Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc and Base problems.
Hi :) I don't know much about this but 1. Is your java version higher than _21? if so it would be best to install the _21 just for LibreOffice OpenOffice. The more recent ones cause problems. Find out which version by Tools - Options - LibreOffice/OpenOffice/General - Java 2. Do you really need a spreadsheet? A query or even a report can be made to look like a spreadsheet? Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 30/9/11, Ian Whitfield whitfi...@telkomsa.net wrote: From: Ian Whitfield whitfi...@telkomsa.net Subject: [libreoffice-users] Calc and Base problems. To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 30 September, 2011, 8:24 Hi All I have a couple of problems I need to solve urgently!! I have two computers here - 1) Running Mint 10 KDE and Open Office 3.2.1 2) Running Mint 9 KDE and Libre-Office 3.3.2.2 I have developed and am running a Membership Database on a daily basis on machine 1and it works perfectly!! I would like to create a Spreadsheet that links to the Database. The DB is Registered on the system but if I do a 'InsertLink to external data', then browse to and select the Database file - nothing happens and the 'link box' remains empty. If I do a 'ViewData Sources' the whole Open-Office Suite just crashes' totally!! (I use Calc on a regular basis also and it works fine). On my second machine I have a separate copy of the Database file from machine 1 which is also Registered on that machine. If I try to run the database - 'LO BaseOpen existing fileSelect fileOpen' The Base window opens and shows all my Tables, forms etc. But when I select any of these I get the following error... Connection to 'My DB' couldn't be established. GENERAL ERROR: org.hsqldb.lib.FileSystem RunTime Error: Java.IO Exception: /home/tinderbox/ooobuild/build/libre-3.3.2.2/package/source/xstor/xstorage.cxx: :3323; Also if I try to run my Database on this machine I get the exact same error. I can select it and the Base window comes up showing all my tables, forms etc but if I select anything the error comes up. This is very distressing as it means I can not move to Libre-Office if I can't run my Database which works fine in OO!!! Any thoughts or suggestions on these problems?? Thanks in advance Ian Whitfield. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc and Base problems.
Thanks Tom On 30/09/2011 13:11, Tom Davies wrote: 1. Is your java version higher than _21? if so it would be best to install the _21 just for LibreOffice OpenOffice. The more recent ones cause problems. Find out which version by Tools - Options - LibreOffice/OpenOffice/General - Java Machine 1 has Java _21 Machine 2 has Java _20 2. Do you really need a spreadsheet? A query or even a report can be made to look like a spreadsheet? Would be interested to hear about this. I need a printable document that up-dates automatically from the DB to transfer to my WebSite. Thanks Ian Whitfield -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
RE: [libreoffice-users] I want font embedding to be enabled today.
Hi :) I think it's a 2nd email account belonging to the same person that got blocked a few months ago and suddenly re-materialised a few days ago. It's good to have people that feel so passionately about LibreOffice OpenOffice although that passion is a bit wasted at the moment. Perhaps if he joined OASIS then he could help get font embedding added to the ODF spec. I think the problem is with the spec rather than with the implementation. Perhaps that might change now there is such a dynamic force driving the OpenOffice/LibreOffice project forwards. TDF is not going to be able to fix the problems of the preceding decade overnight but it is working at pushing things forwards across the board. Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 30/9/11, Dennis E. Hamilton dennis.hamil...@acm.org wrote: From: Dennis E. Hamilton dennis.hamil...@acm.org Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] I want font embedding to be enabled today. To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 30 September, 2011, 6:18 I haven't blocked the fellow from the list. Only a moderator here can do that and I am not one of those. I just don't have to see anything from that e-mail address in my own in-box any more. - Dennis -Original Message- From: Don Myers [mailto:donmy...@myersfarm.com] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 20:54 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] I want font embedding to be enabled today. Thank you Dennis!!! Don On 09/29/2011 11:41 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: Fortunately, my top-posting mail client does have an easy block sender action. Also fortunately, this list sends out posts as if they are actually from the sender, so this is easy to do. - Dennis -Original Message- From: Callme Shane [mailto:callmeshane...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 19:54 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] I want font embedding to be enabled today. [Obscenity deleted] On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:39 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: Please keep this clean people. If you want font embedding done today, then use CUPS-PDF for Linux and doPDF for Windows to get a sharable file that has the fonts embedded. If you thing that something like font embedding can be included, in a package as large as LO, over night then you do not know about how hard such things can be and how long it can take. If you just want to wine and pout about something, go somewhere to do it since this is a list that tries to help others, not offend them. This goes to all parties in this thread. How about some help, not crap? On 09/29/2011 02:42 PM, Callme Shane wrote: Don't you have anything else to do with your otherwise worthless life? - except ask stupid questions? On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:39 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker gbpli...@gmail.comwrote: On 29/09/2011 19:35, Callme Shane wrote: This is my report on the subject. Font embedding is necessary. I am also removing the implied authority from those who think they can stop myself or others from implementing this function. It's been stated: A completely open development process means that anyone can enhance the software. I am now going to use the idiots in this organisation who get in my way as feet wipes, and I am going to make font embedding happen. And I will not stop until this has been achieved. This is what I think of the crap that goes on in these organisations: http://tinyurl.com/3oyjeuo http://tinyurl.com/6kyk3ps http://tinyurl.com/6l5vtet http://tinyurl.com/44z8yqa May I suggest you learn about apostrophes first? -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+help@global.libreoffice.** ** orgusers%2Bhelp@global.**libreoffice.orgusers%252bh...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-* ***http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** unsubscribe/http://www.**libreoffice.org/get-help/** mailing-lists/how-to-**unsubscribe/http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundati**on.org/**http://documentfoundation.org/** Netiquettehttp://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/**Netiquettehttp://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoff**ice.org/global/users/http://libreoffice.org/global/users/ http://**listarchives.libreoffice.org/**global/users/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: users+help@global.libreoffice.** orgusers%2bh...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** unsubscribe/http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more:
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Missing item in LibreOffice 3.4.3
Hi :) I think Documentation, translations and all that side of things needs a lot more volunteers. There are a lot of people working in those areas already but there is a huge amount of work to do. Any help is appreciated. Regards from Tom :) --- On Fri, 30/9/11, NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net wrote: From: NoOp gl...@sbcglobal.net Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Missing item in LibreOffice 3.4.3 To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Friday, 30 September, 2011, 2:32 On 09/28/2011 11:13 AM, Manfred J. Krause wrote: ... I wonder why that is not documented in 'Help': === Recording a Macro 1. Open the document for which you want to record a macro. 2. Choose Tools - Macros - Record Macro. You see the small Recording dialog with just one button called Stop Recording. === Note: Prior to enabling via 'Enable experimental (unstable) features ' in 3.3.4 the option is on the menu but greyed out. In 3.4.3 it is not available at all before enabling. Bug 38509 - Meaningless text and missing Help for Options Dialog checkbox Experimental (unstable) features [Status: ASSIGNED] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=38509 ... Thanks Manfred. Gary -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc and Base problems.
The integration of HSQLDB into a so called database document was the biggest mistake ever. Just to be clear: HSQLDB is a great software and so is LibreOffice. The way how both products are merged into one container format generates a caricature of a database which looks and feels a little bit like an MS Access file. Creating a real HSQLDB and connecting a separate Base document to it is very easy. Just set up a HSQLDB server for your local network or for the local machine and import the script file of your embedded database. [Tutorial] Using registered datasources in Calc http://ooo-forums.apache.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=75t=18511 (how to link/copy any type of database to sheet cells) -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Impress - Export Notes Pages to PDF
At 08:53 30/09/2011 -0700, Mark Levison wrote: I'm wondering if there is a way to export notes pages only. Back in the world of powerpoint I could export a presentation as Notes pages. The reader would get the powerpoint slide and all the notes behind it. The best I managed since switching to Libre is to export the notes pages after the presentation itself. So the recipient gets two copies of the presentation. Once without notes and once with them. I would prefer just to get the presentation with notes pages. Is there anyway to achieve this? This document illustrates the problem http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3382845/08_-_Sprint_Completition.pdf 08_-_Sprint_Completition.pdf I don't see that there is any facility to Export the notes alone to PDF. You can *print* just the notes, of course: there is a Print content section in the Print dialogue, and one option is Notes. If you need a PDF file instead of printed pages, one workaround would be to obtain a virtual PDF printer for your system and then to use the Print functionality to create such files. Free versions of such virtual PDF printer software are available. Another option would be to obtain PDF editing software (again available in free versions) and to use this to strip out from the PDF file exported from Impress just the pages you wanted. I trust this helps. Brian Barker -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Calc and Base problems.
On 09/30/2011 11:29 AM, Andreas Säger wrote: Am 30.09.2011 16:03, Don C. Myers wrote: Hi Ian, First, there are far more knowledgeable people responding here than I am. But here are a few thoughts from reading this thread. These suggestions are from my having used a database similar to yours for years in Open Office, and since roughly 6 months in LibreOffice since I switched from OpenOffice. I copy my database to 3 other computers running LibreOffice (I did the same thing when I was using Open Office) and I've never had any issues at all on any of the computers. So your doing it should work perfectly fine. I also don't think this is a Java issue. I'm assuming you have both LibreOffice and Open Office installed. I've never had both on the same computer at the same time. When I moved to LibreOffice, before I installed it, I removed Open Office. Maybe there is a conflict on the second computer since I see ooobuild in the path below. The second thought is maybe LibreOffice actually isn't finding your database on the second computer. I would compare your setup, paths, etc. on the first computer with the one on the second computer, and make sure on the second computer LibreOffice is looking in the right place for the database. I always have a folder under home/documents/Database where I keep my database on all of the computers. Don Don, 1) I run 5 versions of OOo (2.4.3/3.3/3.4beta) and LibO(3.3/3.4) on the same machine without any trouble nor conflict. OOo 2.x, 3.x and LibO behave as independent applications so I can run them at the same time. If it were a Windows machine I would run MS Office, Word Perfect or whatever as well. First of all you should be aware about the database you are working with. No, Base is *not* a database. Your database is indicated in the status bar of the connected database document. If it claims to be embedded then you need to understand that you are working with a kind of plug-in that installs an external database. 2) I was not talking about the folder where to store the so called database document. I was talking about the folder where the *true* database gets extracted to while you start up your embedded HSQLDB. Base is *not* a database program. You never work with Base. You *always* utilize some office features in order to work with some external database, even when it claims to be an integrated or embedded database. I strongly recommend to abstain from this type of database except for demos and drafts. Demo proposal (1 minute of time): Look up your temp. folder in ToolsOptionsPaths and open that folder in your preferred file manager. Open any of your integrated database documents (status bar: embedded HSQLDB). Open any object table, query, form or report in your database. Watch the temp. folder. This is the place where your HSQL database actually lives. Close the integrated database document and watch the database disappearing. The database will be lost when any office component crashes while the database gets installed or repackaged respectively. Databases grow over time. The larger the database, the more likely you will lose the entire database so you need to restore it from backups. 3) In a Windows network I run a HSQLDB server and many clients. Each client writes to the very same database simultaniously through LibreOffice forms (could be any other database forms as well, Access for instance). No matter which component crashes, there can not be any data loss except the currently edited records. Of course I run daily backups, but only on the server machine. On the clients there is nothing to save. Hi Andreas, Thank you very much. Yes, I have an embedded data base, and yes, in the temp folder when I open a form in the database a new temporary file appears and when I close it the file goes away. You have a much more elaborate system and use than I do. I have about 2,600 records in mine. I use it for doing some mail merge with writer, and basically for keeping information and updates for clients I work with. Is there a simple way to use the LibreOffice Front end with my form and use another database for the database file without it becoming a nightmare in trying to set it up? I'm running Ubuntu 11.04. Thank you so much! Don -- * *** -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
[libreoffice-users] New way for non coders to help with calc unit tests
Hello guys, I want to present you the new way you can write build-time unit tests for calc. * How are the tests organized?* The tests are located in sc/qa/unit and consists of filters-test.cxx and the files in sc/qa/unit/data. In the data directory there is one directory per supported file extensions (ods, xls, xlsx) and one directory contentCSV that only contains csv files. Please don't touch the other directories, they are for special tests) At the moment we have a for-named-ranges test, a database ranges test , a formatting test and a standard content test file. Additionally there is one file per directory for bugfix tests so that import bugs that are fixed once will not reoccur. If possible a new test case should be added to each of the three directories so that we test as much as possible for every filter. * What can we test?* We can test the content of a calc document directly after loading it. It is quite easy to test the content of cells, that means the formula in a cell, the result as a value and the formatted result as a string. It is even possible to test the result of cells that are part of conditional formatting. It gets more complicated for other stuff since I don't have any csv handler for that or it might need some code to test it. We can't test any dynamic changes in calc documents with this test ( there is ucalc for these cases). So for unit tests that try to emulate user input and/or changes that go beyond what is done during loading, can't be tested with this easy unit test. * How to write a new test?* It's quite easy to write a new unit test. The first step is to create a document that should be tested or add/extend an existing sheet in a document. The second step is to create for every sheet a csv file that contains the expected result, formula or string that the test document should contain. *How can I get the existing files?* Either you have the source code already than it is in sc/qa/unit or you can get the files from: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/plain/sc/qa/unit/data I will create a wiki page for these information soon but feel free to ask me anything or make suggestions. I try to announce changes around this on the QA list. It would be amazing if some of the calc users would write or extend the existing tests. Even if you could provide just one or two test cases you would help very much ensure that our next release will contain less bugs and that calc becomes even more stable. Here are somethings, for instance, that could be tested or the test extended: - normal content - data pilot/pivot table - the functions document should be extended to all build-in functions ( testing special cases, normal behaviour, etc. ) - advanced functions like sorted content, autofilter, subtotals, scenarios, etc. - some of the import bugs fixed during the 3-4 release cycle I'm sure I missed a lot of important things and that is your big chance! Did you ever wanted to commit something to Libreoffice source code but you don't know how to code ? You don't have the time to get familiar with the code ? This is the perfect opportunity to get your first commit ;) You have a nasty bug that you don't want to see again ? Write a test file, add a csv file with the expected content and send it to the libreoffice...@lists.freedesktop.org list. I'm looking forward to all your great contributions that will help us to release a nice next version. Regards, Markus P.S. Links to all ods documents that we have at the moment: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/plain/sc/qa/unit/data/ods/bug-fixes.ods http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/plain/sc/qa/unit/data/ods/database.ods http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/plain/sc/qa/unit/data/ods/formats.ods http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/plain/sc/qa/unit/data/ods/functions.ods http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/plain/sc/qa/unit/data/ods/named-ranges-global.ods http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/plain/sc/qa/unit/data/ods/universal-content.ods -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc and Base problems.
Am 30.09.2011 19:29, Don C. Myers wrote: Hi Andreas, Thank you very much. Yes, I have an embedded data base, and yes, in the temp folder when I open a form in the database a new temporary file appears and when I close it the file goes away. You have a much more elaborate system and use than I do. I have about 2,600 records in mine. I use it for doing some mail merge with writer, and basically for keeping information and updates for clients I work with. Is there a simple way to use the LibreOffice Front end with my form and use another database for the database file without it becoming a nightmare in trying to set it up? I'm running Ubuntu 11.04. Thank you so much! Don Well, your small address db may well kept in the embedded HSQLDB if that database is not constantly updated and you keep your daily backups and if you can live with the fact that only one user has write access at the same time. In case of a crash you would have to rewind the whole thing to the last backup. Our external HSQLDB is constantly updated from several client machines at the same time. In case of a crash we would not lose many records (if any). All I had to do was installing the HSQLDB server, extract the script file from my embedded HSQLDB draft and write a configuration file for the HSQL server. Finally I added a 5 log-in users to that database. Writing configuration options for a server into a plain text file is a small piece of work for a Linux user but may be a giant leap for a Windows user. Databases are professional tools. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
[libreoffice-users] OASIS Standard ODF 1.2 Approved
The OASIS ODF 1.2 Committee Specification 01 has been successfully advanced to an OASIS Standard, http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/201109/msg00010.html. The final ballot results for approval of OASIS Standard ODF 1.2 is at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ballot.php?id=2115. Rob Weir has a nice summary on his blog, http://www.robweir.com/blog/2011/09/odf12-approved.html. He lists the names of the contributors of 1.2 from the specification. Some of those names will be familiar here. - Dennis -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-users] OASIS Standard ODF 1.2 Approved
thanks for sharing. On 1 October 2011 06:47, Dennis E. Hamilton dennis.hamil...@acm.org wrote: The OASIS ODF 1.2 Committee Specification 01 has been successfully advanced to an OASIS Standard, http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/201109/msg00010.html. The final ballot results for approval of OASIS Standard ODF 1.2 is at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ballot.php?id=2115. Rob Weir has a nice summary on his blog, http://www.robweir.com/blog/2011/09/odf12-approved.html. He lists the names of the contributors of 1.2 from the specification. Some of those names will be familiar here. - Dennis -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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 -- Dr soumalya ray http://drsoumalya.blogspot.com drsouma...@gmail.com MBBS,MD(PGT-C.Medicine),Ex-HousePhysician(Medicine) Skype: som3776 | Twitter: @docbkp http://twitter.com/docbkp -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
