Re: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Ariel Constenla-Haile
Hi Rod, On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 06:22:08PM -0400, Rod Lockwood wrote: > I have a text document that apparently did not close properly when > closing OpenOffice. Starting OpenOffice 3.41 does not trigger the > file restoration process. When I click on the file to open it, > OpenOffice crashes becau

Re: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Graham Lauder
> It is worse than I suspected. There was no error saving or closing the > files. OpenOffice is crashing while attempting to open the ODT files. Then > is unable to recover them. I tried to open two other files in the same > directory all with the same results. I have a screenshot, if you would > l

Re: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread elderdanlewis
Helen wrote: Rod, I'm afraid I can't help you but just want to say for the record that the same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I have given up trying to recover the files that were open at the time of the crash. Oh, and I don't see anything wrong with your fonts - your original messa

Re: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2012-09-03 4:47 PM Maurice Howe wrote: Good grief! Don't use 4 point type for ANYthing!! You waste your time and everybody else's. What are you talking about? There is no 4 point type in Rod's message. The font in the HTML version is 10px Verdona. If you have trouble reading it, set you

Re: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Helen
Rod, I'm afraid I can't help you but just want to say for the record that the same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I have given up trying to recover the files that were open at the time of the crash. Oh, and I don't see anything wrong with your fonts - your original message was easy for

Re: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Rod Lockwood
It is worse than I suspected. There was no error saving or closing the files. OpenOffice is crashing while attempting to open the ODT files. Then is unable to recover them. I tried to open two other files in the same directory all with the same results. I have a screenshot, if you would like me to

RE: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Maurice Howe
Good. Now that 'incubator' has re-sent your note, we can all read it. Maurice -Original Message- From: Maurice Howe [mailto:maur...@stny.rr.com] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 6:48 PM To: ooo-users@incubator.apache.org; rodlockw...@provide.net Subject: RE: OpenOffice unable to resto

RE: OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Maurice Howe
Good grief! Don't use 4 point type for ANYthing!! You waste your time and everybody else's. Maurice D. Howe 616 Lacey Drive Endwell, NY 13760 607-754-0469 maur...@stny.rr.com _ From: Rod Lockwood [mailto:rodlockw...@provide.net] Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 6:22 PM To: OpenOff

OpenOffice unable to restore file or open it

2012-09-03 Thread Rod Lockwood
I have a text document that apparently did not close properly when closing OpenOffice. Starting OpenOffice 3.41 does not trigger the file restoration process. When I click on the file to open it, OpenOffice crashes because there is already a shadow file in existance. It begins the file restoration