[libreoffice-users] Calc not able to store options
Season's Greetings!! Hello everybody, In one of the frequent, random power failures my PC (config below) switched off despite the inverter+UPS it feeds through! I was using firefox and Calc at the time this happened. Now that I am looking at the damage apparently there was none. --- 1. The file I was working on opened up smoothly. Sometimes even if I switch off properly it goes in to recover mode the next time I try to bring it up. So I was pleasantly surprised. 2. The recent documents had just the last file I was working on. That indeed felt as a blessing in disguise because normally the recent documents under Calc shows all the recent documents including odt etc. So I do have to search and open for my recent ods document. 3. Before the event, I had configured Calc to go "Right" when I completed a data entry to a cell and pressed ENTER. This had changed to the standard go "Down". So, I went to Tools - Options - LibreOffice Calc - General - Input Settings - and made it "Right". The spread-sheet refuses to do so. I restarted Calc. No use. The above path still shows "Right" as the option but the next cell is the cell down the last one. I restarted the machine and still no use. I am not inclined to upgrade to higher version unless a re-installation is absolutely necessary. (As I feel the efforts and risk of me doing something stupid are not worth the possible benefits.) Any ideas? Thanks, Regards, Viral Orpe :) --- Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual Core E6600 CPU 3.00GHz Memory : 4GB, DDR3 OS : Linux Mint 12 Lisa - Kernel Linux 3.0.0-13-generic (i686) LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3 OOO340m1 (Build:302) --- -- 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 not able to store options
Hi :) I assume that the machine crashes regardless of whether you are using LO or not? Perhaps now would be a good time to let your package manager run it's updates? Don't worry, it wont upgrade LO as it generally just does updates, not upgrades. Errr, do you feel comfortable opening the side of the case and do you know how to take precautions again static? Even the cleanest skin has oils that can eat into chips and destroy tracks over time. Plus skin carries a small static charge that is plenty enough to destroy components. On the other hand you can usually open the side of the case without being forced to touch anything crucial inside (except by your own curiosity). My 1st guesses as to why it's started crashing is 1. Choking dust built-up too much and is now providing insulation trapping heat. Don't blow it out! For some reason it's not like normal dust and does tend to cause choking. I usually try to have a cuppa tea or glass of milk or water fairly nearby in case i forget and need a drink in a hurry. 2. Dead or dying fan, perhaps just too weighed down by the mystery dust. 3. graphics card wobbled loose somehow and needs to be pushed back firmly but gently. 4. Ram issues. 5. Java problems Actually java and ram are probably easier to check without even taking the side off the case. When booting into Mint use the grub menu to go down to the "Memory Test" options and let the testing run for quite a while, a couple of hours ideally. Java you could check just by installing a newer version of java, or reverting back to an older one or by switching off java in LO (although other programs will probably still be using it) Tools - Options - Java Also just wondering if your hard-drive is quite noisy? or are the fans rattling away loudly? Is the case getting quite hot? Regards from Tom :) > > From: Viral Orpe >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" >Sent: Saturday, 22 December 2012, 14:19 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Calc not able to store options > >Season's Greetings!! > >Hello everybody, > >In one of the frequent, random power failures my PC (config below) switched off >despite the inverter+UPS it feeds through! > >I was using firefox and Calc at the time this happened. > > >Now that I am looking at the damage apparently there was none. >--- >1. The file I was working on opened up smoothly. Sometimes even if I switch >off properly >it goes in to recover mode the next time I try to bring it up. So I was >pleasantly surprised. > > >2. The recent documents had just the last file I was working on. That indeed >felt as a >blessing in disguise because normally the recent documents under Calc shows >all the recent > >documents including odt etc. So I do have to search and open for my recent ods >document. > >3. Before the event, I had configured Calc to go "Right" when I completed a >data entry to > >a cell and pressed ENTER. This had changed to the standard go "Down". So, I >went to > >Tools - Options - LibreOffice Calc - General - Input Settings - and made it >"Right". > > >The spread-sheet refuses to do so. I restarted Calc. No use. The above path >still shows "Right" >as the option but the next cell is the cell down the last one. I restarted the >machine and still no use. > >I am not inclined to upgrade to higher version unless a re-installation is >absolutely necessary. >(As I feel the efforts and risk of me doing something stupid are not worth the >possible benefits.) > >Any ideas? > > > >Thanks, >Regards, >Viral Orpe :) >--- > >Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual Core E6600 CPU 3.00GHz >Memory : 4GB, DDR3 >OS : Linux Mint 12 Lisa - Kernel Linux >3.0.0-13-generic (i686) >LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3 OOO340m1 (Build:302) >--- >-- >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 not able to store options
Hi Tom :) Thanks for the reply. I got an off-list e-mail with the link same as what you provided for user profile to the other thread "where is that configuration file again?". https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile The mail pointed to a corrupted user profile. As suggested in the link - and also in the e-mail - I did change the profile directory name and restarted LibreOffice. Changed the option from down to right and this time it worked and the choice was saved. For other newbies/ GNUbies: 1. I was not sure which exact file to be renamed so I changed the ~/.libreoffice/3/user directory itself. 2. I was also told an upgrade would not help corrupt user profile as user profile/ settings are (understandably) carried untouched to the newer version. The hardware has not thrown up other problems yet. Touch wood ;) Thanks, Regards, Viral Orpe :) --- Processor : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual Core E6600 CPU 3.00GHz Memory : 4GB, DDR3 OS : Linux Mint 12 Lisa - Kernel Linux 3.0.0-13-generic (i686) LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3 OOO340m1 (Build:302) --- From: Tom Davies To: Viral Orpe ; "users@global.libreoffice.org" Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 3:46 AM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Calc not able to store options Hi :) I assume that the machine crashes regardless of whether you are using LO or not? Perhaps now would be a good time to let your package manager run it's updates? Don't worry, it wont upgrade LO as it generally just does updates, not upgrades. Errr, do you feel comfortable opening the side of the case and do you know how to take precautions again static? Even the cleanest skin has oils that can eat into chips and destroy tracks over time. Plus skin carries a small static charge that is plenty enough to destroy components. On the other hand you can usually open the side of the case without being forced to touch anything crucial inside (except by your own curiosity). My 1st guesses as to why it's started crashing is 1. Choking dust built-up too much and is now providing insulation trapping heat. Don't blow it out! For some reason it's not like normal dust and does tend to cause choking. I usually try to have a cuppa tea or glass of milk or water fairly nearby in case i forget and need a drink in a hurry. 2. Dead or dying fan, perhaps just too weighed down by the mystery dust. 3. graphics card wobbled loose somehow and needs to be pushed back firmly but gently. 4. Ram issues. 5. Java problems Actually java and ram are probably easier to check without even taking the side off the case. When booting into Mint use the grub menu to go down to the "Memory Test" options and let the testing run for quite a while, a couple of hours ideally. Java you could check just by installing a newer version of java, or reverting back to an older one or by switching off java in LO (although other programs will probably still be using it) Tools - Options - Java Also just wondering if your hard-drive is quite noisy? or are the fans rattling away loudly? Is the case getting quite hot? Regards from Tom :) > > From: Viral Orpe >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" >Sent: Saturday, 22 December 2012, 14:19 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Calc not able to store options > >Season's Greetings!! > >Hello everybody, > >In one of the frequent, random power failures my PC (config below) switched off >despite the inverter+UPS it feeds through! > >I was using firefox and Calc at the time this happened. > > >Now that I am looking at the damage apparently there was none. >--- >1. The file I was working on opened up smoothly. Sometimes even if I switch >off properly >it goes in to recover mode the next time I try to bring it up. So I was >pleasantly surprised. > > >2. The recent documents had just the last file I was working on. That indeed felt as a >blessing in disguise because normally the recent documents under Calc shows >all the recent > >documents including odt etc. So I do have to search and open for my recent ods >document. > >3. Before the event, I had configured Calc to go "Right" when I completed a >data entry to > >a cell and pressed ENTER. This had changed to the standard go "Down". So, I >went to > >Tools - Options - LibreOffice Calc - General - Input Settings - and made it >"Right". > > >The spread-she
