libreoffice-kde

[Grahm]

Saw this on kde Reddit

If you use LibreOffice, install the "libreoffice-kde" package to enable Plasma integration (and a better looking software!)

Is it a safe, official package ? There is before and after pics.

[claydoh]

Actually, the proper package is libreoffice-kf5 (the -kde is a 'transitional package' that simply causes the -kf5 package to be installed, for legacy purposes)

It is legit, as it is made by the libreoffice folks themselves. Kubuntu already has this by default (because --- duh! )
If one has done a minimal Kubuntu install, it won't automatically be included when installing Libreoffice.

[Grahm]

Thanks. I was curious

[claydoh]

And it something that has been around for a long time now. Dunno why it became 'popular' for a moment in the past few days.

[Grahm]

I see.

Libre Office 7 Writer looks good to me. Without any decorations from my end.

[woodsmoke]

interesting thread. I'm glad the question was answered.
woodsmoke

[GreyGeek]

Most people don't even begin to fathom the power of LibreOffice. Besides writing documents, pamphlets, etc., one can create or interface with databases of all types. Using a Form letter one can populate the letter with data from rows of a database and print documents. keeping track of baseball stats? Print a series of player stats for each player on separate pages. Create several databases, like customers, inventory, invoices, orders, etc., and then print out the variety documents used to create inventory lists, customer lists, lists of customers with their invoices, lists of invoices with inventory items, mail merge, etc. What ever you can imagine the power is there. It is perfect for the mom & pop business that is willing to custom make their own data tracking system.
Here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1sc8cfpqGI

Here is what is new in 7.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLutwM8XKvo

Here is a playlist with 77 videos showing how to use LibreOffice
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...uAv_YxAgCmpha4

Other videos:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbY...uZ0142w/videos

Of course, the best place to get help is from LibreOffice's own help site:

https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/.../new_help.html

[woodsmoke]

Hi folks.
As an aside, because of the pandemic and that at least SOME college professors are beginning to see the limitations and problems of Microsith, I learned something about LibreOffice that I did not know just a few days ago.

A prof was desperate to somehow make a "fillable .pdf" for his remote learning classes and had discovered that the Adobe(tm) suite is massively expensive and was pleading on a faculty discussion board for someone to take his MS Word(tm) doc and turn it into a fillable .pdf for his class(es) .

Well, he probably did NOT "learn the lesson" because he is deeply stuck in the system, that all that the others could do is recommend that he contact "the person" in charge of all things .pdf. because...of course... a college is a collection of "experts" and each has their own turf to protect so that they can keep their job.

Well, I got to thinking... I do not do that very often, ... and asked myself if there was a function in LibreOffice to do this...and lo and behold, there IS!

I have learned that in the new remote learning, Microsith centric, ZOOM (tm) TECHNOLOGY CENTRIC world of "remote learning" to keep my head down and not say anything... and within a short while a chirpy young person appeared and said something like "Oh yes, just send me that and I will get it right back to you!".

So, this is using LO 6.8.2

Open a writer document and type into it something like "fill out the form".

Go to the menu bar and in form tab click "text box".

Click on the document and holding the left mouse button drag down and to the right and you will see two black edge lines on the top and left and a normal "text box colors" on the bottom and right with the dragger boxes etc

Click in it and then export as a .pdf with a title and it will save to documents unless you have another preference.

when you find it, it should be in documents, click the .pdf for me Okular popped it,

There was a warning line at top of Okular that said that there was a fillable form and to click the warning line and what originally was a black line on top and right edges is now a box with a line around all of it and one can type into the box.

Apparently previous versions of L.O. use different set of mouse clicks.

Here is a link to one such that is much more complex and includes a lot of more capabilities. I could not immediately find a date of publication.

https://codepre.com/how-to-use-libre...pdf-forms.html

The recipient will, of course, need to have an app that will be able to read a fillable .pdf but LO does, indeed. produce fillable forms.

I am going to be using this capability for my remote learning students pretty quickly.

If there are any questions please ask.

woodsmoke

[GreyGeek]

Here's a video on how to create a fillable PDF using LibreOffice in Windows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDuYU0jK8g

Of course it works the same way in Linux, but don't tell them that because then they'll think its too hard to learn.

[woodsmoke]

Thankee GG!

Here's a video on how to create a fillable PDF using LibreOffice in Windows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDuYU0jK8g

Of course it works the same way in Linux, but don't tell them that because then they'll think its too hard to learn.