly changing shades so some of the pictures on pages 15, 17, 19, 20, >26, > 57, 79, 81, 111, 116, 120, 127, 135, 136 and 139 might not work well but all >the > rest will probably be better as gifs. > > To change formats in Ubuntu just install gimp > > sudo apt-get install gimp > > and use "Save As ... " the change the file-ending from .jpg (for example) to > .gif. Sometimes png is lighter-weight or sometimes jpg although usually > those >2 > formats tend to be better for photos. Png tends to be higher quality than jpg > but it is also often lighter-weight. Not always tho which is why i try all 3 > before committing myself to 1. > > Note that just changing the format of an image can cause it to degrade a bit or > even a lot and changing the entire document to pdf can cause further errors to > creep into images. At the moment all your images looked fine to a quick >"squint > test". > > Do you have all the separate images available to work from? Can you create a > new folder for testing different formats? > > Good luck and regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > > > From: Helmar > To: users@libreoffice.org > Sent: Fri, 29 April, 2011 21:49:34 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size > > I think the only thing that can make an effective difference is ro reduce > JPG compression and the image resolution in the PDF Options screen > But you should test some different values to find out one setup that fits > your needs and keep your images readable. > > Helmar Fernandes > === > Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat user > www.aquahobby.com > www.penguim.net/pocosdecaldas > > > > On 29 April 2011 17:45, Daniel A. Rodriguez< > daniel.armando.rodrig...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi guys >> >> Recently published some material about digital literacy using floss[1], >> this >> was completely edited using Writer. The problem I've got is exported pdf >> size (about 20MB). As there are many screenshots included, is there any way >> to decrease size without affecting images quality or at least keep them >> readable. >> >> >> regards. >> >> [1] http://tinyurl.com/6lccop6 >> >> --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ >> Escuelas Libres :: Porque la educación es mucho mejor cuando es libre >> www.escuelaslibres.org.ar >> --- >> Para entrenar, cualquier programa sirve. Para educar, sólo Software Libre. >> (Federico Heinz) >> --- >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org >> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> >> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size
Hi, For my part, I use png for images with less than 256 colours (indexed colours). The screenshots with limited number of colours can be handled this way with GIMP (using "image/mode/indexed colours, ..."). It is probably what GIF is doing, indexing colours (and discretizing continuous colour ramps), because it is limited to 256 colors. This should be a faster method than indexing colours with Gimp. I'll try it. Regards, Paul On 29/04/2011 23:39, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I tend to save pictures in 3 different formats to see which gives the best result for the least size. I would always keep a copy of the original. Gif tends to be about 1/10th the size of jpgs or pngs but it doesn't work well on smoothly changing shades so some of the pictures on pages 15, 17, 19, 20, 26, 57, 79, 81, 111, 116, 120, 127, 135, 136 and 139 might not work well but all the rest will probably be better as gifs. To change formats in Ubuntu just install gimp sudo apt-get install gimp and use "Save As ... " the change the file-ending from .jpg (for example) to .gif. Sometimes png is lighter-weight or sometimes jpg although usually those 2 formats tend to be better for photos. Png tends to be higher quality than jpg but it is also often lighter-weight. Not always tho which is why i try all 3 before committing myself to 1. Note that just changing the format of an image can cause it to degrade a bit or even a lot and changing the entire document to pdf can cause further errors to creep into images. At the moment all your images looked fine to a quick "squint test". Do you have all the separate images available to work from? Can you create a new folder for testing different formats? Good luck and regards from Tom :) From: Helmar To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 29 April, 2011 21:49:34 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] exported PDF file size I think the only thing that can make an effective difference is ro reduce JPG compression and the image resolution in the PDF Options screen But you should test some different values to find out one setup that fits your needs and keep your images readable. Helmar Fernandes === Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat user www.aquahobby.com www.penguim.net/pocosdecaldas On 29 April 2011 17:45, Daniel A. Rodriguez< daniel.armando.rodrig...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi guys Recently published some material about digital literacy using floss[1], this was completely edited using Writer. The problem I've got is exported pdf size (about 20MB). As there are many screenshots included, is there any way to decrease size without affecting images quality or at least keep them readable. regards. [1] http://tinyurl.com/6lccop6 --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Escuelas Libres :: Porque la educación es mucho mejor cuando es libre www.escuelaslibres.org.ar --- Para entrenar, cualquier programa sirve. Para educar, sólo Software Libre. (Federico Heinz) --- -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with header and cell backgrounds
Hi :) Did you manage to sort this out? Is this problem in Writer or Calc? I have just noticed that when i select any of the colour tool such as; Font colour, highlighting or background then i don't get a colour-picker! LibreOffice 3.3.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 Regards from Tom :) From: Daetrin Nickname To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Fri, 22 April, 2011 23:21:21 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Help with header and cell backgrounds On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Andy Brown wrote: > Daetrin Nickname wrote: >> >> I just recently upgraded from OpenOffice 2.1 to LibreOffice, and >> everything is going pretty well except for two UI issues which I can't >> figure out how to fix. I've checked the Help and the FAQs but nothing >> seems to cover it, so i thought i'd subscribe to the mailing list and >> see if anyone can help. >> >> The short version: >> >> How do i change the background of the column and row headers to a single >> color? > > I can not confirm. Which operating system? What are the settings in Tools> > Options> LibreOffice> View? Maybe changes some of those may help. I'm currently using XP. My Options->LibreOffice->View settings are: Scaling: 100% Icon size and style: Automatic, Automatic (Tango) Icons in menus: Automatic Mouse positioning: No automatic positioning Middle mouse button: Automatic scrolling Transparency: 75% And all checkboxes are checked. I just tried unchecking all the checkboxes and it didn't seem to make a difference. This is with build 3.3.2 OOO330m19 (Build:202) Let me try attaching a screenshot. It shows both problems even though only the header one is relevant. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] BUG: crash on exit (3.4b2)
On 04/27/2011 10:09 AM, Trever L. Adams wrote: > > I am not sure this does describe my problem as I am able to save files. > I will try beta 3 when available. I hope it is fixed. This seems like > LibreOffice is going to be very wonderful. (This is my first experience > with it due to the problems with folder redirection that has been fixed > now.) > > Trever Apparently it does fix my problem. Thank you. Trever -- A traveler on the information superhighway who often stops and looks around... -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] List of download mirrors
My local LibreOffice mirror (mirror.isoc.org.il) is useless. I do not see a list of mirrors on the LibreOffice website. Where is the list? Thanks. -- Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE
Hi :) Yes, it will take a while to get responses probably a few days, especially as this is a holiday for many people. Good luck and regards from Tom :) From: Stedtlund To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 13:18:19 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE Hi, I will try to post a bug report. I will also see if I can find anything around Cups. I have contacted avasys but I haven't received any answers yet. /Anders 2011/4/30 Tom Davies : > Hi : > Please can you post a bug-report? This guide has a link > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport > and might even have some helpful advice too (I'm not sure, i haven't really >read > it). > > It is also worth digging around on the Cups site and perhaps post a bug-report > there, giving them a link to the LibreOffice bug-report if possible. > > The Avasys place didn't seem to have any obvious forum or bug-reporting place. > The closest i found in their Faq was this > http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/faq/id000900.php > about elongated characters. I think their customer service section might be > worth exploring but i didn't find much useful stuff there. Hopefully their > message boards might be more useful or at least easier to navigate. > > Good luck and regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > From: Stedtlund > To: users@libreoffice.org > Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 10:33:14 > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE > > Hi, > (my first post to the list) > > I have just dicovered that I can't print in landscape from > writer/calc. The letters seems to have been stretched and printed over > each other. Same happens if the document has been converted to pdf and > then printed. > > I can print the same document from kword/kspread correctly. I can > export to pdf from kword/kspread and print correctly. > > I can also print the same document correctly from LO 3.3.2 in Windows > Vista to the same printer. (I have dual boot) > > I have had the printer for some time but I can't remember that I have > tried to print in landscape before... > > My setup: > Acer Extensa 5635ZG > openSUSE 11.4 > KDE 4.6.2 > LO 3.3.2 > Epson Stylus Photo PX710W, connected by WiFi > Installed latest printer drivers from http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/ > > What can I be doing wrong? > > /Anders > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 64 bit Impress issues
Great. That narrows things down a bit. Can you open the ppt and save as an odp but add the word "conversion" into the file-name? Then open the old odp and re-save but add the word "resave" to the file-name. Close LibreOffice and double-click the "resave" one. Does it open or does LibreOffice need to be open already in order to open it? Lets ignore PowerPoint, i was only asking about it because i was muddled by your initial question. That was interesting to hear about 64bit Windows and Win7. I prefer Ubuntu. It is good that we have choices. Regards from Tom :) From: Rob Cachia To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 14:41:30 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 64 bit Impress issues On 30/04/11 22:52, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > > I'm not complete sure what you mean. > > 1. a) You can open the presentation in LibreOffice? > b) as ppt? > c) as odp? > d) When you save from LibreOffice both formats work in Impress? > e) When you save from LibreOffice both formats work in PowerPoint? Thanks for your reply.I was should have made it clear I was using Linux 64 (Mint) and Libreoffice64 If I open the directory and double click on the ppt file it opens straight away. If I open the directory and double click on the odp file it crashes. If I open Libreoffice and open the odp file from within Libreoffice it runs straight away. > 2. a) You can open the presentation in PowerPoint? > b) as ppt? > c) as odp? > d) When you save from PowerPoint both formats work in Impress? > e) When you save from PowerPoint both formats work in PowerPoint? > The I do not remember if the file was created in PowerPoint (Probably was) The PowerPoint opens and runs the ppt file. > The pps format is the same as ppt but should open as a slide-show rather than >in > edit mode. You can even just rename a ppt file to pps to change what happens > when you open the file. > > Since you are running this on Windows have you tried doing basic maintenance > such as defrags? (Avoid the MS defrag tool as it can occasionally (rarely but > still) cause problems in Xp and earlier, i've not tried it in Win7 or Vista). > As I said earlier I should have said I was running Linux Mint 64. > I am not sure if the 32bit version of LibreOffice can run on a 64bit OS. Can > you try it? I went back to a 32bit OS because 64bit seems too much trouble tbh > but it's not really possible to make that kind of switch in Windows obviously. > Regards from > Tom :) > The 32 bit software runs on 64 bit machines. It is it a bit pointless running 32bit software running on a 64bit machine. If I wanted to run 32bit software I would run a 32 bit machine. I want the speed advantage. Windows 64 has been unstable until Windows 7, but Linux 64 has been stable for a long time. Previous versions of OpenOffice Impress 64 have not had this problem > > > > From: Rob Cachia > To: users@libreoffice.org > Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 4:59:01 > Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 64 bit Impress issues > > I have a PowerPoint presentation that runs fine in Libreoffice Impress. > > If I save it as a odp file it simply will not open. It starts to open then > hangs. I was running 3.3.2 > > If open LibreOffice first and open the odp presentation it runs fine. > > I have tried downloading and running the latest version 3.3.2 > > All the files say amd64 and I am running an Intel 5. > Same thing happened would not open the odp format. > > I downloaded and installed it from the synaptic and found that the same thing > happened. I find it interesting that when open the "About LibreOffice" under > help does not tell me whether I am running 32bit 64bit LibreOffice. > > I still have OpenOffice on my 32bit machines and have not tried LibreOffice on > them. > > It seems strange to me that I have more options in Powerpoint format (ppt or > pps) and cannot run this presentation on LibreOffice in its native format. > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: Date format in template
Hi James The following solution might be of interest if you want to permanently change all LibreOffice's behaviour to use the ISO date format. So I did the following (LibreOffice 3.3.2, on Windows XP): ** In a hex-editor (HxD for example), I opened "C:\Program Files\LibreOffice 3\program\localedata_en.dll". (DLL version 3.03.202) ** PS: Make a backup of this file before you try this! ** At offset "BB44" I found the following unicode string: "MM/DD/YY" - you might find this string at some other offset... ** I changed it (unicode!) to "/MM/DD" - which I wanted. ** (PS: make sure you stay consistent with the "00" filler bytes that unicode strings require for this to work) This worked for me :D - even files that were created before this modification now showed their dates in the "/mm/dd" format. 8-) Final thought: It would be nice if the developers added an option "Don't use locales" or a "NoLanguage" language option - this would make this sort of workaround unnecessary. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing on win7 and importing documents from old xp hard drive
Hi :) Answers are usually at the bottom of threads. I top-post because it's probably more familiar to you. Doc files display slightly differently in each version of MS Office and on each machine too. You will find similar changes when you open old .doc or .xls in LibreOffice. Pictures may have been moved around a little, that sort of thing. Usually it's not radical and is fairly easy to tidy up and re-save. Good luck and regards from Tom :) From: planas To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 3:46:14 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing on win7 and importing documents from old xp hard drive Hi On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 17:29 -0700, newbiewin7 wrote: > Hi there. > > I don't know if this has been discussed before but I have one question about > this software. I have problems bringing in .doc files from word programs > from my old xp system hard drive onto the new computer which is running a 64 > bit win7 system. I refuse to pay for a product key to activate the new word > on the new system and am wondering if this software will allow me to import > the files from my old hard drive and open them on the new computer in libre > office? > Any help and suggestions are more than welcome.-- > View this message in context: >http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Installing-on-win7-and-importing-documents-from-old-xp-hard-drive-tp2881457p2881457.html > > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > LibreOffice does an excellent job of accurately opening *.doc files. I use it all time on *.doc files. It will also save in the *.doc format. -- Jay Lozier jsloz...@gmail.com -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 64 bit Impress issues
On 30/04/11 22:52, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I'm not complete sure what you mean. 1. a) You can open the presentation in LibreOffice? b) as ppt? c) as odp? d) When you save from LibreOffice both formats work in Impress? e) When you save from LibreOffice both formats work in PowerPoint? Thanks for your reply.I was should have made it clear I was using Linux 64 (Mint) and Libreoffice64 If I open the directory and double click on the ppt file it opens straight away. If I open the directory and double click on the odp file it crashes. If I open Libreoffice and open the odp file from within Libreoffice it runs straight away. 2. a) You can open the presentation in PowerPoint? b) as ppt? c) as odp? d) When you save from PowerPoint both formats work in Impress? e) When you save from PowerPoint both formats work in PowerPoint? The I do not remember if the file was created in PowerPoint (Probably was) The PowerPoint opens and runs the ppt file. The pps format is the same as ppt but should open as a slide-show rather than in edit mode. You can even just rename a ppt file to pps to change what happens when you open the file. Since you are running this on Windows have you tried doing basic maintenance such as defrags? (Avoid the MS defrag tool as it can occasionally (rarely but still) cause problems in Xp and earlier, i've not tried it in Win7 or Vista). As I said earlier I should have said I was running Linux Mint 64. I am not sure if the 32bit version of LibreOffice can run on a 64bit OS. Can you try it? I went back to a 32bit OS because 64bit seems too much trouble tbh but it's not really possible to make that kind of switch in Windows obviously. Regards from Tom :) The 32 bit software runs on 64 bit machines. It is it a bit pointless running 32bit software running on a 64bit machine. If I wanted to run 32bit software I would run a 32 bit machine. I want the speed advantage. Windows 64 has been unstable until Windows 7, but Linux 64 has been stable for a long time. Previous versions of OpenOffice Impress 64 have not had this problem From: Rob Cachia To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 4:59:01 Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 64 bit Impress issues I have a PowerPoint presentation that runs fine in Libreoffice Impress. If I save it as a odp file it simply will not open. It starts to open then hangs. I was running 3.3.2 If open LibreOffice first and open the odp presentation it runs fine. I have tried downloading and running the latest version 3.3.2 All the files say amd64 and I am running an Intel 5. Same thing happened would not open the odp format. I downloaded and installed it from the synaptic and found that the same thing happened. I find it interesting that when open the "About LibreOffice" under help does not tell me whether I am running 32bit 64bit LibreOffice. I still have OpenOffice on my 32bit machines and have not tried LibreOffice on them. It seems strange to me that I have more options in Powerpoint format (ppt or pps) and cannot run this presentation on LibreOffice in its native format. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] RTL text in text form controls
Salam, Thank you for your help and your time, here is the link : https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36707 -- Amine Arrahmane Achargui Effectiveness (“Do the right things”) Efficiency (“Do the things right”) Great to see that great projects choose to use great projects to become even greater -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 64 bit Impress issues
Hi :) I'm not complete sure what you mean. 1. a) You can open the presentation in LibreOffice? b) as ppt? c) as odp? d) When you save from LibreOffice both formats work in Impress? e) When you save from LibreOffice both formats work in PowerPoint? 2. a) You can open the presentation in PowerPoint? b) as ppt? c) as odp? d) When you save from PowerPoint both formats work in Impress? e) When you save from PowerPoint both formats work in PowerPoint? The pps format is the same as ppt but should open as a slide-show rather than in edit mode. You can even just rename a ppt file to pps to change what happens when you open the file. Since you are running this on Windows have you tried doing basic maintenance such as defrags? (Avoid the MS defrag tool as it can occasionally (rarely but still) cause problems in Xp and earlier, i've not tried it in Win7 or Vista). I am not sure if the 32bit version of LibreOffice can run on a 64bit OS. Can you try it? I went back to a 32bit OS because 64bit seems too much trouble tbh but it's not really possible to make that kind of switch in Windows obviously. Regards from Tom :) From: Rob Cachia To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 4:59:01 Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 64 bit Impress issues I have a PowerPoint presentation that runs fine in Libreoffice Impress. If I save it as a odp file it simply will not open. It starts to open then hangs. I was running 3.3.2 If open LibreOffice first and open the odp presentation it runs fine. I have tried downloading and running the latest version 3.3.2 All the files say amd64 and I am running an Intel 5. Same thing happened would not open the odp format. I downloaded and installed it from the synaptic and found that the same thing happened. I find it interesting that when open the "About LibreOffice" under help does not tell me whether I am running 32bit 64bit LibreOffice. I still have OpenOffice on my 32bit machines and have not tried LibreOffice on them. It seems strange to me that I have more options in Powerpoint format (ppt or pps) and cannot run this presentation on LibreOffice in its native format. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Un-Impressed
Hi :) Obviously to do a presentation in front of people it might often be possible to 1. install Ubuntu or something to an 8Gb Usb-stick as a proper install not as a LiveUsb. Then various programs and files would be your familiar desktop where-ever you are. I do this. or 2. install LibreOffice to a usb-stick using the Portable Apps install and then be able to access those apps on any Windows machine (in theory). However there are always possible problems. Some machines have their boot-order locked so that option 1 doesn't work. Sometimes hardware doesn't work straight away so it might take quite some effort to find the drivers for a particular projector if a venue doesn't like you using your own (assuming it is possible to take your own) and that can make option 1 and 2 difficult. All this assumes that you are doing the presentation. However, you might need to work with other people to develop parts of the presentation or you might need to send people the complete presentation for them to run in a format they can use. Timi has sometimes said xls where he clearly means ppt which has caused some confusion where people have been more keen on finding a way of criticising someone rather than trying to help. My advice to Timi has to be to stick to PowerPoint because clearly Impress is not ready and the LibreOffice Community is also not ready to help people with it. Writer is good and Calc is ok but Base is tricky and Impress is unusable. Regards from Tom :) From: "t...@iafrica.com" To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 9:13:27 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Un-Impressed Bruce, Thanks for advice about backing -up... I do! I can go to a backed up copy of Impress presentation with all 400 links present close the program and reload and 25% chance all links have vanished. Go back and load backup copy links ok then sometimes on save/close and subsequent re- open all links gone. The risk is immediate and instant... all you need to do is save your current file. The absolute risk is standing up in front of a few important customers .. start presentation no sound... links vanish. I am not able to indentify as to what triggers this wipe out if I open each "interaction play sound" links then the path is displayed and is correct. The link however is dead. As I've said before to refresh the link you can't copy and paste as it does not restore the link. The only way to refresh the link is to re-browse the path and click OK then the link is restored. Surely there's someone in LibO team who could recognise these symptoms? I mean what activity can access the links to reset them or somehow invalidate them? I even wondered if when I defrag my drives I could somehow upset the pathways I'm sure someone will say it's XP's problem (which may well be true). I asked a linux wizz to run the presentation on Ubuntu and so far the links are stable. Minor problem my customers are all MS. Same problem also occurs under Win7 environment. The second problem is if you attempt to convert from impress odp to xls and them open in MS all the text and pictures are ok but the audio links non-existant. I can only think the "interaction - play sound" function in Impress is different to MS and hence the loss. BTW if we all adopted the attitude of never trying new systems and just be content with MS then as a race we deserve to die out. I still want to persevere with Impress because of it's interface I cannot manage the retarded GUI of current powerpoint. unimpressed Impress user -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE
Hi, I will try to post a bug report. I will also see if I can find anything around Cups. I have contacted avasys but I haven't received any answers yet. /Anders 2011/4/30 Tom Davies : > Hi : > Please can you post a bug-report? This guide has a link > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport > and might even have some helpful advice too (I'm not sure, i haven't really > read > it). > > It is also worth digging around on the Cups site and perhaps post a bug-report > there, giving them a link to the LibreOffice bug-report if possible. > > The Avasys place didn't seem to have any obvious forum or bug-reporting place. > The closest i found in their Faq was this > http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/faq/id000900.php > about elongated characters. I think their customer service section might be > worth exploring but i didn't find much useful stuff there. Hopefully their > message boards might be more useful or at least easier to navigate. > > Good luck and regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > From: Stedtlund > To: users@libreoffice.org > Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 10:33:14 > Subject: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE > > Hi, > (my first post to the list) > > I have just dicovered that I can't print in landscape from > writer/calc. The letters seems to have been stretched and printed over > each other. Same happens if the document has been converted to pdf and > then printed. > > I can print the same document from kword/kspread correctly. I can > export to pdf from kword/kspread and print correctly. > > I can also print the same document correctly from LO 3.3.2 in Windows > Vista to the same printer. (I have dual boot) > > I have had the printer for some time but I can't remember that I have > tried to print in landscape before... > > My setup: > Acer Extensa 5635ZG > openSUSE 11.4 > KDE 4.6.2 > LO 3.3.2 > Epson Stylus Photo PX710W, connected by WiFi > Installed latest printer drivers from http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/ > > What can I be doing wrong? > > /Anders > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE
Hi : Please can you post a bug-report? This guide has a link http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport and might even have some helpful advice too (I'm not sure, i haven't really read it). It is also worth digging around on the Cups site and perhaps post a bug-report there, giving them a link to the LibreOffice bug-report if possible. The Avasys place didn't seem to have any obvious forum or bug-reporting place. The closest i found in their Faq was this http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/faq/id000900.php about elongated characters. I think their customer service section might be worth exploring but i didn't find much useful stuff there. Hopefully their message boards might be more useful or at least easier to navigate. Good luck and regards from Tom :) From: Stedtlund To: users@libreoffice.org Sent: Sat, 30 April, 2011 10:33:14 Subject: [libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE Hi, (my first post to the list) I have just dicovered that I can't print in landscape from writer/calc. The letters seems to have been stretched and printed over each other. Same happens if the document has been converted to pdf and then printed. I can print the same document from kword/kspread correctly. I can export to pdf from kword/kspread and print correctly. I can also print the same document correctly from LO 3.3.2 in Windows Vista to the same printer. (I have dual boot) I have had the printer for some time but I can't remember that I have tried to print in landscape before... My setup: Acer Extensa 5635ZG openSUSE 11.4 KDE 4.6.2 LO 3.3.2 Epson Stylus Photo PX710W, connected by WiFi Installed latest printer drivers from http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/ What can I be doing wrong? /Anders -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Impress Mp3 link loss
Hi Bruce, Thanks for reply. In my situation Impress loses the MP3 links in odp format i.e the primary format in LibO. I use Impress for development as I love the interface as opposed to the GUI crazy in Powerpoint. I have never experienced the loss of links while the program is open, only after saving (odf format) closing and then re-opening at another time. thanks timi -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Can't print in landscape on Epson in openSUSE
Hi, (my first post to the list) I have just dicovered that I can't print in landscape from writer/calc. The letters seems to have been stretched and printed over each other. Same happens if the document has been converted to pdf and then printed. I can print the same document from kword/kspread correctly. I can export to pdf from kword/kspread and print correctly. I can also print the same document correctly from LO 3.3.2 in Windows Vista to the same printer. (I have dual boot) I have had the printer for some time but I can't remember that I have tried to print in landscape before... My setup: Acer Extensa 5635ZG openSUSE 11.4 KDE 4.6.2 LO 3.3.2 Epson Stylus Photo PX710W, connected by WiFi Installed latest printer drivers from http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/ What can I be doing wrong? /Anders -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Re: Gun fight at the LibO coral
>Subject: [libreoffice-users] Un-Impressed >From: t...@iafrica.com >Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:13:27 +0200 >To: users@libreoffice.org >Bruce, > >Thanks for advice about backing -up... I do! I can go to a backed up copy of >Impress >presentation with all 400 links present close the program and reload and >25% chance all >links have vanished. > >Go back and load backup copy links ok then sometimes on save/close and >subsequent re- >open all links gone. > >The risk is immediate and instant... all you need to do is save your current >file. > >The absolute risk is standing up in front of a few important customers .. >start presentation >no sound... links vanish. > The most important fact to know: does this failure occur when the presentation is created and run in the native odp file format? Only if the answer is yes should LO be interested to solve as high priority. The overall objective must always be high quality native format software, not file format conversion capability. >I am not able to indentify as to what triggers this wipe out if I open >each "interaction play >sound" links then the path is displayed and is correct. The link however is >dead. As I've said >before to refresh the link you can't copy and paste as it does not restore the >link. The only >way to refresh the link is to re-browse the path and click OK then the link is >restored. > >Surely there's someone in LibO team who could recognise these symptoms? I mean >what >activity can access the links to reset them or somehow invalidate them? > >I even wondered if when I defrag my drives I could somehow upset the >pathways > >I'm sure someone will say it's XP's problem (which may well be true). I asked >a linux wizz to >run the presentation on Ubuntu and so far the links are stable. Minor problem >my customers >are all MS. > It is recommended to use the native LO formats for whatever tasks are required and demonstrate the superiority of LO compared to using m$o. LO should not be promoted in the context of "it can open and save to m$ formats". >Same problem also occurs under Win7 environment. > >The second problem is if you attempt to convert from impress odp to xls and >them open in >MS all the text and pictures are ok but the audio links non-existant. I can >only think the >"interaction - play sound" function in Impress is different to MS and hence >the loss. Wrong strategy: use the native LO impress format and when the resultant presention is impressive (geddit? Why Impress is a good brand name! :)), people may ask about LO. > >BTW if we all adopted the attitude of never trying new systems and just be >content with MS >then as a race we deserve to die out. > Perhaps try to make a presentation using a linux powered netbook? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Un-Impressed
Bruce, Thanks for advice about backing -up... I do! I can go to a backed up copy of Impress presentation with all 400 links present close the program and reload and 25% chance all links have vanished. Go back and load backup copy links ok then sometimes on save/close and subsequent re- open all links gone. The risk is immediate and instant... all you need to do is save your current file. The absolute risk is standing up in front of a few important customers .. start presentation no sound... links vanish. I am not able to indentify as to what triggers this wipe out if I open each "interaction play sound" links then the path is displayed and is correct. The link however is dead. As I've said before to refresh the link you can't copy and paste as it does not restore the link. The only way to refresh the link is to re-browse the path and click OK then the link is restored. Surely there's someone in LibO team who could recognise these symptoms? I mean what activity can access the links to reset them or somehow invalidate them? I even wondered if when I defrag my drives I could somehow upset the pathways I'm sure someone will say it's XP's problem (which may well be true). I asked a linux wizz to run the presentation on Ubuntu and so far the links are stable. Minor problem my customers are all MS. Same problem also occurs under Win7 environment. The second problem is if you attempt to convert from impress odp to xls and them open in MS all the text and pictures are ok but the audio links non-existant. I can only think the "interaction - play sound" function in Impress is different to MS and hence the loss. BTW if we all adopted the attitude of never trying new systems and just be content with MS then as a race we deserve to die out. I still want to persevere with Impress because of it's interface I cannot manage the retarded GUI of current powerpoint. unimpressed Impress user -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+h...@libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
