Re: [libreoffice-users] Intermittent Calc Issues

Hi, remember me?

    Got it all fixed.  Remember, I was having the problem  on a 4 month 
old HP Probook laptop with Windows 7.  The goofy highlighting problem 
was due to a Windows setting in the control panel, in the ease of access 
settings, then in my keyboard settings.  The random insertion of 
characters was due to a Microsoft Mouse driver, that either was corrupt, 
had corrupted, or conflicted with memory allocations.  It just didn't 
behave!  Typical Microsoft.

    I do apologize thinking that it was only LibreOffice.  I started 
noticing it in Thunderbird also.  I noticed it in Windows Explorer.

    How did I arrive at all these conclusions?  No tech help!  I prayed 
about it.  And my prayers were answered.  And it all works beautifully.

Greg


On 8/5/2014 3:35 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Perhaps try renaming your User Profile?  Sudden change in behavior or 
> weird wonkiness might be down to something going wonky in the User 
> Profile;
> https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile
>
> Renaming the profile means you can still get back to it if it doesn't 
> fix things so it's a good way to "get back to factory defaults".
> Good luck and regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
> On 5 August 2014 07:58, Brian Barker <b.m.barker@btinternet.com 
> <mailto:b.m.barker@btinternet.com>> wrote:
>
>     At 22:25 04/08/2014 -0500, Gregory Forster wrote:
>
>         I have an inconsistent and not often issue with Calc. [...]
>         Calc does weird things now and then. [...] Sometimes, I
>         complete a calculation in a cell, and press the Enter or Down
>         Arrow key. My calculation will disappear and a ;6 will appear
>         in the cell. Or I may randomly highlight a cell to check a
>         formula, then when I press a directional arrow, my calculation
>         will disappear and a : will reside in that cell. Sometimes,
>         I'll just move an arrow key, or the mouse to move from one
>         cell to another and wherever I move will highlight as if I was
>         holding down the Shift key. [...]  This all started in early
>         July. [...] I changed different versions of LibreOffice (vs
>         4). I have LO 4.3.0, 4.2.5, 4.2.2, 4.1.4, 4.1.3, 4.1.2, and
>         4.0.3 (which I am currently using).  I still had the same
>         issues with whichever version used.
>
>
>         I discussed the issues and history with another tech and he
>         reasoned (the same as I) that LO was having memory conflict
>         issues with one or more simultaneous running programs.
>
>
>     What, you mean that LibreOffice - in many different versions - is
>     improperly sharing memory with other programs for you but not for
>     anyone else? And why would that behaviour change in early July?
>     Perhaps you should sack your "tech".
>
>
>         My questions are: Has anyone else experienced the same?
>
>
>     I doubt it - at least, not as a problem with the software.
>
>
>         Does my reasoning sound feasible?
>
>
>     Nope.
>
>         Any ideas?
>
>
>     If you spend a lot of time on one project or using one
>     application, it is very easy to blame a more general problem with
>     your computer on the particular application.
>     o Try draining the spilt coffee from your keyboard.
>     o Try shaking the biscuit crumbs from your keyboard.
>     o Try poking out the cat hairs from your keyboard.
>     o Try running your computer manufacturer's diagnostics (especially
>     those for the keyboard).
>     o Try attaching an external keyboard and using for a sufficient
>     period to test.
>     o Does your notebook have a trackpad? Is your thumb or palm
>     grazing the trackpad as you move your fingers about? You won't
>     believe this is possible, so get someone else to watch as you use
>     the system for a period. Try temporarily disabling the trackpad or
>     reducing its sensitivity to test.
>
>     I trust this helps.
>
>     Brian Barker
>
>
>
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