Re: [libreoffice-users] seperatiors between cross reference elements

2012-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This link might help http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report One of the drop-downs in the bug-reporting thing has the "feature request" option Thanks and regards from Tom :)  > > From: rost52 >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" >Sent: Thursday,

Re: [libreoffice-users] help needed ...

2012-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It would be great if you could upload a screen-shot to Nabble.  After you click on "Reply" to any message in your thread in Nabble the top-option in the "More" button allows you to upload a screen-shot. I can't remember which OS you are using.  Screenshot are trickier in Windows but no

Re: [libreoffice-users] query re. volunteering w/ LO

2012-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Ahah, that was what this was about.  You aren't supposed to solve the "maths puzzle", just re-type it into the box just the way it appears. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: V Stuart Foote >To: anne-ology >Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Mond

Re: [libreoffice-users] Special characters help

2012-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 or try Insert - "Special character" Good luck and regards form Tom :)  > > From: anne-ology >To: Ken >Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 8 October 2012, 20:45 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Special characters help > >      Ther

[libreoffice-users] Nabble broken?

2012-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Nabble appears to be broken.  There are a lot of unanswered questions there that haven't appeared on the list and when i try to post my mail doesn't get through either!  I have tried sending personal messages (against my own advice) to people asking them to post directly to the Users List

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: documentation for LO base

2012-10-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I keep forgetting about this one even though i have added it to the Publications page https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications Regards from Tom :) > > From: Andreas Säger >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Thursday, 4 October

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead

2012-10-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Regards from Tom :)  --- On Tue, 9/10/12, Marcello Romani wrote: From: Marcello Romani Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: MS raised prices so people will now start renting their office products instead To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 9 October, 2012, 8:14 Il 08/10/

RE: [libreoffice-users] query re. volunteering w/ LO

2012-10-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 again.  Regards from Tom :) --- On Tue, 9/10/12, V Stuart Foote wrote: From: V Stuart Foote Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] query re. volunteering w/ LO To: "anne-ology" , users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 9 October, 2012, 3:02 Anne, Oops, looks like the Wiki maintaine

Re: [libreoffice-users] regexp function

2012-10-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is there not some way to identify how far along the letter is through one of the count functions?  If so then a +1 should give the required value?  In the interests of "release early and release often" it might be faster for you to 'just' do a macro since you already have the skill-set fo

Re: [libreoffice-users] attempting to find an answer and instead ...

2012-10-09 Thread Tom Davies
l.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 8 October 2012, 23:34 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] attempting to find an answer and instead ... > >On 10/08/2012 04:52 PM, Felmon Davis wrote: >> On Mon, 8 Oct 2012, Tom Davies wrote: >> >>> Hi :) Speculation can provide a lot

Re: [libreoffice-users] pcl overlay

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I often grumble so this time i wanted to draw attention to some excellent behaviour on the users list.  Most times, in most projects, a question written in anything other than English on an 'International' list illicits a lot of telling-off from various people.  I think this time the res

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I assumed he meant a bar-graph but made it sound more interesting. Regards from Tom :)  --- On Wed, 10/10/12, rost52 wrote: From: rost52 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Wednesday, 10 October, 2012, 2:32 C

Re: [libreoffice-users] pcl overlay

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hasn't there been some functionality added recently, to put watermarks into Pdfs?  Regards from Tom :) > > From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Wednesday, 10 October 2012, 14:24 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] pcl ove

Re: [libreoffice-users] Arstechnica about tech support

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) None of those things seem to happen.  Knowledgeable people often seem to be restricted accesses to prevent them being able to do anything without first having to ask permission of people that are completely clueless and are often scared of doing anything and have no time to discuss it.  Pe

Re: [libreoffice-users] removing AbiWord from Ubuntu 12.04 kills LO desktop-menus

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I have often heard grumbles about the insanity of Ubuntu's package maintainers but they have never got close to troubling me before.  Still haven't really but i hope it doesn't create problems for other people.  I did a clean fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a few different machines a

Re: [libreoffice-users] removing AbiWord from Ubuntu 12.04 kills LO desktop-menus

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I have often heard grumbles about the insanity of Ubuntu's package maintainers but they have never got close to troubling me before.  Still haven't really but i hope it doesn't create problems for other people.  I did a clean fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a few different machines a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Can someone on OS X verify a writer bug? (bugzilla-link inside)

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There is a guide to help fix Accessibility issues on Windows by fixing the "Java Accessibility Bridge". http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq/Java Does Mac also depend on Java for these accessibility tools?  I've got a feeling that the JAB is just for screen-readers?  Also the page doesn'

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
.0-13-generic (i686) LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3  OOO340m1 (Build:302) ----------- From: Tom Davies To: users@global.libreoffice.org; rost52 Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [libre

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: removing AbiWord from Ubuntu 12.04 kills LO desktop-menus

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  n Ubuntu 10.04 i can right-click an odt, ods or odp and open with archive-manager nio problem.  I don't have to rename the file-ending.  I can't try on 12.04 right now.  Regards from Tom :)  --- On Thu, 11/10/12, Andreas Säger wrote: From: Andreas Säger Subject: [libreoffice-users

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-10 Thread Tom Davies
ypes :P > Someone, somewhere has always gone way ahead before me! > In any case, if I find something open-source I can be sure of tweaking it (on > my > own machine) to my desire/ caliber/ patience! May be add a little but not > reinvent! > > > Thanks, > Reg

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think just try exactly what you have described.  1.  Just save the file 2.  close the file 3.  double-click to open it 4.  click on the spell-check button If step 3 opens the file in anything other than LibreOffice then 1.  close the file again 2.  right-click on the file's icon, a menu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
> >Processor  : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual Core E6600 CPU 3.00GHz >Memory : 4GB, DDR3 >OS            : Linux Mint 12 Lisa - Kernel Linux 3.0.0-13-generic (i686) > > >LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3  OOO340m1 (Build:302) >---

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
- > >Processor  : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual Core E6600 CPU 3.00GHz >Memory : 4GB, DDR3 >OS            : Linux Mint 12 Lisa - Kernel Linux 3.0.0-13-generic (i686) > > >LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3  OOO340m1 (Build:302) >--

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You could try a few screenshots and upload them to this thread through Nabble.  Also you might find some help in documentation http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications However, i suspect that your install went wrong somewhere.  Where you able to check the md5sum or S

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: word meaning and about information

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think just googling words is likely to get a better list of dictionaries and thus a better idea of what the word means.  It might be a good idea to post a feature request about getting something like that added to LibreOffice!  It might be a nice touch.  I guess problems would include;

Re: [libreoffice-users] Color cursor (active cell) on calc

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You can change a lot of the colours by going to Tools - Options - Appearance On the docs list apparently some people find it best to change the colour of the page-end because it's defaults to light grey against a light grey background.  I guess it's not particularly an issue for most peopl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
al, I don't recall if it was mentioned or not but did you ever consider to >use base to collect >the data, run queries and do calculations and get all displayed in report >based charts. > > >On 11.10.2012 21:28, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> The LSE had the &

Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer: word meaning and about information

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
gt;web site, or go to my listing. > >http://libreoffice-na.us/English-3.5-installs/extras.html at the bottom >under Language Aids. > >I now include it in all my NA-DVD versions. > > > >On 10/11/2012 10:06 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> I think just googling words i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Color cursor (active cell) on calc

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks Angel :)  Aaaargh, that control panel thing reminded me of a previous colleague that had a cute purple dragon instead of a mouse arrow!  I kept wishing it would keep all the random toolbars at bay but she loved installing them and generally encouraging malware to breed on her mach

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: removing AbiWord from Ubuntu 12.04 kills LO desktop-menus

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think removing stuff by using the command-line takes away the same dependencies that any of the package managers would.  They all use the same command-line tools after all. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P >To: users@global.libreo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hmmm, i would try opening the template and then do File - "Save As .. " and save the document as an OpenDocument Format template.  I'm not sure if it would work but it's got to be worth trying.  Regards from Tom :) > > From: Andreas Säger >To: users@g

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
-- > >Processor  : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual Core E6600 CPU 3.00GHz >Memory : 4GB, DDR3 >OS            : Linux Mint 12 Lisa - Kernel Linux 3.0.0-13-generic (i686) >LibreOffice : LibreOffice 3.4.3  OOO340m1 (Build:302) >-

Re: [libreoffice-users] MS problems

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) People like to feel special and feel they have earned a reward.  So, discounts work better than just being free.  After all if it's free it's not worth anything and if it's not worth anything then is it really worth having at all?  Also if it was free that that just shows how highly my bo

[libreoffice-users] LibreOffice in MacWorld Australia

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I thought a few people here would be interested in the article spotted by Jean of the Docs, Marketing and Memberships Teams. I have been looking for this all week and at last found it again :)  So, hopefully there is likely to be much greater uptake of LO by Mac users.  Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) And all the offices will close and money will cease to be important and there will be peace and happiness everywhere like Star Trek.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Andreas Säger >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2012, 17:5

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fw: Help request on CALC charts' features

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
21:19 On Thu, 11 Oct 2012, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > That was rumour&gossip about the LSE, not information as such and i can't > verify it right now.  I should make some effort to look it up rather than > claim it as fact which it clearly isn't.  Usually i put discl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
le open just run the spell check Regards from Tom :) > > From: Robert Burns >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" ; Tom Davies > >Sent: Friday, 12 October 2012, 1:11 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . . > > Hummm thinking wond

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice in MacWorld Australia

2012-10-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I prefer LO on Windows even though i have a choice of MSO 2007 and 2010 on the same machine.  All 3 installed but LO handles graphics better.  Plus it doesn't keep changing styles, languages, indentations, size of bullet-points and it keeps track of numbers better in numbered lists.  Also

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
ch of free ones its amazing - later . > > --- On Thu, 10/11/12, Tom Davies <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > From: Tom Davies <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . . > To: "Lostsoul" <[hidden email]

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
ntu since 2009 on my main >desktop and on various servers and laptops before then. > > >On 10/11/2012 08:11 PM, Robert Burns wrote: > > >>       Hummm thinking wonder if i could copy and paste a doc to Libre then >> follow you ideas or do i have to inv

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
nt;  type up a new doc and tryed out >> Open Office and I B M  lotus and they both hate both windows 7 amazing that >> can t get fixed so far;  looking at other office programs maybe they all don >> t hate win 7 -  theirs a bunch of free ones its amazing - later . >> >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice in MacWorld Australia

2012-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) WOW!!!  I wish i had thought of it.  It's brilliant! :)  Re: costs, my 'work' place (does it count as work if you enjoy it?) just bought several MSO 2010 licenses for about £15 each.  The newer MS office comes out soon so there are all sorts of special offers, such as for charities, stude

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
t have Win7 and their LO package works fine. >>> >>> I know of users that have this spelling issue with Vista and XP. >>> >>> It is not an issue that can be easily replicated, since only a few >>> people seem to have trouble with the spell checking syst

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice in MacWorld Australia

2012-10-12 Thread Tom Davies
ld system for one low-price-per-year, but I >hate the idea of renting my software. [this idea was beaten to death in >a different thread so do not start it again here]. > > > >On 10/12/2012 08:58 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> WOW!!!  I wish i had thought of it.  It

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
to Vista.  Regards from Tom :)  --- On Sat, 13/10/12, Robert Burns wrote: From: Robert Burns Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . . To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" , "Tom Davies" Date: Saturday, 13 October, 2012, 2:42 You

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
ress [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] >>>> <[hidden email]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> From: krackedpress [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] <[hidden email]> >>>> Subject: Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
has not be out for 3 years yet. > >If the person installed a version of LO that is not the proper file >size, then there will be trouble. > >I think the best thing to do is a complete uninstall of LO and then >download a fresh copy from the web site and make sure what is download

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work . .

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
ot remember Windows LO being that small. > >Then there is the comment of being a use for 3 years.  LO 3.3.0 came out >in the beginning of last year, so it has not be out for 3 years yet. > >If the person installed a version of LO that is not the proper file >size, then there wil

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hmm, perhaps try downloading one of the spell-checker Extensions and install by Tools - "Extension Manager" - Add Any of them should sort your problem but the best is the NA Dvd Project ones from what other people have been saying.  Also there is Calligra which looks a lot nicer than my

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

2012-10-13 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think by default spell checkers start from where-ever the cursor happens to be but once it gets to the end of the document a pop-up appears asking if you want to start at the beginning of the document.  It's quite handy if you have kept on running spell checks during the course of writin

Re: [libreoffice-users] Ambiguous Calc cell status show

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think you are on the right path.  The programs often give you more and better options if you run it from the command-line.  The cute front-end deals with normal typical uses but the command-line tends to have let you access a bit more power.  To find out what it can do try (in this cas

Re: [libreoffice-users] Anyone know the reason why 3.5.7 has not come out - as per the schedule?

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) This list is not likely to know.  The devs list might know.  There seems to be a couple of devs on the marketing list sometimes if you want to avoid joining yet another list (i know you are on marketing too buddy :) ) Regards from Tom :)  --- On Sun, 14/10/12, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrot

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Problem happen when import text with Chinese

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) At the top of each column is a greyish box with the columns reference number in it.  Similarly for each row.  Clicking on one selects the whole column, or row so you can format entire columns or rows at a time.  At the top-left corner above the top row and before the first column is an e

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to delete an entire heading

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Easiest way i can think of is just click at the beginning of the section to get the cursor there.  Then scroll to the end of the section and press Shift and click If your document has been entirely written in LO and uses sections or other fancy things then there might be other ways Regar

Re: [libreoffice-users] Integer part of a number

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There are other options such as Roundup.  If you want to get the nearest whole number so that .5 or over gets rounded up and less than .5 gets rounded down then one way might be something like E1: =INT(A1+0.5)    → 1 Hmm, there has got to be a specific function that does rounding correctl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to delete an entire heading

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Wow!!  I like that! Regards from Tom :)  --- On Sun, 14/10/12, Tinkerer wrote: From: Tinkerer Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to delete an entire heading To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Sunday, 14 October, 2012, 19:20 Put the cursor in the Header then right click, from the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) To "get back to factory defaults" and 'switch off' all Extensions just rename your User Profile.  Larry gave a link to help with that.  Here is another link that will one day be merged with the one Larry gave http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile Factory defaults are

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice in MacWorld Australia

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) 'Surprisingly' for something done by MS it doesn't quite work like that.  It only kinda works for some MS products, not all of them and even then you still get hassled and can't get updates.  Regards from Tom :)  --- On Sun, 14/10/12, Andreas Säger wrote: From: Andreas Säger Subject:

Re: [libreoffice-users] BASIC script how to read/write system files, like /dev/null in Linux

2012-10-14 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You did the right thing by posting to this list first but your question is waaay beyond the skills of most people on this list.  I think you need to copy&paste your question to the devs list and maybe ask your own distro's devs too.  It might be worth also asking in the general Gnu&Linux

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: BASIC script how to read/write system files, like /dev/null in Linux

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) What are 'the best' languages to choose?  Python and/or C++? or something else? I know 'the best' is a bit subject to personal feelings and knowledge and experience but it would be interesting to hear people's opinions.  From what i can gather Python and C++ are teh best although mainstrea

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, that is the best way to migrate.  Keep whatever MS Office you happen to have and install LO.  There's no reason to upgrade the MS Office so you still make the saving but you still have acess to it when you need it.  Gradually you find more and more reason to use LO as you learn more a

Re: [libreoffice-users] From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Lol!!  Welcome back e-letter!  It seems a lot of things can be recovered and adapted for use with LO.  You don't have to start again from scratch and refuse to do business with the entre rest of the world until they start migrating away from MS.  If you did then LO would get nowhere. I

Re: Fwd: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: BASIC script how to read/write system files, like /dev/null in Linux

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
I use extensiveley the shell >comand, i.e. dir() is quite slow, but calling a shell script with an >elaborate find command does the task very quick. >or: use sed to run through the odt's looking up the print date or ... > >Maybe it might helt with /dev/.. too. > >Walther &

Re: [libreoffice-users] Integer part of a number

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The best answer in this thread was the first answer, by Rolf Lochbühler.  Brian is right as usual but Pertti's answer deals with unexpectedly wrong counts. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Brian Barker >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 15

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did you uninstall all versions of 'LO' that you got from "some freeware site" and do an antivirus scan?  Did you download the 3.5.6 or 3.6.something LO from the official site and install as advised?  Is there any chance of giving us a screen-shot? Also, just out of curiosity, have you us

Re: [libreoffice-users] From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, macros, toolbars from Normal.dot

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
m Tom :)  > > From: Gordon Burgess-Parker >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 12:23 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] From MS Word to Writer: keeping my styles, >macros, toolbars from Normal.dot > >On 15/10/12 12:16,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to delete an entire heading

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I couldn't get this to work either way around either (ie not with headings (although mine are probably stuffed-up somehow) and not with the header (which i know i stuff-up).  I think i would have to read up documentation about it http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice in MacWorld Australia

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I really don't mind if people disagree with me or even if it's not that strong, just a possible uncertainty about something i said.  The important thing imo is to get enough good answers out there that the op can pick and choose or get inspired by one or more in order to solve the problem

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x . .

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Any chance of getting some answers to some of the questions people here have asked? Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Lostsoul >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 13:46 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
lease let us know.  Regards from Tom :)  >________ > From: Robert Burns >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" ; Tom Davies > >Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 13:36 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

Re: [libreoffice-users] Reality Check - Windows Java Accessibility API non-functional for ALL LibreOffice 3.6.x releases to date

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is anyone able to post a bug-report about this?  It sounds pretty serious! Regards from Tom :)  > > From: V Stuart Foote >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 1:11 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Reality Check - Windows Java Ac

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to delete an entire heading

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
wouldn't bother becasue it's not something i desperately need because the shift&click option is plenty for me.  Also i suspect the reason it wont work for me is that i probably stuffed-up in the documents somewhere.  Regards from Tom :)  >________

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x . . .

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hmmm, none of those sound even vaguely right.  Hopefully there are some more options if ou scroll backwards up the list?  Regards from Tom :)   > > From: Robert Burns >To: anne-ology >Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012,

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
vigate fairly quickly since folders are probably sorted in alphabetical order by default.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Robert Burns >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" ; Tom Davies > >Sent: Monday, 15 October 2012, 15:00 >Su

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO?

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I apply an algorithm to the name of whatever it is that i am doing and then apply a series of standard characters at set locations.  The set of characters and their locations depends on which of 3 categories the thing fits into 1.  Something i really don't want to have cracked, such as my b

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 Except that i've never seen a virus doing exactly that before, but then i don't see the effects of many viruses.  I should try to keep one machine insecure deliberately in order to recognise the way these things look.  Also i've not heard of a virus affecting LO before.  I've heard of a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO?

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Cat on the keyboard?  Keys in the pocket? Regards from Tom :)  --- On Mon, 15/10/12, Ledger Consulting wrote: From: Ledger Consulting Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO? To: ville...@t-online.de, users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Monday, 15 October, 2012, 15:3

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO?

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  The trick is to try to remember what you might have been thinking about at the time.  If that's even possible for anyone!  There is no password cracking functionality or Extension for LO it's just the inept way MS fails to implement security.  Just double-click on an xls or open LO and

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x . . .

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
ns Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x . . . To: "anne-ology" , "Tom Davies" Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" Date: Monday, 15 October, 2012, 15:13 Ok  tryed another doc to save as; guess its a different format and these

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Have you tried renaming your User Profile to see if that fixes it? http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile Which 3.4.x are you returning to?  Does the indexing work there?  Have you been able to post a bug-report about the issue?  I think they want to know roughly whic

[libreoffice-users] Reality Check - Windows Java Accessibility API non-functional for ALL LibreOffice 3.6.x releases to date

2012-10-15 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 A huge +1 really.  Just +1 doesn't really get close!  Definitely impressive work from Stuart there!  "Above and beyond" gets closer.  I tried voting but found that really unclear, and i have been editing wiki's for a while now.  I was able to add a comment in support but i'm not sure if

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x . . .

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
>formats have been add ed to save as ODI  and  Cxw  and  Stw and 5 >types/formats of Ms Word  . . > >--- On Mon, 10/15/12, Tom Davies <[hidden email]> wrote: >From: Tom Davies <[hidden email]> > >Hi :) >Hmmm, none of those sound even vaguely right.  Hopef

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO?

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
t display it) Reards, Jean-Louis On 16/10/2012 00:23, Dr. R. O Stapf wrote: > > > > > On 16.10.2012 03:32, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> The trick is to try to remember what you might have been thinking about at >> the time.  If that's even possible for any

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Auto and Manual Spell do not work x . . .

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
e as; guess its a different format and these >formats have been add ed to save as ODI  and  Cxw  and  Stw and 5 >types/formats of Ms Word  . . > >--- On Mon, 10/15/12, Tom Davies <[hidden email]> wrote: >From: Tom Davies <[hidden email]> > >Hi :)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO?

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Brilliant!!  Ahhh, just thought of a problem.  Was it xls or xlsX?  If it has an X at the end then just rename the file to replace .xlsx with .zip and then double-click on it.  Can the xml files be pulled into a new file without pulling the password along at the same time? Regards from T

Re: [libreoffice-users] Images and *doc export

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) How about side-stepping the issue and use File - "Export to Pdf" Does the supervisor need to edit the document?  If so it's a non-starter but generally Pdfs are viewed as being more professional.  Everyone sees Pdfs the same, the layout is the same and everything.  Errr, fonts sometimes no

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There are always bugs in any software.  Of course there are less new bugs in older versions but then you start running into theoretical security issues.  The 3.5.0 dealt with one of those so it might not be best to stay with 3.4.x forever.  On the other hand there are almost no reports of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to crack a PW in LO?

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think the intention at this point is just to get rid of the password protection and open the file, or at least the data in the file.  Protecting it again is for another day! Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Dennis E. Hamilton >To: 'Tom

[libreoffice-users] Fw: [MariaDB Announce] Contributing to MariaDB

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) An existing back-end for Base has just put out an announcement.  If you are interested in helping Base get better then it's probably best to get involved with TDF's devs rather than going to this back-end but it would be nice if some people were in both projects (imo).  Regards from Tom

Re: [libreoffice-users] Serial Letters

2012-10-16 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That does sound rather painful!  Even given Base's current almost complete lack of support in LO it must surely be possible to do a proper mail-merge!  I thought this had been fixed ages ago.  To quote Andreas "Most of the Base community resides on http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ok, so we should just get rid of or push away any devs that are interested in adding new functionality.  There are a lot of other projects they could go to for that sort of excitement.  We could build-up a strong core of devs that focus only on fixing things that already exist.  Get rid of

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer index disappears upon Index Update

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Superb! :)  Congrats on finding that so quickly and thanks for posting the answer back to the list.  Congrats, thanks and regards from Tom :)  --- On Wed, 17/10/12, . wrote: From: . Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Writer index disappears upon Index Update To: users@global.libreoffice

Re: [libreoffice-users] Images and *doc export

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
d with me). >> Steve >> >> On 2012-10-17 08:40, anne-ology wrote: >>>         sounds like the sensible way to go  :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >>> >>> Hi :) >>>> How ab

Re: [libreoffice-users] Images and *doc export

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
start of a sentence, same with "but".  Very, very rarely you can get away with it without looking like a complete moron but it's not worth the risk.  Regards from Tom :) --- On Wed, 17/10/12, Tom Davies wrote: From: Tom Davies Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Images and *doc ex

Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
t not possible when you have more than a handful of computers to maintain or have limited download, or   Well, tons of valid reasons  Regards from Tom :)  --- On Wed, 17/10/12, Dr. R. O Stapf wrote: From: Dr. R. O Stapf Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Indexing for Search not working?

[libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice Conference opens in Berlin

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) WH!  Superb!!  Great news and an excellent announcement!  I usually find some minor point to criticise and sometimes worry that detracts from the main messages but this time there was not a single petty thing wrong i could find anywhere.  Really great news!  60 million!  Over 100 l

Re: [libreoffice-users] Survey about newcomer experience for LibreOffice project contributors

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) So, pretty much everyone in LO then! :)  Even people that worked in OOo for a decade and Star Office before that are likely to have been in LO for 2 years and a couple of weeks.  LO celebrated it's 2nd birthday just a couple of weeks ago.  So everyone is eligible :) Regards from Tom :)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Index with indent?

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Can't you cheat and just edit the specific line(s)?  I think there is something in the headings levels but i didn't quite understand all that.  Was it in the "Using Styles and Templates" chapter in the Getting Started Guide? http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications Rega

Re: [libreoffice-users] Survey about newcomer experience for LibreOffice project contributors

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
th the BoD.  I'm often in that position so it's unlikely i would ever be allowed to be a member!  On the other hand some in the BoD applaud me :)  [shrugs] Regards from Tom :)  >________ > From: Joel Madero >To: Tom Davies >Cc: kevouze ; &qu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Survey about newcomer experience for LibreOffice project contributors

2012-10-17 Thread Tom Davies
accepted in the right order but it kinda fell through.  So, just apply again [shrugs] if you don't get in first time.  Copy&paste is good.  Regards from Tom :) > > From: Joel Madero >To: Tom Davies >Cc: kevouze ; "users@global.

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