Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.4.3 on Ubuntu 11.10 (Unity 3D)

On Tue, 2011-10-18 at 12:32 -0400, webmaster for Kracked Press
Productions wrote: 

> Unity looks good, sometimes, so I have been told.  But for people use to 
> GNOME or KDE, I would make sure those desktops are installed and set 
> them as the default.  Everything I have read, and heard, makes me fee 
> that will be my only choice, once I get my monitor issues fixed so I can 
> install 11.xx.  It may be worse with Win 8 and its "Ribbon" style of 
> desktop.  Good for touch pads but not of desktops.  That menu form is 
> what many of "my" MSO users would not go beyond MSO 2003 or switched to 
> OOo and then LO.

Lubuntu, Xubuntu, and Kubuntu do not install Unity at all. These have a
similar look and feel to Windows for most users. I believe you can
change the desktop at log in with 11.10 Ubuntu to Gnome 3.X 

> On 10/18/2011 11:05 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > Which version of Ubuntu are you using?
> >
> > It might be easier to try to uninstall things using the package manager while LibreOffice is 
> > closed.  Perhaps the lock is due to LibreOffice being open?
> >
> > In Ubuntu 10.10 and earlier try the top taskbar and click on
> >
> > System - Administration - "Synaptic Package Manager"
> >
> > I don't know how to do that in Ubuntu 11.10 or 11.04.  If you are using one of them then 
> > perhaps open a command-line / terminal-console and try
> >
> > gksu synaptic
> >
> > to open Synaptic?
> > Either way once open the sesarhc tools should help you find the extensions.  I would search for 
> > "libreoffice" and then click the top of the column that has the green splodges in it that 
> > indicate packages that are installed.  Hopefully that will get all the installed packages, 
> > extensions and all to the top so you can just scroll down to find the one you want.
> >
> > The package manager ususally searches in descriptions as well as titles so a straight-forwards 
> > search might just give you the right thing straight away but i'm a bit pessimistic about that 
> > sort of thing ;)
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 18/10/11, chimak111<chimak111@gmail.com>  wrote:
> >
> > > From: chimak111<chimak111@gmail.com>
> > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice 3.4.3 on Ubuntu 11.10 (Unity 3D)
> > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > > Date: Tuesday, 18 October, 2011, 15:13
> > > Hi,
> > > I installed lo-menubar from the Ubuntu Software Center
> > > which is said to
> > > provide a Global Menu rather than a program-specific one.
> > >
> > > While the installation is successful and the extension
> > > works as stated, I
> > > would like to disable or remove it because I now realise
> > > that it does have
> > > "*Windows*" as part of the Global Menu.
> > > There's File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools, Help ...
> > > but no *Windows*.
> > > I'm used to relying on *Windows* and then opening a new
> > > window of the same
> > > document. Additionally, LibreOffice would remember how I
> > > arrange two Windows
> > > and open the second window just the way I like it.
> > >
> > > Since Windows is missing, I have to work around by going to
> > > File, New
> > > Document which I don't like.
> > >
> > > When I look in Tools, Extension Manager, I see three
> > > extensions listed:
> > > Copy Visible cells (which I had installed on LibreOffice
> > > 3.3 / Natty and
> > > which has been retained during the upgrade to 11.10)
> > > menubar (installed via Ubuntu Software Center)
> > > Script Provider for Python 3.3.0 (which seems to have been
> > > there by default
> > > since I didn't install it)
> > >
> > > The last two, menubar and Script Provider have little locks
> > > next to them.
> > >
> > > While the first, "Copy visible cells" has a disable/remove
> > > option, the two
> > > with locks next to them don't. So it looks like I cannot
> > > disable or remove
> > > menubar unless someone helps me!
> > >
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