[users] "ghost" paths for OOo3.2 under Ubuntu 9.04

2010-02-27 Thread Thomas Blasejewicz
Good evening The other day I "upgraded" the OpenOffice 3.01 that came with Ubuntu 9.04 to 3.2. (THAT was a difficult birth!) Because that did not went automatically by simply clicking an installer icon etc., I created (had to) a directory I called "openoffice" into which I unpacked all the files.

[users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Thomas Blasejewicz
Recently I installed OO32 on both my Windows machines (plus a Linux machine). Under Windows I have VirusBuster running. In more or less regular intervals a little window opens in the right lower corner of the screen, telling me (since I am running a Japanese system, the message is in Japanese) tha

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Johnny Rosenberg
2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz : > Recently I installed OO32 on both my Windows machines (plus a Linux > machine). > Under Windows I have VirusBuster running. > > In more or less regular intervals a little window opens in the right > lower corner of the screen, telling me (since I am running a Japane

Re: [users] .ppt vs.pps

2010-02-27 Thread Brian Barker
At 15:54 26/02/2010 +1100, Keith R Bainbridge wrote: On 25Feb2010, at 5:42 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 00:51 25/02/2010 -0500, James Lockie wrote: >> Impress SaveAs has the same description for both .ppt vs.pps. Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP That's good - since they are the same! The file

[users] Batch Convert .ODT Files Into .DOC?

2010-02-27 Thread James Greenidge
Greetings: Need to convert several hundred .odt document files into .doc for the unwashed. Is there a batch conversion program or plug-in that could swing this? Thanks for any hint! JimWG - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-un

Re: [users] repeated crashes in OOW3.2.0

2010-02-27 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2/26/2010 3:27 PM, Rogier van Vlissingen wrote: > Thanks for the suggestion, now does anyone know what the same > preferences file is called on Windows XP/SP3? I don't know if this will help your problem, but the preference for OOo on windows aren't in a 'file', they are in the Openoffice.org fo

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread M Henri Day
2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz > Recently I installed OO32 on both my Windows machines (plus a Linux > machine). > Under Windows I have VirusBuster running. > > In more or less regular intervals a little window opens in the right > lower corner of the screen, telling me (since I am running a Japane

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Thomas Blasejewicz
M Henri Day さんは書きました: 2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz Recently I installed OO32 on both my Windows machines (plus a Linux machine). Under Windows I have VirusBuster running. In more or less regular intervals a little window opens in the right lower corner of the screen, telling me (since I

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread M Henri Day
2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz > > > M Henri Day さんは書きました: > > 2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz >> >> >> >>> Recently I installed OO32 on both my Windows machines (plus a Linux >>> machine). >>> Under Windows I have VirusBuster running. >>> >>> In more or less regular intervals a little window opens

Re: [users] Batch Convert .ODT Files Into .DOC?

2010-02-27 Thread James Wilde
On Feb 27, 2010, at 15:21 , James Greenidge wrote: > Greetings: > > Need to convert several hundred .odt document files into .doc for the > unwashed. Is there a batch conversion program or plug-in that could swing > this? > > Thanks for any hint! Jim, from your email address I'm assuming you

Re: [users] Batch Convert .ODT Files Into .DOC?

2010-02-27 Thread Troll/Idiot
On 27-Feb-10 08:21, James Greenidge wrote: Greetings: Need to convert several hundred .odt document files into .doc for the unwashed. Is there a batch conversion program or plug-in that could swing this? Thanks for any hint! JimWG The tools from OOoConv were mentioned in another thread. I

Re: [users] "ghost" paths for OOo3.2 under Ubuntu 9.04

2010-02-27 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Hi, You must have a profile somewhere (~/.openoffice.org/3/user). Have you tried to search for the folder "template" for example? OOo can't run without this profile, so it is somewhere. Note that you should never make direct operations in that folder. Use the OOo menu File>Templates>Organize t

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Buying something in a shop doesn't mean that the product is well functionning! TrendMicro release some cheap applications IIRC, so it may be based on not that good code. And I think this is the case too. You should check the web about that product, there should be some benchmarks. Note that the

[users] writer: import tables with formula

2010-02-27 Thread Heiko L.
Hallo, I want to import several writer.tables from so3 into oo3. Used formula as field-variable with relative reference. =*2 This works in running session. Write document seen works successfull. ($ strings foo.sdw | more ) But after reload dokument (or import from so3), formula on 2.table are b

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread webmas...@krackedpress.com
M Henri Day wrote: 2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz M Henri Day さんは書きました: 2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz Recently I installed OO32 on both my Windows machines (plus a Linux machine). Under Windows I have VirusBuster running. In more or less regular intervals a little window ope

Re: [users] Batch Convert .ODT Files Into .DOC?

2010-02-27 Thread Troll/Idiot
On 27-Feb-10 08:21, James Greenidge wrote: Greetings: Need to convert several hundred .odt document files into .doc for the unwashed. Is there a batch conversion program or plug-in that could swing this? Thanks for any hint! JimWG Pardon me if this turns out to be a double reply, but someti

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
> For the crappy OS, I rather agree too! Windows is sold in many shops, it's > not really bug free and it can lead to additional costs (anti-virus, > firewall, anti-spywares, ...). The underlying message was in fact: check > other OSes like GNU/Linux (they don't need all these security applications

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Hagar de l'Est
I've never said that GNU/Linux is bug-free. Le 27/02/2010 17:30, Dotan Cohen a écrit : For the crappy OS, I rather agree too! Windows is sold in many shops, it's not really bug free and it can lead to additional costs (anti-virus, firewall, anti-spywares, ...). The underlying message was in f

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread M Henri Day
2010/2/27 Hagar de l'Est > I've never said that GNU/Linux is bug-free. > > Le 27/02/2010 17:30, Dotan Cohen a écrit : > > >> For the crappy OS, I rather agree too! Windows is sold in many shops, >>> it's >>> not really bug free and it can lead to additional costs (anti-virus, >>> firewall, anti-

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Hagar de l'Est
Agreed. But sometimes, this kind of electroshock with strong words can trigger something. Perhaps that out of curiosity, the OP will check about GNU/Linux distros and try a live-CD then make a dual boot and conclude that Windows is not the only OS worth using in the world. :-)) Le 27/02/2010

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 27 February 2010 19:18, Hagar de l'Est wrote: > Agreed. > > But sometimes, this kind of electroshock with strong words can trigger > something. Perhaps that out of curiosity, the OP will check about GNU/Linux > distros and try a live-CD then make a dual boot and conclude that Windows is > not t

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread M Henri Day
2010/2/27 Hagar de l'Est > Agreed. > > But sometimes, this kind of electroshock with strong words can trigger > something. Perhaps that out of curiosity, the OP will check about GNU/Linux > distros and try a live-CD then make a dual boot and conclude that Windows is > not the only OS worth using

[users] Re: this is sort of a bug but also user error

2010-02-27 Thread Jonathan Hudson
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:42:58 -0500, James wrote: >See if you can reproduce this. > >Create a folder called 'test #1'. >You're not supposed to do that but Dolphin lets you (KDE/Linux). >Create a new oowriter document and save it to 'test #1' (oowriter lets >you navigate to the 'test #1' folder). >

Re: [users] Re: Re: discontinue

2010-02-27 Thread jonathon
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 21:39, Tanstaafl wrote: > What exactly makes you think that having the stupid disclaimer on an email is > going to prevent someone from filing a lawsuit that would do so otherwise? For the law firms whose speciality it is to sue for the lack of disclaimers, it means that

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Hagar de l'Est
I rarely contribute to this list so you can hardly say that I'm turning anything in a GNU/Linux recruitment center. You see, one of the first time I reply for a non very specific issue and this is already degenerating. That's why I don't like mailing lists. Have seen too many trolls recently p

Re: [users] "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread jonathon
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 15:08, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote: > VirusBuster is a commercial product by TrendMicro And that tells you all you need to know. > It should be both legitimate and probably also well functioning. TrendMicro has a strong reputation of making barely legitimate spyware that

[users] Re: "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Twayne
In news:8ad06bca1002270542h496d579aj84ec07969da1a...@mail.gmail.com, Johnny Rosenberg , playground bully, typed: 2010/2/27 Thomas Blasejewicz : Recently I installed OO32 on both my Windows machines (plus a Linux machine). Under Windows I have VirusBuster running. In more or less regular interv

[users] Re: "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Twayne
Soffice.bin is part of OO.o and has been for a long time and several versions. Assuming it hasn't been taken over by malware, it's completely harmless and is only accessed by OO.o. I've never heard of your AV program but, assuming the file is located where it belongs and isn't malware infected

[users] Re: "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Twayne
In news:4b8953d9.6010...@openoffice.org, Hagar de l'Est typed: Agreed. But sometimes, this kind of electroshock with strong words can trigger something. Perhaps that out of curiosity, the OP will check about GNU/Linux distros and try a live-CD then make a dual boot and conclude that Windows is

Re: [users] Re: "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread jonathon
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 19:11, Twayne wrote: > were brought up on Linux of any flavor, it just doesn't fit the bill. The major issue is if the software you want is available on the platform of choice. For the majority of home users, and front office corporate employees, FLOSS alternatives are eq

Re: [users] Re: "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread M Henri Day
2010/2/27 Twayne > In > news:4b8953d9.6010...@openoffice.org > , > Hagar de l'Est typed: > >> Agreed. >> >> But sometimes, this kind of electroshock with strong words can >> trigger something. Perhaps that out of curiosity, the OP will check >> about GNU/Linux distros and try a live-CD then mak

[users] Re: Re: "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Twayne
In news:2fbc9b21002271137u14de42b6sc3789f2085cf8...@mail.gmail.com, M Henri Day typed: 2010/2/27 Twayne In news:4b8953d9.6010...@openoffice.org , Hagar de l'Est typed: Agreed. But sometimes, this kind of electroshock with strong words can trigger something. Perhaps that out of curiosity,

[users] OT and Linux related Re: Re: "soffice.bin" = highly dangerous??

2010-02-27 Thread Twayne
In news:c4797ebf1002271137oee04234y5b18708b284ab...@mail.gmail.com, jonathon typed: On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 19:11, Twayne wrote: were brought up on Linux of any flavor, it just doesn't fit the bill. The major issue is if the software you want is available on the platform of choice. No; the