Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice losing position between sessions

2012-04-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it's an accident rather than a deliberate design choice.  Otherwise they would probably have put a tick-box in options somewhere i guess.  The work-around works though.  Regards from Tom :) --- On Sun, 15/4/12, Libre User wrote: From: Libre User Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-14 Thread Mark Stanton
> Sure, it does exist. It's called "pattern field": Ah, there y'go. Isn't that much better than a macro? Anyway, I think that's what the op was looking for, though, as always, I could be wrong. Regards Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: u

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice losing position between sessions

2012-04-14 Thread Libre User
You need to have entered some information in the User Data section under Tools>Options>LibreOffice>User Data. Only a first name is sufficient but the form can not be completely blank. Also check the box labeled "Enable experimental (unstable) features" under Tools>Options>LibreOffice>General

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice losing position between sessions

2012-04-14 Thread Ron House
In openoffice, if I saved a document, when I next opened it, the cursor was automatically positioned where it was when I left off. This doesn't seem to be happening in libreoffice, as the cursor is always at the top of the document, meaning one has to remember some other way "where I was up to"

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Brian Barker
At 22:17 14/04/2012 -0300, Nicolás Adamo wrote: Java: Sun Microsystems Inc. 1.6.0_24 (Shouldn't it say Oracle's??) Interestingly, the embedded company name was changed from Sun to Oracle in version 1.6.0_21, but this caused some programs using it to fail - so it had to be changed back. See

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Jay Lozier
On 04/14/2012 09:28 PM, Doug wrote: On 04/14/2012 09:08 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 04/14/2012 08:08 PM, Doug wrote: On 04/14/2012 07:48 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) You can see what version of java is being used in LibreOffice by going to Tools - Options - Java Hopefully you will see both ver

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Doug
On 04/14/2012 09:08 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 04/14/2012 08:08 PM, Doug wrote: On 04/14/2012 07:48 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) You can see what version of java is being used in LibreOffice by going to Tools - Options - Java Hopefully you will see both version of java listed. You should be

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Nicolás Adamo
On 04/14/2012 10:08 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:On 04/14/2012 08:08 PM, Doug wrote:On 04/14/2012 07:48 PM, Tom Davies wrote:Hi :)You can see what version of java is being used in LibreOffice by going toTools - Options - JavaHopefully you will see both version of java listed.You

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Jay Lozier
On 04/14/2012 08:08 PM, Doug wrote: On 04/14/2012 07:48 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) You can see what version of java is being used in LibreOffice by going to Tools - Options - Java Hopefully you will see both version of java listed. You should be able to see which one is selected and the t

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Doug
On 04/14/2012 07:48 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) You can see what version of java is being used in LibreOffice by going to Tools - Options - Java Hopefully you will see both version of java listed. You should be able to see which one is selected and the tick-box should hopefully show that java

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You can see what version of java is being used in LibreOffice by going to Tools - Options - Java Hopefully you will see both version of java listed.  You should be able to see which one is selected and the tick-box should hopefully show that java is being used.  Regards from Tom :) --

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Doug
On 04/14/2012 04:35 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 04/14/2012 01:15 PM, Doug wrote: On 04/14/2012 05:27 AM, e-letter wrote: On 13/04/2012, Doug wrote: I just modified a previous letter, which was a previously sent FAX, and went to save the modified version, which had a fair amount of work in it. W

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Jay Lozier
On 04/14/2012 01:15 PM, Doug wrote: On 04/14/2012 05:27 AM, e-letter wrote: On 13/04/2012, Doug wrote: I just modified a previous letter, which was a previously sent FAX, and went to save the modified version, which had a fair amount of work in it. When I said "save" I got a fast-disappearing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Browser plugin gives blank page

2012-04-14 Thread Jay Lozier
Leon, On 04/14/2012 08:43 AM, leon244 wrote: I have LO 3.5.2.2 running under Linux (Mandriva 2011) and Java 1.6.0.29. When I enable the browser plugin and try to read a Chapter from the documentation as a test, I get a blank page. I have FF 11.0. I have tried searching about this, but cannot fin

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread Doug
On 04/14/2012 05:27 AM, e-letter wrote: On 13/04/2012, Doug wrote: I just modified a previous letter, which was a previously sent FAX, and went to save the modified version, which had a fair amount of work in it. When I said "save" I got a fast-disappearing message, something about java, and t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base 3.5.2.2 hangs

2012-04-14 Thread drew jensen
On Sat, 2012-04-14 at 07:46 -0700, clehmann wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have installed LibreOffice 3.5.2.2 with base on Win 7 Home Premium (both > French). I have Java 6 update 31 also installed. > > I am able to start LibreOffice without any problem. I am also able to open > any text, spread

[libreoffice-users] Re: How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-14 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 14.04.2012 16:38, Mark Stanton wrote: Having said all of that, it doesn't exist in Base ("yet" :-) ). Sure, it does exist. It's called "pattern field": http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=10132&p=47451&hilit=input+mask+literal#p47451 A macro solution could

[libreoffice-users] Base 3.5.2.2 hangs

2012-04-14 Thread clehmann
Hello everybody, I have installed LibreOffice 3.5.2.2 with base on Win 7 Home Premium (both French). I have Java 6 update 31 also installed. I am able to start LibreOffice without any problem. I am also able to open any text, spreadsheet, ... document without any problem. However, once in a while

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-14 Thread Mark Stanton
> In this case a form related macro solution might be simple, I guess. Indeed, but what the op was hoping for (I think) was input masks, as exist in dBase products, where at design time the designer specifies the format of what can be input. So you could define a mask for a field like 'XXX XX

[libreoffice-users] Re: [Announce] HyperSQL 2.2.8 Released

2012-04-14 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 14.04.2012 13:04, drew jensen wrote: Hi Andreas, Sorry, I can't agree with your advice to avamk on this one. Sure you can edit tables on 'your' database, as long as he is the one doing the work the fact that it is a server based system is meaningless in this regard As for Base features, th

[libreoffice-users] Browser plugin gives blank page

2012-04-14 Thread leon244
I have LO 3.5.2.2 running under Linux (Mandriva 2011) and Java 1.6.0.29. When I enable the browser plugin and try to read a Chapter from the documentation as a test, I get a blank page. I have FF 11.0. I have tried searching about this, but cannot find anything. the document never appears within t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [Announce] HyperSQL 2.2.8 Released

2012-04-14 Thread drew jensen
On Sat, 2012-04-14 at 12:34 +0200, Andreas Säger wrote: > Am 14.04.2012 04:22, avamk wrote: > > Thank you for all of your replies, the information is very helpful, and I > > will continue to explore. > > > > Just one more question: Would migrating to other databases (like MySQL or > > PostgreSQL) b

[libreoffice-users] Re: Problems importing an OO database into LO

2012-04-14 Thread ptoye
I've not been keeping up with the OO/LO saga. It strikes me as a bit mad to have two different products, each being developed with minimal resources, trying to compete with the MS juggernaut. United we stand, divided we fall. But that's a bit off-topic. Anyway, I've reported this as a bug to B

[libreoffice-users] Re: [Announce] HyperSQL 2.2.8 Released

2012-04-14 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 14.04.2012 04:22, avamk wrote: Thank you for all of your replies, the information is very helpful, and I will continue to explore. Just one more question: Would migrating to other databases (like MySQL or PostgreSQL) be similar to how I would migrate from an *.odb file to a HSQL database? If

[libreoffice-users] Re: How to format data entry in base table to UPPERCASE only

2012-04-14 Thread Andreas Säger
Am 14.04.2012 07:57, Mark Stanton wrote: Which is also to say that the input filters you're expecting don't exist in Base. Regards Mark Stanton One small step for mankind... In this case a form related macro solution might be simple, I guess. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: use

Re: [libreoffice-users] disappearing letter

2012-04-14 Thread e-letter
On 13/04/2012, Doug wrote: > I just modified a previous letter, which was a previously sent FAX, > and went to save the modified version, which had a fair amount of > work in it. When I said "save" I got a fast-disappearing message, > something about java, and the whole document disappeared. I >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Bullets in .doc/.docx documents always become "^"?

2012-04-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) So when the bullet-points looked fine on my system it was because i had the proprietary 'MS' fonts installed? Regards from Tom :) --- On Sat, 14/4/12, Brian Barker wrote: From: Brian Barker Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Bullets in .doc/.docx documents always become "^"? To: user

Re: [libreoffice-users] Micro Move graphic

2012-04-14 Thread Fernand Vanrie
Op 14/04/2012 7:59, Jean-Francois Nifenecker schreef: Le 13/04/2012 22:30, 20rdj04 a écrit : If I select a graphic, say a bullet, that is already on the page, and want to move it 1/10 diameter, I can TRY to move the mouse that short distance, but it is not easy. I have tried using the arrow k