[ANNOUNCE] Fixed in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3: Three Security Vulnerabilities

2016-10-17 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
[BCC to PMC; AOO Security] Apache OpenOffice 4.1.3 includes fixes for three security vulnerabilities that are published with CVE (Common Vulnerability and Exposure) IDs. Two are publicly disclosed as part of the release. The complete list and the individual bulletins can be found via

RE: Request for Nofollow or Removal of Links to My Site at Openoffice

2016-09-25 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The WHOIS only provides the registration for the base domain name, in this case openoffice.org. This is about who has the domain-name lease, not where the content is or how it is hosted. In this particular case, templates.openoffice.org, a subdomain, forwards to a location on SourceForge. The

RE: Request for Nofollow or Removal of Links to My Site at Openoffice

2016-09-24 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
[BCC users@openoffice.apache.org] > -Original Message- > From: James Knott [mailto:james.kn...@rogers.com] > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2016 05:35 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org; supp...@formbirds.com > Subject: Re: Request for Nofollow or Removal of Links to My Site at > Openoffice

RE: Column Width

2016-09-18 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Hi Jerry, You will have better luck on the users list for LibreOffice, not for Apache OpenOffice. Try . - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Jerry Grubesky [mailto:jer...@comcast.net] > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 16:01 > To: users@

RE: OpenOffice using NetBeans plaform

2016-09-17 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 09:24 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: RE: OpenOffice using NetBeans plaform > > > > > -Original Messag

RE: OpenOffice using NetBeans plaform

2016-09-16 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: suhail ansari [mailto:iamsuhailans...@outlook.com] > Sent: Friday, September 16, 2016 05:29 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: OpenOffice using NetBeans plaform > > Hi guys, >Now NetBeans will become an apache project. Is it > possib

RE: Hello OOoTransit

2016-09-14 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: dan klutmeyer [mailto:danklutme...@hotmail.ca] > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 20:45 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Hello OOoTransit > > > I am curious as to why you have restricted access to this extension and > several others. I have wait

RE: The folder you selected does not contain a Java Runtime environment.

2016-09-12 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Saifi, This level of technical work should be directed to d...@openoffice.apache.org, where developer advice and participation is carried out. Please use dev-subscr...@openoffice.apache.org to subscribe yourself and participate. Also, you may want to use the bugzilla to open issues on some of

RE: Conversion Problem

2016-09-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
e know. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 11:47 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: 'Amir Mohsen Hosseinzadeh' > Subject: RE: Conversion Problem > > I c

RE: Conversion Problem

2016-09-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I confirm that the myfile.docx renders very differently between Microsoft Office Word 2016 and Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2. The file is in an RTL script and there are Apache OpenOffice discrepancies with regard to page layout (such as on the first page) and with margin alignment and with table colu

RE: Ribbon Interface

2016-09-09 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> > Actually i would like to post the question to OpenOffice, until one the > users informed that I had posted to Users Group. Anyway I still > appreciate Dennis and other Users feedback. > > > > > Best regards, > > Eric > > > > > > ___

RE: MS Office Publisher

2016-09-09 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: Brian Barker [mailto:b.m.bar...@btinternet.com] > Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 13:19 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: Terry Hocevar > Subject: RE: MS Office Publisher > > At 11:57 09/09/2016 -0700, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote

RE: MS Office Publisher

2016-09-09 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: Terry Hocevar [mailto:tcarna...@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, September 9, 2016 10:49 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: RE: MS Office Publisher > > Hi Wade, I am looking to replace MS Publisher with something less > expensive and easier to get. I am

RE: Ribbon Interface

2016-09-09 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
This is a Ford versus Chevrolet matter (or Toyota versus BMW, if you prefer). Absolute statements like this are not helpful. There are folks who find the ribbon and its growing consistency across Windows to be very useful, especially since you can make the whole thing disappear and pop down on

RE: contribution to OpenOffice

2016-09-05 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
There is a misunderstanding about what being an Apache sponsor signifies. Apache sponsors provide funding to the Apache Software Foundation. There is no connection with how those funds are used (although a significant support to the Infrastructure operations is in there). There is also no conn

Re: end of Apache?

2016-09-02 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
those who can develop the software and not so much on those who benefit freely from using it. - Dennis > > > The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the > buck or coming back with excuses. ~~ Napoleon Hill > > > > -----Original Message- &g

RE: end of Apache?

2016-09-02 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The LWN article does include the entire message that kicked this off. This discussion began on the d...@openoffice.apache.org list. You can find more information and discussion there. There is another article already today that quotes from much of the dev@ discussion,

RE: The selling of Open Office.

2016-09-01 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
[BCC PMC] Tim, The open-source license under which Apache OpenOffice is provided does not prevent commercial use in any manner. However, the use of Apache Software Foundation trademarks is a different matter. I am referring your message to the OpenOffice Project Management Committee for cons

RE: [REPORT] CVE-2016-1513 Security Advisory

2016-08-30 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: Tod Edmondson [mailto:dirkb...@mac.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 09:07 > To: orc...@apache.org > Cc: d...@openoffice.apache.org; users@openoffice.apache.org; > annou...@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: [REPORT] CVE-2016-1513 Security Advisory > >

RE: [REPORT] CVE-2016-1513 Security Advisory

2016-08-30 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
1.2-patch1/hotfix.html>. Please review the README instructions before deciding to download and apply the Hotfix. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:orc...@apache.org] > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 09:43 > To: d...@openoffice.apache.org >

RE: Publish A Software Users Guide for OpenOffice!

2016-08-29 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: D C [mailto:silentrage_2...@hotmail.co.uk] > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 07:35 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Publish A Software Users Guide for OpenOffice! > > Hi, > > > Is it possible that you could could put together and publish a > openo

RE: Database Crashed - filter selection?

2016-08-23 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Kitty, Usually when you are asked to choose a filter on opening any OpenOffice document, it means that the document you are opening is damaged, possibly seriously with all data lost. It seems that the save you performed after recovery and use failed. Determining whether there is a way to rec

RE: Spam (11.55):Re: Check for updates URL fails

2016-08-22 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: Saifi Khan [mailto:saifi.k...@tensorx.io] > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 01:15 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Spam (11.55):Re: Check for updates URL fails > [ ... ] > > Is there any plan to support "auto updates" that provides as > an example,

RE: spreadsheet password

2016-08-20 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The Save with Password functions of Apache OpenOffice use serious encryption techniques that require the original password to be known. There is no means to recover the password from the files. There is no means to recover the file without discovering the password. The weakest point in this pr

RE: [Issue 127072] dictionary is installed but contains no words

2016-08-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I agree that this is the boiling water Apache OpenOffice is a frog in. Please see . I have taken ownership of this issue as my "senior" project [;<). - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Maurice Howe [mailto:mauriceh...@gmail.com]

FW: Apache Open Office very difficult to use due to Variable Viewing which it constantly changes in Viewing and cannot set to 100%

2016-08-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Incorrectly sent to users-owner (for administration of the list). > -Original Message- > From: Colby Menning [mailto:colbymenn...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 12:40 > To: users-ow...@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Apache Open Office very difficult to use due to Variable > V

RE: Re: Re: Reply to : download, but unable to use

2016-08-09 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I believe the objection was to the statement that Apache OpenOffice will produce .docx files. That it will not do. Yes, .doc, .xls, .ppt can be produced. But not .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx. Although Apache OpenOffice will read .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx (though not necessarily as well as the olde

RE: Email format.

2016-08-07 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I'm sorry for your difficulties, Penny. I think there is some confusion about the different ways that you can send and receive emails using Windows 10. There is a mail tool that is part of Windows 10 and it will work on the desktop. You can find that tool, named "Mail" on your start menu. If

RE: I want to donate

2016-08-04 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
You are welcome to donate via Paypal to the Apache Software Foundation. Apache OpenOffice does not accept donations directly. Apache OpenOffice does not provide information of the kind you propose. If you offer a service to users of Apache OpenOffice, there is a place where you can be listed.

RE: Open Office 4 Email Problems

2016-07-31 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Assuming you want the recipient to have an email with your document file attached, use the following steps: 1. Save the study document to your file system. 2. When you open Windows Live Mail and address a new message to be sent, attach the document. (This might be an Insert option depending

RE: Possible Scam

2016-07-31 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The "tech support guy" would not have been anyone representing the Apache OpenOffice project. It sounds like the "clean up" program may have been malware of some form. That is a common ploy to convince users that they need to install what is in fact unnecessary and unwanted software. How did

RE: How to open zipped file

2016-07-31 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The problem appears to be that the iCloud Drive recognizes that OpenOffice documents are in a special form of Zip. They are not meant to be unzipped, however. They must be opened by an application, such as OpenOffice, that recognizes the special form and treats them correctly as OpenDocument F

RE: Conveting files from Word Perfect x7

2016-07-29 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Apache OpenOffice does not support Word Perfect file formats. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Grethe Simonsen [mailto:gre...@webspeed.dk] > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 13:46 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Conveting files from Word Perfect x7 > > Hello. > > > > Bef

RE: about openoffice 4.2 and also appreciate your help

2016-07-27 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: nasrin khaksar [mailto:nasrinkhaks...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 02:17 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: about openoffice 4.2 and also appreciate your help > > hello every one. > thanks so much for your help specially dennis and br

RE: a question about openoffice and remote.

2016-07-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
There is no support for Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Visio formats (although SVG can be interchanged with the latest releases of Visio). OpenOffice can operate with remote file systems that appear as if they appear as local disk drives or file folders on your operating system. OpenOffice do

RE: a question about openoffice and docx format.

2016-07-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Apache OpenOffice does not have a means to save documents as .docx. If it is not acceptable to save the documents as .doc or .odt, you will need to use a different product. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: nasrin khaksar [mailto:nasrinkhaks...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 26,

RE: [DISCUSS] Places for Installation, Startup, Troubleshooting, Caveats, Tips, Workarounds, and maybe FAQ?

2016-07-24 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
s well. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2016 10:34 > To: d...@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: [DISCUSS] Places for Installation, Startup, Troubleshooting, > Caveats, Tips, Workarounds, and may

[DISCUSS] Places for Installation, Startup, Troubleshooting, Caveats, Tips, Workarounds, and maybe FAQ?

2016-07-24 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
must be retained under PDL. > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2016 18:17 > To: d...@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: [QUESTIONS] Dealing with AOO Inter-Version Changes > > I notice that there i

[REPORT] CVE-2016-1513 Security Advisory

2016-07-21 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
available hotfix replacements will be provided over the next couple of days. Thank you for your continuing support and reliance on Apache OpenOffice. - Dennis E. Hamilton Chair, Apache OpenOfice Project Management Committee - To uns

RE: Helping More People Access Open Office

2016-07-20 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Dave hasn't spoken up so ... I interpret his remark as being a casual observation about the ASF (and its AOO project) not being a for-profit, commercial operation. Going all legalese about this is probably not useful. I doubt that the intended audience is confused. There are different kinds

[REPORT] Community Lists and Archives Activity through 2016 Q2

2016-07-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
ers-fr@ 1 4 6 00 geral-ptbr@21 5 1 00 general-ja@ 3 2 0 00 -- Dennis E. Hamilton orc...@apache.org dennis.hamil...@acm.org+1-206-779-9430 https://keybase.io/orcmid PGP F96E 89FF D456 628A X.509 certs used and req

RE: OpenOffice for Business

2016-07-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
To amplify Andrea's response. All distributions provided by the Apache OpenOffice project are free to the public and free to use, whether for personal or business purposes. The software is developed, provided, and supported by volunteers. The same support is available to all. The support aven

RE: Uninstall Issue

2016-07-13 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Also, if you are on Windows, Robert, you can use the Control Panel to uninstall Apache OpenOffice. There are different ways to find the Control Panel depending on the version of Windows you are using. On the control panel dashboard, use the Programs (Uninstall a program) item. The programs ar

AOO Mailing LIsts (was RE: Legality of use question)

2016-07-12 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
All of the public Apache OpenOffice lists are identified on this ASF web page: . There are two private lists. You can send appropriate messages to those lists. Subscription requests are moderated and only members of the associated activity are subsc

RE: Document Corrupted

2016-07-12 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Jibin, It is Microsoft Office Word that reports your document cannot be opened. It is a .docx (OOXML) document. Those are not produced by Apache OpenOfice. We cannot help you with that document. - Dennis PS: You sent your message to an archived public mailing list. > -Original Message-

RE: Legality of use question

2016-07-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Jason, This and other questions about appropriate ways to redistribute Apache OpenOffice inside or bundled with another product should be addressed to priv...@openoffice.apache.org for private discussion of your specific case. While it is generally possible to do what you propose, as toki says,

RE: How to resolve a problem in Open Office

2016-07-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Nasrin, Thank you for describing your specific situation. If a lock file is retained after you have closed a document, it means that the document was not saved properly or completely. This could be a result of shutting down OpenOffice too quickly. The lock file is also protection against you

RE: difficulty with tiny windows & compatibility with cell phone

2016-07-10 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
1. There is no version of Apache OpenOffice for Android phones, including the Samsung Galaxy. 2. It appears that the Zoom has been accidentally changed. When you open a document that has this problem, look in the lower right corner of the OpenOffice window (the status line). You will see a

RE: Crash report

2016-07-05 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Uh no, don't tweet anything. Please provide more information here at the users list: 1. What version of Apache OpenOffice? 2. What operating system and its version? 3. A bit more on the Calc file: format? Size/complexity? What was happening just before a crash? 4. And if the file is und

RE: Test using wifi can a moderator please delete original message.

2016-07-03 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Removing list posts requires IT intervention. It is not something moderators can do. Although these may be unintended, there appears to be no harm in simply leaving them in the archives. Is that all right with you, Lucetta? - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Lucetta Teller [mailt

RE: oracle-report-builder

2016-07-02 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: Girvin R. Herr [mailto:gherr...@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2016 10:42 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: oracle-report-builder > > > > On 07/02/2016 08:25 AM, Kay Schenk wrote: [ ... ] > > ​We had a framework change with version

RE: WK4 conversion to XLS

2016-06-28 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Thank you for your meticulous investigation. I am certain that your making comments at those places will be very helpful in having other users not face the difficulty you encountered. Thanks for adding your volunteer efforts to those of all other volunteers on this project. - Dennis > -O

RE: problem with fractions in spreadsheet.

2016-06-28 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Also, try entering the value as a formula. E.g., "=5/32" (without quotes), so that the result is required to be numeric. Then the Fraction formatting will also work. > -Original Message- > From: Wade Smart [mailto:wadesm...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 07:41 > To: users@ope

RE: WK4 conversion to XLS

2016-06-28 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
, .wk4 was never supported. > > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 7:16 PM > To: Stewart, Michael > Cc: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: RE: WK4 conversion to XLS > > Where did yo

RE: WK4 conversion to XLS

2016-06-27 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Where did you find that in Apache OpenOffice documentation? Apache OpenOffice only supports .wk1, .wks, and .123 format Lotus 1-2-3 files. - Dennis PS: This is a public mailing list. > -Original Message- > From: Stewart, Michael [mailto:michael.stew...@capgemini.com] > Sent: Monday, Ju

RE: Quick Question

2016-06-24 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
To expand on Rory's answer, If your password was short and memorable (even though you have forgotten it), there are utilities that will try better-than-brute-force solutions at opening password-protected OpenDocument Format documents such as those produced by Apache OpenOffice. We do not pro

Re: e-mail client (code of conduct)

2016-06-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
All mailing lists and other properties operated by the Apache Software Foundation also come under the Foundation's Code of Conduct policy, . That and the AOO mailing-list civility policy apply to everyone here. Everyone should step back f

RE: Search & Replace Formula in Cell with a Named Array

2016-06-05 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: Vince [mailto:wa.two...@verizon.net] > Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 10:18 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: Search & Replace Formula in Cell with a Named Array > > (I reported in an earlier posting, /Detecting/Counting Cell's Values if > data is

RE: OPEN OFFICE 4.1.2 uninstall

2016-06-03 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
1. Start Apache OpenOffice (any application or the dashboard). 2. On the menu bar, click through Tools > Options ... > OpenOffice > Memory and under OpenOffice Quickstarter, *remove* the check mark for "Load OpenOffice during system start-up" 3. Close OpenOffice. 4. Restart your PC 5. Wh

RE: Using open office on tablet

2016-05-31 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The Lenova product comes with Windows 10. Not clear if Windows 10 Home or Windows 10 Pro. > -Original Message- > From: toki [mailto:toki.kant...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 11:48 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: Using open office on tablet > > J&R wrote on 3

RE: Using open office on tablet

2016-05-31 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
We will need to hear from individuals who use this type of tablet configuration with Apache OpenOffice. - Dennis Meanwhile, here is some general information that may be useful to you. The AOO project does not directly test for these kinds of configurations, although the software should be a

RE: [PROPOSAL][API][WINDOWS]Whether Common Spelling API can be implemented

2016-05-24 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Moving to dev@, BCC to users@ Please continue this discussion on dev@ for technical purposes. Please provide more information about the Common Spelling API and where its specification can be found. Also, is there any connection with the indexing APIs that would allow ODF documents to be full-t

RE: Detecting/Counting Cell's Values if data is within a Specific Range of Values

2016-05-20 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
There might be a more direct way, but try =COUNTIF(D342:L380;">99")-COUNTIF(D342:L380;">129") If you mean between 100 and 129 inclusive. Adjust as necessary. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Vince [mailto:wa.two...@verizon.net] > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 08:02 > To: AOO Mail L

RE: database file

2016-05-20 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
The screenshot attachment is not preserved by the list. However, based on what you say, there are a couple of likely cases. 1. The file is not being opened by OpenOffice Base. You can check that by opening Base first (using the Apache OpenOffice dashboard that has buttons for all of the indiv

RE: Custom number format code problem

2016-05-16 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
-opening the test file shows that the $#,##0.00# fields are > changed to $#,##0.000. > >> > >> I will look into reporting this in bugzilla. But if it is an ODF > spec problem, then it may not be fixable. The Help should be changed to > reflect the limitation, though. >

RE: Custom number format code problem

2016-05-16 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Issue 126827 may be relevant to this also, having to do with the limitations of how the ODF specification limits what can be recorded in the .odt file. https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126827 Assuming the user is operating with Writer and .odt, a specimen file would help us see if tha

[Risk?] Ignoring uncomfortable truths

2016-05-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
sight, based on what does and does not happen and what is not discussed. -- Dennis E. Hamilton orc...@apache.org dennis.hamil...@acm.org+1-206-779-9430 https://keybase.io/orcmid PGP F96E 89FF D456 628A X.509 certs used and requested for signed

RE: Thunderbird

2016-05-12 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
According to the linked report and the analysis commissioned from Simon Phipps, the Apache Software Foundation is not one of the top three under consideration. Under a section on "Other Alternatives" there is a nice summary about how projects are operated under the ASF and also limitations to

RE: [Grid lines in Calc]

2016-05-04 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I think the important element of this thread is that John Caruso now has the information for turning on grid lines when he prints from Calc. > -Original Message- > From: Brian Barker [mailto:b.m.bar...@btinternet.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 10:54 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org

RE: OppenOffice converted all my files to another format

2016-04-27 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Also, OpenOffice does not touch existing files in any manner. There is no automatic conversion of files. Also, .rtf is a Microsoft-specified format. It sounds as if the File Associations (tying files of a given type to applications) have been disturbed, if you are on Windows. Try Robert's su

[REPORT] Issue Clearance Quality through 2016Q1

2016-04-23 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
-- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:orc...@apache.org] > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 11:23 > To: d...@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: [REPORT] Issue Clearance Quality + Technical Debt > > [BCC to Project Management Committee and users@ oo.a.o] > > SUMMARY > > T

RE: Issue 98998 - AutoFormat style should be re-applied after deleting rows or columns

2016-04-23 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Rod, I just looked at your new comment on that issue before seeing your message here. I don't know what "staff member" you are talking about. There haven't been staff members since Apache OpenOffice started up following a license grant from Oracle Corporation. All we have are volunteers provi

RE: Change read only files to allow me to edit and save revisions

2016-04-23 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Now that you are accessing the drive remotely, there may be an account issue for providing anything but read-only access for access over your local network. Do both of your machines receive only read-only access or is one of them able to write to the router-attached drive? (This was already

RE: Will not print

2016-04-16 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
In a direct reply to me, Richard confirmed that he was able to solve the problem from the information provided in reply to his report. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 10:46 &g

RE: Will not print

2016-04-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
dow. But do the first things, below too. - Dennis > -Original Message----- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 08:44 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: RE: Will not print > > Don't attempt to print u

RE: Will not print

2016-04-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Don't attempt to print using the print button. Instead, Click File > Print and on the General tab see what printer is selected. If it is not the OfficeJet Pro, find the OfficeJet Pro in the list and select it. (Calc may have remembered the previous printer that you used.) If this works, save

RE: Default behaviour with links to other documents

2016-04-14 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
This behavior is a result of a security-vulnerability mitigation that was introduced in Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2. See . The remedy that was used is not very nuanced. I believe that the Tools > Options > OpenOffice Calc > General > Upd

RE: Removing personal data

2016-04-06 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
[BCC to original reporter] Kathelijne, The address users@openoffice.apache.org is a public mailing list with archives that preserve all mail sent to the list. Your original mail, and the one I am replying to is not received by an individual but the entire set of subscribers to the list. The

Using the @ApacheOO Twitter Account

2016-04-03 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
lla issues. -- Dennis E. Hamilton orc...@apache.org dennis.hamil...@acm.org+1-206-779-9430 https://keybase.io/orcmid PGP F96E 89FF D456 628A X.509 certs used and requested for signed e-mail - To unsubscribe, e-m

RE: Freeware for sale on eBay and Amazon?

2016-04-03 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
When you correct the search to work, it brings up Open Office offers included in the Microsoft Office ones. See below, > -Original Message- > From: Gerry Dutchie [mailto:wingb...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 3, 2016 02:39 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org; dennis.hamil...@acm.org > S

RE: Freeware for sale on eBay and Amazon?

2016-04-02 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
[BCC to Apache OpenOffice Project Management Committee] The license on Apache OpenOffice software does not prohibit redistribution and trading in the software. It is not "freeware" in the common sense of that term. It is open-source software and it is made freely available to the public by th

RE: Re: no backup

2016-03-30 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Thanks Hagar, Also, for users on Windows 10, there is a built-in backup service that timestamps the backed-up files, so you can have a series of previous versions of a file and should be able to find a good one in that history if there has been a subsequent mishap. The backups can be directed

RE: Posting Alert Message Experimentation

2016-03-20 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
scetti [mailto:pesce...@apache.org] > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 00:14 > To: d...@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: Posting Alert Message Experimentation > > On 11/03/2016 Marcus wrote: > > Am 03/11/2016 09:59 PM, schrieb Dennis E. H

RE: file

2016-03-19 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
>From Microsoft Office 2016: "The file format and extension of don't match. >The file could be corrupted or unsafe. ..." I recommend that anyone receiving this message from the list simply delete it and its attachment. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: alex3706...@yandex.ru [mail

RE: a question about docx files.

2016-03-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
ion about docx files. > > Dennis Hamilton, > > Could that be considered as a new feature request. I feel like an export > to > docx format would be useful for many users. > > Regards, > > On Tue 15 Mar, 2016, 9:01 PM Dennis E. Hamilton, > > wrote: > > > N

RE: a question about docx files.

2016-03-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Nasrin Khaksar, Thank you for your request. Apache OpenOffice does not produce docx files. There is no effort to provide docx output at this time. There are free products that do feature interoperable support for docx and the other OOXML formats (xslx, pptx, etc.). Users who make us of such

RE: crisis needs help frecover legal document

2016-03-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
37 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: juliodarican...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: crisis needs help frecover legal document > > On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 09:26:06 -0800 > "Dennis E. Hamilton" wrote: > > > I have examined the file that juliodarican348 provided. > >

Posting Alert Message Experimentation

2016-03-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
handled by Apache Infrastructure. - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org] > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:43 > To: d...@openoffice.apache.org > Cc: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: FW: Alert: forum.openoffic

FW: Recovery: wiki.openoffice.org is back again!

2016-03-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
FYI > -Original Message- > From: no-re...@status.apache.org [mailto:no-re...@status.apache.org] > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:41 > To: orc...@apache.org > Subject: Recovery: wiki.openoffice.org is back again! > > Hello, Our monitoring system has detected that wiki.openoffice.org > (ht

FW: Recovery: forum.openoffice.org is back again!

2016-03-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
FYI > -Original Message- > From: no-re...@status.apache.org [mailto:no-re...@status.apache.org] > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:41 > To: orc...@apache.org > Subject: Recovery: forum.openoffice.org is back again! > > Hello, Our monitoring system has detected that forum.openoffice.org > (

FW: Alert: wiki.openoffice.org is down!

2016-03-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
FYI > -Original Message- > From: no-re...@status.apache.org [mailto:no-re...@status.apache.org] > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:11 > To: orc...@apache.org > Subject: Alert: wiki.openoffice.org is down! > > Hello, > Our monitoring system has detected that wiki.openoffice.org (https) is >

FW: Alert: forum.openoffice.org is down!

2016-03-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
FYI > -Original Message- > From: no-re...@status.apache.org [mailto:no-re...@status.apache.org] > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 11:11 > To: orc...@apache.org > Subject: Alert: forum.openoffice.org is down! > > Hello, > Our monitoring system has detected that forum.openoffice.org (https) is

RE: crisis needs help frecover legal document

2016-03-11 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
I have examined the file that juliodarican348 provided. The document sent as an email attachment is neither corrupted nor encrypted. It opens correctly without difficulty. It was produced using Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 on Windows by Julio Wright on 2016-03-10T23:24 (2016-03-11T04:24Z). I exami

RE: about new version of open office:

2016-03-10 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: nasrin khaksar [mailto:nasrinkhaks...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 07:24 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: about new version of open office: > > hi every one. > who can help me? > i want to know about the time for release of open off

RE: Partner With OpenOffice

2016-03-07 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Hello, What do you mean by being a partner? - Dennis > -Original Message- > From: T Manzoors [mailto:t.manzo...@yahoo.com.INVALID] > Sent: Monday, March 7, 2016 12:17 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Partner With OpenOffice > > Hi,Hoe can I partner with OpenOffice? > Rega

RE: User having issues with Open Office

2016-03-03 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
> -Original Message- > From: John Hart [mailto:jh...@testra.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2016 12:57 > To: users@openoffice.apache.org > Subject: Re: User having issues with Open Office > > Can someone explain why the unsubscribe message is missing from this > email? [orcmid] It appea

RE: Encrypted Calc file got corrupted

2016-02-28 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
and when I do that, that's when I get the error message. So > the > corruption error message does not happen immediately, it does offer the > opportunity to decrypt the file. > > Let me know please if you are able to get anything out of the file. > > Thanks a lot ind

RE: Encrypted Calc file got corrupted

2016-02-27 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Since the file is encrypted, can you upload it somewhere where one of us can examine it? We do not need to know the password. In fact, it might not be useful at all. I am assuming that the corruption message happens immediately and you are not offered an opportunity to decrypt it. This can r

RE: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
You speak of root and I assume that means you are using a Linux version of AOO 4.1.2? The extension procedure should be the same for all platforms. I checked the procedure using AOO 4.1.2 (on Windows 10) and here is what my experience is: 1. The notice comes up when I open AOO Writer. It inv

RE: HO UN PROBLEMA RICHIEDO ASSISTENZA

2016-02-15 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
Giuseppe, Google translation Mi dispiace. Avete raggiunto un elenco che funziona solo in lingua inglese. Si prega di segnalare la vostra difficile lista utenti...@openoffice.apache.org È inoltre possibile trovare assistenza al Forum della comunitario, https://forum.openoffice.org/it/forum/ E

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