Re: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
Hi Keith, I put you in cc because you are not subscribed On 8/28/13 6:45 AM, Keith Curtis wrote: > One of the points I would like some clarification on is in the article > defending ASF by Andrew C. Oliver: http://www.infoworld.com/print/22 > > In it, he wrote: "Nearly all of the very active

Re: Does SNAPSHOT tag need to be changed?

2013-08-28 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
On 8/27/13 10:27 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > >> On 8/26/13 6:26 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: >>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 1:45 AM, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann < >>> orwittm...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, On 25.08.2013 23:56, Kay Schenk

4.0.1_release_blocker granted: [Bug 122867] save/export as html loses paragraph formatting

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
j...@apache.org has granted Oliver-Rainer Wittmann 's request for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 122867: save/export as html loses paragraph formatting https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=122867 --- Additional Comments from j...@apache.org approve showstopper request --

4.0.1_release_blocker granted: [Bug 123051] Shift+ an arrow in the frame should select text

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
j...@apache.org has granted Oliver-Rainer Wittmann 's request for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 123051: Shift+ an arrow in the frame should select text https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123051 --- Additional Comments from j...@apache.org approve showstopper request -

4.0.1_release_blocker granted: [Bug 123117] English (United Kingdom) (en-GB) translation update for AOO 4.0.1

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
j...@apache.org has granted Stuart Swales 's request for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 123117: English (United Kingdom) (en-GB) translation update for AOO 4.0.1 https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123117 --- Additional Comments from j...@apache.org approve showstopper request

4.0.1_release_blocker granted: [Bug 123122] Update bundled English (en-US and en-*) dictionary

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
j...@apache.org has granted Ariel Constenla-Haile 's request for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 123122: Update bundled English (en-US and en-*) dictionary https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123122 --- Additional Comments from j...@apache.org approve showstopper request ---

Re: Example of spreadsheet formula testing

2013-08-28 Thread Herbert Duerr
On 27.08.2013 15:29, Rob Weir wrote: On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: [...] A good idea. I just wrote a task [1] and a script [2] that takes a slightly modified version of Regina's sample document and checks whether all of its tests pass. This script is now part of the Func

Regarding Rtf to PDF conversion using openoffice

2013-08-28 Thread prajakta chalak
Hi sir, This is regarding rtf to PDF conversion using openoffice,which all dll's or assembly's are required. Thanks in anticipation Regards, Prajakta Chalak <9987551476>

Re: Regarding Rtf to PDF conversion using openoffice

2013-08-28 Thread David Gerard
We actually do DOC to PDF conversion at my work. This involves running the DOC through OOo 3.2 on the Ubuntu 10.04 server in question. (OOo 3.2 is the Ubuntu distro version, so actually Go-oo; we previously did the same thing in OOo 3.1 on a Solaris server using Sun OOo.) We wanted to go directly

Re: Blacklisting old French dictionary in 4.0.1 profile updates

2013-08-28 Thread Oliver-Rainer Wittmann
Hi, On 28.08.2013 08:43, Andrea Pescetti wrote: The maintainer of the French dictionary packaged a new extension that has a different identifier and that did not make it in time for 4.0. The old dictionary, by the same author, is to be considered retired. Before I open an issue for it, would th

Re: Improving default Heading styles ergonomy

2013-08-28 Thread Oliver-Rainer Wittmann
Hi, On 27.08.2013 13:04, fred juan diaz wrote: Hi to all LaTeX users often tell us that they have nearly "ready to use" styles. corresponding to average use. In fact it's true. Running soffice daily since the first free Sun Staroffice5.1 in 2000, and teaching it to French users and pupils from

4.0.1_release_blocker requested: [Bug 122923] Bad performance showing ODF with page size foreground pictures

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
Armin Le Grand has asked for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 122923: Bad performance showing ODF with page size foreground pictures https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=122923 --- Additional Comments from Armin Le Grand ALG: Done some more tests, looks good. Requesting 401 flag since t

4.0.1_release_blocker granted: [Bug 123125] [Presenter Screen] Localized strings not marked as such in configuration schema

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
j...@apache.org has granted Ariel Constenla-Haile 's request for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 123125: [Presenter Screen] Localized strings not marked as such in configuration schema https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123125 --- Additional Comments from j...@apache.org ok thanks for t

Re: Line linking Comment to anchor is nearly invisible

2013-08-28 Thread Oliver-Rainer Wittmann
Hi, On 27.08.2013 12:04, Rory O'Farrell wrote: In AOO 4.0 the line linking a Comment to its anchor is nearly invisible, as mentioned and illustrated in this Forum posting. http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=63861 There have been a few other postings to the same effect bu

Re: Line linking Comment to anchor is nearly invisible

2013-08-28 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:18:52 +0200 Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: > Hi, > > On 27.08.2013 12:04, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > > > > In AOO 4.0 the line linking a Comment to its anchor is nearly invisible, as > > mentioned and illustrated in this Forum posting. > > http://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum

4.0.1_release_blocker requested: [Bug 123048] line skew parameter is not read from file for connectors in OO draw

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
Regina Henschel has asked for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 123048: line skew parameter is not read from file for connectors in OO draw https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123048 --- Additional Comments from Regina Henschel It is severe, that existing drawings are destroyed on openi

4.0.1_release_blocker requested: [Bug 123108] Writer fails to open a particular .doc file unless resaved via Word 97

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
Oliver-Rainer Wittmann has asked for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 123108: Writer fails to open a particular .doc file unless resaved via Word 97 https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=123108 --- Additional Comments from Oliver-Rainer Wittmann confirming, too It is a regression compar

Re: Line linking Comment to anchor is nearly invisible

2013-08-28 Thread Oliver-Rainer Wittmann
Hi, On 28.08.2013 13:25, Rory O'Farrell wrote: On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:18:52 +0200 Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: Hi, On 27.08.2013 12:04, Rory O'Farrell wrote: In AOO 4.0 the line linking a Comment to its anchor is nearly invisible, as mentioned and illustrated in this Forum posting. http:

Re: Example of spreadsheet formula testing

2013-08-28 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: > On 27.08.2013 15:29, Rob Weir wrote: >> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: >>> >>> [...] >>> >>> A good idea. I just wrote a task [1] and a script [2] that takes a >>> slightly >>> modified version of Regina's sample do

4.0.1_release_blocker requested: [Bug 122778] [Fup 122758] Linux display quality of transformed bitmaps needs improvement

2013-08-28 Thread bugzilla
Armin Le Grand has asked for 4.0.1_release_blocker: Bug 122778: [Fup 122758] Linux display quality of transformed bitmaps needs improvement https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=122778 --- Additional Comments from Armin Le Grand ALG: Requesting the AOO401 flag... -

Re: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:45 AM, Keith Curtis wrote: > One of the points I would like some clarification on is in the article > defending ASF by Andrew C. Oliver: http://www.infoworld.com/print/22 > > In it, he wrote: "Nearly all of the very active Apache OpenOffice > developers work for IBM

Re: Line linking Comment to anchor is nearly invisible

2013-08-28 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
On 8/28/13 2:25 PM, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: > Hi, > > On 28.08.2013 13:25, Rory O'Farrell wrote: >> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:18:52 +0200 >> Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> On 27.08.2013 12:04, Rory O'Farrell wrote: In AOO 4.0 the line linking a Comment to its anchor

Re: Example of spreadsheet formula testing

2013-08-28 Thread Herbert Duerr
On 28.08.2013 14:30, Rob Weir wrote: On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: On 27.08.2013 15:29, Rob Weir wrote: On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: [...] A good idea. I just wrote a task [1] and a script [2] that takes a slightly modified version of Regin

Re: Example of spreadsheet formula testing

2013-08-28 Thread Rob Weir
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: > On 28.08.2013 14:30, Rob Weir wrote: >> >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: >>> >>> On 27.08.2013 15:29, Rob Weir wrote: On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: > > > [...]

Re: Line linking Comment to anchor is nearly invisible

2013-08-28 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:56:39 +0200 Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > On 8/28/13 2:25 PM, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On 28.08.2013 13:25, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > >> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:18:52 +0200 > >> Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> On 27.08.2013 12:04, Rory

Re: Example of spreadsheet formula testing

2013-08-28 Thread Herbert Duerr
On 28.08.2013 16:04, Rob Weir wrote: On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Herbert Duerr wrote: [...] Yes, just keep the test-ids of the rows with intermediate results empty. They will be ignored. Marking lines to ignore with content in a specific column -- this is so FORTRAN. I love it. I thi

Re: [RELEASE]: propose translation deadline for AOO 4.0.1

2013-08-28 Thread Yuzhen Fan
Juergen, Based on above proposed translation deadline and referring the principle in 4.0 release schedule, I have listed below checkpoints as 4.0.1 release schedule in wiki, could you please check and I will correct in wiki for any inaccuracy. 08/05 - 09/06 bugfix and stabilization, no feature de

Re: Line linking Comment to anchor is nearly invisible

2013-08-28 Thread Rory O'Farrell
On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:42:31 +0100 Rory O'Farrell wrote: > On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:56:39 +0200 > Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > > > On 8/28/13 2:25 PM, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > On 28.08.2013 13:25, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > > >> On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:18:52 +0200 > > >> Oliver

Re: [RELEASE]: propose translation deadline for AOO 4.0.1

2013-08-28 Thread Jürgen Schmidt
On 8/28/13 5:02 PM, Yuzhen Fan wrote: > Juergen, > > Based on above proposed translation deadline and referring the principle in > 4.0 release schedule, I have listed below checkpoints as 4.0.1 release > schedule in wiki, could you please check and I will correct in wiki for any > inaccuracy. > >

Re: Does SNAPSHOT tag need to be changed?

2013-08-28 Thread Kay Schenk
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 12:57 AM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > On 8/27/13 10:27 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Jürgen Schmidt >wrote: > > > >> On 8/26/13 6:26 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: > >>> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 1:45 AM, Oliver-Rainer Wittmann < > >>> orwittm...@googlemail.c

Re: [RELEASE]: propose translation deadline for AOO 4.0.1

2013-08-28 Thread Marcus (OOo)
Am 08/28/2013 06:13 PM, schrieb Jürgen Schmidt: On 8/28/13 5:02 PM, Yuzhen Fan wrote: Juergen, Based on above proposed translation deadline and referring the principle in 4.0 release schedule, I have listed below checkpoints as 4.0.1 release schedule in wiki, could you please check and I will c

Re: AOO on Debian/Ubuntu via APT Repositories

2013-08-28 Thread Andrea Pescetti
On 19/08/2013 Marcelo Santana wrote: On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:02:01 +0200, Andrea Pescetti wrote: Thank you Marcelo for the explanation; it's fine and, unless somebody objects or needs further details, I'll list your unofficial DEB repository at http://www.openoffice.org/porting/ ... Thank you so

Building comphelper

2013-08-28 Thread Steele, Raymond
While build AOO 4.0, the build fails in module comphelper. It seems to be complaining about the boost/integer_fwd file. /usr/local/include/boost/integer_fwd.hpp line 137, Error: Illegal value for template parameter. /usr/local/include/boost/integer_fwd.hpp line 137, Error: Cannot use class spe

RE: Building comphelper

2013-08-28 Thread Steele, Raymond
I'm not sure why I am having so many issues with comphelper, but I am also getting the following: /opt/aoo-4.0.0/main/solver/400/unxsoli4.pro/inc/rtl/math.hxx, line 315: Error: The function "isfinite" must have a prototype /opt/aoo-4.0.0/main/solver/400/unxsoli4.pro/inc/rtl/math.hxx, line 328: E

OpenOffice not opening

2013-08-28 Thread Kathleen
When I click the short cut icon for OpenOffice 3.2 it will not open!! Tried to repair & uninstall it & get this message: Please exit OpenOffice.org 3.2 the OpenOffice.org 3.2 Quickstarter before you continue.  If you are using a multi-user system, make sure that no other user has OpenOffice.o

RE: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Pedro Giffuni
Hey Keith; I find your idea on how Apache OpenOffice is helping Microsoft "benefit" somewhere between ridiculous and amusing! 65 million users are using OpenOffice instead of MS-Office for whatever reason. I doubt MS is too happy about it but TBH, people do opensource for reasons far more interes

Re: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Dave Fisher
On Aug 27, 2013, at 9:45 PM, Keith Curtis wrote: > One of the points I would like some clarification on is in the article > defending ASF by Andrew C. Oliver: http://www.infoworld.com/print/22 Andrew C Oliver is a former member of the Apache Software Foundation who did quite well with Apach

Re: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Alexandro Colorado
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Pedro Giffuni wrote: > Hey Keith; > > I find your idea on how Apache OpenOffice is helping Microsoft "benefit" > somewhere between ridiculous and amusing! 65 million users are using > OpenOffice instead of MS-Office for whatever reason. I doubt MS is too > happy a

Re: open office book writing in native language

2013-08-28 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Please do write it.. No restrictions! :-) Native languages materials are an excellent thing to have. On 08/27/2013 11:25 AM, pot...@cs.teicrete.gr wrote: Hello, I would like to ask if i am allowed to write an open office tutorial (commercial book) in Greek language. Am i,as a writer, unde

Re: OpenOffice not opening

2013-08-28 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
Kathleen, it looks like you emailed the developers list rather than the users list; oops. http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html If you cannot find the correct list, let us know. That said. I have seen this before, and the solution is probably operating system dependent. I use Linu

Re: OpenOffice not opening

2013-08-28 Thread Simple Good
OpenOffice not opening. OpenOffice uses a lot of resources in term of RAM memory and harddisk space. WPS Office and MS Office uses much less resources. This is a bad decision on the part of OpenOffice developers. OpenOffice is free so it is usually used by persons who can't pay for expensive softwa

Re: Hello

2013-08-28 Thread Simple Good
OpenOffice not opening. OpenOffice uses a lot of resources in term of RAM memory and harddisk space. WPS Office and MS Office uses much less resources. This is a bad decision on the part of OpenOffice developers. OpenOffice is free so it is usually used by persons who can't pay for expensive softwa

Re: Complete list for languages not active

2013-08-28 Thread Simple Good
OpenOffice not opening. OpenOffice uses a lot of resources in term of RAM memory and harddisk space. WPS Office and MS Office uses much less resources. This is a bad decision on the part of OpenOffice developers. OpenOffice is free so it is usually used by persons who can't pay for expensive softwa

Re: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Simple Good
OpenOffice not opening. OpenOffice uses a lot of resources in term of RAM memory and harddisk space. WPS Office and MS Office uses much less resources. This is a bad decision on the part of OpenOffice developers. OpenOffice is free so it is usually used by persons who can't pay for expensive softwa

Re: OpenOffice not opening

2013-08-28 Thread Simple Good
OpenOffice not opening. OpenOffice uses a lot of resources in term of RAM memory and harddisk space. WPS Office and MS Office uses much less resources. This is a bad decision on the part of OpenOffice developers. OpenOffice is free so it is usually used by persons who can't pay for expensive softwa

Re: [CONF] Apache OpenOffice Community > AOO 4.0.1 Feature Planning

2013-08-28 Thread Simple Good
OpenOffice not opening. OpenOffice uses a lot of resources in term of RAM memory and harddisk space. WPS Office and MS Office uses much less resources. This is a bad decision on the part of OpenOffice developers. OpenOffice is free so it is usually used by persons who can't pay for expensive softwa

Re: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Fernando Cassia
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 1:44 AM, Simple Good wrote: > MS Office uses much less resources. This is a > bad decision on the part of OpenOffice developers. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-system-requirements-FX102921529.aspx# For home Office Home & Student 2013 COMPONENT REQUIREME

Re: Slashdot Article

2013-08-28 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2013-08-28 10:44 PM Simple Good wrote: BTW how can I unsubscribe from these mailings to my account. Send an email to dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org Reply to the confirmation email you will receive. -- _ Larry I. Gusaas Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada W

Re: [RELEASE]: propose translation deadline for AOO 4.0.1

2013-08-28 Thread Yuzhen Fan
If 09/14(Saturday) is for RC1 and 09/16(Monday) is for optional RC2, we will actually have 1 RC and do RC testing for 2 days, from 9/17 - 9/18. I think it's OK for a bugfix release, but it really depends on the quality of bug fixes and the stability of the RC build. I have updated the release sche