Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.0.0.3: Calc Crashes when setting data validity

Hi :)
Is it only Calc that crashes?  Does Writer also crash?  How about programs that are not 
LibreOffice?  We-browser?  

Frequent crashing just in LibreOffice (but maybe in web-browsers too) often seems to be caused by 
having a  bad version of Java.  Finding a good version or even a good-enough one is not trivial.  
Last i heard the entire Java 7 series is worth avoiding.  Blind or partially sighted users or 
anyone else using a screen-reader seems to be being recommended Java 6u41 on Windows or 6_41 on 
Gnu&Linux.  There is also openJava which is likely to be a lot better even though it is owned by 
the makers of normal Java.  At least openJava has a good community keeping it out of so much 
trouble.  

If it's other programs too then perhaps a graphics card that needs pushing back in firmly or 
perhaps a cooling issue.  I had to hoover the inside of my case fairly recently to get rid of the 
dust that was blocking the airflow from the fans.  Take great care if you go that route!  Plastic 
nozzle's have way more static than you would need if you wanted to fry pretty much every chip on 
the mbord!  

However i would guess that it is probably Java.  Do you know which version LibreOffice is trying to 
use?
Tools - Options - Java
Are other versions listed in there?  

Regards from
Tom :)  





> ________________________________
> From: Rev. Nick Sharp <nick.sharp@xalt.co.uk>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Sunday, 24 February 2013, 6:51
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 4.0.0.3: Calc Crashes when setting data validity
>
> On 21 February 2013 21:33, Dan Lewis <elderdanlewis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 02/21/2013 03:00 PM, Rev. Nick Sharp wrote:
> >
> > > I have a spreadsheet to record financial transactions, and to save typing,
> > > I maintain a list of common transactions which can be selected in certain
> > > cells by a drop down box. I populate the list from a cell range in another
> > > sheet.
> > >
> > > When I add new transactions to the list, and try to redefine the Cell
> > > Range, Calc crashes. On re-opening, I find that it has saved the changes I
> > > made, but I can't stop the crashes.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> >       Usually when are typing in a spreadsheet, Calc will suggest a word
> > based upon what you have typed in one of the cells before So, I'm not sure
> > you need a drop down list.
> >       Also a simple database for your expenses will do what you want
> > including the use of drop down lists.
> >
> > --Dan
> >
> > Dan - thanks for the reply.
>
> Perhaps I am using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, though it is useful to be
> able to limit inputs to only a list of possibilities. What concerns me is
> the crashing. Have any other users found this problem?
>
> Nick
>
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