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LibreOffice Writer Not Retaining the Last Cursor Position
For some time now there has been a bug in LibreOffice that results in Writer not opening large files at the last-used position. I noticed this behaviour on my maintenance log file which is over 150 pages of fairly dense … Continue reading
User Manual/Tutorial for LibreOffice Basic Macros
In an earlier post (Save the Current Workbook using a LibreOffice Calc Macro), I bemoaned the fact that I couldn’t seem to locate a really useful user manual or tutorial for macro programming using LibreOffice Basic. In particular, I noted … Continue reading
Identifying the OS (Linux or Windows) in a LibreOffice Basic Macro
In the last post I described how to save the open Calc workbook from a macro. One of the parameters used was file:///media/DataDisk/agl.ods which clearly indicates that Calc was being run under Linux. But, those of us with dual-boot systems … Continue reading
Save the Current Workbook using a LibreOffice Calc Macro
I often find it difficult to track down how to develop macro code in LibreOffice Basic to do what I consider to be routine tasks. Perhaps I haven’t found the requisite beginner’s guide, or don’t use the right search strings … Continue reading
Testing Development Versions of LibreOffice
If you are not a computer programmer, graphics designer, technical writer, or a web developer, one way to assist in the development of open-source software, such as the LibreOffice suite, is to test pre-release versions of the software as these … Continue reading
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Sort folders before files in LibreOffice
A recent update to LibreOffice seems to have changed the order in which files and folders are displayed in the File-Open dialogue box. Previously, all the sub-folders were listed ahead of the files in the current folder. Now, files and … Continue reading
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