Re: [libreoffice-users] New bug 64028: Calc forgets cell format when cell is cut (^X)

2013-04-28 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) How about ^C instead and then hit the delete key.   Also maybe post a feature request? Regards from  Tom :)   > > From: MR ZenWiz >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Monday, 29 April 2013, 0:47 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] New bug 64028: Calc forg

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using UNO API

2013-04-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Hunting through my repos late last night, well so late it wa really early, i found something designed to convert Python into Javascript.  Is that compiling into javascript?  My original search had been to find a "web browser" and i did eventually find one light enough for the machine i was

Re: [libreoffice-users] Using UNO API

2013-04-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks, you too :D  I dug around on the main website and found links on this page http://www.libreoffice.org/developers-2/ Regards from  Tom :)   > > From: Supiramani Supiramani >To: tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk; adriv...@estudiantes.uci.cu; >users@global.l

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph styles

2013-04-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) In MS Office styles are an excessive waste of time.  You just have to accept that documents will have changing fonts, bullet-point sizes, mis-numbering in lists and even changes in language used by spell checkers.  In LibreOffice just start by using the default ones.  Don't even set-up n

Re: [libreoffice-users] Looking for 2nd Web Developer for BSA Site

2013-04-29 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Isn't it British School of Anthropology? Regards from Tom :)  > > From: anne-ology >To: Joel Madero >Cc: Doug ; "users@global.libreoffice.org" > >Sent: Monday, 29 April 2013, 20:26 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Looking for 2nd Web Developer for

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph styles

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I am a bit bitter about this sort of thing too.  Even back when i was in school i could see teachers clearly trying to help people.  Unfortunately general attitudes of the kids in the classroom meant that even those of us that were interested in learning the skill had a tough time.  It did

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph styles

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
tyling of the document. > >The point is, styles are great in concepts, but some people can get carried >away with their complexity.  I have a book editor friend that I email back and >forth with.  She has some real horror stories trying to edit manuscripts that >the author wrote

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error trying to install LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 on ubuntu 12.10

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The wiki-page recommends using sudo apt-get purge libreoffice? but i never quite trust the single question mark and replace that with a star to be certain of getting everything.  Also i'm not sure about purge as i suspect it gets rid of settings, configs, Extensions, galleries and ever

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error trying to install LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 on ubuntu 12.10

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry i missed this one earlier!  The suggestion to sudo dpkg -i *.deb cd desktop-integration Now run the dpkg command again: sudo dpkg -i *.deb is about the same as sudo dpkg -i *.deb sudo dpkg -i desktop-integration/*.deb except that in the 1st case you can just press the up a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph styles

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  I think that is called "a teaching moment" and they are extremely rare.  In 20 years of teaching one can expect about 4 of those.  Regards from Tom :)  > > >Just today, one of my students was stunned to watch that work. "You mean I >don't have to make the same change to every p

Re: [libreoffice-users] Error trying to install LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 on ubuntu 12.10

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
orks. I do >not like Unity and/or the GNOME 3.x Unity-look-alike DE.  I have not >upgraded my desktop to 13.04, but when I replace my sda drive, I will do >a clean install of 13.04.  So I stick with 12.04 on the desktop and >13.04 on the laptops.  There were just a few changes in the m

Re: [libreoffice-users] New bug 64028: Calc forgets cell format when cell is cut (^X)

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
ards from Tom :)  > > From: Steve Edmonds >To: MR ZenWiz >Cc: Michael Manning ; Tom Davies >; LibreOffice >Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 1:35 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] New bug 64028: Calc forgets cell format when >cell is cut (^X) > > >I can con

Re: [libreoffice-users] Get Involved with LibreOffice - No Programming Skills Needed

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I thought this was a good call and wondered if anyone new is interested.  It can be quite addictive though so take care! Regards from Tom :) > > From: Joel Madero >To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" >Sent: Friday, 1 March 2013, 17:18 >Subject: [libre

[libreoffice-users] About.Com's poll a few months ago

2013-04-30 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I never managed to vote even 2 days on the trot and didn't even remind people very often, certainly not my plan for doing so every 2nd day.  The thing i find disturbing about their poll is that they allowed MSO to be advertised more prominently than the announcement of the winners in ea

Re: [libreoffice-users] Crashing OOo Creating Dialogs in the IDE

2013-05-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Tim @ Kracked Press has an excellent link for this sort of thing.  A web-page that was developed early on but then taken off the main website to avoid confusing noobs.  It still automagically updates so it was a very elegantly well created page.  Unfortunately the only link i can find i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Crashing OOo Creating Dialogs in the IDE

2013-05-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahh, folders and filtering.  That's brilliant!  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Brad Rogers >To: Libre Office ML >Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 16:59 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Crashing OOo Creating Dialogs in the IDE > > >On Wed, 1 May 2

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Crashing OOo Creating Dialogs in the IDE

2013-05-01 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I can set-up folders and filtering in Yahoo's web-based system so GMail should have no troubles with this sort of thing.  Good luck though! Regards from Tom :) > > From: Brad Rogers >To: Libre Office ML >Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 20:19 >Subject:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: BUG REPORT -- Version 4.0+ (Macbook Lion)

2013-05-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The version numbers make it clear that the op was referring to LibreOffice rather than OpenOffice!   The problem probably does exist on both and even if not it would be nice to have a wiki-page, perhaps in the Faqs, to point people to.  The problem is so few people use LibreOffice on any A

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) A big +1 to that.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Felmon Davis >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Friday, 3 May 2013, 17:41 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles > > >On Fri, 3 May 2013, Wolfgang Keller wrote: > >>> I neve

Re: [libreoffice-users] template paths

2013-05-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Isn't it somewhere in the "User Profile"? https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile If you open LibreOffice and go to Tools - Options - Paths that should tell you, i think.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Bruce Byfield >To: u

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paragraph styles

2013-05-03 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Exactly!  It's like driving an automatic car rather than a gear-shift one but with the option to use gear-shift if&when you choose to.  Most people are more familiar with worrying about what to do right now and with keeping all their previous choices in their head.  The idea of surren

Re: [libreoffice-users] template paths

2013-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
t; From: Bruce Byfield >To: users@global.libreoffice.org; Tom Davies >Sent: Saturday, 4 May 2013, 3:06 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] template paths > > >Thanks, but I guess I should have been more specific: > >I don't have access to a Windows or OS X machine with Li

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress query

2013-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) To be fair 1.  Many people here are not native English speakers.  On the plus side that means you often get answers at any hour of the day or night.  Many other on-line places rely on US timetables.  2.  It's a very unusual request.  Also because this place is almost entirely volunte

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That is a very generous offer but i suspect you would have more fun and be more useful in other areas of the project!!  You are new to the project and really should keep your options open for a bit longer.  Perhaps just become more familiar with the types of posts that do get to this l

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) At my work place they have just run a 3 month training course in MS Office 2010.  We are 2 months in and people still don't know how to select a printer or turn the machine on or off.  The tutor has to do all that.  I was also expecting a few to teach me how to place images to get the flex

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
n that is waaay beyond most of us.  Should we encourage him to build on his talents and mix with like-minded people or chain him down here with commitments to this list?  It's up to him of course Regards from Tom :) >____ > From: Sigrid Carrera

Re: [libreoffice-users] Impress query

2013-05-04 Thread Tom Davies
s] Impress query > > >On Sat, 2013-05-04 at 17:39 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: > >> Now that the question has been asked i find it unbelievable that no-one has >> thought >> of it before!  It might even have kept me awake during some presentations or >> made >>

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)   My own personal views from observations, NOT TDF's view and nothing to do with anyone else involved with LibreOffice is as follows.  Check the voracity for yourself.  Don't rely on what people spoon-feed you!  There are 2 problems in play.  1.  Any document in any editable format wil

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I am not sure if people are aware but under Sun a lot of bugs just got ignored or left to rot because the aim at that time was stability.  If a bug is known about and still exists in a new version then that qualifies as being "stable".  Unstable is where you can't rely on long running bugs

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) +1 *  Text editor = plain text with no formatting *  Word-processors allow you to add little bits of formatting as and when you want.  Results look a little different on each different machine but it's easy for people to edit and collaborate.  It's more about the process of writing than a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
nd regards from Tom :)  > > From: Ken Springer >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 20:43 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility LO/MSO > > >On 5/5/13 12:20 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Check the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
Tom :)  > > From: Ken Springer >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 20:41 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles > > >On 5/5/13 12:53 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >> I don't think it's fa

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2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
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Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Virgil, is there any chance you you uploading your template or whatever to the Templates site?  It sounds like something quite a lot of people could benefit from having. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Virgil Arrington >To: Doug ; users@global.libreof

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
o: RD Vaishnav >Cc: Tom Davies ; Sigrid Carrera >; "users@global.libreoffice.org" > >Sent: Sunday, 5 May 2013, 10:01 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators > > >Hello, > >RD Vaishnav wrote on 2013-05-05 09:41: >> Hi all, I a

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) A couple of months ago someone gave an excellent link to a place where you could 'vote' on what you want some free-lance devs to work on and assign a value of cash you would pay of they fixed it.  Typical amounts would be around 1 beer in a pub but some people were putting quite large amou

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles

2013-05-05 Thread Tom Davies
13, 22:45 >Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paragraph styles > > >Tom, > >Were you thinking of this? > >http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Microfund-your-favourite-Issue-tc4035685.html#none > >Stuart > > >From: Tom Davies

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Mistakes happen but with ODF it's easy to post a bug-report against whichever programs (except against MS ones) had trouble and get a response.  With MS formats you just have to accept the problems. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Urmas >To: users@glo

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hide rows in a table in Writer

2013-05-06 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) If the table is a spreadsheet (Calc) then just select the row by clicking on the grey box with the row's number in it and then right-click.  "Hide" is halfway down the right-click menu in Calc. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Brian Barker >To: users@g

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ok, several points;  (again just my own personal opinions which often put me at risk of being thrown off the mailing-lists for being too blunt) (err, and i'm English not US) 1.  To analyse you might find it better to add 2 programs into the mix.  1.a.  On the OpenSource side perhaps C

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
h.  They will become more familiar with LibreOffice but it takes time.  Regards from Tom :)  - Original Message - > From: Tom Davies > To: Milos Sramek ; "users@global.libreoffice.org" > > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 10:38 > Subject: Re: [libreo

Re: [libreoffice-users] error messages when starting

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Attachments don't reach the list :(  Can you give us a rough idea of what the message says?  Is it offering you the chance to "recover" a document that it claims was not properly closed?  If so you can generally cancel that without problems but it might be a good idea to make a copy of the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Get Involved with LibreOffice - No Programming Skills Needed

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
t: Re: [libreoffice-users] Get Involved with LibreOffice - No > Programming Skills Needed > > I'd be keen but unfortunately to much happens at my end to be of much > use! I could try my best though. > > On Tue, 30 Apr 2013, at 10:47 PM, Joel Madero wrote: >>

Re: [libreoffice-users] Hide rows in a table in Writer

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
al Message - > From: Brian Barker > To: users@global.libreoffice.org > Cc: > Sent: Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 3:32 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Hide rows in a table in Writer > > At 00:50 07/05/2013 +0100, Tom Davies wrote: >> If the table is a spreadsheet (Calc) ...

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to turn off the global menu

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think if you get LibreOffice from the http://www.libreoffice.org website and then install it without the desktop integration packages then it forces LibreOffice to use it's own style.  I'm not sure if it's possible to remove desktop integration from the LibreOffice installed by default

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Most newer versions of MS Office have ODF support built-in.  Unfortunately it's only the 2013 and 365 that use the same version of ODF as everyone else.  2007 and 2010 use the old 1.1 which is not great for spreadsheets! Regards from Tom :)  - Original Message - > From: James

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Hide rows in a table in Writer

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
;> >> > From: Brian Barker <[hidden email] >> > >> > To: [hidden email] > >> > Cc: >> > Sent: Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 3:32 >> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Hide rows in a table in Writer >> > >> >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Hide rows in a table in Writer

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
though.  This guide might help but obviously ignore all the detail that you would normally need to give in a bug-report at some point https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport Hope this helps a bit! Apols and regards from Tom :)  ----- Original Message - > From: Jason Davis

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-07 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There is an add-on for older versions of MS Office that do now allow it to open the newer ooxml formats such as DocX.  Somewhere in microsoft.com but i'm not sure where.  The problem is that it's a bit variable depending on which version of MSO created the document.  With Open Source, on

Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Welcome back e-letter!  I can get back to my normal role now safely knowing the extreme anti-MS points wont be missed Regards from Tom :)  > > From: e-letter >Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 7:50 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Compatibility LO/MSO >

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Moderation in this case means unblocking messages that have been automatically blocked.  It's quite the opposite of the normal meaning i think.  Quite a lot of people are needed.  So far the only ones i have seen were blocked due to the person not subscribing to the list before posting. 

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I still haven't read the Faq yet.  Hopefully i might get started on all this over the weekend.  Just checking my first impressions are right.  So, most of the blocked messages are from people that are not subscribed?  Those fall into 3 main categories 1.  Spam 2.  Junk 3.  Legitimate po

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
2013, Sigrid Carrera wrote: >> > Hi Tom, >> > >> > >> > On 4 May 2013 18:47, Tom Davies wrote: >> > >> >> Hi :) >> >> That is a very generous offer but i suspect you would have more fun and >> be >> >> more us

Re: [libreoffice-users] gettextfields

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) You might find it well worth buying the 3rd party guide produced by Andrew Pitonyak.  This link helps get you there https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Other_Documentation_and_Resources#Programmers Andrew works hard on this list and in the Docs Team to help people with bits&b

[libreoffice-users] Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I have a good Arabic font but it's in Arabic.  I've got to get a poster together for an Arabic ladies coffee morning and having trouble finding a font that looks vaguely Arabic but is in fact English.  DOes anyone know of a good free one? Regards from Tom :)  -- To unsubscribe e-mail

[libreoffice-users] Re: Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
ing so i'm happy to run with what i have already.  It might be good to have something better for the future though! :)  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster >To: Tom Davies >Cc: "Users@Global.LibreOffice.Org"

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Arabesque font that is really English

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
want swirls and such, it sounds like a "brush" or >"calligraphy" style. > >On 05/08/2013 10:52 AM, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> Not quite.  It has to be readable as English >> >> Just with a style that looks vaguely Arabic or reminiscent of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Testing again

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) First time it got through to the moderators list and had to be forwarded to here, i think.  2nd time it got straight through, i think.  I'm not completely clear about what happened there tbh but definitely one attempt got to the moderators to begin with.  Seems to be sorted now :)  Rega

[libreoffice-users] North American DVD Project

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Could someone send me the link to the North American DVD Project page?  My workplace might be interested in ordering 3.  Also does anyone happen to know how much the postal charge would be from New York(?) to England for a small package of 3 Dvds? Regards from Tom :)  -- To unsubscr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Database problem

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's good to see you replaced legitimate names with made up ones for this public access list! It looks like it's trying to do sub-reports or something? Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Sean >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 20

Re: [libreoffice-users] Seeking for list moderators

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I like the bits that say "... [show rest of quote]" so that you can click on them to see the rest of the remaining thread if you want to.  Of course you can easily read all the comments from top-posters with ease.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From:

[libreoffice-users] Re: re. Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Only in Forms and Reports.  Not in the data (Tables) or in the Queries. I haven't used Base yet and don't really know so this is just guessing from my impression of what goes on ... I think you are meant to use Writer or Calc to "connect to" or "link to" the Queries in Base.  Then you use

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North American DVD Project

2013-05-08 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks Pedro! :)  Hah, my name is on that page!  lol Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Kracked_P_P---webmaster >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 19:55 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: North American DVD Project > > >On

Re: [libreoffice-users] java macro

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Errr, now that you have learned about programming in a general way and looking to consolidate details would it be a good time to learn something more solid?  C++ or Python perhaps?  Oracle seem to be having a lot of trouble writing code that doesn't get compromised really fast.  So, many

Re: [libreoffice-users] [4.0.3.3 non fixed bug] Link with a space Pdf export error (%20 characters - space ones - exported as %2520 ones)

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) %25 is the code for a % symbol so the 'wrong' link is not really wrong after all.  It's just a bit odd and unnecessary.  In the 'wrong' link replace all the %25s with % so that %2520 becomes %20 and then the apparently 'wrong' link looks right.  It's a good reason for avoiding spaces and n

Re: [libreoffice-users] java macro

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Regina know a lot more about all this so hopefully her answer will fix it.  There are a couple of places to get written documentation but probably not as many as we would like.  This list is often quite a good place to get single issue answers but for a broader perspective Chapter 13 of

Re: [libreoffice-users] re. Draw

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Sorry that address looks like it got a bit mangled.  this one might too so i have tried to send it plain text users+subscr...@global.libreoffice.org Usually the "users+" bit at the beginning gets missed off only everything after the + turning blue and getting underlined.  however the "u

Re: [libreoffice-users] re. Draw

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Can't you poke him back into his pad? Regards from Tom :)  > > From: anne-ology >To: Tom Davies >Cc: "users@global.libreoffice.org" >Sent: Thursday, 9 May 2013, 14:55 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] re. Draw &g

[libreoffice-users] GSOC = Google's Summer Of Code

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did anyone else miss that Google's "Summer of Code" is here again already!  Last year several projects were aimed at expanding LibreOffice's functionality.  I think one was something to do with importing Visio files?  Anyone any idea what is being put forwards this year?  Apparently f

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: re. Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
balls.  My request would be better integration and fix the mail-merges issue if any remain.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Kieran Peckett >To: Tom Davies >Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org; Antonio Canela > >Sent: Thursday, 9 May

Re: [libreoffice-users] GSOC = Google's Summer Of Code

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi : That is it.  The deadline for entries has gone by already.  However it is still going to be interesting to see which projects are picked! :) Regards from Tom :)  > > From: anne-ology >To: Tom Davies >Cc: "Users@Global.LibreOf

Re: [libreoffice-users] 4.0.3 64-bit DEB removed my extensions, but Windows version did notI

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Errr, the User Profile changed with the 4.0.x.  Under 3.x.x the path was blah...blah/3/blah under 4.0.x it's changed to blah...blah/4/blah So if you are upgrading from 3.x.x to 4.0.x then your Extensions, galleries, backups, templates and all the rest might not get picked up by the new

[libreoffice-users] Base data-loss and other problems

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The marketing list is trying to tell people to use the internal back-end in Base because it's so good that it's a great selling point.  I'm fairly sure that quite a few people have had troubles with the internal back-end that were solved by 'just' moving to an external back-end.  I vague

Re: [libreoffice-users] Not able to "Unsubscribe" from the mail-list

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Yes, you can't just click on those unsubscribe addresses.  You have to copy&paste them into the "To" field at the top.  When you just click on them it ignores the users+ bit at the front and that is the important bit.  So, please copy&paste those addresses.  Apols and regards from Tom :

Re: [libreoffice-users] Not able to "Unsubscribe" from the mail-list

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
email you off-list to give the secret bit at the end Regards from Tom :)  >________ > From: Wadhwa Sanjay-R56684 >To: Tom Davies >Sent: Friday, 10 May 2013, 6:38 >Subject: RE: [libreoffice-users] Not able to "Unsubscribe" from the mail-li

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table of Contents woes

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Have you been able to manually edit it?  It does look as though something is very wrong.  It looks like 2 styles have been applied to each heading.  First as a sub-heading and then as a main heading.  Sometimes the fastest way to fix something is an inelegant approach such as mine rather

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-users] [4.0.3.3 non fixed bug] Link with a space Pdf export error (%20 characters - space ones - exported as %2520 ones)

2013-05-09 Thread Tom Davies
  It seems to be further "upstream" with fairly major projects having to deal with it separately. is it possible to post a bug-report against "the internet"? Apols and regards form Tom :)  > > From: Florian Reisinger >To: Tom Dav

Re: [libreoffice-users] Currency format always gets lost/screwed up

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Can you start with a fresh new document created in 4.0.2?  Then copy&paste in the contents and formatting from the old document.  See if that works.  Ideally it would be great to start a fresh document and do all the formatting from scratch to avoid pulling in some old problems but the cop

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table of Contents woes

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
t; >So two questions.  First, could this be part of the trouble? Second, I >was considering upgrading to LO 4, and in case my styles got scrogged, >is there a way to upgrade while removing any styles I may have created?  >I'm sure I can re-apply the Draft style watermark which is

Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [libreoffice-users] [4.0.3.3 non fixed bug] Link with a space Pdf export error (%20 characters - space ones - exported as %2520 ones)

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
n't know why it's being done either.  It makes no sense that it happens that way.  Regards from Tom :)  >____ > From: Carlo Strata >To: Tom Davies >Cc: Florian Reisinger ; "TDF, discuss" >; "LibreOffice, users"

Re: [libreoffice-users] Table of Contents woes

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Brilliant!  That is probably a LOT faster than my way.  And it's more elegant. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Cor Nouws >To: Carl Paulsen >Cc: Carl Paulsen ; "users@global.libreoffice.org" > >Sent: Friday, 10 May 2013, 14:03 >Subject: Re: [libreoffi

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Italics and bold in BASE

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Please use "Reply to all" and make sure Antonio is included.  He is not subscribed properly yet.  Antonio, please send a blank email to users+subscr...@global.libreoffice.org and try to make sure you are properly subscribed.  At the moment the moderators are having to forwards your messa

Re: [libreoffice-users] GSOC = Google's Summer Of Code

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
gle's Summer Of Code > > >On 09/05/2013 at 16:45, Tom Davies wrote: > >> Anyone any idea what is being put forwards this year? > >Take a look of ideas page on a wiki: ><https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC/Ideas> > >This is by no

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base data-loss and other problems

2013-05-10 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I used "Forwards" rather than "Reply to all" to send the message there but it didn't arrive in the right thread, of course.  Using Nabble's "Quote" button and then copy&paste might have been better.  If you want to see the thread in Marketing then try using Nabble.  you wont be able to p

Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Errr, you know you can write your reports in Writer rather than in Base?  It gives a lot more flexibility that way.  You 'just' need to connect your Writer document to the database.  Errr, that is where i get stuck though as i don't know how to do that yet! :(  With database programs in

[Solved] Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
__ > From: rounak jain >To: Tom Davies >Sent: Saturday, 11 May 2013, 9:38 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records > > > >Your reply though not related directly to the topic is very useful and >important. You are taking me to a completely new path raising more

Re: [libreoffice-users] entering records

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Thanks! :)  Yes, there are tons of different valid ways of going about this sort of thing.  However i was suggesting a couple of improvements rather than going backwards.  lol Regard from Tom :)  > > From: Johnny Rosenberg >To: Tom Dav

Re: [libreoffice-users] Not able to "Unsubscribe" from the mail-list

2013-05-11 Thread Tom Davies
getting used as a first thing to try rather than trying everything else first. Regards from Tom :)  >____ > From: M Henri Day >To: Tom Davies >Cc: "Users@Global.LibreOffice.ORg" >Sent: Saturday, 11 May 2013, 19:43 >Subject: Re: [

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installation options are remembered?

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think it does remember but it would be worth doing the custom install and checking that it does.  Also when you uninstall any version the configurations and settings are all still kept in your User Profile so when you install again it picks up all your previous settings.  The uninsall-

Re: [libreoffice-users] help with database

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That is a good question.  Ultimately the Tables 'should' be in MySql (or whichever back-end you are using).  One thing i don't know is if you can use the nice GUI front-end in Base to create the Tables and find the Tables are automatically in the external back-end.  If it does work that

Re: [libreoffice-users] Odd problem LO with Mac running 10.7.5

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Did you manage to resolve this issue?  Please let us know how its going.  Did switching themes solve it?  Without really looking into it much it kinda sounds to me like you have only 1 screen set-up where you really need to dual-monitor the machine running the slideshow.  I'm not sure h

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Find & Replace and \t expression [Writer]

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I found this 'old' thread.  Hopefully helps with the current question about searching for Nemo. Regards from Tom :)  > > From: V Stuart Foote >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Friday, 5 April 2013, 18:36 >Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: Find &

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to center a pasted drawing?

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I use the left-right-centred buttons same as for text Recently i found the right-click "Arrange" and "Align" that give more options.  Regard from Tom :)  > > From: William Drago >To: LibreOffice List >Sent: Sunday, 12 May 2013, 17:27 >Subject: [libr

Re: [libreoffice-users] Installation options are remembered?

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
ividual components >> (Writer, Calc, Base, Draw, Impress, etc.) which each add 5-10 MiB of >> installed files. All of the components share the core section. They even >> use some of the files from other components. For example, Base forms and >> reports use Writer files to c

Re: [libreoffice-users] help with database

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Wow!!!  That sounds good :) Thanks Ian.  Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Ian Whitfield >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Sunday, 12 May 2013, 15:41 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] help with database > > >On 12/05/13

Re: [libreoffice-users] Paste of Dates Incorrect in Calc

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :)  I don't know if it will help but when weird things happen it sometimes help to try renaming your User Profile https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/UserProfile to "get back to factory defaults".  If some Extension or strange combination of settings is doing something strange t

Re: [libreoffice-users] How to center a pasted drawing?

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I'm not sure if there is an incorrect way of getting drawings from Draw into Writer.  There are probably a whole bunch of different ways for different requirements.  I think it's usually a case of keep using 1 that works until you fancy a change or find a better way to do what you want. 

[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-users] ”Artifacts” in OpenOffice and LibreOffice

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Ahh, great to hear someone else prefers Unity to KDE!  I think the KDE team are great and doing great stuff and my neighbour thinks it's fantastic.  I just find myself enjoying Unity nowadays but i'm glad KDE is around.  Hmm, do you have to buy a whole new computer just to get a new graph

[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-users] ”Artifacts” in OpenOffice and LibreOffice

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Changing the driver in Ubuntu can lead to a right mess that is difficult to boot into.  It might be worth setting up a new partition and installing Ubuntu to that in order to test out the other driver.  You can even fully install Ubuntu onto a Usb-stick.  NOT a LiveUsb but a full proper in

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paste of Dates Incorrect in Calc

2013-05-12 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) That looks like the winner to me.  Ignore my post Regards from Tom :)  > > From: Steve Edmonds >To: Oogie McGuire >Cc: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Sunday, 12 May 2013, 22:09 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Paste of Dates Incorrect in Ca

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