Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: How do I install the current Linux version
On 2016-10-30 15:20, gordon cooper wrote: On 30/10/16 15:04, Girvin Herr wrote: On 10/29/2016 06:52 PM, gordon cooper wrote: Hi again Ken, There is some odd going on here. I don't use LO very often, most of my writing is done with Lyx, which then outputs as a PDF and I print from there. Have just looked at LO and found that when it was asked to print, to either my little Brother laser,or an elderly HP Deskjet, the landscape paper option was greyed out, just like yours. These results came on a desktop, running MX-15 Linux. Looked as if LO was deciding that the files would fit onto portrait and not giving me the option to change. I'll do some more digging. Think I have LO on a laptop with XP, will dig it out .Perhaps somebody else will pop upon the forum with an answer. Gordon This was brought out in an earlier thread. Go to Print -> options tab and check "Use only paper size from printer preferences." That should enable paper sizes and orientation selection in the print dialog. HTH. Girvin Also, Click the Format Tab (at top of LO Page) about halfway down the popup is Page, Select that and you have a whole range of options, including Landscape. Gordon. Now, if all that fails. I have had the same symptom under Opensuse. If I select output as postscript instead of PDF it prints ok. steve -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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: How do I install the current Linux version
On 30/10/16 15:04, Girvin Herr wrote: On 10/29/2016 06:52 PM, gordon cooper wrote: Hi again Ken, There is some odd going on here. I don't use LO very often, most of my writing is done with Lyx, which then outputs as a PDF and I print from there. Have just looked at LO and found that when it was asked to print, to either my little Brother laser,or an elderly HP Deskjet, the landscape paper option was greyed out, just like yours. These results came on a desktop, running MX-15 Linux. Looked as if LO was deciding that the files would fit onto portrait and not giving me the option to change. I'll do some more digging. Think I have LO on a laptop with XP, will dig it out .Perhaps somebody else will pop upon the forum with an answer. Gordon This was brought out in an earlier thread. Go to Print -> options tab and check "Use only paper size from printer preferences." That should enable paper sizes and orientation selection in the print dialog. HTH. Girvin Also, Click the Format Tab (at top of LO Page) about halfway down the popup is Page, Select that and you have a whole range of options, including Landscape. Gordon. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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: How do I install the current Linux version
On 10/29/2016 06:52 PM, gordon cooper wrote: Hi again Ken, There is some odd going on here. I don't use LO very often, most of my writing is done with Lyx, which then outputs as a PDF and I print from there. Have just looked at LO and found that when it was asked to print, to either my little Brother laser,or an elderly HP Deskjet, the landscape paper option was greyed out, just like yours. These results came on a desktop, running MX-15 Linux. Looked as if LO was deciding that the files would fit onto portrait and not giving me the option to change. I'll do some more digging. Think I have LO on a laptop with XP, will dig it out .Perhaps somebody else will pop upon the forum with an answer. Gordon This was brought out in an earlier thread. Go to Print -> options tab and check "Use only paper size from printer preferences." That should enable paper sizes and orientation selection in the print dialog. HTH. Girvin -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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: How do I install the current Linux version
Hi again Ken, There is some odd going on here. I don't use LO very often, most of my writing is done with Lyx, which then outputs as a PDF and I print from there. Have just looked at LO and found that when it was asked to print, to either my little Brother laser,or an elderly HP Deskjet, the landscape paper option was greyed out, just like yours. These results came on a desktop, running MX-15 Linux. Looked as if LO was deciding that the files would fit onto portrait and not giving me the option to change. I'll do some more digging. Think I have LO on a laptop with XP, will dig it out .Perhaps somebody else will pop upon the forum with an answer. Gordon -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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: How do I install the current Linux version
On 10/29/16 6:40 PM, gordon cooper wrote: On 30/10/16 13:22, Ken Springer wrote: Trying to learn a bit about Linux, as well as solve a printing issue with LO in Linux Mint 17.3. The printer is a Samsung CLP-315 color laser. When printing a spreadsheet, and selecting landscape, LO prints landscape, but to paper that is still portrait. Sort of like this... | | | | .. .. .. |___| The dots represent the data that is trying to be printed. If I set the paper to portrait, this is the result. All the data is printed. | | | | ... ... ... |___| My suspicion is the printer driver, but I would like to install the current Linux stable version. Mint installs 5.0.3.2, which is the current version in the repository, from what I can see. I know it's somewhat apples to oranges, but the same spreadsheet works fine on my Mac with the current version of LO. Once I've downloaded the current version, where to I go from there? Hi Ken, Hi, Gordon, There any many versions of Linux, just look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions to see. Oh, yea, I know. I go peek at distrtowatch.com now and again. And I've played with a number of LiveCD's to get a quick look at the ones that looked interesting to me. If you are wishing to stay with Mint, then take a look at their home page. There plenty are of good options and you will find that people have their preferences and tend to stay with them. I joined their forums 4-5 months ago. And I got some suggestions about using PPA's other than Linux Mint. Just haven't had the time to get to that. But that doesn't mean the latest stable version is in any of those PPA's. FYI, this printing problem has cropped up a couple weeks ago. I asked in the forums a couple months ago. Right now I'm using Mint with the Cinnamon desktop, looking for some alternative to Windows and Macs that look simpler to tackle for seniors and other "computer illiterate" folks. Something they may find easier to learn. Secondarily, some of these individuals may have unsupported versions of operating systems, but can't afford to buy a new system. Or, they may not have one and can't afford one, but older hardware can be salvaged and the system given to them. I use MX-Linux, which is based on Debian, like MInt, and is a mid sized but very stable operating system. MX has LO built in. Mint also has LO built in. Where you setting your portrait/landscape option, in LO? Been switching between them in Calc, in this case. When I stumbled on this problem today, I also tried Writer, same problem. But, in the printer's properties, I can't switch from landscape to portrait. The option is greyed out. I've even tried reversing the page dimensions, to no avail. Calc printed fine to a Canon MX-670 (I think that's the right printer) when the printer was first installed. Then it broke for some unknown reason. It would print about 1.25" of data, and then be paused. Resume the printing, and another 1.25" would print. Removing the printer and reinstalling (although I might not have done it correctly) failed to fix the issue. I swapped the computer out (laptops both, same Linux version), and the other system also printed fine. My conclusion was something went bonkers in the first computer. I don't have the time currently to learn enough about Linux Mint to find the true cause, but installing is so easy, I'm just reinstalling Mint and I'm sure it will work fine once again. OH! And the RAM passed Memtest86, so that isn't the problem. And the user of the computer isn't the most literate either. :-( I've had to fix issues with the spreadsheet that were all data entry errors. So finding out why it doesn't print to my laser is more curiosity/learning than anything else. -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 49.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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] How do I install the current Linux version
On 30/10/16 13:22, Ken Springer wrote: Trying to learn a bit about Linux, as well as solve a printing issue with LO in Linux Mint 17.3. The printer is a Samsung CLP-315 color laser. When printing a spreadsheet, and selecting landscape, LO prints landscape, but to paper that is still portrait. Sort of like this... | | | | .. .. .. |___| The dots represent the data that is trying to be printed. If I set the paper to portrait, this is the result. All the data is printed. | | | | ... ... ... |___| My suspicion is the printer driver, but I would like to install the current Linux stable version. Mint installs 5.0.3.2, which is the current version in the repository, from what I can see. I know it's somewhat apples to oranges, but the same spreadsheet works fine on my Mac with the current version of LO. Once I've downloaded the current version, where to I go from there? Hi Ken, There any many versions of Linux, just look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Linux_distributions to see. If you are wishing to stay with Mint, then take a look at their home page. There plenty are of good options and you will find that people have their preferences and tend to stay with them. I use MX-Linux, which is based on Debian, like MInt, and is a mid sized but very stable operating system. MX has LO built in. Where you setting your portrait/landscape option, in LO? Gordon. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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] How do I install the current Linux version
Trying to learn a bit about Linux, as well as solve a printing issue with LO in Linux Mint 17.3. The printer is a Samsung CLP-315 color laser. When printing a spreadsheet, and selecting landscape, LO prints landscape, but to paper that is still portrait. Sort of like this... | | | | .. .. .. |___| The dots represent the data that is trying to be printed. If I set the paper to portrait, this is the result. All the data is printed. | | | | ... ... ... |___| My suspicion is the printer driver, but I would like to install the current Linux stable version. Mint installs 5.0.3.2, which is the current version in the repository, from what I can see. I know it's somewhat apples to oranges, but the same spreadsheet works fine on my Mac with the current version of LO. Once I've downloaded the current version, where to I go from there? -- Ken Mac OS X 10.11.6 Firefox 49.0.1 Thunderbird 45.3.0 "My brain is like lightning, a quick flash and it's gone!" -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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] Sample LibreOffice migration business case
Hi All, As a contribution to the community I am providing under a Creative Commons license a business case recently authored for a client migration project. The information may help with any organisations looking at LibreOffice as an upgrade or alternative to existing proprietary office software. You are welcome to update its contents to suit your organisation's use case. Please provide the necessary attribution under the license if you do so, however. * https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Deployment_and_Migration#Business_case_proposal_for_upgrading_to_LibreOffice I hope this helps – if any organisations are looking at LibreOffice migration services please also feel free to contact me off-list. Cheers, Dave -- Dave Koelmeyer http://blog.davekoelmeyer.co.nz GPG Key ID: 0x238BFF87 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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] aspx files on a Mac
My wife had some image mail attachments that were stored in aspx form. I suspect they were holdovers from a much earlier computer that could deal with them. A current Mac running 10.11.6 can't. Changing the extension to pdf or trying to open them in Safari doesn't work either. What does work is to open them in LibreOffice and copy and paste them to an rtf document in TextEdit. From there, an individual image can be dragged to an outgoing mail file or used in any other way. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@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
