[libreoffice-users] base - reading a field from an open form

2016-03-03 Thread Egbert Eissing
p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; }I need to read thefield on another open form. To this end I experimented with thefollowing code snipped: oFormMMquotation =ThisDatabaseDocument.FormDocuments.getByName("MMquotation") oQt_ID =oFormMMquotation.getByName("MMquotation").getByName("qt_ID

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Charles-H. Schulz
Dear all, As this is the LibreOffice user mailing list would you be kind enough to take this discussion elsewhere, for instance the Thunderbird mailing list? Thanks, Charles. -- Envoyé de mon appareil Android avec K-9 Mail. Veuillez excuser ma brièveté. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+uns

[libreoffice-users] Re: how to print in landscape?

2016-03-03 Thread Larry Evans
On 03/03/2016 05:12 PM, Larry Evans wrote: > Thanks for your help Regina. > > On 03/03/2016 03:41 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: >> Hi Larry, >> >> Larry Evans schrieb: >>> After selecting the [Page Preview] option, I get a screen showing >>> how the page would look when output by my printer. >> >> No

[libreoffice-users] Re: how to print in landscape?

2016-03-03 Thread Larry Evans
Thanks for your help Regina. On 03/03/2016 03:41 PM, Regina Henschel wrote: > Hi Larry, > > Larry Evans schrieb: >> After selecting the [Page Preview] option, I get a screen showing >> how the page would look when output by my printer. > > No, it does not. It is a common misunderstanding of that

[libreoffice-users] Re: how to print in landscape?

2016-03-03 Thread CVAlkan
Larry: I also use Linux and Regina is quite correct about the printing issues (I use both Ubuntu and Fedora). In case all else fails: One thing that always works for me is to export to pdf after you've set up your page formatting in Libre the way you want it. If you choose the option to "display

[libreoffice-users] Re: Viewing Manual Break Locations

2016-03-03 Thread CVAlkan
Robert, you cured my blindness ... Now that you mention it, I do recall using such a dashed line in the past, but for some reason (haven't used LO for a while) I forgot to look for it and it escaped my attention. Annette: Thanks for reminding me about the extended search capability in the add-on;

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to print in landscape?

2016-03-03 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Larry, Larry Evans schrieb: After selecting the [Page Preview] option, I get a screen showing how the page would look when output by my printer. No, it does not. It is a common misunderstanding of that view. The only true preview is the preview in the print dialog itself, because there th

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
On 3/3/2016 2:44 PM, Felmon Davis wrote: On Thu, 3 Mar 2016, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: My experience with IMAP through a browser is helping friends install Thunderbird, friends who have had there account taken over in AOL, MS Mail and YaHoo. When I install Thunderbird, I suggest to them that i

[libreoffice-users] how to print in landscape?

2016-03-03 Thread Larry Evans
After selecting the [Page Preview] option, I get a screen showing how the page would look when output by my printer. On that screen, there's a [Format Page] entry on the 2nd line; however, when I click on that, nothing happens. I want to change the format to landscape. Also, even after I select

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Felmon Davis
On Thu, 3 Mar 2016, Tanstaafl wrote: On 3/3/2016 10:18 AM, Davis, Felmon wrote: On Mar 3, 2016 7:19 AM, "James Knott" wrote: You should be able to configure your IMAP client to download messages for "offline" mode. There is also an archive function. yeah, like I said, got to do my resear

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Felmon Davis
On Thu, 3 Mar 2016, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: My experience with IMAP through a browser is helping friends install Thunderbird, friends who have had there account taken over in AOL, MS Mail and YaHoo. When I install Thunderbird, I suggest to them that it does not require using a browser, greatly

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Tanstaafl
PLONK On 3/3/2016 1:12 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > Thank you taking the time to repeatedly note the level of my intelligence. > > Regretfully, It has not resulted in any clear and/or concise explanations. > > No why, no when and no how. > > My apologies to others on this list. > Paul -- T

Re: [libreoffice-users] "Designing with LibreOffice" interview

2016-03-03 Thread Bruce Byfield
The site is not finished yet. However, when the site is officially launched, there will a PayPal button for tips. Thanks for asking! On Thursday 03 March 2016 09:18:43 AM Kevin O'Brien wrote: > Bruce, I looked at your web site for this book, and it says the PDF is > free. I have switched to e-boo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
Thank you taking the time to repeatedly note the level of my intelligence. Regretfully, It has not resulted in any clear and/or concise explanations. No why, no when and no how. My apologies to others on this list. Paul On 3/3/2016 12:38 PM, Tanstaafl wrote: Will never, ever happen, because i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Tanstaafl
Will never, ever happen, because it is a STUPID IDEA. Sorry, been trying to not be so rude, but, well, sometimes there is no other way. OF course, I am wrong - there is one way something like that might actually ever be attempted - if you write it yourself. I'd say good luck, but it isn't a fact

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
Edit 2. Have Thunderbird POP installed on multiple devices that align themselves to e-mail address(es) securely without the interaction of a server except for PGP and message store and forward. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Tanstaafl
On 3/3/2016 12:10 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: > 1. Make secured e-mails without trusting the the server. Security ends > where trust starts. So, learn how to use encryption (PGP) end to end. That is the only way to ensure secure email. The problem you'll have is getting the people you corre

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Mike Scott
On 03/03/16 13:41, Regina Henschel wrote: Hi Mike, Mike Scott schrieb: [..] Is there a way of reverting to an earlier 5.x? Synaptic doesn't offer these, and makes switching versions something close to agonizingly hard. Thanks. I can easily make an administrative installation of any version

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Paul D. Mirowsky
My experience with IMAP through a browser is helping friends install Thunderbird, friends who have had there account taken over in AOL, MS Mail and YaHoo. When I install Thunderbird, I suggest to them that it does not require using a browser, greatly reducing the chance of being tripped up on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Viewing Manual Break Locations

2016-03-03 Thread Annette
Robert wrote (Thursday, March 3, 2016, 4:58:46 PM): > When I insert a manual page break I see a blue dashed line between the > two pages. Don't you see that? I can easily delete the page break by > going to the beginning of the next page. This is in LO 5.0.1.2 but I > think it's been lik

(resolved) Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Mike Scott
On 03/03/16 14:57, Peter Maunder wrote: If you really want to install older versions of LibO, https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.2.8.2/ will point you to 4.2.8, although I would not commender going back to these older versions. The normal download site currently give

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Tanstaafl
On 3/3/2016 10:18 AM, Davis, Felmon wrote: > On Mar 3, 2016 7:19 AM, "James Knott" wrote: >> You should be able to configure your IMAP client to download messages >> for "offline" mode. There is also an archive function. > yeah, like I said, got to do my research again. at the time I was wrestl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libreoffice 4.3 License

2016-03-03 Thread nasrin khaksar
hi. yes, download your desired version of libreoffice, in 4.3 branch, 4.3.7.2 is the best from this link if you are using windows. https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.3.7.2/win/x86/LibreOffice_4.3.7.2_Win_x86.msi or change its extention and download for your operating

Re: [libreoffice-users] Viewing Manual Break Locations

2016-03-03 Thread Robert Funnell
On Thu, 3 Mar 2016, Annette wrote: CVAlkan wrote (Thursday, March 3, 2016, 4:35:53 PM): While inserting manual page breaks (Insert | Manual Break ... | Page Break) to permit different header content for different sections (small "s" sections - not Insert | Section ... sections) seems to work w

Re: [libreoffice-users] Viewing Manual Break Locations

2016-03-03 Thread nasrin khaksar
hi. in 5.0.5 you can select incert menu and the first option is manual break. when you can click on it, you have three options: line break, column break and the third option is page break. the shortcut for page break is control+p. hope thats help. On 3/3/16, CVAlkan wrote: > Hi: > > I need to use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Viewing Manual Break Locations

2016-03-03 Thread Annette
CVAlkan wrote (Thursday, March 3, 2016, 4:35:53 PM): > While inserting manual page breaks (Insert | Manual Break ... | Page Break) > to permit different header content for different sections (small "s" > sections - not Insert | Section ... sections) seems to work well. > But removing them

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi, Mike Scott schrieb: On 03/03/16 14:47, Robert Funnell wrote: ​As can be seen here, using Linux Mint and the Swedish language as an example, there's no problem selecting earlier versions of *LO* to download (scroll to the bottom of the page to select the desired version) : ​ https://ww

[libreoffice-users] Re: 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Peter Maunder
If you really want to install older versions of LibO, https://downloadarchive.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/old/4.2.8.2/ will point you to 4.2.8, although I would not commender going back to these older versions. The normal download site currently gives the options of 5.04, 5.0.5 and 5.1.0. Re

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Mike Scott
On 03/03/16 14:47, Robert Funnell wrote: ​As can be seen here, using Linux Mint and the Swedish language as an example, there's no problem selecting earlier versions of *LO* to download (scroll to the bottom of the page to select the desired version) : ​ https://www.libreoffice.org/download

[libreoffice-users] Viewing Manual Break Locations

2016-03-03 Thread CVAlkan
Hi: I need to use Writer for a specific project and am currently using Version: 5.0.5.2, Build ID: 1:5.0.5~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty1 (I keep LO updated, although don't use it for most work). While inserting manual page breaks (Insert | Manual Break ... | Page Break) to permit different header content

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Mike Scott
On 03/03/16 14:47, Robert Funnell wrote: ​As can be seen here, using Linux Mint and the Swedish language as an example, there's no problem selecting earlier versions of *LO* to download (scroll to the bottom of the page to select the desired version) : ​ https://www.libreoffice.org/download

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Davis, Felmon
On Mar 3, 2016 7:19 AM, "James Knott" wrote: > > On 03/03/2016 04:09 AM, Felmon Davis wrote: > > I used to use POP (and it's still set up on a couple of my machines > > albeit not currently in use) but mainly I'm on IMAP. what I liked > > about POP was the ease of making local backups of email. it

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Robert Funnell
On Thu, 3 Mar 2016, M Henri Day wrote: 2016-03-03 14:41 GMT+01:00 Regina Henschel : Hi Mike, Mike Scott schrieb: [..] Is there a way of reverting to an earlier 5.x? Synaptic doesn't offer these, and makes switching versions something close to agonizingly hard. Thanks. I can easily make

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread M Henri Day
2016-03-03 14:41 GMT+01:00 Regina Henschel : > Hi Mike, > > Mike Scott schrieb: > [..] > >> >> Is there a way of reverting to an earlier 5.x? Synaptic doesn't offer >> these, and makes switching versions something close to agonizingly hard. >> >> Thanks. >> > > I can easily make an administrative

Re: [libreoffice-users] "Designing with LibreOffice" interview

2016-03-03 Thread Kevin O'Brien
Bruce, I looked at your web site for this book, and it says the PDF is free. I have switched to e-books almost entirely, so I would get the PDF, but I also want to support your work. Is there a way to kick in the price of a book without actually purchasing dead trees? Thanks, On Wed, Mar 2, 201

[libreoffice-users] (OT-ish) gmane web access oddity

2016-03-03 Thread Mike Scott
Hmmm. Within minutes of my posting an item to this list, I saw that lo.gmane.org was accessing my webserver: lo.gmane.org(80.91.229.12) - - [03/Mar/2016:13:18:07 +] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 430 lo.gmane.org(80.91.229.12) - - [03/Mar/2016:13:18:07 +] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 404 310 lo.g

Re: [libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Mike, Mike Scott schrieb: [..] Is there a way of reverting to an earlier 5.x? Synaptic doesn't offer these, and makes switching versions something close to agonizingly hard. Thanks. I can easily make an administrative installation of any version I want on Windows, which do not influence

[libreoffice-users] 5.1.1 breaks anchored-as-character frames

2016-03-03 Thread Mike Scott
Spot of bother here. I'm creating .odt files from a home-brew application, and using LO to 'polish up' the formatting. The files contain a lot of frames anchored as characters - each has text (a chord symbol) that appears above the line of lyrics. This used to work reasonably well; the last

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread James Knott
On 03/03/2016 04:09 AM, Felmon Davis wrote: > I used to use POP (and it's still set up on a couple of my machines > albeit not currently in use) but mainly I'm on IMAP. what I liked > about POP was the ease of making local backups of email. it's been a > couple of yrs since I've explored options in

[libreoffice-users] Re: Database help please

2016-03-03 Thread Alexander Thurgood
Le 02/03/2016 20:07, John Montgomery a écrit : Hi, > My problem arises when I enter double numbers eg A11, A20 etc, these should > follow in sequence but do not follow the sequence I want but A10 follows A1 > etc. > How can I ensure correct sequencing. As others have mentioned, you could try us

Re: [libreoffice-users] Thunderbird potential as the official/default email-client for LO? Re: [board-discuss] BoD decision from 2015-10-05

2016-03-03 Thread Felmon Davis
Paul, for the benefit of us lurkers trying to follow this discussion, could you in a brief statement explain why you think POP should be preferred? (I believe this is your general point? if not, a clear statement is welcome.) I used to use POP (and it's still set up on a couple of my machine