[tdf-discuss] MS Anniversary upgrade warning - not LO issue

2016-12-01 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
This is not about LO but about MS crashing both the Windows file system and GRUB. If you have not run the Windows 10 Anniversary upgrade, you might want to consider it as a new OS install that crashes GRUB and messes with the Windows partition where it need major repair. Yesterday, I

Re: [tdf-discuss] Libnreoffice Writer (3.x, 4.x, 5.x) on Linux looses font formt after repening document

2016-11-10 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Thanks for the info. On 11/10/2016 04:50 AM, GwenDragon wrote: Hello Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster, On Wed, 9 Nov 2016, at 15:44:37 [GMT -0500] (which was 21:44 where I live) Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: I have read this thread's replies, but have a question about what you

Re: [tdf-discuss] Libnreoffice Writer (3.x, 4.x, 5.x) on Linux looses font formt after repening document

2016-11-09 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 11/09/2016 06:54 AM, GwenDragon wrote: Hello list, LibreOffice has a bug and does not read character formatting correctly after reopening document. Some font formatting is reset to Standard. I reported such bugs (for OpenOffice, too) many years ago and updated the reports regularly. Please

Re: [tdf-discuss] need help off this list - need Linux package choice help

2016-10-24 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 10/24/2016 10:02 PM, jonathon wrote: On 24/10/2016 08:22, Christian Lohmaier wrote: Avidemux2 likely is easiest to use for newcomers.. I'd second Avidemux2. Do note that with video editing you need _lots_ of free disk space on the drive, along with a large swap partition. jonathon I

Re: [tdf-discuss] need help off this list - need Linux package choice help

2016-10-24 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 10/24/2016 01:07 AM, Richard wrote: First thing that comes to mind is to install VirtualBox in Ubuntu then install WinXP or whatever you need to run your old Win prog. Guessing that you will need min 4 GiB, though 8 is probably better, but maybe not? I really want to get a package for

[tdf-discuss] need help off this list - need Linux package choice help

2016-10-23 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Please help this long term user, and a local promoter, [since the beginning] of LO. I really need help on a presentation video[s]. I had an idiot give me a 1.9 gig 3.5 hour video file instead of several files. The video presentation had several different subject included and was to go

Re: [tdf-discuss] LO contributors map

2016-08-14 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
I have not been following this posting - much. The question I have is who/what can be considered as a "contributor/contribution". Are Extensions and Templates creators part of this map? How about creating a very large color palette for LO? I use a "standard.soc" file of over 3900 color

Re: [tdf-discuss] LO contributors map

2016-08-08 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Nice Map. Is there any contributors in North or South America? On 08/08/2016 11:18 AM, Robert Großkopf wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Have forgotten: 1. Get location with navigator.geolocation. A popup of the browser will ask, if it might locate you. Then set the

Re: [tdf-discuss] Released LibreOffice For Dummies v2

2016-05-10 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Did you try to use Lulu.com for the printed versions? I have bought many books from there to have a physical copies of freely downloaded PDF book files. On 05/10/2016 02:37 PM, Klaibson Ribeiro wrote: Good Afternoon. After five years, he came out the second version of LibreOffice For

Re: [tdf-discuss] Is the "Office Open XML" option strict?

2015-12-11 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 12/10/2015 12:23 PM, avamk wrote: Hello, I was just reading yesterday that starting with Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office programs like Word and PowerPoint are able to read files saved in the Office Open XML (OOXML) "strict" format. In fact as far as I can tell Office 2013 or later

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Cannot Open PDF Landscape Pages Properly When Libreoffice

2014-12-03 Thread Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 12/03/2014 05:30 AM, clarence wrote: Hi anne, The problem is that if I select page setup and change to landscape, ALL the pages in the pdf will change to landscape. Is there any way to ensure that only that page or a selected range of page get changed? The only way I have seen that

Re: [tdf-discuss] Help please with LibreOffice

2014-04-10 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 04/09/2014 04:41 PM, Mike Brookes wrote: Hi I've used LibreOffice for a number of years trouble-free. I have a laptop and use windows, not Mac. Last weekend I downloaded to my laptop a new application for downloading music from YouTube; it didn't work and I proceeded to uninstall it

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Article about LibreOffice, brands, etc

2014-04-05 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
Many of us on these lists have been using LibreOffice since early 2011. I use have - since their first official offering. I really think you will like LibreOffice. One of the great things about it is the language support. There are over 100 languages supported and some languages, like

[tdf-discuss] an update color standard.soc file available

2014-03-13 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
As I stated in other posts, I have been working on adding colors to the default set that comes with the LO install. My current list of colors is now at 3965 color boxes. Yes, there are some duplicates, but I have kept them due to their color sequences. First in the list are the included

Re: [tdf-discuss] Natural join symbol

2014-02-23 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 02/23/2014 02:40 PM, Bashar Maree wrote: How can one insert a natural join symbol (bow tie) in both writer and math? Thank you. Do you have the reference number for where it might be in the list of characters in a font? I found it, so you should, but you may need a Unicode font, since

Re: [tdf-discuss] Can't Locate LibreOfffice 4.0.4

2013-06-26 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 06/26/2013 01:46 PM, Christian Lohmaier wrote: Hi *, On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 4:48 PM, CVAlkan fobe...@enteract.com wrote: I'm currently running version 4.0.3.3 (Build ID: 0eaa50a932c8f2199a615e1eb30f7ac74279539) on the 64bit Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and for the past several days I've been getting

Re: [tdf-discuss] Grammar Checking in Writer

2013-05-18 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
I have used both Language Tools and Read Text to help my editing. After 3 strokes and having Dyslexia, I need all the help I can get. I do not know if they work for you, but give them a try. Having someone/something read the text for you helps you hear the mistakes. On 05/17/2013 04:18 PM,

Re: [tdf-discuss] Donations system: pay for a feature

2013-05-15 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 05/15/2013 02:03 PM, Joel Madero wrote: On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster webmas...@krackedpress.com wrote: Spending money, via donations, geared to one feature and not the whole package can be a VERY bad marketing issue. I never liked it. If you donate money

[tdf-discuss] The brochure content stating NATO support the use of ODF

2013-05-10 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
ODF is recommended by numerous governments and NGO's worldwide, with Indonesia, the European Commission, and NATO amongst those who support policies calling for ODF as the preferred document production, retention and exchange format. I like this quote. NATO - well the US and Canada are part

Re: [tdf-discuss] [Wiki] chart LibreOffice Lifecycle

2013-03-14 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 03/14/2013 03:26 PM, Jochen wrote: Hi *, I have relaunched the chart LibreOffice Lifecycle (s. [1]). Maybe someone can use this. [1] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleasePlan regards Jochen The 4.1 listing show May, but there is no release published till July. Should that be

Re: [tdf-discuss] Experimental UI for LibreOffice proposal

2013-03-08 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 03/08/2013 03:44 PM, Keith Curtis wrote: Hi; I'm working on a proposal for building an experimental new LibreOffice toolbar / UI in Python: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:KeithCu I'm going to add some links to places where the C++ code would need to be changed and a few more