Re: [libreoffice-users] LO gibberish ...

       a poll vs. an official poll  ;-)

       bewitched, befuddled, bemused ... confounded by confusion ... ...
...  ;-)

       signed: straight from the 'glorified typewriter'  ;-)



On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 5:53 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi :)
> I don't remember there ever being a poll about how the lists work.  We
> were suddenly just told that it would change and asked to give it a fair go
> and then make comments later.  Does anyone know how to set-up a poll?
>
> The one on LinuxQuestions seemed to get a lot of votes but it's a bit of a
> specialist site that Mac and Windows users probably don't go to at all.
>  Also the popular poll was about a contentious issue that gets hotly
> debated across all different distros.  Something about the inner-workings
> of the LibreOffice community might be a bit outside the box for them.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>
> *To:* Tom <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> *Cc:* David <davidbteague@comporium.net>; users@global.libreoffice.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, 7 March 2013, 0:35
> *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] LO gibberish ...
>
>        ... should we take another poll ...
>               seems as if we might have been in the majority, yet were
> vetoed  ;-)
>
>        Strangest list set-up of any I've been/am on, you?
>            maybe it could be 6 months on - 6 months off  ;-)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
> Hi :)
> It might be worth writing to the board-discuss list to let them know you
> are not happy with the way replies to the list work.  You are not alone in
> that!
>
> Congrats about fixing your problem tho!  A tad weird but good to know you
> fixed it.  Nicely done! :)
> Congrats and regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
> > From: David B Teague sr <davidbteague@comporium.net>
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 21:56
> > Subject: Fwd: Re: [libreoffice-users] new version of LO gives gibberish
> for excel file.
> > Hi All.
> >
> > I had responded, but failed to "reply-all" that is usually automatic with
> mailing lists. In any event it did not happen. Here is my response, sent to
> Dries Feys only but intended for all of you kind folks.
> > I installed the MS Excel Viewer, and now the file opens flawlessly. I
> have NO idea why.
> > With Warmest Regards
> > David Teague
> >
> >
> >
> > Subject:     Re: [libreoffice-users] new version of LO gives gibberish
> for excel file.
> > Date:     Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:57:16 -0500
> > From:     David B Teague sr <davidbteague@comporium.net>
> > To:     Dries Feys <dries.feys@tvh.com>
> >
> >
> > HI Dries, and Stuart, and others:
> >
> > I just tried it again, and it opens "flawlessly" with the latest stable
> > LO Version 3.6.5.2 (Build ID: 5b93205) on my Windows 7, 64 bit system.
> > I wonder what the heck was wrong. The only thing I did in the interim
> > was to fetch the MS Excel Viewer. I wonder if something came with that
> > that enabled LO, a font or something that enabled LO.
> > Many thanks for prompt response.
> > Warmest Regard
> > David Teague
> > On 3/1/2013 9:40 AM, Dries Feys wrote:
> > > David,
> > >
> > > This works just fine with LO 4. Of course, there might be other issues.
> > >
> > > (win 7 64 bit, i7, 8Gb ram)
> > >
> > > Met vriendelijke groeten, Salutations distinguées, Kind Regards,
> > >
> > > DRIES FEYS
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > -- nil significat nisi oscillat
> > do wop, do wop, do wop! -- Duke Ellington

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