Re: [libreoffice-users] what version of LO would work on a really old system?
It's interesting to hear of Kubuntu working well on an old machine. When I last tried using it a few years ago, Nepumuk and Aconadi bogged it down so much that it became unusable. On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 16:42 +, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Would Gnome Office (ie Abiword and Gnumeric) be better? > > Also last time i tried distro-hopping on 'old' machines i found that > Kubuntu was much faster and lighter-weight than even Lubuntu and > Xubuntu. > There was a ton of stuff to figure out and apps etc to add o really > get the > most out of it but the default set-up looks really swish and is very > usable. Perhaps best to let the new owner enjoy their own voyage of > discovery. Kubuntu uses a different office suite and i found that > so light > and fast that i didn't bother to try out LibreOffice on it. > KOffice/Calligra uses the same file-formats as LibreOffice. > > Regards from > a Tom :) > > > > > On 23 February 2018 at 14:43, M Henri Day > wrote: > > > 2018-02-23 3:02 GMT+01:00 Tim-L : > > > > > I am getting an old HP desktop, that originally WinXP, ready to > > > give > > > > away. > > > It has 64-bit AMD 3300+ CPU, 512MB ram, and only 160GB > > > drive. It was an > > > original Windows XP 32-bit OS system on a 64-bit hardware. Since > > > it needs > > > ALL of the old user's info removed, and XP OS "damaged", It was > > > better to > > > just make it a Linux system - for security reasons. > > > > > > I just installed Ubuntu MATE 16.04 64-bit on it. Their specs > > > stated > > > 32-bit would be best but the system keeps failing due a SIS630 > > > "module > > > missing". > > > > > > So with these specs, what is the newest version of LO you would > > > install? > > > With this low RAM, it may not be able to handle the newest > > > versions. As I > > > type this, the old system is now in the "software updating" > > > cycle. So, > > > > it > > > is installing the newest LO that is in Ubuntu 16.04's > > > repository. > > > > > > To be honest, this system is a little old for my needs, but for > > > a free > > > giveaway system [HP desktop, keyboard, mouse, and a HP "square" > > > 15 inch > > > monitor], I do not have any parts to upgrade it and do not want > > > to buy > > > > any > > > hardware for it. > > > > > > So, what is the newest version I can install without and > > > problems?. > > > > > > > Tim, if you've managed to successfully install 64-bit Ubuntu MATE > > 16.04 on > > this system, you should be able to install and run any version of > > LO - why > > not take the latest, 6.0.1 (or 6.0.2 to which LO just updated > > itself via > > the PPA om my Linux box) ? The only thing I'd recommend beyond > > this would > > be installing a bit more RAM. Even if you've made clear that you > > don't wish > > to buy any hardware for it, you should be able to obtain some used > > DDR-2 > > sticks, which the motherboard is almost certain to support, for > > next to > > nothing, which would make a great deal of difference in how you > > experience > > the computer (the system requirements for 64-bit LO 6.0.1 are > > listed as 256 > > MB RAM, with 512 MB recommended) > > > > Henri > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > > Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-t > > o- > > unsubscribe/ > > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Net > > iquette > > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and > > cannot be > > deleted > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Distorted text when scrolling in Writer
There is already at least one bug report about this issue dating back to 2012, yet still unresolved: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58358 and I'm perplexed as to how something so fundamental and so annoying can seem to have such low priority. I'm running Linux Mint 18.2 (Cinnamon), and the latest LibreOffice 5.4.0.3, and the distorted text while scrolling (using Ctrl-downarrow) from paragraph to paragraph is a very tiresome distraction to getting work done. So I'm wondering whether other users of the same platform are experiencing the same thing, and if not, whether there is a work-around -- a setting somewhere that causes the text to be rendered correctly while scrolling. -- 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] Titles not centered in Master Document
Paragraph margins? I don't see that setting anywhere. There are only the indents in the style settings. On Mon, 26 Dec 2016 03:23:29 + toki wrote: > On 12/25/2016 08:26 AM, David Burleigh wrote: > > [...] > > Paragraph margins. > > [...] > > Are you looking at the styles, as set in the master document, or in > the sub documents? > > jonathon > > -- David Burleigh 828-475-5126 -- 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] Titles not centered in Master Document
On Sun, 25 Dec 2016 04:29:12 + toki wrote: > On 12/20/2016 10:53 AM, David Burleigh wrote: > > [...] > > Look at the settings for: > * Page Margins; > * Style Margins; > > jonathon The page margins are the same for all styles on the page, so I don't see how those would independently affect the centering of the Title relative to the other text on the page. I don't know what you mean by Style Margins. When I edit the Title style, there is no Margins attribute. There are "Indents & Spacing" which have zero indents relative to either margin. -- David Burleigh 828-475-5126 -- 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] Titles not centered in Master Document
I have a master document in which the titles in the subdocuments do not center properly. When opening the subdocuments directly (not within the master document), the titles center just fine, but the titles are displayed off-center when they are imported into the master document. The Title style in both the subdocument and the master document are the same, using center alignment. The only thing that is different in the master document format is that it uses a 2-column page format, while in the subdocument the page format is single column. But I tried switching to 2-column format in the subdocument when opened independently from the master document, and the titles center just fine. It is only when imported into the master document that the titles are off center. What is going on? -- David Burleigh 828-475-5126 -- 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] Adding a field to TOC entries
Thank you for the ideas. I'll fiddle around with it. On Fri, 16 Dec 2016 16:50:20 +0100 Kruno wrote: > 16.12.2016 u 15:49, David Burleigh je napisao/la: > [...] > > You can make new paragraph style and write some content with it at > top or bottom of every sub-document. You can even make such paragraph > invisible if you don't want it to show in sub-documents pages. When > inserting table of contents, after Insert → Table of contents and > Indexes → Table of content, Index, Bibliography -- check 'Additional > styles' and choose style in which you used for unique identifier. > > You also might want to play with Outlines and Numberings (Tools → > Outline and numberings) so you can set Heading 1 style to be at level > two in table of contents and unique identifier at level one (in table > of contents' dialog box), if that's what you want. > > [...] > > I don't know other method but using indexes. What you can do is mark > every chapter and sub-chapter (including unique identifier) as index > entry so you can have it all but not quite structured as it would be > in table of contents. > > I can't do better, sorry > > Kruno > > -- David Burleigh 828-475-5126 -- 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] Adding a field to TOC entries
Is there any way to add a field to entries in a Table of Contents? For each chapter in a master document, I want to include in the Table of Contents, along with the title of that chapter, a unique identifier for the sub-document that contains that chapter. Also, is it possible to have a Table of Contents sorted alphabetically, rather than by consecutive page number? I know I can make an alphabetical index, but I think it would be cumbersome to limit that index only have the chapter titles as its entries. -- David Burleigh 828-475-5126 -- 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] Thunderbird Address Book as Data Source
It is very nice that the new 4.0 release includes support for the Thunderbird address book as a data source for mail merges, but it seems to only recognize the "Personal Address Book" and not any other address books defined in Thunderbird. Is there any way to get it to recognize additional address books defined within Thunderbird? -- David Burleigh 828-475-5126 -- 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] extension or program for "book printing"?
For most impositions I use a very simple "freeware" utility called "Gimpose" (http://www.noliturbare.com/) which is written for Windows but runs perfectly under Wine. It does the most common kinds of impositions, including saddle-stitch booklets, two pages per sheet, duplicate pages side by side, and cut stacks. When I need to do more complicated impositions, I have to fire up Windows XP in a Virtual Box and run Acrobat Pro with the "Quite Imposing" plugin (which are both rather pricey). David Burleigh 828-398-1406 On 11/12/2012 09:16 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: > > Since there was the thread about the "Book Preview", I was wondering > if there is either an extension out there or a external program that > would print the pages of the document in the correct order for "Book > Printing". > > When you have a landscape double sided sheet with two pages printed on > each side [letter or tabloid sized paper], you need to arrange the > pages in a set order for the pages to print out on the correct sheet > and suchfor the colation and folding of the sheets into a book format. > > I use to do a lot of multi-sheet newsletters printed onto tabloid > paper. I ended up making a template in PageMaker that had the pages > listed in the placement for printing and not for the standard document > printing. I had a template for each page count version of the > newsletter, such as 2 or 3 tabloid sheets. > > I would like to find an extension or external package that would print > out the pages in the proper order for the placement on the sheets > instead of doing it manually. Since I use both Windows and Linux, I > could use a package for either OS. > > Anyone know of a package or extension that would do the work? > -- 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] Master Document issue
I just spent many hours building a master document which links together all the chapters of a book, and everything was going fine until somehow, without any conscious action on my part, it embedded all the linked documents rather than keeping them as links. Can this be undone, that is, restoring the original links? This embedding action defeats the purpose entirely, as I need the ability to independently edit the linked documents. Then when I reopen the master document, it normally would display all the updates to the linked documents. I use Master Documents all the time in this way, and this mysterious embedding action has never happened before. -- 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: [libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-users] navigation dans Writer à l'ouverture
It still works this way if you fill in the "User Data" under Tools/Options. David Burleigh 828-398-1406 On 10/27/2012 06:01 AM, Ben Duckitt wrote: > This is the translation of the message > > Hello, > > In an earlier version of LibreOffice, a default open > I document the exact location of the document, where I was at > last closed. This was extremely convenient in a document > more than 100 pages. But I never knew that was the setting, which > disappeared > when automatic updates program. > I'd give this option. > A big thank you in advance to those who have little idea. > > Hi > > On 27/10/2012 8:04 PM, xelha wrote: >> Bonjour, >> >> Dans une ancienne version de Libreoffice, un paramètre par défaut >> ouvrait >> mon document à l'endroit exact du document, où je me trouvais au >> moment de >> la dernière fermeture. Ceci était extrêmement pratique, dans un >> document de >> plus de 100 pages. Mais je n'ai jamais su qu'était ce réglage, qui a >> disparu >> lors des actualisations automatiques du programme. >> J'aimerai remettre cette option. >> Un grand merci d'avance à ceux qui ont une petit idée. >> >> Salut ;) >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/navigation-dans-Writer-a-l-ouverture-tp4015540.html >> Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > > -- 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] What happened to the Libreoffice PPA?
Yes, I've installed LibreOffice that way many times, but it results in a parallel installation into /opt, rather than an upgrade of the existing version. Also, I am supposing that there is some advantage to whatever they do to tweak it for (k)ubuntu. David Burleigh 828-398-1406 On 10/22/2012 07:01 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > It's probably best to download and install the official version from the > official website rather then one tweaked for Ubuntu > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Installing_LibreOffice_on_Linux > > > Ppas are often a little out of date. They tend to depend on only one or 2 > people and those people may have other work commitements or other things > going on in their lives. Often they are very keen and committed to their Ppa > but even so it's probably better to get the upstream one from the LO page. > > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > > > >> >> From: David Burleigh >> To: users@global.libreoffice.org >> Sent: Monday, 22 October 2012, 21:43 >> Subject: [libreoffice-users] What happened to the Libreoffice PPA? >> >> The LibreOffice ppa for Linux hasn't been updated since version 3.6.0. >> Has it been discontinued? >> >> -- >> 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] What happened to the Libreoffice PPA?
The LibreOffice ppa for Linux hasn't been updated since version 3.6.0. Has it been discontinued? -- 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
