Re: [libreoffice-users] User Profile Question

Kracked,
Have you looked at lm-sensors for Linux?
http://lm-sensors.org/
Girvin Herr


On 03/02/2014 07:09 AM, Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
> I use Ubuntu Linux 12.04LTS as my default OS, but I also use Win7 on 
> dual-booting laptops.  I never had Linux run "hotter" than Windows 
> when it is installed onto the drive.  I also do not use the "thin" 
> laptops, but the thicker ones that have more "fan space and size" to 
> remove the heat better. Tell me, what do you use to see the CPU temps 
> in Linux?  What do you use for Windows?  I use Speedfan for Windows 
> and have not found much to really see actually temps in Linux, but by 
> feeling the heat from the surface of the laptops, it never gets as 
> "hot" as Windows.  Both laptops are dual core and the main desktop is 
> a quad with the others dual and single cores.
>
> ------------
>
> As for the User Profile issue,  I would get it setup as you want it to 
> be and then make a backup of it.  That way you do not have to "start 
> from scratch".
>
> I do not customize as much as you do, just add a dictionary [or two] 
> and add a larger color choice option for backgrounds, borders, text, 
> etc..
>
> I really think that getting your setup into a backup and using it when 
> you "crash" due to a "corrupted file" would be most helpful. As for 
> the compatibility of the Windows profile/config to Linux, well I do 
> not know much about what each file does either.
>
> For Win7 to Win7 systems, I think it taking a specific set of file in 
> the user profile and copying it over to a new system would work.  
> Which are the needed files, I do not know.  Maybe using the whole 
> "User" folder would work transfered over to the new systems.
>
> Question:  What type of [and how many] screen colors and keyboard 
> assignments/modifications do you set up for your system?  What are you 
> using them for?  We always like to know what LO is being used for and 
> what our users are doing with it to make their workflow "flow" 
> better.  I know of a SciFi-Fantacy writer who switched to Linux and 
> now LO to write his 1 to 3 book a year [being now in his 70's it is 
> down from 4+ paper-back books a year].  He uses many macros and 
> keyboard assignments [and a non standard keyboard] for many years.  
> So, knowing what you change your profile to/with might help our 
> developers make it easier for our users to do their work.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 03/02/2014 07:57 AM, Virgil Arrington wrote:
> > Thanks, Scot.
> >
> > That seems to be what I was looking for. Just a quick glance showed 
> > me a lot of settings that I have customized. I'll dig further to see 
> > if all of them are in there.
> >
> > You mention that you're on Linux. Are you running on a laptop? I've 
> > tried several different Linux distros on my Sony Vaio laptop, in many 
> > different forms (live CD/USB Flash, Wubi, "true" dual boot), etc. and 
> > every one of them seems to make my CPU run really hot, much hotter 
> > than my Windows setup. Have you (or any others) experienced similar 
> > problems? Various Linux forums online seem to indicate this is not 
> > uncommon. I've been *really* trying to give Linux a fair try, but it 
> > keeps hitting me with roadblocks. I know many of you are Linux 
> > enthusiasts, but I can't get past the heat and sound of a frantically 
> > whirring fan.
> >
> > Virgil
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: Scott Castaline
> > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 9:59 PM
> > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] User Profile Question
> >
> > I run on Linux so I'm not sure if you have it on Win7. There's a file
> > called registrymodifications.xcu under libreoffice/4/user.
> > It's in some Markup format somewhat similar to html or xml. It can be
> > kind of cryptic but I have edited that file directly with some success.
> > I don't know if that contains everything within user options or not, but
> > I have saved it in the past before trying something that would cause the
> > app to barf and then restored that file and everything was fine again.
> >
> > Scott C.
> >
> > On 03/01/2014 04:40 PM, Carol-Virgil Arrington wrote:
> > > I’ve got a question about the User Profile. I’m using LO 4.1.5 on 
> > > Windows 7.
> > >
> > > I understand that my user profile consists of a bunch of folders and 
> > > files in my AppData\Roaming\LibreOffice\4\User folder. But, beyond 
> > > that, I can’t make sense of any of it (other than my Templates).
> > >
> > > For example, I’ve made several customizations to my copy of LO, such 
> > > as:
> > >
> > > 1. Screen colors
> > > 2. Keyboard assignments. I have many of my favorite paragraph styles 
> > > assigned to Ctrl-key combinations, etc.
> > >
> > > Where are these types of information kept? With other programs, I 
> > > could find it in a file called <*something*.ini>, but in LO’s user 
> > > profile, I can’t find anything that resembles any type of 
> > > configuration file, and I’ve stepped my way through each and every 
> > > file in each and every folder in the User file tree.
> > >
> > > My computer recently crashed resulting in a corrupt User Profile. I 
> > > was able to rename it and start over, but it would have been nice to 
> > > be able to pinpoint the one or two corrupt files and correct them 
> > > without necessarily starting from scratch. Also, I use LO on many 
> > > different computers, and I’d like to just copy the pertinent 
> > > configuration files from one computer to another without necessarily 
> > > copying the entire user profile.
> > >
> > > Virgil


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