Re: [libreoffice-users] Export PDF

2014-02-09 Thread Marcello Romani
Il 08/02/2014 23:40, Cliff Scott ha scritto: I've run into a strange occurrence in LO 4.1.4. Everytime I export to PDF I get a error message that "PDF/A-1a forbids a transparency". Clicking OK allows the export to continue and I don't see any problems in the resultant PDF, but this is something I

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base: MySQL or Mariadb ?

2014-02-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I think we have heard from people who have tried it. I think Ian or someone started with MySql and then swapped it out replacing it with MariaDb. I'm not sure but i think there might be a problem with MariaDb on Mac but if you are not using a Mac then it should be fine. Regards from Tom :)

Re: [libreoffice-users] Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Is your new computer using LIbreOffice 4.2.0? If so then it might be a good idea to install LibreOffice 4.1.4 instead to replace it. You can fidn out the version number by going to the "Help" menu and then click on "About LibreOffice" Are you using Windows on both machines? Knowing that m

Re: [libreoffice-users] Inserting a row does not change formula

2014-02-09 Thread James E Lang
I realize this thread is a little long in the tooth by now but one aspect (why?) of Mr Byrnes query is still dangling. On January 12, 2014 12:57:16 PM PST, Jim Byrnes wrote: >Running LO 3.5.7.2 on Ubuntu 12.04 > >If I have cells: > >A1 = 2 >A2 = 2 >A3 = 2 >A4 = =SUM(A1:A3) which equ

Re: [libreoffice-users] Autostarting 4.1.3

2014-02-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi ) 4.2.0 is not stable branch. It does not become stable branch until it reaches around .3 or .4 and that is several months away. The 4.1.x branch has matured to that point and become worth considering stable with it's 4.1.4. The 4.2.0 is the feature-rich branch and has many new features well w

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread Cley Faye
2014-02-10 2:08 GMT+01:00 Pedro : > In case someone is following this thread, ​We are ;)​ > I received the file by mail and > the error described was a consequence of the functions used if some cells > were not filled in. Therefore it wasn't a bug in the 4.1 branch. > > The file did reveal so

[libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread Pedro
Hi all Pedro wrote > > ksc wrote >> Now I see that numbers entered for February 1 forward (I tried a few >> dates) >> result in Err:502 in the lower cell in the cumulative column. And I'm >> using >> 4.1.4. Another bug? > Maybe it is... > Can you provide a step-by-step description on how to repl

[libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread Pedro
Hi ksc ksc wrote > Now I see that numbers entered for February 1 forward (I tried a few > dates) > result in Err:502 in the lower cell in the cumulative column. And I'm > using > 4.1.4. Another bug? Maybe it is... Can you provide a step-by-step description on how to replicate this problem and/or

[libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread ksc
Now I see that numbers entered for February 1 forward (I tried a few dates) result in Err:502 in the lower cell in the cumulative column. And I'm using 4.1.4. Another bug? On Sun, 09 Feb 2014 17:02:45 -0500, TomD [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: > Hi :)I just wish the main downl

Re: [libreoffice-users] Autostarting 4.1.3

2014-02-09 Thread Heinrich Stoellinger
Hi, I followed Henri's recommendation and installed LO 4.2.0.4, Build ID: 420m0(Build:4). The effect is that 4.2 gets started automatically instead of 4.1.3. On the other hand I still get the "General Inupt/Output Error" message. This is not really a big problem for me, all I have to do is clos

Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) I just wish the main downloads page could make that clear instead of pushing all noobs into using the "feature rich" branch. Regards from Tom :) On 9 February 2014 21:41, Pedro wrote: > Hi ksc > > > ksc wrote >> I've installed 4.1.4 on the new computer and it works. Any idea why >> this

[libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread ksc
Thanks. That's a good explanation. Doesn't make sense that the unitiated (like me, though I've been using computers for years) are led to download 4.2 with a serious flaw. On Sun, 09 Feb 2014 16:41:55 -0500, Pedro [via Document Foundation Mail Archive] wrote: > Hi ksc >> ksc wrote >> I

[libreoffice-users] Re: Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread Pedro
Hi ksc ksc wrote > I've installed 4.1.4 on the new computer and it works. Any idea why > this would occur? > Makes no sense that an immediately newer version would be so fundamentally > corrupted. The main reason is that the Calc spreadsheet had a major code rewrite which enabled several enha

Re: [libreoffice-users] Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread Ken Colburn
Yes, the new computer is using LibreOffice 4.2 and the old computer is using 4.1. I've installed 4.1.4 on the new computer and it works. Any idea why this would occur? Makes no sense that an immediately newer version would be so fundamentally corrupted. Ken On Sun, 09 Feb 2014 15:43:01 -

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base: MySQL or Mariadb ?

2014-02-09 Thread Girvin Herr
On 02/09/2014 12:00 PM, Joel Madero wrote: On 02/09/2014 11:38 AM, Harvey Nimmo wrote: Can I use Mariadb as back-end for LO Base or must it be MySQL? For example, are the connectors compatible or is there a Mariadb-specific connector? Cheers Harvey Looks like it's possible - http://ask.libr

Re: [libreoffice-users] LO Base: MySQL or Mariadb ?

2014-02-09 Thread Joel Madero
On 02/09/2014 11:38 AM, Harvey Nimmo wrote: > Can I use Mariadb as back-end for LO Base or must it be MySQL? For > example, are the connectors compatible or is there a Mariadb-specific > connector? > > Cheers > Harvey > > Looks like it's possible - http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/18521/how-t

[libreoffice-users] LO Base: MySQL or Mariadb ?

2014-02-09 Thread Harvey Nimmo
Can I use Mariadb as back-end for LO Base or must it be MySQL? For example, are the connectors compatible or is there a Mariadb-specific connector? Cheers Harvey -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how

Re: [libreoffice-users] Fit Text to Contour

2014-02-09 Thread Jean-Francois Nifenecker
Better late than never... Le 24/01/2014 04:39, Cliff Scott a écrit : > I'm trying to use Draw to make up some text to put around pictures in Writer. > > The help says: > "Adjust to contour - Adapts the text flow so that it matches the > contours of > the selected drawing > object." > >

[libreoffice-users] Corrupted Calc Display of Excel File

2014-02-09 Thread ksc
When I open a certain Excel spreadsheet which shows calendar dates and programs for cumulative mileage, the information comes out corrupted when I open it on my new computer but ok on my old computer. I have put the file on a thumb drive with the same results, i.e. bad on the new computer, ok on t

Re: [libreoffice-users] Autostarting 4.1.3

2014-02-09 Thread M Henri Day
2014-02-09 17:32 GMT+01:00 Heinrich Stoellinger : > Hello, > I installed LO 4.2 (without first getting rid of 4.1.3) under > Linux/Mint-Petra. > Now LO 4.1.3 keeps starting up automatically. When I then try to start > Base I > get the error-message "General I/O error". How can I disable the automa

[libreoffice-users] Autostarting 4.1.3

2014-02-09 Thread Heinrich Stoellinger
Hello, I installed LO 4.2 (without first getting rid of 4.1.3) under Linux/Mint-Petra. Now LO 4.1.3 keeps starting up automatically. When I then try to start Base I get the error-message "General I/O error". How can I disable the automatic start of 4.1.3? I DID disable it under "KDE-System->Settin

Re: [libreoffice-users] help pack configuration for other language

2014-02-09 Thread Cristian Baboi
În data de Sun, 09 Feb 2014 14:49:54 +0200, Mark Bourne a scris: Cristian Baboi wrote: Hi! I've installed LibreOffice with the english help pack because it is not available for my language. Is there a way to activate offline english help without changing the language of the interface? The i

Re: [libreoffice-users] help pack configuration for other language

2014-02-09 Thread Mark Bourne
Cristian Baboi wrote: Hi! I've installed LibreOffice with the english help pack because it is not available for my language. Is there a way to activate offline english help without changing the language of the interface? The interface is translated. Thanks. You could try finding the folder co

[libreoffice-users] Re: help pack configuration for other language

2014-02-09 Thread Alex Thurgood
On 08/02/2014 22:48, Cristian Baboi wrote: Hi Cristian, > I've installed LibreOffice with the english help pack because it is not > available for my language. Is there a way to activate offline english > help without changing the language of the interface? The interface is > translated. > Short

Re: [libreoffice-users] help pack configuration for other language

2014-02-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) The in-built help is not always perfect nor up-to-date and has a very tiny team maintaining it and they seem to be a bit geeky sometimes. The English Documentation Team are not involved in updating or de-geekifying them. The best help (in English) is the Published Guides from http://wiki.do

Re: [libreoffice-users] Scam????

2014-02-09 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) It's probably NOT a scam, just an accident. However, please react as though it was! You don't say what method of payment so it's difficult for us to suggest the best course of action. Also it's unclear if there was anything unusual about making the payment itself. have you made purchases