Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Installer Download Problems

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hmmm, that is not good news!  Sorry about that!  Is there any chance you could post a bug-report about it?  A lot of this guide might not be relevant but please just try to make the best of it https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugReport tehre is another page but i think the content

Repositories, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Most versions of GnuLinux (Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Redhat, openSuSE) all include a default set of programs.  Often the same program in each one.  For example most of the examples have Firefox and LibreOffice by default.   However, you don't have to stick with the defaults.  You can install

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Installer Download Problems

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Which web-browser were you using to download with?  It seems a few people have had problems with Internet Explorer and 1 had trouble with Firefox.  The Firefox one turned out to be some problem with a company firewall as the download worked just fine from outside.  Did you use IE at both

boot-loaders, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)    Several different issues all in one thread.   Whenever you install Windows or upgrade, such as from Xp to Win7 the Windows installer kindly 'fixes' the MBR to point at the Windows boot-loader (NTldr).   Windows can't see non-Windows stuff and even has trouble with other versions of

[libreoffice-users] Downloading Latest Windows Release

2013-10-06 Thread Brian Grainger
To Whom it May Concern, Trying to download and install the latest Windows version of LibreOffice from a machine in the UK running Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. Using the standard process for downloading from the download page the LibreOffice install file came as a *.MAN file. Clearly

[libreoffice-users] Impress Presentation

2013-10-06 Thread Rev Nick Nicholas
Dear Libre Office is it possible to please add jpeg and gif options in 'save as' under Impress. The inability to do this presently forces me for some purposes to use MS Powerpoint also, I cannot see it, could the option to loop a presentation be available under setting up the slide show many

Re: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)   Nicely said Virgil! :D  You almost make it sound like you are not already in the club just by using LibreOffice and a bit more besides! :) The Tux penguin is a mascot of GnuLinux but used a bit more widely in OpenSource generally too.  I was thinking of using a cuddly toy as a way of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress Presentation

2013-10-06 Thread Keith Bates
Hi, I'm not a big user of Impress, but if you go to File- Preview in Web Browser it produces a series of jpg and html files. On my linux system it opened the file manager in the temporary directory where they are saved, so that makes it easy to save into whatever directory you want them to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Have you tried looking for merchandising in  http://www.linuxfoundation.org/ https://www.fsf.org/ and other big-name sites?  It might be worth hunting around on your distro's main sites.   Regards from  Tom :)   From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster

Re: [libreoffice-users] Downloading Latest Windows Release

2013-10-06 Thread James Knott
Brian Grainger wrote: To Whom it May Concern, Trying to download and install the latest Windows version of LibreOffice from a machine in the UK running Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. Using the standard process for downloading from the download page the LibreOffice install file came as a

[libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Urmas
Tom Davies: Whenever you install Windows or upgrade, such as from Xp to Win7 the Windows installer kindly 'fixes' the MBR to point at the Windows boot-loader (NTldr). Windows backs up the existing boot sector and adds it to the boot menu via boot.ini or BCD entry. -- To unsubscribe

[libreoffice-users] Re: Repositories, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Urmas
Tom Davies: By default most versions of GnuLinux (lets just call them distros) have a set of repos (=repositories) which are a bit like vast warehouses of programs and other software. ...Because Linux is inherently broken and cannot run vanilla builds of software. Also repositories keep

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 10/06/2013 09:32 AM, Urmas wrote: Tom Davies: Whenever you install Windows or upgrade, such as from Xp to Win7 the Windows installer kindly 'fixes' the MBR to point at the Windows boot-loader (NTldr). Windows backs up the existing boot sector and adds it to the boot menu via boot.ini or

Re: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
I just use them for conversation starters that can lead into LO. One day, I will get some actual Tux and other items, but I no longer work in an office, but out of my apartment. On 10/05/2013 12:10 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Nicely said Virgil! :D You almost make it sound like you are

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Repositories, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
Dnia 2013-10-06, o godz. 20:37:49 Urmas davian...@gmail.com napisał(a): ...Because Linux is inherently broken and cannot run vanilla builds of software. Also repositories keep prehistoric versions of apps only, backporting only the security issues fixes, which have to be manually picked from

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Repositories, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread James Knott
Urmas wrote: ...Because Linux is inherently broken and cannot run vanilla builds of software. Also repositories keep prehistoric versions of apps only, backporting only the security issues fixes, which have to be manually picked from the developer's VCS and manually patched in. So to fix a

[libreoffice-users] Re: Repositories, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Urmas
James Knott: Have you actually used Linux and installed apps on it? I've been using Linux since 2001, and that is exactly as the matter stands. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread James Knott
Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: It was really nice of Windows to stop allowing me to boot into Ubuntu after I upgraded from Vista to Win7. I had to use a boot fixer disc to give me back my Ubuntu. At least that laptop is the one I use only once in a while, since I have a small drive in it,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Repositories, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Paul
Please ignore the troll, he's not even a very good one. Urmas consistantly posts information about LO and linux that puts it in a very bad light, but mostly is very obviously wrong, and occasionally not so obviously wrong. On Sun, 6 Oct 2013 22:04:52 +0700 Urmas davian...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Repositories, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread M Henri Day
2013/10/6 Urmas davian...@gmail.com Tom Davies: By default most versions of GnuLinux (lets just call them distros) have a set of repos (=repositories) which are a bit like vast warehouses of programs and other software. ...Because Linux is inherently broken and cannot run vanilla builds of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Kracked_P_P---webmaster
On 10/06/2013 11:06 AM, James Knott wrote: Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote: It was really nice of Windows to stop allowing me to boot into Ubuntu after I upgraded from Vista to Win7. I had to use a boot fixer disc to give me back my Ubuntu. At least that laptop is the one I use only once in a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Downloading Latest Windows Release

2013-10-06 Thread Brian Barker
At 01:23 06/10/2013 +0100, Brian Grainger wrote: Trying to download and install the latest Windows version of LibreOffice from a machine in the UK running Windows 7 and Internet Explorer. Using the standard process for downloading from the download page the LibreOffice install file came as a

[libreoffice-users] Why??? 'Unkown source' when copy/pasting numbers SAME SHEET SAME WORKBOOK

2013-10-06 Thread Tanstaafl
This is really starting to infuriate me... Why, when working in an .ods spreadsheet, if I copy a number from a cell, and go to pastespecial it into another cell, does it often (not every time, still can't pin it down) sometimes come up with the only op[tion as 'Unformatted text' from 'Unknown

Re: [libreoffice-users] Downloading Latest Windows Release

2013-10-06 Thread James Knott
Brian Barker wrote: Could some helpful person with the right sort of account please report this as a bug at the LibreOffice site? Meanwhile I may contact catn.com directly. Go tho the LO site and place your mouse pointer over the link. What file name shows up at the bottom of the browser?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Don Myers
I started with Ubuntu with version 8.10, and have had each version since then. I generally find it easiest to do a clean install. One advantage of that is every 6 months I have a complete backup of my hard drive. The second advantage is it is very easy to do. Each program has its own hidden

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread James Knott
Don Myers wrote: I started with Ubuntu with version 8.10, and have had each version since then. I generally find it easiest to do a clean install. One advantage of that is every 6 months I have a complete backup of my hard drive. The second advantage is it is very easy to do. Each program has

Re: [libreoffice-users] Why? 'Unknown source' when copy/pasting numbers SAME SHEET SAME WORKBOOK

2013-10-06 Thread Brian Barker
At 13:04 06/10/2013 -0400, Charles Marcus wrote: This is really starting to infuriate me... Why, when working in an .ods spreadsheet, if I copy a number from a cell, and go to pastespecial it into another cell, does it often (not every time, still can't pin it down) sometimes come up with the

[libreoffice-users] slideshow timing problem in LO

2013-10-06 Thread Philip Gilmore
Updated to 4.1.2 and found a glitch. Discovered that slideshow automatic timing has been messed up since it no longer allows timings higher than 99.99 seconds. I use a countdown clock at the beginning of my weekly slideshow that relies on the slide timing being higher. I've tried typing in

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Installer Download Problems

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks :)  I think back then the mailing list was trying to find out some of the parameters of the problem or see if there was some weird misunderstanding that we could actually help with.  Internet Explorer often does weird things and there might have been other weird stuff going on

Installing an OS, was: Fw: [libreoffice-users] Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)   Usually when you buy a desktop computer it already has Windows installed.  Then after a couple of years the machine has become old and slow and needs replacing so another Windows machine gets bought.  At no point does anyone install Windows, or at least not many people.  People usually

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress Presentation

2013-10-06 Thread Brian Barker
At 18:24 05/10/2013 +0100, Rev Nick Nicholas wrote: I cannot see it, could the option to loop a presentation be available under setting up the slide show It is. Go to Slide Show | Slide Show Settings... | Type, select Auto, and choose a delay time from the thumbwheel. I trust this helps.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Why??? 'Unkown source' when copy/pasting numbers SAME SHEET SAME WORKBOOK

2013-10-06 Thread Mark Bourne
Tanstaafl wrote: This is really starting to infuriate me... Why, when working in an .ods spreadsheet, if I copy a number from a cell, and go to pastespecial it into another cell, does it often (not every time, still can't pin it down) sometimes come up with the only op[tion as 'Unformatted

[libreoffice-users] MONTH() and YEAR() functions behave differently in scalc 3.5.7 and 4.x

2013-10-06 Thread Thomas Boehm
Hi list, =MONTH(10/2013) returns 10 in version 3.5.7, but returns #VALUE! in version 4.x The same applies to YEAR() as well. Is this a known bug/feature or is there maybe something wrong in my settings? -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: boot-loaders, was: Fw: Penguins: (Was Corrupt Installer Errors??)

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) As James said it might well be better to make a separate partition for your /home.  It's easier to do that during the install process but this link can be handy if you want to try this post-install.  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving If the way you are doing it

Re: [libreoffice-users] Why? 'Unknown source' when copy/pasting numbers SAME SHEET SAME WORKBOOK

2013-10-06 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-10-06 1:55 PM, Brian Barker b.m.bar...@btinternet.com wrote: At 13:04 06/10/2013 -0400, Charles Marcus wrote: This is really starting to infuriate me... Why, when working in an .ods spreadsheet, if I copy a number from a cell, and go to pastespecial it into another cell, does it often

Re: [libreoffice-users] Why??? 'Unkown source' when copy/pasting numbers SAME SHEET SAME WORKBOOK

2013-10-06 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-10-06 3:30 PM, Mark Bourne libreoffice-ml.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: Tanstaafl wrote: This is really starting to infuriate me... Why, when working in an .ods spreadsheet, if I copy a number from a cell, and go to pastespecial it into another cell, does it often (not every time,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hyperlink not active on images

2013-10-06 Thread Contini Luciano
No replies, suggestions, little helps…? Am 02.10.2013 um 14:44 schrieb Contini Luciano lachi1...@hotmail.com: Hello everybody, I have an hyperlink problem: the ⌘-click doesn't activate the showed link when applied on a picture/ graphic, it just selects the picture. ⌘-clicking a text

Re: [libreoffice-users] MONTH() and YEAR() functions behave differently in scalc 3.5.7 and 4.x

2013-10-06 Thread Brian Barker
At 21:59 06/10/2013 +0200, Thomas Boehm wrote: =MONTH(10/2013) returns 10 in version 3.5.7, but returns #VALUE! in version 4.x. The same applies to YEAR() as well. Is this a known bug/feature or is there maybe something wrong in my settings? I think this is a feature. The definition of the

Re: [libreoffice-users] MONTH() and YEAR() functions behave differently in scalc 3.5.7 and 4.x

2013-10-06 Thread Thomas Boehm
Brian Barker wrote: At 21:59 06/10/2013 +0200, Thomas Boehm wrote: =MONTH(10/2013) returns 10 in version 3.5.7, but returns #VALUE! in version 4.x. The same applies to YEAR() as well. Is this a known bug/feature or is there maybe something wrong in my settings? I think this is a feature.

[libreoffice-users] Simple math model, that can't be even opened by Calc.

2013-10-06 Thread Анатолий Свищев
Somebody asked here why I think that Calc is very slack-baked ... -- 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