Re: [libreoffice-users] Something strange : settings in Tools -> Options -> Impress - Print

2011-08-04 Thread Simon Cropper (The foss Workflow Guides)
Hi Hirono, You are right, on reopening saved versions it seems to reset the value back to default. At least now it does. If I open LO then change, save and reenter Impress Print Setting in LO the setting is retained. If I open LO save a file after previously setting the Impress Print Setting, th

Re: [libreoffice-users] Something strange : settings in Tools -> Options -> Impress - Print

2011-08-04 Thread Hirono Moi
Hi Simon, Thank you very much your reproducing and advice. > I take it from my test that the configuration file is not updated in > this instance until LO is restarted. Yes, I know you're right, but, After I restarted LO, and then I opend "FileNameA.odp" or "FileNameB.odp", the value was 'de

RE: [libreoffice-users] password problem

2011-08-04 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
If the password is entered wrong, usually the first file that is decrypted with that password will fail a checksum check and there will be a pretty-immediate failure. If one of the files is corrupted, its decryption will fail the checksum check after some amount of decryption of other parts of

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread planas
Hi On Thu, 2011-08-04 at 23:49 -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote: > So, would it be better to use the Oxford English or the British English > form of spelling? Here in the USA, if we do not use "proper American > spelling" our papers are rejected for sloppiness. I wrote "c

Re: [libreoffice-users] password problem

2011-08-04 Thread Bill Gradwohl
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/04/2011 08:44 PM, Bob Stia wrote: > I have a document that I have had for years. Time to time I must open it, > edit > it and close it again. It is Libreoffice password protected. A few days ago > I opened the fdocument and then after editing

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
So, would it be better to use the Oxford English or the British English form of spelling? Here in the USA, if we do not use "proper American spelling" our papers are rejected for sloppiness. I wrote "colour" once instead of "color" and the professor was upset with me. My 20 pound [weight]

Re: [libreoffice-users] password problem

2011-08-04 Thread Simon Cropper (The foss Workflow Guides)
On 05/08/11 12:44, Bob Stia wrote: Hello, I;ve just joined this list in hopes of solving my password problem on one dpcument. First of all I am running openSUSE 11.3, KDE3.5, and LibreOffice 3.3.1 This is going to be a problem for an expert in LibreOffice. I have a document that I have had for

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO corruption

2011-08-04 Thread Bill Gradwohl
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 08/04/2011 08:44 PM, Simon Cropper (The foss Workflow Guides) wrote: > ... have you thought about code page errors? To answer your direct question - no I never considered code page errors. I'll check it out. Everything was developed on flavor

[libreoffice-users] Re: Activex control in LibreOffice 3.4.2?

2011-08-04 Thread NoOp
On 08/04/2011 01:49 AM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > There is an extension or add-on for FireFox but i doubt there is an ActiveX > for > Internet Explorer. ActiveX is fairly often used to infect or compromise > systems > so it's good to avoid it. ... Do you *ever* test before or after you mak

[libreoffice-users] Re: Activex control in LibreOffice 3.4.2?

2011-08-04 Thread NoOp
On 08/04/2011 07:48 PM, NoOp wrote: > On 08/04/2011 09:34 AM, NoOp wrote: >> On 08/04/2011 12:53 AM, dgbutterworth wrote: >>> My install package does not seem to have the ActiveX control for viewing >>> documents in Internet Explorer. The help file, however, includes directions >>> on how to insta

[libreoffice-users] password problem

2011-08-04 Thread Bob Stia
Hello, I;ve just joined this list in hopes of solving my password problem on one dpcument. First of all I am running openSUSE 11.3, KDE3.5, and LibreOffice 3.3.1 This is going to be a problem for an expert in LibreOffice. I have a document that I have had for years. Time to time I must open it,

[libreoffice-users] Re: Activex control in LibreOffice 3.4.2?

2011-08-04 Thread NoOp
On 08/04/2011 09:34 AM, NoOp wrote: > On 08/04/2011 12:53 AM, dgbutterworth wrote: >> My install package does not seem to have the ActiveX control for viewing >> documents in Internet Explorer. The help file, however, includes directions >> on how to install the control (as an option in the instal

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO corruption

2011-08-04 Thread Simon Cropper (The foss Workflow Guides)
Bill, I apologise if I am about to tell you something you already know and have considered, but have you thought about code page errors? As I read your account I kept thinking how reminiscent it was of the problems I recently encountered where I had a particular spreadsheet that caused the GU

Re: [libreoffice-users] Something strange : settings in Tools -> Options -> Impress - Print

2011-08-04 Thread Simon Cropper (The foss Workflow Guides)
Hi Hirono, I use LO on Ubuntu 10.04. I also get the described behaviour but only when I have not restarted LO. The first time I opened LO and reproduced your steps it worked exactly as you stated. I closed LO and opened it again and the 'default' was then "Fit to Page" I take it from my test t

[libreoffice-users] Something strange : settings in Tools -> Options -> Impress - Print

2011-08-04 Thread Hirono Moi
Hi, (The other day, I'm sorry that I post this question into another thread by my mistake. Please forgive me for posting newly thread, again.) I am using LibreOffice 3.4.2 on WinXP and I have discovered a strange thing : the settings in Tools -> Options -> Impress - Print dialog. Step1 Create

[libreoffice-users] LO corruption

2011-08-04 Thread Bill Gradwohl
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 About a week ago, I asked this list for help and got what I needed to further investigate a situation I'm having with calc. I've now determined that my problems are due to corruption of the calc sheet. Further, I believe its calc itself that's doing i

Re: [libreoffice-users] Something strange : settings in Tools -> Options -> Impress - Print

2011-08-04 Thread Hirono Moi
I'm sorry that I made mistake. I put this question in another thread. I will post new one. Thaks (2011/08/03 16:34), Hirono Moi wrote: > Hi, > > I am using LibreOffice 3.4.2 on WinXP and I have discovered a strange > thing : the settings in Tools -> Options -> Impress - Print dialog. > > St

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Err, i kept meaning to search out these guides, particularly the one from Ubuntu Geek http://www.ubuntugeek.com/install-libreoffice-in-ubuntu-11-0410-1010-04-using-ppa.html http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Install-LibreOffice-in-Ubuntu-10-10-and-Ubuntu-10-04-177762.shtml The Ubuntu

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-08-04 Thread Roland Hughes
Ubuntu just blows. It's going to get worse, not better with time. They have an overriding design constraint which ensures disaster. MUST FIT ON ONE CD. This leads to forcing shared images on things which SHOULD NOT use them and a boat load of untested code in each release. God forbid you ever

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base / Postgresql support

2011-08-04 Thread Don Parris
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 14:05, Walt wrote: > Hi > > Anyone know how to get native pgsql support on base - it seems missing from > the "connect to an exsitng database" options. I've checked under both Linux > and Windows. > > I just blogged about this. Hopefully, you'll find my info helpful: http:

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-08-04 Thread Roland Hughes
OpenSuSE 11.4 has been very good to me. Their 64-bit stuff actually works! On Thu, 2011-08-04 at 12:48 -0700, Wayne wrote: > I left Ubuntu because of its new release. I would recommend LinuxMint. > Wayne > > On 08/02/2011 09:04 PM, Roland Hughes wrote: > > Move to OpenSuSE. Your life will be

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) A clean install of Ubuntu 11.04 should do the trick. Going for a dual-boot or multi-boot is a lot easier than it sounds. The standard install process usually gives you the option in the "Partitioning Section". Possibly the 2nd or 3rd standard option out of about 4 options on that page.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Yum Repository for install and upgrades

2011-08-04 Thread planas
Walt On Thu, 2011-08-04 at 10:51 -0700, Walt wrote: > Hi > > Is there an official libreoffice Yum Repository for the major linux distros > (in my linux rpm with rhel desktop integration)? > > -- > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Yum-Repository-for-install-

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's a lot less hassle to change distros, especially if they use the same DE and are in the same family. Mint sounds like a good plan. Of course the easiest thing is to install Mint as a dual/multi-boot so that you can keep going back to the old Ubuntu if you need to. Regards from T

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base / Postgresql support

2011-08-04 Thread planas
Walt, On Thu, 2011-08-04 at 11:05 -0700, Walt wrote: > Hi > > Anyone know how to get native pgsql support on base - it seems missing from > the "connect to an exsitng database" options. I've checked under both Linux > and Windows. > > Also is it possble to mix and match datasources on one base

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think 500 years ago there wasn't even an agreed standard way of spelling any word. Shakespeare wrote his own name with many different spellings during his life. I did think that ise had been "THE English way" for a LOT longer tho! lol. Languages have to evolve and adapt to changing re

[libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-08-04 Thread Juan Carlos
Well, after read all the possible solutions, finally I decided to install Ubuntu 11.04 (a clean installation) and reinstall LO. I hope this fix the problem. Thanks to all who shared their opinions. -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/QUESTION-Libreoffice-documen

Re: [libreoffice-users] .uno:GoDown does not work correctly in 3.4.2!!

2011-08-04 Thread Silva Paulo
- Original Message - From: leif To: users@global.libreoffice.org Cc: Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] .uno:GoDown does not work correctly in 3.4.2!!   > Hello Silva, > I have no idea ;-( > > But i know that this might help: > > args1(0).Name = "

Re: [libreoffice-users] Removal of unwanted dictionaries

2011-08-04 Thread Dave Barton
Original Message From: Tanstaafl To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:04:42 -0400 > On 2011-08-04 2:11 PM, nunojsi...@ist.utl.pt (Nuno J. Silva) > wrote: >> On 2011-08-04, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >>> On 04/08/2011 16:20, Tanstaafl wrote: On 2011

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
So you are saying that the British English use of -ise instead of -ize is a new thing that is just a new way of spelling words that have been around, a new localized [or is it localised] way? I use American English which spells colour as color. But this is the first time I have heard of the

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: QUESTION: Libreoffice documents constantly need recovery

2011-08-04 Thread Wayne
I left Ubuntu because of its new release. I would recommend LinuxMint. Wayne On 08/02/2011 09:04 PM, Roland Hughes wrote: Move to OpenSuSE. Your life will be a lot better. Ubuntu has lost its way. On Wed, 2011-08-03 at 07:00 +0300, David Nelson wrote: Hi Juan, On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 6:47

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base 3.4.2 doesn't run on Windows 7

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Try "getting back to factory defaults" by changing the name of the config folder for LibreOffice. Look in Tools - Options - LibreOffice - Path to find where the folder /user/3 is Then navigate to that folder and right-click to rename it. I usually rename things to a reverse date name mak

Re: [libreoffice-users] Base 3.4.2 doesn't run on Windows 7

2011-08-04 Thread John Cleland
Hi I have version 3.4.2 of Base running on windows 7 Home Premium without any issues, so is possible to get base to work on windows 7 Have you tried uninstalling and re-installing, that may cure it. Also I installed 3.4 on top of 3.2, I do not know if this was a factor in getting it to work.

Re: [libreoffice-users] Removal of unwanted dictionaries

2011-08-04 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2011-08-04 2:11 PM, nunojsi...@ist.utl.pt (Nuno J. Silva) wrote: > On 2011-08-04, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >> On 04/08/2011 16:20, Tanstaafl wrote: >>> On 2011-08-04 11:15 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Apologies if this gets sent twice - the first sending doesn't seem to have

Re: [libreoffice-users] .uno:GoDown does not work correctly in 3.4.2!!

2011-08-04 Thread leif
Hello Silva, I have no idea ;-( But i know that this might help: args1(0).Name = "Count" args1(0).Value = 9 args1(1).Name = "Select" args1(1).Value = true dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:GoDown", "", 0, args1()) Another way of doing the same could be this: Dim

Re: [libreoffice-users] Develops, bring the classic icons back, pls

2011-08-04 Thread Manfred J. Krause
Hi, 2011/8/4 OBUTEX/Hladůvka wrote: > Classic icons disapeared in LO 3.4.0 and 3.4.2 > After several years of using them I really > do not want to change and learn a different look of icons > - it slows my productivity :) > Bring back classic icons into distribution, please. > > I copied images_cl

[libreoffice-users] Base / Postgresql support

2011-08-04 Thread Walt
Hi Anyone know how to get native pgsql support on base - it seems missing from the "connect to an exsitng database" options. I've checked under both Linux and Windows. Also is it possble to mix and match datasources on one base database (some local tables + some odbc tables etc) -- View this mes

Re: [libreoffice-users] Removal of unwanted dictionaries

2011-08-04 Thread Nuno J. Silva
On 2011-08-04, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > On 04/08/2011 16:20, Tanstaafl wrote: >> On 2011-08-04 11:15 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >>> Apologies if this gets sent twice - the first sending doesn't seem to >>> have reached the list >>> Why oh WHY is it SO DIFFICULT in LO to remove unw

[libreoffice-users] Yum Repository for install and upgrades

2011-08-04 Thread Walt
Hi Is there an official libreoffice Yum Repository for the major linux distros (in my linux rpm with rhel desktop integration)? -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Yum-Repository-for-install-and-upgrades-tp3226159p3226159.html Sent from the Users mailing list ar

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's good to hear some success with Base. I think it might help to have a lot of trivial issues amongst the bug-reports to help potential new devs learn their way into the code. The key word there is "might". The documentation team would appreciate any help with consolidating various

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It is not a good time to migrate to Base. Hopefully there are other front-ends that could be used instead? Base has no devs working on it so bug-reports are not getting fixed and there are no plans to attract devs to work on Base anytime soon. Regards from Tom :)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Removal of unwanted dictionaries

2011-08-04 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 04/08/2011 16:20, Tanstaafl wrote: On 2011-08-04 11:15 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: Apologies if this gets sent twice - the first sending doesn't seem to have reached the list Why oh WHY is it SO DIFFICULT in LO to remove unwanted dictionaries and WHY OH WHY are they all installed by

Re: [libreoffice-users] Permanent state of recovery with non-existent document

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I'm not sure about the 3rd option but there might be a very inelegant way of fixing it, possibly a 4th option. Rename the user-profile / config folder so that you get back to "factory defaults" as though it was a fresh install of LO on a new system. In linux you could try this on the c

[libreoffice-users] Re: looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread NoOp
On 08/04/2011 01:19 AM, Roberto Scotti wrote: > the site http://www.libreoffice.org/features/base/ states > "... provides native-support drivers for some of the most-widely > employed multi-user database engines: MySQL, Adabas D, MS Access..." > > When I open Base if I choose to "connect to an

[libreoffice-users] Re: Activex control in LibreOffice 3.4.2?

2011-08-04 Thread NoOp
On 08/04/2011 12:53 AM, dgbutterworth wrote: > My install package does not seem to have the ActiveX control for viewing > documents in Internet Explorer. The help file, however, includes directions > on how to install the control (as an option in the install process). What > am I missing? Thanks

[libreoffice-users] .uno:GoDown does not work correctly in 3.4.2!!

2011-08-04 Thread Silva Paulo
This code     'Select area of insertion     args1(0).Name = "By"     args1(0).Value = 9     args1(1).Name = "Sel"     args1(1).Value = true     dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:GoDown", "", 0, args1()) selects only 2 lines instead of 10!!! Thanks for any help/comment. -- For unsubs

Re: [libreoffice-users] Removal of unwanted dictionaries

2011-08-04 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2011-08-04 11:15 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > Apologies if this gets sent twice - the first sending doesn't seem to > have reached the list > Why oh WHY is it SO DIFFICULT in LO to remove unwanted dictionaries and > WHY OH WHY are they all installed by default in the first place? Ever

[libreoffice-users] Removal of unwanted dictionaries

2011-08-04 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
Apologies if this gets sent twice - the first sending doesn't seem to have reached the list Why oh WHY is it SO DIFFICULT in LO to remove unwanted dictionaries and WHY OH WHY are they all installed by default in the first place? Every time I upgrade, the upgrade re-installs all the unwanted

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Simon Cropper (The foss Workflow Guides)
Hi Guys, Another option if you are migrating from windows is to establish a VirtualBox that runs Windows and install Office on this. You can also do this on VMWare, although I find VirtualBox a lot faster. The Windows Platform on the VM have samba shares mapped as network drives and they are

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Roberto Scotti
Hello Don. I have already succeded in runnin Access in some MS-widows emulation. I can also wiew and (to some extent) export info from MDB files trough "GNOME MDB Viewer is a grapical interface to MDB Tools. It lets you view and export data and schema from MDB files produced by MS Access 97/2000/XP

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Simon Cropper (The foss Workflow Guides)
On 05/08/11 00:04, Roberto Scotti wrote: Is it possible to install MS-Access and/or SQLite native-drivers in Linux? Roberto, It is possible to get SQLite to work on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. These are my notes on how I set it up on my machine... Most of software in Ubuntu 10.04 can not directly acc

[libreoffice-users] Re: how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread ron.vandenbranden
Hi, Thanks for your thoughts. On Thursday 4 August 2011 15:12:21, krackedpress [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: > Could someone tell me what it the difference between the standard en_GB > and the OED [Oxford English] version? > Maybe I should clarify my problem: I regularly have t

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Don C. Myers
Hi Roberto, Access will not run natively in Linux. I run Ubuntu 11.04 presently. I was a windows user when I switched to Base. One reason for switching was I knew someday I wanted to migrate to Linux. It was very easy since OpenOffice worked in both platforms. I run Quicken and Dreamweaver th

[libreoffice-users] Removal of unwanted dictionaries

2011-08-04 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
Why oh WHY is it SO DIFFICULT in LO to remove unwanted dictionaries and WHY OH WHY are they all installed by default in the first place? Every time I upgrade, the upgrade re-installs all the unwanted dictionaries that it took me a long time to remove in the old version Come on LO, either mak

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Roberto Scotti
Yes, it may be. I am working on Ububntu based systems. Is it possible to install MS-Access and/or SQLite native-drivers in Linux? Many thanks, Roberto Scotti PS - I added your address in CC to be shure you would get the message, if thi causes doubling your messages please let me know. Il giorno g

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Don C. Myers
Hi Tom, I've been a Base user for 7 or 8 years. As soon as Base came out I switched to it. I had first used a DOS based database, then Access, then Paradox, and then Base. For my needs, Base works very well. I used the guide from OpenOffice, Getting Started With Base to get things setup The p

Re: [libreoffice-users] How can be a property update from python?

2011-08-04 Thread Alberto
On 3 August 2011 23:42, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: > On 08/03/2011 12:36 PM, Alberto wrote: >> >> Hi everybody, >> >> I want to set a custom property (like "AuthorLastName") in a document >> before saving it as PDF. > > Never done it. poke around a little bit > >  Dim oDocInfo >  Dim o

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread webmaster for Kracked Press Productions
On 08/04/2011 06:24 AM, Ron Van den Branden wrote: Hi Cor, On Thursday 4 August 2011 12:10:59, Cor Nouws wrote: Ron Van den Branden wrote (04-08-11 11:52) Well, I was hoping that a perhaps a new locale could be defined Maybe in the dictionaries.xcu ? Actually, I tried this by adding a n

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: (help macro base)Open form with a button form another form with filter

2011-08-04 Thread rogerio dandrea
well now with 3.4.2 ubuntu11.04 64bits and use hsql now I have error mensage in filter Why? 2011/7/29 rogerio dandrea > Alex , > thank you. > I will return to the problem when version 3.4.2 is launched (in july) > > > > > 2011/7/28 Alexander Thurgood > >> Le 28/07/11 22:11, rogerio dandrea

Re: [libreoffice-users] Develops, bring the classic icons back, pls

2011-08-04 Thread OBUTEX/Hladůvka
Dne 4.8.2011 13:35, Regina Henschel napsal(a): Hi Jiri, OBUTEX/Hladůvka schrieb: Classic icons disapeared in LO 3.4.0 and 3.4.2 After several years of using them I really do not want to change and learn a different look of icons - it slows my productivity :) Bring back classic icons into distr

[libreoffice-users] Re: Mac OSX Intel - DOXC with Pictures

2011-08-04 Thread thomi
Hey all.. i got it.. a hint from a nice guy ;) Go to Tools | Options... | LibreOffice Writer | View | Display. Do you have "Graphics and objects" ticked? have nice days thomi -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Mac-OSX-Intel-DOXC-with-Pictures-tp3208813p32252

Re: [libreoffice-users] Develops, bring the classic icons back, pls

2011-08-04 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Jiri, OBUTEX/Hladůvka schrieb: Classic icons disapeared in LO 3.4.0 and 3.4.2 After several years of using them I really do not want to change and learn a different look of icons - it slows my productivity :) Bring back classic icons into distribution, please. Goto Tools > Options > LibreOff

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Regina Henschel
Hi Roberto, Roberto Scotti schrieb: the site http://www.libreoffice.org/features/base/ states "... provides native-support drivers for some of the most-widely employed multi-user database engines: MySQL, Adabas D, MS Access..." When I open Base if I choose to "connect to an existing database

Re: [libreoffice-users] Permanent state of recovery with non-existent document

2011-08-04 Thread Sigrid Carrera
Hi, On Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:18:16 -0700 MR ZenWiz wrote: > Once, a long time ago, I tried to open a .pps file with LO, and it > crashed LO - every single time.  I deleted the document and yet every > time I start LO, it tries to recover this non-existent document. > > I think this started back i

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread Ron Van den Branden
Hi Cor, On Thursday 4 August 2011 12:10:59, Cor Nouws wrote: Ron Van den Branden wrote (04-08-11 11:52) Well, I was hoping that a perhaps a new locale could be defined Maybe in the dictionaries.xcu ? Actually, I tried this by adding a node for HunSpellDic_en_GB-oed:

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Ron, Ron Van den Branden wrote (04-08-11 11:52) Well, I was hoping that a perhaps a new locale could be defined somewhere (maybe in some XML configuration file), but I don't have the time to search this out... Maybe in the dictionaries.xcu ? Your suggestion seems to work, however: I just

Re: [libreoffice-users] how to select extension dictionary for spellchecking

2011-08-04 Thread Ron Van den Branden
Hi Cor, Thank you very much for your help. On Tuesday 2 August 2011 21:00:25, Cor Nouws wrote: I tested with LibreOffice 3.4.2 and indeed see no special Eng OED language or such that I can choose. Note: this version already has an English dictionary installed. If my assumption is correct,

[libreoffice-users] Develops, bring the classic icons back, pls

2011-08-04 Thread OBUTEX/Hladůvka
Classic icons disapeared in LO 3.4.0 and 3.4.2 After several years of using them I really do not want to change and learn a different look of icons - it slows my productivity :) Bring back classic icons into distribution, please. I copied images_classic.zip from an older version into C:\Program F

Re: [libreoffice-users] Activex control in LibreOffice 3.4.2?

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) There is an extension or add-on for FireFox but i doubt there is an ActiveX for Internet Explorer. ActiveX is fairly often used to infect or compromise systems so it's good to avoid it. Regards from Tom :) From: dgbutterworth To: users@global.libre

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: fontdescriptor seems to be empty

2011-08-04 Thread alex bodnaru
On 08/03/2011 07:42 AM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: > On 08/02/2011 10:17 PM, alex bodnaru wrote: >> On 08/03/2011 05:00 AM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak wrote: >>> On 08/02/2011 09:52 PM, alex bodnaru wrote: On 08/03/2011 02:38 AM, alex bodnaru wrote: > hello friends, > > i wish to

[libreoffice-users] Re: Calc row filter extraction

2011-08-04 Thread Andreas Säger
Video tutorial: http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=40403&p=186845 -- 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.docu

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's probably better to stick with MS Access tbh. Base is not being actively developed and there are no plans to recruit devs for it. Hopefully some devs might stumble into the project at some point in the future and start working on the bugs. Regards from Tom :)

Re: [libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Cor Nouws
Hi Roberto, Roberto Scotti wrote (04-08-11 10:19) When I open Base if I choose to "connect to an existing database" the list of available drivers doesn't include MS Access (or JET), it includes only: ... That connection is Windows only. Does this explain what you see on your computer? Regard

[libreoffice-users] looking for help on Base

2011-08-04 Thread Roberto Scotti
the site http://www.libreoffice.org/features/base/ states "... provides native-support drivers for some of the most-widely employed multi-user database engines: MySQL, Adabas D, MS Access..." When I open Base if I choose to "connect to an existing database" the list of available drivers doesn't

[libreoffice-users] Activex control in LibreOffice 3.4.2?

2011-08-04 Thread dgbutterworth
My install package does not seem to have the ActiveX control for viewing documents in Internet Explorer. The help file, however, includes directions on how to install the control (as an option in the install process). What am I missing? Thanks for your assistance. dgbutterworth -- View this me

[libreoffice-users] Permanent state of recovery with non-existent document

2011-08-04 Thread MR ZenWiz
Once, a long time ago, I tried to open a .pps file with LO, and it crashed LO - every single time.  I deleted the document and yet every time I start LO, it tries to recover this non-existent document. I think this started back in release 3.2 or 3.3, and I'm now running 3.4.0 (about to upgrade to

[libreoffice-users] Slow Calc Macros

2011-08-04 Thread Onyeibo Oku
I did a python macro that adds sheets, renames them and fills in some formula in select cells. It also has a portion that deletes the sheets. I find that the sheet creation runs faster although there's more lines of code running. Whereas the sheet removal macro is just 2lines and runs 3-5times