payasam Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 We Indians write and read dates as DD-MM-YY. I've used SO and OOo in Win98 for a long while and never had trouble entering dates thus in those programs. In the same programs in Mandrake, though, while I can set dates to be displayed as I want them, I am obliged to enter them as MM-DD-YY. By force of habit, I enter them as I have always done - and am then obliged to correct them. While installing MDK 10.1, I selected India and UK English, so that should not be the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Have you checked : Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages You may need to restart office after making changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Yes, Anon, that's about the first thing I do in any software, since I work in UK English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 OOo (and staroffice to I guess) takes some settings from the DE (KDE, gnome etcetc). Try adjusting the settings in the kde control center if you use KDE (and if you use Gnome in what ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 You're right, Devries. Individual applications do generally take settings from the operating system. I should think I had put in the right settings, but I'll check anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted February 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) Followed the route you charted, Anon. The trick turned out to be the Locale setting. If I turn it to UK, all is well except that I get the pound (or sterling or quid) symbol as currency. If I turn it to India (Hindi), all is well except that I get the rupee symbol in the Devanagari script. Since none of the money columns in my spreadsheets has cells formatted as currency -- that is, I don't ask for any symbol to be displayed -- this doesn't trouble me. Thanks. [edit] Sunbeam the motorbike or Sunbeam the motor car? Edited February 5, 2005 by payasam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Sunbeam the motorbike or Sunbeam the motor car? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The car. See pic below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted February 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Disappointed. While I've been on friendly terms with two of those, for more years than I care to count I've been a bike man. But Mutley makes up for that: I'm sure we could be friends. Another question. Are you the author references to whom outnumber all others by far in bibliographies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Are you the author references to whom outnumber all others by far in bibliographies? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not sure of sure question. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted February 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Pop across to the nearest library and see how many works are listed as having been written by "Anon". I am proud to have been in communication with such a prolific author. A pity he isn't a bike man. Incidentally, SO and OOo do not need to be restarted for the changed settings to take effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest anon Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Pop across to the nearest library and see how many works are listed as having been written by "Anon". I am proud to have been in communication with such a prolific author. A pity he isn't a bike man. :D :D :D Bikes? well i built a few over the years, but they were bicycles. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payasam Posted February 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 (edited) Nothing, Anon, nothing, which does not thump and roar and leak engine oil and ruin your trouser leg with battery acid and bring you to a halt at midnight in the middle of nowhere can be called a bike. The objects of which you speak are good only for the quadriceps and the calves. [edit] ... and running shoes cost a great deal less, or used to. Edited February 6, 2005 by payasam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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