[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-12-22 Thread Gretha
Key points ... (continued from #19) (3) LibreOffice Compare Document is badly in need of fundamental overhaul, radical improvement and proper fine-graining, and this also includes the removal of its implicit exclusion of frames, footnotes, headers, fields and other essential items of information c

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-12-22 Thread Gretha
** Attachment added: "LibreOffice Writer -- Compare Document Flaws (png)" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/782406/+attachment/2644041/+files/01-LibreOffice-Writer--Compare-Document-Flaws.png ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed --

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-12-22 Thread Gretha
Christopher I make two observations. First, I am sorry to have to note that you repeatedly digress and go off-topic. Issues such as, first, apport (which clearly does not work properly) and, then, Microsoft Office are entirely besides the point. The point is the incompetence of the Compare Docum

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796872] Re: Serious Network Manager Issues with Mobile Broadband

2011-12-19 Thread Gretha
** Also affects: network-manager-applet (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796872 Title: Serious Network Manager Issues w

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796872] Re: Serious Network Manager Issues with Mobile Broadband

2011-12-19 Thread Gretha
NOTE as regards the need repeatedly physically to unplug and reconnect the 3G USB dongle before a functioning internet connection is established: As noted in #1, one of the issues with 3G USB dongles under Ubuntu is the erratic and unpredictable need physically to unplug the dongle and to plug i

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-29 Thread Gretha
Christopher, re #12: The apport issue is not important here, so I fully agree. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782406 Title: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regressio

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-28 Thread Gretha
Christopher, re #9 (1) "The same Document Compare options in OOo are still found in LO at Tools -> Options -> LibreOffice Writer -> Changes." This is not quite correct. If I remember well, the ability to choose the more fine-grained comparison option was in what in LO now is Tools -> Options -> L

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-28 Thread Gretha
Christopher, re #7 and #8 - terminal command apport-collect 782406 In Application Preferences, I changed the preferred browser from Opera to Firefox. The terminal command, however, ignores this, even after a full system restart, and stubbornly opens Opera. So I'm stuck there. I then set Opera wi

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-27 Thread Gretha
Christopher, the terminal command apport-collect 782406 opens Opera which then displays a page saying "Invalid OpenID transaction". -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to the bug report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/782406 Ti

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-27 Thread Gretha
** Attachment added: "Second Attachment of Three" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/782406/+attachment/2610680/+files/LibreOffice-CompareDoc-Version-2.odt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreo

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-27 Thread Gretha
** Attachment added: "Third Attachment of Three" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/782406/+attachment/2610681/+files/LibreOffice-CompareDoc-Version-1-to-2.odt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to li

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-27 Thread Gretha
** Attachment added: "Thee Demonstration Documents together illustrating the Incompetence of LibreOffice Document Compare" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/782406/+attachment/2610679/+files/LibreOffice-CompareDoc-Version-1.odt -- You received this bug notification b

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-11-27 Thread Gretha
Dear Christopher, I am attaching 3 documents which together illustrate the comparison problem. Version-1 is the original as submitted by the "author" to the "editor". Version-2 is the final version after the editor has made some minor changes. Version-1-to-2 is the result of LibreOffice Document C

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 782406] Re: LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

2011-10-23 Thread Gretha
Nearly six months down the road, and this issue is still listed as "Status: New", receiving zero attention. Yet, this is perhaps the most important drawback of LibreOffice in practice in a professional production environment, where documents are edited and updated on a routine basis and where docu

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 796872] Re: Serious Network Manager Issues with Mobile Broadband

2011-10-23 Thread Gretha
A Note of Disappointment I am not a programmer. So I cannot solve the above issues. I do however, try to contribute by (1) exploring and reporting real bugs if they appear to affect not just my own installations, and by (2) promoting the use of Ubuntu and its flavours professionally through my w