Hi Jaytee, I think the LO-wizards will be interested to know which OS version (Windows, presumably) you are using. Also, a more precise description of the LO version, at least roughly when you last updated it to 7.x, if you can't be more specific.
Cheers Harvey On Tue, 2024-12-10 at 22:17 +1100, jaytee wrote: > Dear LibreOffice People > > 1. Recently in my main Desktop Computer my LibreOffice package > collapsed > completely. I was unable to create a new document or access any > existing > document. Mr LO version was 7.something (I think) and had become > totally > useless. > > 2. I updated to LO~24.8. Still unable to access my existing > documents, > but MAY have been able to create new documents (I didn't try). > > 3. I uninstalled the updated LO~24.8 and installed a new LO~24.8. > Now I > could create new documents and access my existing documents, BUT > > 4. When I opened existing LO Draw documents I found: > a. the size of the images in the drawing had changed so that the > scale > of the drawing was no longer true; > b. In some cases the image was no longer located within the > borders of > the drawing page; > c. text fonts were changed, mostly (but not always) plain text > presenting as bold, and in some cases the text font being a mixture > of > plain and bold; > d. the text sizes appeared to have changed also, in some cases > being > no longer located within the border of the drawing; > e. arrows linking test to the images had become indistinct, and > f. the title block text no longer fitted in the title block > block. > (This may be related to 4d). > > 5. When I opened a select drawing in my laptop (LO Version 8. > something) > I found the same as 4 (a-f) above. > > 6. When I opened the same drawing in an old desktop computer (LO > Version > 5.something) I found that the document seemed to open correctly. > > 7. The microsoft wretches had managed to upgrade my main (Desktop) > computer shortly (days) before the problems started, despite my > fighting > all their wet dream upgrades for years (because I feared something > like > this). > > 8. My laptop also was upgraded by microsoft (without my permission) > some > time (? months) ago. > > 9. QUESTIONS > a. Is LibreOffice always and everywhere upwardly compatible? > b. Is LibreOffice always and everywhere upwardly compatible > between > versions 5.xx and 7.xx? > c. Is LibreOffice always and everywhere upwardly compatible > between > versions 7.xx and 8.xx? > d. Is LibreOffice always and everywhere upwardly compatible > between > versions 7.xx and 24.xx? > e. If NOT (to any of the above) where can I get an installable > package > of version 7.xx?, and > f. PLEASE DON'T tell me to visit the libreoffice site because > (so far > as I can see) you DO NOT provide installable packages for anything > before > LO 24.xxx). > > 10. COMMENT: Pretty sure that microsoft is behind the F/U that has > caused this, both on the desktop and the laptop, and caused me to > waste > many nights and consume much red wine ... but ... but ... I want a > way > ahead !!! Any suggestions are welcome!!! (I have too many drawings > for me > to manually change to LO 24.xxx !!!) > > 11. Nb., that I do not know the situation with respect to Calc and > Write > (which I use) or the other features of LO which I don't/haven't yet > used). > > Thanks > > John Truelove > [email protected] > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
