[libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot instantiate SlideRenderer service from python script

2014-05-11 Thread tvi
Hi! Just to let everybody know that I have finally spotted the mistake. Instead of I should have written i.e. using the remote context instead of the local one. Thomas -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Cannot-instantiate-SlideRenderer-service-from-p

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing windows explorer extension only

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think the main point here is that it's an example of where Urmas is really helpful and he/she deserves credit for that. I didn't understand it as it is too technical and beyond my understanding but it looks like something that might be a good answer. I avoid touching the Windows registry

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Cannot instantiate SlideRenderer service from python script

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Many thanks for posting the answer back to this mailing-list. That is likely to greatly improve the chances of people finding the fix for it when it crops up again. Oddly the coding brackets meant that my emailing system just left great big empty gaps so it was only when i used Nabble that

IT Geeks' Social Skills (was: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing windows explorer extension only)

2014-05-11 Thread Jim Seymour
On Sun, 11 May 2014 11:52:18 +0100 Tom Davies wrote: [snip] > > On a side-issue ... > The ones where Urmas does help are often highly technical. That > raises the question of whether Urmas is a dev and just socially > clumsy as so many are. Apparently Microsoft have recognised that > many engin

[libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Williams
Hi! I'm converting a Word document into a form that will eventually be a PDF form that can be filled in using Adobe Reader. I'm doing this in LibreOffice Writer 4.2.3.3 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04. My first pass worked splendidly well and everything worked fine except for two issues: 1. I can't s

Re: IT Geeks' Social Skills (was: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing windows explorer extension only)

2014-05-11 Thread Paul
> Yes, in the IT world it is > quite common for technically talented people to exhibit impaired > social skills. Not really, in my experience. It's common for IT people to *claim* to have Asperger Syndrome or some such, but it's not nearly as common as people think. My experience may be limited, bu

Re: IT Geeks' Social Skills (was: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing windows explorer extension only)

2014-05-11 Thread Philip Ward
I see these arguments in my emails, and peruse some, but generally once I have the gist of things, I press delete! But it does not put me off, trying to sell the idea of free, to my customers, and say there is lots of support out there etc. When I say sell the idea, I mean compare the the well kno

Re: IT Geeks' Social Skills (was: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing windows explorer extension only)

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Disagreements are fine imo. They lead to discussions and maybe even to thinking in a new way or taking on new ideas. Often we just get entrenched in old thought-patterns but at least the other people on the mailing list can then assess the qualities of the ideas. Clearly me and Tom disagre

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their properties? Err, when you say converting a Word document into a form - for most things it is often better to start off with a fresh document in ODF format when you find yourself struggling with odd weirdnesses. Documents tha

Re: [libreoffice-users] Native Connector

2014-05-11 Thread Girvin Herr
Yes, if I understand Mr. Stoellinger's problem correctly, it is the MySQL server (aka "back-end") which is dropping his connection. According to my MySQL documentation, by default, the MySQL server drops any connection after 8 hours of continuous connection. However, Mr. Stoellinger's admin has

[libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Virgil Arrington
I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used most by the people on this list. I think it helps to know different folks' area of experience. It might also help us in learning new ways to integrate the different components. For myself, my approximate usage is: Writer (85% of my use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Native Connector

2014-05-11 Thread anne-ology
Well, that autoReconnect=true must have something to do with JAVA ... I 'searched' and uncovered nearly 100,000 articles [whew ;-) ] https://www.google.com/search?q=autoReconnect%3Dtrue&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Dale Rebgetz
Writer - 90% Draw - 9% Calc - 1% Base - once Impress - never Dale. On 12/05/2014 7:53 am, Virgil Arrington wrote: I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used most by the people on this list. I think it helps to know different folks' area of experience. It might also help us in learn

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Jay Lozier
On 05/11/2014 05:53 PM, Virgil Arrington wrote: I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used most by the people on this list. I think it helps to know different folks' area of experience. It might also help us in learning new ways to integrate the different components. For myself, my

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread anne-ology
an interesting survey - as for me: Writer - prefer this to any other text program; use to write, ... Calc - don't use since still do manually ;-) Impress - use to use for presentations, then would convert to video; now skip that 1st step Base - don't use since still do manually

Re: [libreoffice-users] Question about fonts and forms in Writer

2014-05-11 Thread Tom Williams
On 05/11/2014 11:40 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Can you right-click on the boxes or select them all and set their > properties? Yes, I can and that's how I set two of the text boxes to align the entered text at the top, instead of the middle. I'll try my PDF form in Adobe Reader now and will

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Les Howell
On Sun, 2014-05-11 at 17:53 -0400, Virgil Arrington wrote: > I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used most by the > people on this list. I think it helps to know different folks' area of > experience. It might also help us in learning new ways to integrate the > different component

RE: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Bruce Carlson
HI Anne, Yes a very interesting question:- Me:- Writer and Calc extensively all the time even on my Samsung tablet (running under Ubuntu but that's another story) 33% each Draw I use at least once a day. (I like it --- it is a very good easy to use application)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Keith Bates
Writer 90% Calc- a few times a year Base- daily Impress- almost never Draw- just discovering how simple it is to layout info on a page Keith On 12/05/14 12:04, Les Howell wrote: On Sun, 2014-05-11 at 17:53 -0400, Virgil Arrington wrote: I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used mo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread som
> On Monday, 12 May 2014 3:25 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote: > > I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used most by the > people on this list. > Writer    (85% of my use of LO) > Calc        (10%) > Impress  (3%, Maybe four to five presentations a year) > Base      (once a year to p

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread som
> On , som wrote: > > > > >> On Monday, 12 May 2014 3:25 AM, Virgil Arrington > wrote: >> > I'm curious to find out what components of LO are used most by the > >> people on this list. > >> Writer     (85% of my use of LO) >> Calc        (10%) >> Impress  (3%, Maybe four to five pre

[libreoffice-users] Re: Native Connector

2014-05-11 Thread Alex Thurgood
Le 10/05/2014 15:08, Heinrich Stoellinger a écrit : Hi Heinrich, You do not give the whole story : - which connector are you talking about, where did you get it ? It is not supplied by default with official builds of LO, so either it has been included as a packet with your Linux distribution, or

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Ian Leyton
For me: Calc90% of my LO use Writer 8% Base>1 have never had a use that really needs it. Draweven less than base Ian On 12/05/2014, at 1:31 PM, som wrote: >> On , som wrote: > >>> >> >> >>> On Monday, 12 May 2014 3:25 AM, Virgil Arrington >> wrote: I'm curious to find

Re: [libreoffice-users] Which components do you use most?

2014-05-11 Thread Heinrich Stoellinger
Hello, I know this does not add up to 100%, but then - most of the time I use a combination of parts of LO together. So... Writer most of the time Calc 15 to 20% Impress3%, Maybe four to five presentations a year Base most of the time (I use it to interface to a MySQL-DB which

Re: [libreoffice-users] Native Connector

2014-05-11 Thread Heinrich Stoellinger
Thanks a lot, Girvin... My situation is exactly as you describe it. I used to run my own server, installing everything from Linux to Apache2, PHP, mail, MySQL, etc. Therefore I had the possibility to set my OWN parameters for MySQL. For cost and other reasons I changed to a "stripped-down" web-hos