Re: [libreoffice-users] Quickstarter is missing from LO3.5.5. on Debian

2012-07-12 Thread Dan
the script's icon would do it for you. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Quickstarter is missing from LO3.5.5. on Debian

2012-07-12 Thread Dan
Save the file to the desktop, and then use the command line to make the file executable. Do this for each component that you use. If you have a toolbar on your desktop where you can put these files, do so. I have Ubuntu, so I don't know about Debian. --Dan -- For

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Quickstarter is missing from LO3.5.5. on Debian

2012-07-12 Thread Dan
enu can be added to the panel. I can even create a new submenu within the Office menu. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

Re: [libreoffice-users] query for help ...

2012-07-12 Thread Dan
6:46 PM, wrote: Welcome! You have been subscribed to the The way I get the slide pane to go to the left side of the Impress window: while holding down the control key (Ctrl) while double clicking the slide pane banner. (Double click just to the right of the word Slides. You do the s

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Calc] Display drop-down list in all cells in column?

2012-07-18 Thread Dan
y category. Both queries have a column for the budgeted amounts for each category as well. --Dan -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/3-5-3-2-Calc-Display-drop-down-list-in-all-cells-in-column-tp3996001p3996193.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [3.5.3.2/Calc] Display drop-down list in all cells in column?

2012-07-18 Thread Dan
he query can be trusted to give the correct result on other data as long as that data can be verified first. --Dan Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) One problem with using a spreadsheet or database is that it is difficult to set-up an "audit trail" and even if you do then it's unlikely to b

[libreoffice-users] SQL statement in Base query

2012-07-18 Thread Dan
uot;Persons"."First", "Orders"."OrderNo" FROM "Persons" CROSS JOIN "Orders" ON "Persons"."P_ID" = "Orders"."P_ID" The error message: The data can not be loaded. Column not found: "P_ID" in stat

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: SQL statement in Base query

2012-07-18 Thread Dan
SQL mode. I even tried using Tools > SQL, but with the same message. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfou

Re: [libreoffice-users] Function in OSX with Calc 3.5.5

2012-07-19 Thread Dan
list archive at Nabble.com. Can you create a Calc document that has this problem without showing privileged information? If you can, please do so and upload it to Nabble so someone could download it to see what the problem is. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Function in OSX with Calc 3.5.5

2012-07-19 Thread Dan
Steve Edmonds wrote: On 2012-07-20 06:01, digisan wrote: Here is a sample of what I'm dealing with. Thanks for the suggestion Dan. http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/file/n3996484/UploadTroubleShooting.ods UploadTroubleShooting.ods -- View this message in context:

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice pause during startupThis has worked for me in allrecent versions of Ubuntu

2012-07-20 Thread Dan
> Online Update If an update option of Daily is checked, would this account for the network connection? Or, might it be a bug in that every time LO is opened it checks for an update instead of once a day? If so, would unchecking "Check for updates automatically" stop this? --Dan -- F

[libreoffice-users] Base and SQL statement

2012-07-20 Thread Dan
umented? It appears Base is adding this for clarity. Should this be included this in the documentation? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base and SQL statement

2012-07-20 Thread Dan
drew jensen wrote: On Fri, 2012-07-20 at 09:51 -0400, Dan wrote: The outline for the FROM clause for a LEFT OUTER JOIN is FROM “table1 name” LEFT OUTER JOIN “table2 name” ON “table1 name”.”foreign key” = “table2 name”.”primary key” This is what I entered into a query yesterday. Yet

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO for a Mac Powerbook G4

2012-07-20 Thread Dan
hange System, Version or Language. Then select PowerPC. Then select your language. Then select 3.5.5 (which is recommended). Finally, click the green Main installer box. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get

Re: [libreoffice-users] Multiple page styles on one page?

2012-07-20 Thread Dan
tions for the page rather than attempting to use multiple page styles. A page style defines the characteristics of the page not part of a page. --Dan -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Multiple-page-styles-on-one-page-tp3996740.html Sent from the Users

Re: [libreoffice-users] Libre Office on an iPad.

2012-07-21 Thread Dan
-Office-on-an-iPad-tp3996895.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. The top of this website says that it is BETA. So, there could be some possible problems until the bugs are worked out. It might be something to look forward to for those who use things like this. --Dan

Re: [libreoffice-users] Microsoft Core Fonts

2012-07-22 Thread Dan
I believe that the correct spelling is synaptic. (It is spelled this way for my Ubuntu 11.10.) Jay Lozier wrote: On 07/22/2012 01:04 AM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: 2012/7/21 Anthony Easthope : Hi I was wondering what would be considered the core fonts on Microsoft. After ages fruitless searchi

Re: [libreoffice-users] auto-complete font style

2012-07-23 Thread Dan
"When closing a document ..." checked, Min. word length 6, and Max entries at 1000. The key may be that you have to have an entry in this list with the proper case before it will suggest it. I tested this using LO 3.4.6 and 3.5.5 on Ubuntu 12.04. LO downloaded from the the LO

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO 3.6.0.2 - Calc: date notation

2012-07-23 Thread Dan
t may be a new "feature" in that you have to format cells, rows, or columns for the type of formatting you want in them. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsub

Re: [libreoffice-users] LibO 3.6.0.2 - Calc: date notation

2012-07-23 Thread Dan
t; give 20-7-2012, and I liked the practicality of just having to type 20-7 to > get this > date entered in the spreadsheet. I suppose I'll have to get used to the ISO > standard > behaviour. Looking at the date formats available for Dutch/Belgium, there is no DD-MM-JJ. If you cr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Re: SQL statement in Base query

2012-07-23 Thread Dan
ends. So, I am not there quite yet. It seems that because Base uses HSQLDB 1.8, it does not conform with the user guide for the database engine it uses. When I get to that point, I will need to research how each of these backends use SQL. --Dan Dan schreef op wo 18-07-2012 om 16:40

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.6.0.2 - Calc: date notation

2012-07-23 Thread Dan
e DD/MM/YY, then why should it also be MM/DD? OK so the USA way is weird, but then so is the British. Check it out. Chuckle, Chuckle! (From where this is located in the Format example list, I think I know why it is this way. (ISO 8601) But I could not resist replying to Tom's comment. --

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibO 3.6.0.2 - Calc: date notation

2012-07-23 Thread Dan
Dan wrote: Let me see: open Calc in LO 3.6.0.2 and format a column selecting the Category as Date and the Language as English(UK). It does not seem to matter what is selected as the Format. (I selected 31/12/99.) Enter 20-7 in a cell. It becomes 20/7/12. When 20/7 is entered in a cell of

[libreoffice-users] Selecting fonts in Impress

2012-07-23 Thread Dan
ot;Title" style, I change all of this for every slide heading at one time. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.document

Re: [libreoffice-users] formatting

2012-07-24 Thread Dan
s like you would like to learn more about Impress. --Dan anne-ology wrote: You're obviously knowledgeable, but 'talking over my head' ;-) and you obviously have a good sense of humour ;-) wishing you 'Bon Chance' this day, and always, On

Re: [libreoffice-users] turn off specific autocorrect items

2012-07-25 Thread Dan
, etc. This requires modifying the list style so that it uses letters and the letters are surrounded by parentheses. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsub

Re: RE Re: [libreoffice-users] Migrating from Windows; take it slow

2012-07-25 Thread Dan
classic. --Dan webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: I use MATE for my desktop on Ubuntu 12.04. It is the closest desktop I have found to the 10.04 "classic GNOME" desktop environment. It works for me better than Mint. I do not know about "Fallback" since that name has not come

Re: [libreoffice-users] formatting

2012-07-25 Thread Dan
e Title style and look at the titles in all the styles. For example, in the Font Effects tab, change the font color. This will change the font color for every slide title in the presentation. What I have described is how Impress has worked for "years." --Dan anne-ology wrote:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/11/2013 01:48 PM, Marc Paré wrote: Le 2013-02-11 13:05, Dan Lewis a écrit : There are a variety of ways to install LO for Debian OS's. Some are harder than others, and some are easier. What no one has mentioned is the use of script files. They will do much of the work for you. Pla

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
Menu or Dash. --Dan On 02/11/2013 03:41 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) With most Gnu&Linux's LibreOffice is installed by default so you don't need to install anything unless you really want to make life tricky and go for the cutting-edge. Some have OpenOffice instead but that i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-11 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/11/2013 05:31 PM, Uwe Brauer wrote: "Dan" == Dan Lewis writes: > ` > On 02/11/2013 09:18 AM, Uwe Brauer wrote: >> >> Uwe Brauer > How do you define an "intrinsic database"? I do not understand > the t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Feature Request

2013-02-12 Thread Dan Lewis
.org before Sun was bought by Oracle. The name is History Maker. It will work for LO as well. You can get it here: http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/HistoryMaster. It only changes the number of documents kept on the recent document list. --Dan -- For unsubscribe ins

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-12 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/12/2013 12:03 PM, Uwe Brauer wrote: "Dan" == Dan Lewis writes: > Perhaps you need to learn more about primary keys, foreign keys, > and the relationship that must exist between them. Another topic that > would help is normalizing tables. Sti

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table borders

2013-02-13 Thread Dan Lewis
ty: Tools -> Options -> LibreOffice Writer -> Table. In the bottom of the Default section, is Border checked? Will this make any difference? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-list

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-13 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/11/2013 05:31 PM, Uwe Brauer wrote: "Dan" == Dan Lewis writes: > ` > On 02/11/2013 09:18 AM, Uwe Brauer wrote: >> >> Uwe Brauer > How do you define an "intrinsic database"? I do not understand > the t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.0: intrinsic database: relations only between primaries keys?

2013-02-14 Thread Dan Lewis
Have you read Chapter 2 of the Base Guide? (Planning/Designing your database) There are 56 pages in which I used this approach for all the parts of a database. There are many questions in it designed to help a person. --Dan https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications On

Re: [libreoffice-users] MySQL-Connector

2013-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
nload all of my LibreOffice files from the ODF website.) If I remember correctly, keeping the native connector current as new versions of LO required more time than the developer of the extension had available. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffic

Re: [libreoffice-users] calc: method to subdivide individual cells

2013-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
cells. In fact, you would not be limited in how many dogs you place in this column. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines +

Re: [libreoffice-users] page down in word processors

2013-02-15 Thread Dan Lewis
Strange thing: I can not find an INS key on my MacBook. Its delete key acts like the back space key... --Dan On 02/15/2013 04:05 PM, anne-ology wrote: ooh, how I dislike that INS key ... I tend to hit that rather than the DEL key many times; then I'll start typing on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: page down in word processors - find next

2013-02-16 Thread Dan Lewis
Up/SearchDown are only 2 of 20 functions. What about the other 18 functions? I think we can even give this a name: Navigation tool. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ P

[libreoffice-users] MySQL on a network

2013-02-16 Thread Dan Lewis
poses. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/g

Re: [libreoffice-users] Link Base to External Spreadsheet

2013-02-16 Thread Dan Lewis
ave discovered, you will want to name each new sheet with the name you want for the table. I've done this several times. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/

Re: [libreoffice-users] MySQL on a network

2013-02-16 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/16/2013 06:44 PM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: On Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:44:09 +0100, Dan Lewis wrote: I can connect to the MySQL server (5.5) on the same computer using localhost. But how do I connect to a MySQL server on another computer on the same network? I can not find it in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Irregularities with footnote numbering when switching to MSW

2013-02-17 Thread Dan Lewis
MSW is using the latter way to write numbers. Evenso, this does seem very strange. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.document

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL on a network

2013-02-17 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/17/2013 04:53 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Luuk wrote: On 17-02-2013 20:03, Dan Lewis wrote: On 02/17/2013 01:19 PM, Luuk wrote: On 16-02-2013 23:44, Dan Lewis wrote: I can connect to the MySQL server (5.5) on the same computer using localhost. But how do I connect to a MySQL

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL on a network

2013-02-18 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/18/2013 03:05 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Luuk wrote: On 17-02-2013 22:53, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Luuk wrote: On 17-02-2013 20:03, Dan Lewis wrote: On 02/17/2013 01:19 PM, Luuk wrote: On 16-02-2013 23:44, Dan Lewis wrote: I can connect to the MySQL server (5.5) on the same

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0

2013-02-19 Thread Dan Lewis
e template you want to use. --Dan On 02/19/2013 03:35 PM, Karen DInse wrote: We found a 'work around'. If we open the template directly from where it is stored on the network, the input fields stop and ask the user for the appropriate data. However, this is a step backwards, and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Moving Templates from 3.5.5 to 4.0

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
Sorry, I have run out of ideas myself. --Dan On 02/20/2013 10:18 AM, Karen DInse wrote: Dan, Here are the steps I took. Tools, Customize, Menus. I added a new menu (call it Billing), then under menu content I clicked add, application, new document from template. This adds a menu item

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
RAM and is 32 bit. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04. Could this be used to compile a connector? If so, what has to be done to do so? I really have no knowledge of any of the computer languages, so I don't know if my offer to help will be useful. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 01:23 PM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/13 17:04, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, I have a MacBook (Intel)circa 2006 that originally had OS X 10.4 installed. It has 2 GB RAM and is 32 bit. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04. Could this be used to compile a connector? If so

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 01:23 PM, Alexander Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/13 17:04, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, I have a MacBook (Intel)circa 2006 that originally had OS X 10.4 installed. It has 2 GB RAM and is 32 bit. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04. Could this be used to compile a connector? If so

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 04:55 PM, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/2013 22:15, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, > Steps taken so far: 1) Used synaptic to download libmysqlclient and libmysqlcppconn. I also downloaded the dev version of these. 2) |sudo apt-get build-dep libreoffice # Debian & derivati

[libreoffice-users] MySQL Native Connector for 32 bit LibreOffice on Ubuntu 12.04

2013-02-20 Thread Dan Lewis
these installed, can you connect to MySQL? If so, part of our problem is solved. Tomorrow, I am going to run autogen.sh with the three needed options. Hopefully, I will build a native connector for LibreOffice. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Pro

[libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL Native Connector for 32 bit LibreOffice on Ubuntu 12.04

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/20/2013 10:21 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: I have a 32 bit laptop running Ubuntu 12.04. On it I have installed LO 3.6.5.2 and 4.0.0.3. This evening I was going to built LO 4.0.0 with the native connector for MySQL. In the process I had to download some files needed for autogen.sh to

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: brochure templates for letter and A4 sizes

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
size. All of this is my personal opinion, of course. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL Native Connector for 32 bit LibreOffice on Ubuntu 12.04

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/21/2013 01:10 PM, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 21/02/2013 13:41, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, What I am going to do is run make again. This time I will use the following so I have a log of the process: | make 2>&1 | tee build.log You have a successful LO build, congratu

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.0.0.3: Calc Crashes when setting data validity

2013-02-21 Thread Dan Lewis
cells before So, I'm not sure you need a drop down list. Also a simple database for your expenses will do what you want including the use of drop down lists. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-he

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MySQL-Connector

2013-02-22 Thread Dan Lewis
On 02/21/2013 03:09 AM, Alex Thurgood wrote: Le 20/02/2013 23:16, Dan Lewis a écrit : Hi Dan, checking for GCONF... yes checking whether to enable GNOME VFS support... yes checking for GNOMEVFS... no configure: error: Package requirements (gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.6.0 ) were not met: No pack

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: another funny one from ZdNet

2013-02-22 Thread Dan Lewis
in its dictionaries? Does Outlook? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquett

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: Nested Bullet Lists with different bullets?

2013-02-23 Thread Dan Lewis
. Level 1 is a red bullet, Level 2 is a green bullet, and Level 3 is yellow. If you want to know what is available for bullets, open the Gallery and click the Bullets in the Theme list. --Dan On 02/23/2013 04:38 PM, Kieran Peckett wrote: My suggestion is to go to Format > Bullets and Number

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: Nested Bullet Lists with different bullets?

2013-02-23 Thread Dan Lewis
done for each level of bullets you want to use. (I think from your original email that you understand this, but I wanted to make sure.) --Dan On 02/23/2013 06:01 PM, Kevin O'Brien wrote: Does this mean it cannot be done with a Style? The reason I ask is that this window seems very simil

Re: [libreoffice-users] Does Libre Office have its own distinct set of fonts?

2013-02-23 Thread Dan Lewis
folder or folders. --Dan On 02/23/2013 07:40 PM, anne-ology wrote: Thank you for responding; but I haven't the foggiest idea what you've said. the font directory of the distro ??? ... AAMOF ??? I would really enjoy getting rid of all those

Re: [libreoffice-users] BasIe - connecting through JDBC

2013-03-02 Thread Dan Lewis
ver 5.5 both locally and remotely. I did this using LO 4.0.0.3, LO 4.0.1.1, and 4.1.0.0+alpha (the build created with the connector. Today I plan to install Mandriva to see whether it will work with it. It is alpha until sufficient testing is done. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instru

Re: [libreoffice-users] BasIe - connecting through JDBC

2013-03-02 Thread Dan Lewis
On 03/02/2013 01:47 PM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:46:45 +0100, Dan Lewis wrote: On 03/02/2013 08:10 AM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Hello, Seeing as the Native MySQL-connector seems to be a "difficult" birth - I tried both ODBC and JDBC lately. Unfortun

Re: [libreoffice-users] definition of flat/relational database

2013-03-03 Thread Dan Lewis
could also work with dBase but only as a flat database. So, how would you suggest this section you quote be written to make it accurate? What are some good examples of flat databases? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libre

Re: [libreoffice-users] 3/4/13 in writer table

2013-03-04 Thread Dan Lewis
> AutoCorrect Options > Replace (tab) You should see three successive rows containing fractions. Click the top one and the Delete button. Repeat until you have deleted all three rows. Click OK. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems

Re: [libreoffice-users] definition of flat/relational database

2013-03-05 Thread Dan Lewis
hat database engines might be better of a person's use, please create a new thread so others searching the archives can more quickly find the comments about different databases. They are not likely to think that this thread would contain this information. --Dan -- For unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Change of base dimensioning system from imperial to metric

2013-03-07 Thread Dan Lewis
> LibreOffice. I use Base on a regular basis. Living in the USA, a new LO version use Inches. I change this to cm in Writer, and I can then edit my forms using cm instead of inches. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.li

Re: [libreoffice-users] Currency conversion/display in calc

2013-03-09 Thread Dan Lewis
n may not have the Import Options dialog. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive:

Re: [libreoffice-users] caption numbering

2013-03-11 Thread Dan Lewis
ument, all the caption numbers change to what they should: 1 to xx. To test this, I created a text document inserting some pictures and Heading 1 styles between them. This test was done on LO 3.6.5 downloaded from the LO website. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libre

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Java files

2013-03-11 Thread Dan Lewis
Click the arrow in from of LibreOffice at the top to hide these.) --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentf

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-12 Thread Dan Lewis
But if you should change your mind, you might find it difficult to go back to MySQL. I had to re-install Ubuntu 12.04 LST to remove all of the MariaDB files. Something similar happened when I tried MariaDB a few years ago. --Dan :-( On 03/12/2013 01:46 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Just

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-12 Thread Dan Lewis
documentation part is not what it should be yet. --Dan On 03/12/2013 04:16 PM, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Thanks Dan. That sounds like a bit of a nightmare. I tend to prefer testing new things on a spare machine or on a spare partition but it's not always possible. Apparently it also doesn'

[libreoffice-users] [ANNOUNCEMENT] MySQL-Connector Extension

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
both Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10. I need others to test these on a variety of Linux distributions before I can have a final version available here. If you test one of these, please send an email to me with the results. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Recovery failed

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
restore the Base file. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List arch

Re: [libreoffice-users] [ANNOUNCEMENT] MySQL-Connector Extension

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
. Next you need to click the "1.0" link below Version to get to the download page. A direct link to the downloads: http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/mysql-native-connector/releases/1.0. --Dan On 03/13/2013 11:27 AM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Hello Dan, Sorry t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
the config files. Then when I tried to reinstall MySQL, synaptic insisted on installing a mariadb file instead of the mysql file. So, I reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04. Now I have MySQL back. --Dan On 03/13/2013 02:08 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Dan, I don't know where I read this warning, in this

Re: [libreoffice-users] [ANNOUNCEMENT] MySQL-Connector Extension

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
and change the user name doing what I mentioned in the previous paragraph. Maybe you have a different method of switching databases when you need to do so. --Dan On 03/13/2013 12:46 PM, Heinrich Stoellinger wrote: Hi Dan, Thanks again! Eureka! I had to add the ".oxt" file ext

Re: [libreoffice-users] Text-boxes. How to set up?

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
tyle.) With the curves in the background, you might need to have several paragraph styles for differences in indentation. --Dan On 03/13/2013 03:05 PM, Tom wrote: Hi :) How can i make a nicely curved text-box that automatically keeps all the text inside the boundaries of the box? At the moment i c

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
On 03/13/2013 06:55 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: On 03/13/2013 02:47 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Dan, That is another issue. It is good that you were able to get MySQL back when you needed it. I think what I read was that Mariadb changed the database itself somehow, making it incompatible with

Re: [libreoffice-users] Bug 62303 - Enhancement request: Set default install folder under Windows to \LibreOffice\

2013-03-13 Thread Dan Lewis
ating user profiles during upgrade, and possibly on 3rd party extensions. Comments? Substantive objections? Just a question: How will this change affect installing multiple versions of LibreOffice? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems?

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.5.30 now available

2013-03-14 Thread Dan Lewis
On 03/14/2013 02:08 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Jay Lozier wrote: On 03/13/2013 07:12 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Jay Lozier wrote: On 03/13/2013 02:47 PM, Girvin R. Herr wrote: Dan, That is another issue. It is good that you were able to get MySQL back when you needed it. I think what I

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installing multiple versions of LibreOffice

2013-03-19 Thread Dan Lewis
s the more stable version and version 3.6.0.2 came out, you had to install 3.6.0.2 in a separate folder. Both would install the configuration files in /home/name>/.config/libreoffice/3/. They would use the same configuration files. Hopefully, this will make a little more sense. --Dan --

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base multiple query access within a single Writer document

2013-03-19 Thread Dan Lewis
document's purpose might also be helpful. --Dan On 03/19/2013 12:32 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: More information The original test was on a 3.X version. I have tested in 4.0.1.2 and the results have changed. The table now shows up with the first query, but printing results in Writer leaving

Re: [libreoffice-users] Filtered html document

2013-03-21 Thread Dan Lewis
ding of what you wrote. It has taken that long for me to be able to piece together what you wrote. Even so, I may still miss some parts because I do not understand even some of the fundamentals of programming languages. (I wonder how many others don't either.) --Dan -- For unsubscribe i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Java

2013-03-22 Thread Dan Lewis
Java.) Otherwise, I probably would not need it myself. --Dan On 03/22/2013 11:06 AM, anne-ology wrote: Yikes, now I'm confused; yes, again ;-) I've had java disabled on this machine; but maybe its time to re-enable it - updating it ;-) Tom, do you kno

Re: [libreoffice-users] copy styles from Writer document?

2013-03-28 Thread Dan Lewis
ad Styles" 3) Check all of the checkboxes: Text through Overwrite. 4) Click "From File". 5) Browse to the file and select it. 6) Click the Open button. I have been doing this since OOo2.0 or perhaps before. Today it worked for LO 4.0.1.2. Just now it worked for 4.02.2 as well.

[libreoffice-users] Inserting an empty string in Base

2013-03-29 Thread Dan Lewis
empty string to NULL" to No.) --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List arc

Re: [libreoffice-users] Report Builder

2013-04-06 Thread Dan Lewis
. If you downloaded yours from the Debian website, that might explain the difference, but I do not understand why that would be. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscri

Re: [libreoffice-users] Command to clean-up LO Base Database.

2013-04-07 Thread Dan Lewis
es. Changes to the structure of the database, such as dropping or modifying populated CACHED tables or indexes also create large amounts of unused file space that can be reclaimed using this command." --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Probl

[libreoffice-users] Bug 63388: Mail Merge Email

2013-04-10 Thread Dan Lewis
I entered will open Gmail on the Google website. I use IMAP rather than POP3. Do others have this problem? Is there something special that I am not doing to cause LO to freeze when running this test? --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Probl

Re: [libreoffice-users] "Description" missing in Base

2013-04-12 Thread Dan Lewis
lick one of these, the context menu appears containing *Description*. I have not tried opening a slide presentation to see if it applies there as well. It likely will. However, this does not apply to the database objects found in the main database window. (They are not part of a doc

Re: [libreoffice-users] "Description" missing in Base

2013-04-12 Thread Dan Lewis
On 04/12/2013 04:51 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: On 4/12/2013 1:47 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 04/12/2013 01:11 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: LibreOffice Version 4.0.2.2 Windows 7 64bit Has anybody using Base found a way to add a description to an object. If it has a menu item to add, I'm not

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Calendar software

2013-04-13 Thread Dan Lewis
There are templates containing calendars available here. http://templates.libreoffice.org/template-center?getCategories=&getCompatibility=any&sort_on=positive_ratings&path=%2FLibreOffice-Templates%2Ftemplate-center&portal_type=PSCProject&SearchableText=calendar. Thi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base MySQL Native connector problems

2013-04-15 Thread Dan Lewis
s works for me using Ubuntu 12.04 32 and 64 bit. The LO native driver was built with LO 4.0.0 so it will only work for 4.0.0 and above. The previous paragraph is for those who do not want to use 4.0.x until many of the bugs have been eliminated. --Dan -- For unsubscribe inst

Re: [libreoffice-users] "Description" missing in Base

2013-04-17 Thread Dan Lewis
On 04/17/2013 05:18 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: On 4/12/2013 5:30 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 04/12/2013 04:51 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: On 4/12/2013 1:47 PM, Dan Lewis wrote: On 04/12/2013 01:11 PM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote: LibreOffice Version 4.0.2.2 Windows 7 64bit Has anybody using Base

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using a Button to activate Subform. Relationships

2013-04-21 Thread Dan Lewis
g) Select the foreign key of the sub form table in the left drop down list. h) Select the primary key of the main form table in the right drop down list. i) Click OK closing the Link fields dialog. j) Use the ESC key to close the Form Properties dialog. l) Save

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Using a Button to activate Subform. Relationships

2013-04-22 Thread Dan Lewis
On 04/22/2013 03:26 AM, Ian Whitfield wrote: 1) Dan - can you give me an address/link for the "Base Tutorial" by Mariano Casanova you mention?? If you search for "Base Tutorial by Mariano Casanova" (without the quotes), you will get the link you need. When I did, the top

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph styles

2013-04-29 Thread Dan Lewis
can even make all of the changes manually. Just some thoughts. --Dan -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Net

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph styles

2013-04-29 Thread Dan Lewis
ad chapter 3, Using Styles and Templates, of the Getting Started Guide? It was written using a template containing all the styles that were needed. I use the same template to write several chapters of the Base Guide. It also contains what I need even though the topics are vastly diffe

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