Re: Unable to Download Updates

2020-12-12 Thread David Belina
The “workaround” is simple.  Go to  https://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html, select your operating system and download.  The latest version is 4.1.8 On December 12, 2020 at 4:03:47 PM, Robert De Haas (rdd...@gmail.com) wrote: Hi, I keep getting the message "Search for updates f

Unable to Download Updates

2020-12-12 Thread Robert De Haas
Hi, I keep getting the message "Search for updates failed" when I try to search for updates. It is some kind of server issue. Is there a work around? Thanks. Bob

Re: Auto Updates

2020-04-22 Thread Peter Kovacs
etting automatic software updates. The update pop-ups on my desktop are a constant distraction and whenever I do an update, it causes all sorts of problems on my computer, for example, the update won’t upload and I get alert notices on various aps, and worse. All I want is for no more updates.

Auto Updates

2020-04-22 Thread Ric Bailey
Hi Friends. I need to know how to stop getting automatic software updates. The update pop-ups on my desktop are a constant distraction and whenever I do an update, it causes all sorts of problems on my computer, for example, the update won’t upload and I get alert notices on various aps, and

Re: Spellcheck and Updates

2020-02-17 Thread David Robley
than you have. For extensions, you'll have to check the individual extension pages for updates. Since you are not subscribed to this list you may not see all the replies to your query. To subscribe to Apache OpenOffice mailing lists go to http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.ht

Spellcheck and Updates

2020-02-17 Thread guy humeniuk
Hi! Have not been able to use spellcheck or Update for a while. All words are rejected as mispelled <.  Updates show following: Checking for an update failed. Error reading data from the Internet.Server error message: .  Please advise

Re: Open Office cannot check for updates

2019-12-01 Thread Chuck Spalding
Checking for updates works for me (OO 4.1.7 on Mac OS X 10.12). Chuck

Open Office cannot check for updates

2019-12-01 Thread Kevin
Hi,  I just downloaded your latest version of Open Office after using the second last version for a year. The "Help > check for updates" function didn't work for the last version as well as the current version of Open Office. It states some "server error. error reading d

Re: Cannot check for updates

2018-08-27 Thread David Robley
This problem with AOO 4.1.5 has been reported as a bug - please see https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=127789 On 28/08/18 05:40, Jim and Pam Thomas wrote: For sometime now, I cannot manually check for updates. When I try, I get this message “Checking for an update failed.Error

Cannot check for updates

2018-08-27 Thread Jim and Pam Thomas
For sometime now, I cannot manually check for updates. When I try, I get this message “Checking for an update failed.Error reading data from the Internet. Server error message:”

open office 'open' and prevents system updates - Mac

2018-05-14 Thread craig duncan
Open office 'check for updates’ page is open and with help and download options high lighted but nothing will be accepted. The only option that is available is to ‘minimize’ to the dock - not even the ‘close’ function is available. Please

Re: Check for Updates Manually Can't find OpenOffice Version 4.1.4

2017-10-26 Thread Dave Fisher
Hi - In order to not overload the infrastructure we wait a week or so to update the check for updates version. We are all volunteers here. Thanks for the prompt. Regards, Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 25, 2017, at 11:23 PM, BOBBY ZIINO wrote: > > Hi there, > > >

Re: Check for Updates Manually Can't find OpenOffice Version 4.1.4

2017-10-26 Thread zahra a
of openoffice 4.1.4 en-US for you on windows. hope that help, God bless you! On 10/26/17, BOBBY ZIINO wrote: > Hi there, > > > It's been a week since OpenOffice 4.1.4 has been released and it still isn't > found via the Check for Updates setting mechanism when searched fo

Check for Updates Manually Can't find OpenOffice Version 4.1.4

2017-10-26 Thread BOBBY ZIINO
Hi there, It's been a week since OpenOffice 4.1.4 has been released and it still isn't found via the Check for Updates setting mechanism when searched for manually, is it still yet to be uploaded to the Apache OpenOffice servers or is it no longer provided through the Check F

Re: Program(s) Presentation, Solution(s) For Technical Problem(s), Updates, Downloads, Installations

2017-06-10 Thread toki
On 06/09/2017 09:43 PM, Patti C wrote: > Could you please have a grammar and punctuation checker Several grammar, punctuation, and style checkers are available for Apache OpenOffice. Download and install the appropriate extensions. I'll also mention that for more comprehensive grammar or spell

Re: Program(s) Presentation, Solution(s) For Technical Problem(s), Updates, Downloads, Installations

2017-06-09 Thread Martin Groenescheij
On 10/06/17 7:43 AM, Patti C wrote: Could you please *specify* how the *extension*(*s*) is/are *going* to *apply* to *each* of the* individual* *program*(s) of Open Office for extension download(s) using simple terminology? Extensions are not created or maintained by Apache OpenOffice they ar

Program(s) Presentation, Solution(s) For Technical Problem(s), Updates, Downloads, Installations

2017-06-09 Thread Patti C
Could you please *specify* how the *extension*(*s*) is/are *going* to *apply* to *each* of the* individual* *program*(s) of Open Office for extension download(s) using simple terminology? Could you please *state* the *name*(s) of the *publisher*(*s*) for each Open Office *download* and/or *extensi

Re: Updates for Mac?

2017-03-15 Thread Larry Gusaas
On 2017-03-14, 4:32 PM Diana Parente wrote concerning "Updates for Mac? Hello! Someone just told me about Open Office, and I would love to install on my daughter’s Mac for school. However, I noticed that it only supports Mac OS up to 10.7 Will there be an update any time in the near f

Re: Updates for Mac?

2017-03-14 Thread Martin Groenescheij
On 15/03/17 9:32 AM, Diana Parente wrote: Hello! Someone just told me about Open Office, and I would love to install on my daughter’s Mac for school. However, I noticed that it only supports Mac OS up to 10.7 If you go to the download page you see OS X (version >= 10.7), which means Great

Updates for Mac?

2017-03-14 Thread Diana Parente
Hello! Someone just told me about Open Office, and I would love to install on my daughter’s Mac for school. However, I noticed that it only supports Mac OS up to 10.7 Will there be an update any time in the near future to be able to download to the newer software? (10.12.3) Thank you for your

Re: updates to open office

2016-12-25 Thread Lalith Ramesh
this one: http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html On Dec 21, 2016 16:01, wrote: > > > I get messages that updates are available but when I open the site I am > told to choose from options that I do not understand and names of programs > that do not look like what I know. T

updates to open office

2016-12-21 Thread zitomerjen
I get messages that updates are available but when I open the site I am told to choose from options that I do not understand and names of programs that do not look like what I know. The latest lists windows exe with some numbers. All I know is that I have windows 10 on a Toshiba Satellite

Re: Check for updates URL fails

2016-08-22 Thread Andrea Pescetti
Saifi Khan wrote: Is there any plan to support "auto updates" that provides as an example, * Critical security patches * Bug fix * Dictionary updates * Module update * library patch We have two kind of updates: application updates and extension updates. Application updates now r

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&q

Re: Check for updates URL fails

2016-08-22 Thread Saifi Khan
On Sun, 21 Aug 2016, Andrea Pescetti wrote: Saifi Khan wrote: Working with the nightly build AOO420m1(Build:9800) - Rev. 1755455 ... Description https://ooo-updates.apache.org/aoonext/check.Update?pkgfmt=archive does not exist. Is there any alternative URL to use for the updates ? No

Re: Check for updates URL fails

2016-08-21 Thread Andrea Pescetti
Saifi Khan wrote: Working with the nightly build AOO420m1(Build:9800) - Rev. 1755455 ... Description https://ooo-updates.apache.org/aoonext/check.Update?pkgfmt=archive does not exist. Is there any alternative URL to use for the updates ? No. This is by design. Our released version contain

Check for updates URL fails

2016-08-21 Thread Saifi Khan
Hi: Working with the nightly build AOO420m1(Build:9800) - Rev. 1755455 2016-08-09_04:31:06 - Rev. 174 When, i attempt to perform, Help -> Check for Updates ... A dialog box pops up, which after a couple of seconds notifies, Status Checking for an update failed. Description ht

Re: OT; Was Re: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread toki
On 27/02/2016 00:58, Vince wrote: > Why not change the Subject Line, next time? In a correctly implemented email client, changing only the subject line will _not_ change threading behaviour. jonathon - To unsubscribe, e-mail:

OT; Was Re: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread Vince
ntial flow of the thread!!! See bottom for my reply. On 02/26/2016 12:04 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: -Original Message- From: jd1008 [mailto:jd1...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 10:13 To: Apache OpenOffice Subject: Updates Dear AOO developers, Thank you for this excellent pr

Re: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread Richard Beeston
e the only one. RB -Original Message- From: jd1008 Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2016 9:49 AM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Updates On 02/26/2016 03:21 PM, John Hart wrote: On 2/26/2016 2:25 PM, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: You obviously feel strongly about this as do

Re: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread jd1008
On 02/26/2016 03:21 PM, John Hart wrote: On 2/26/2016 2:25 PM, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: You obviously feel strongly about this as do many others who prefer the other way. Please do not start this religious war yet again. On 26.02.2016 14:20, jd1008 wrote: PLease, I ask people to stop TOP PO

Re: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread John Hart
On 2/26/2016 2:25 PM, Andrew Pitonyak wrote: You obviously feel strongly about this as do many others who prefer the other way. Please do not start this religious war yet again. On 26.02.2016 14:20, jd1008 wrote: PLease, I ask people to stop TOP POSTING!!! It destroys the sequential flow of

Re: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread Andrew Pitonyak
You obviously feel strongly about this as do many others who prefer the other way. Please do not start this religious war yet again. On 26.02.2016 14:20, jd1008 wrote: PLease, I ask people to stop TOP POSTING!!! It destroys the sequential flow of the thread!!! See bottom for my reply.

Re: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread jd1008
Subject: Updates Dear AOO developers, Thank you for this excellent product. Currently running AOO 4.1.2 I have a small problem with updating an extension. When I open a document, I get a banner that there is an update to an extension (English spelling . etc). So, I click on Update and

RE: Updates

2016-02-26 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
ension. QUESTIONS A. Are you not seeing the dialog in (3)? B. Is your concern that (4) is inaccurate? C. Is the procedure at the web page, (5) clear? D. Is your request that there be an automatic Install of updates? There are some simple steps we might be able to take to clarify this, a

Updates

2016-02-26 Thread jd1008
Dear AOO developers, Thank you for this excellent product. Currently running AOO 4.1.2 I have a small problem with updating an extension. When I open a document, I get a banner that there is an update to an extension (English spelling . etc). So, I click on Update and NOTHING HAPPENS. So,

Re: Updates

2016-01-19 Thread Rory O'Farrell
start. RoryOF > > > > > > -Original Message- > >From: Martin Groenescheij > To: users > Cc: Martin > Sent: Tue, Jan 19, 2016 6:19 am > Subject: Re: Updates > > > > On 19-Jan-16 12:10, luigi...@aol.com wrote: > > >

Re: Updates

2016-01-19 Thread luigi929
Hi - Can you please tell me how to update my Open Office program. Thank you. -Original Message- From: Martin Groenescheij To: users Cc: Martin Sent: Tue, Jan 19, 2016 6:19 am Subject: Re: Updates On 19-Jan-16 12:10, luigi...@aol.com wrote: > > How do I update my Open

Re: Updates

2016-01-18 Thread Martin Groenescheij
On 19-Jan-16 12:10, luigi...@aol.com wrote: How do I update my Open Office program? I am having no luck clicking on this and that to get me there.Thanx. Please explain what is "this and that" and were is "there" - To

Updates

2016-01-18 Thread Luigi929
How do I update my Open Office program? I am having no luck clicking on this and that to get me there.Thanx.

Updates

2016-01-12 Thread Dick Gauck
Updates are available manually. When directed (downloaded) to the a web page there is no location to initiate the updates. Sent from Mail<http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

Re: OO updates

2015-07-15 Thread Julian Thomas
> On Jul 14, 2015, at 23:52, Fernando Cassia wrote: > > +1 for NO "ribbon" style GUI. > > http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/software/2014/02/20/why-the-microsoft-office-ribbon-is-still-ru/2 > > CUA menus work and work well, for anyone who can read the user interface's > language. +1 for no ribbon

Re: OO updates

2015-07-15 Thread Andrea Pescetti
Simon Phipps wrote: It is however expected to feature a fix for the security vulnerability CVE-2015-1774 The fix has been in trunk since May 1st (I know you know, but maybe someone missed this) and it is now in the recently created 4.1.2 branch too. This note, recently posted, has some reason

Re: OO updates

2015-07-14 Thread Fernando Cassia
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 9:23 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > Are you asking about the ribbon? Could you please be more specific? > (There is no intention to make Apache OpenOffice Writer into an MS Word > 2013 work-alike. +1 for NO "ribbon" style GUI. http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/software/20

RE: OO updates

2015-07-14 Thread Dennis E. Hamilton
changes that would make toolbars any different than they are now.) -Original Message- From: Daniel Sherman [mailto:dms11...@yahoo.com.INVALID] Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 14:34 To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: OO updates [...] I would like to see full support for xlsx and docx ex

Re: OO updates

2015-07-14 Thread Fernando Cassia
On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 6:33 PM, Daniel Sherman wrote: > Can we expect OO updates soon or has that function been passed to Libre > Office? Libre Office is a different project. This project will never "pass any function" to LibreOffice. This list is about Apache Open Office. FC

Re: OO updates

2015-07-14 Thread Simon Phipps
The last update was almost a year go. Can we expect OO updates soon or > has that function been passed to Libre Office? I would like to see full > support for xlsx and docx extensions and MS Word 2013 style toolbars. > DAN

Re: OO updates

2015-07-14 Thread Andrea Pescetti
On 14/07/2015 Daniel Sherman wrote: The last update was almost a year go. Can we expect OO updates soon OpenOffice 4.1.2 is in the works and will be released this Summer. You can find many relevant discussions and follow activity on the dev list: http://markmail.org/search/?q=list

OO updates

2015-07-14 Thread Daniel Sherman
  The last update was almost a year go.  Can we expect OO updates soon or has that function been passed to Libre Office?   I would like to see full support for xlsx and docx extensions and MS Word 2013 style toolbars.  DAN

Question about updates

2015-01-08 Thread Linda Babb
I hope I'm sending this to the appropriate address. I love Open Office - thank you. However I seem to have a problem obtaining updates - this is the first time I've actually followed up on "why" and got this message "Error reading data from the Internet." I have

Re: updates

2014-12-20 Thread Andrea Pescetti
On 20/12/2014 wheels...@aol.com wrote: I'm currently using 3.0 .. if I download the newest version, will it overwrite what I have now or should I delete 3.0 and start over with the newest version? The latest version will replace the old one. You can also uninstall the old one before inst

updates

2014-12-20 Thread WHEELSPNR
I'm currently using 3.0 .. if I download the newest version, will it overwrite what I have now or should I delete 3.0 and start over with the newest version? I'm not very computer savvy so I thought I'd ask before doing anything. thanks in advance. gerald crump

Re: updates

2014-07-16 Thread Kay Schenk
provide the build info in Help->About > OpenOffice? I am also using/testing 4.1.1 and even after checking > manually for updates, I'm not getting a message like this. Thanks. > >> >> Version 4.1.1 does not exist yet. It will be released next month. >> Version

Re: updates

2014-07-16 Thread Kay Schenk
On 07/16/2014 02:04 PM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > William Due wrote: >> I have 4.1.1 and your program keeps telling me to update to 4.1.0 What OS are you using and can you provide the build info in Help->About OpenOffice? I am also using/testing 4.1.1 and even after checking manually

Re: updates

2014-07-16 Thread Andrea Pescetti
William Due wrote: I have 4.1.1 and your program keeps telling me to update to 4.1.0 Version 4.1.1 does not exist yet. It will be released next month. Version 4.1.0 is currently the latest version. Regards, Andrea. - To u

updates

2014-07-16 Thread William Due
Why do I keep getting notified of updates that are older than the one I already have? I have 4.1.1 and your program keeps telling me to update to 4.1.0

Re: Updates

2014-03-28 Thread Andrea Pescetti
Wilfred Milton wrote: I had an email today saying that an update was available, so I have spent about an hour downloading it, using up a large amount of my allocation of bytes on my server. On completion, I had a message to say that there was already a copy of the same prog installed, meaning tha

Updates

2014-03-28 Thread Wilfred Milton
message to say that there was already a copy of the same prog installed, meaning that I had just wasted a lot of time. Just a little confused. Usually updates are just that, and mean that there is an improvement of some sort. Wilf Milton Sent from Windows Mail

Re: Updates

2013-02-09 Thread Andrea Pescetti
Dave Raby wrote: Is there a new update address? Dave, you will need to be a little bit more verbose for us to be able to understand your question. Anyway, if you are looking for updates to the OpenOffice program, you can find the latest update (3.4.1) at http://www.openoffice.org/download

Re: Updates

2013-02-09 Thread Andrew Douglas Pitonyak
On 02/08/2013 02:18 PM, Dave Raby wrote: Is there a new update address? Regards Dave Raby This feels like a simple question, but I don't understand it. -- Andrew Pitonyak My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php ---