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[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-25T17:25:21-04:00

Hello tzuk,

I just got through testing the broken issues with beta V4.03.01. I am happy to report that all seems to be well once more. I'm a happy camper again - thanks tzuk!! Just in case I find any other issues I'll report it, but I think you can mark this thread as solved.

Statistics: Posted by Joe_ — Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:25 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-25T05:46:20-04:00

Please check version 4.03.01.

Statistics: Posted by tzuk — Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:46 am

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-24T13:02:14-04:00

Thanks Bo, I figured as much.

@Guest10, I just checked and "Always allow BBCode:" is set to "Yes". Anyhow, I hadn't change the time zone. Once I did that and clicked "Submit" it works now. Thanks for your suggestion though - it made me re-look at my profile to see what was causing the issue.

Statistics: Posted by Joe_ — Mon Jun 24, 2013 1:02 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T19:13:33-04:00

Joe_ wrote:P.S. Not related, but I can't get formatting (like Bold, Italic, etc.) to work on this forum either. Am I missing something?
Anyone has any suggestions about my PS?

Go to your Profile and make sure:
"Always allow BBCode:"
is set to "Yes"

If it is, you should be able to select something in your post with the mouse, then click on the appropriate button.
URL works a little bit different.

Statistics: Posted by Guest10 — Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:13 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T16:12:30-04:00

Hi Joe, Tzuk announces new betas in the beta forum. There, you will also find a thread with the installer for the latest version of that beta.

Bo

Statistics: Posted by bo.elam — Sun Jun 23, 2013 4:12 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T15:38:28-04:00

Thanks for your attention tzuk. I'm looking forward to testing the next beta release. Do I have to keep checking the forums to find out when it is released?

Joe_ wrote:P.S. Not related, but I can't get formatting (like Bold, Italic, etc.) to work on this forum either. Am I missing something?

Anyone has any suggestions about my PS?

Statistics: Posted by Joe_ — Sun Jun 23, 2013 3:38 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T14:53:18-04:00

tzuk wrote:The problem was not with formatting but with the formatting buttons on the toolbar, they don't react to clicking on them.
This is specific to the way this Office software is creating the buttons so most programs don't have the same issue.
I was able to fix this, the fix will be included in the next beta I release, in a few days. Thank you for the problem report.

Tzuk, is your middle name Genius?

Pete

Statistics: Posted by Peter2150 — Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:53 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T14:16:09-04:00

The problem was not with formatting but with the formatting buttons on the toolbar, they don't react to clicking on them.
This is specific to the way this Office software is creating the buttons so most programs don't have the same issue.
I was able to fix this, the fix will be included in the next beta I release, in a few days. Thank you for the problem report.

Statistics: Posted by tzuk — Sun Jun 23, 2013 2:16 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T12:45:08-04:00

Hi Joe

I suspect one of the differences may be OS. I am a hold out still on XP Pro. I am not seeing a lot of the problems people are seeing.

Pete

Statistics: Posted by Peter2150 — Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:45 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T12:19:51-04:00

Hello Pete, I got the idea of working with other programs in a sandbox from bo.elam [Howdy Bo! Fancy meeting you here ]. We are both members over at Gizmo's Freeware too.

For one, it doesn't take much to run SoftMaker sandboxed and work on my documents. In fact, I've gotten quite used to it. There's the safety aspect of course, but it's almost zero in my case, so it's not why I work in a sandbox. The main reason is it keeps my system cleaner. When I'm done creating or editing a document, I recover it from the sandbox and delete everything else. I also do this whenever I need to touch up my photos.

As it is, Windows stores enough crap on my system, so the more I can cut down on that sort of thing the better. What I do suits me, but not everyone may want to do the same. I also use CCleaner every so often, but ever since I started working in a sandbox, CCleaner finds less to clean up.

If I want to change certain settings in the programs that I run in SBIE, then I make those changes outside of a sandbox so they will stick.

It's good to hear you have no issues with MS Office and Acrobat Pro in a sandbox, but it's certainly not the same with SoftMaker and SBIE 4.02. I repeat, everything worked before I upgraded to 4.02.

P.S. Not related, but I can't get formatting (like Bold, Italic, etc.) to work on this forum either. Am I missing something?

Statistics: Posted by Joe_ — Sun Jun 23, 2013 12:19 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T09:27:32-04:00

Okay so I was curious. I use MS Office 2010 and Acrobat Pro XI

I opened an excell spreadsheet in Sandboxie and was able to edit it. Simple changes though

Did the same with an Access data base. Again no issue editing it Also simple changes

Then I opened a word document in a sandbox and was able to change text, fonts, underlining etc. No problems.

Finally I opened a PDF file in a sandbox. Again I could edit the text, change text size, change fonts etc. No problems.

Also we've never had any issues with edits of emails in Outlook.

All on 4.02

Pete

Statistics: Posted by Peter2150 — Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:27 am

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-23T09:06:53-04:00

bo.elam wrote:Hi Pete, since I force my Office programs (XP) and Libre programs (W7), not much thinking required to get changes done in the sandbox. I know you don't force your Office programs but personally, I feel safer and better doing everything that I do with those programs inside a sandbox. Anyway, to me, it feels natural. Probably Joe feels like that too.

Bo

I force Outlook, since it faces the internet. I don't force the rest of them, as 99% of what I do is either creating or modifying my own files, so I don't see much threat.

Pete

Statistics: Posted by Peter2150 — Sun Jun 23, 2013 9:06 am

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-22T22:13:01-04:00

Hi Pete, since I force my Office programs (XP) and Libre programs (W7), not much thinking required to get changes done in the sandbox. I know you don't force your Office programs but personally, I feel safer and better doing everything that I do with those programs inside a sandbox. Anyway, to me, it feels natural. Probably Joe feels like that too.

Bo

Statistics: Posted by bo.elam — Sat Jun 22, 2013 10:13 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-22T21:10:45-04:00

I am curious. Why initiate and edit a document in a Sandbox. If I get a document from a questionable source, I'll open it in a Sandbox to be sure it's okay. But start a new document or edit a safe one in the sandbox. It doesn't make sense to me.

Pete

Statistics: Posted by Peter2150 — Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:10 pm

[.01] SBXIE v4.02 breaks SoftMaker FreeOffice 2012

2013-06-22T17:43:40-04:00

Ahh! I see where I wasn't clear enough and what I posted before could be confusing. Sorry about that, I'll try to clarify it now.

I often create new .DOC or .XLS documents or edit them in a sandbox. Here's an example:

1. I start TextMaker (the SoftMaker word processing module) in a sandbox,

2. I create a new document,

3. I start typing some text in the document,

4. Now say I want to switch to a larger font, I click on the small triangle next to the point-size icon in the toolbar but it doesn't present a drop-down menu - nothing happens!

5. I also discover I can't switch the font (e.g. Times Roman to Calibri) or the color either!

6. So I stuck with those settings!

I have found several functions that are broken in paragraph and character formatting in the toolbar. Others are broken in the main menu bar too, under Format-->Character or Paragraph. There may be more broken functions I haven't discovered yet. The strange thing is everything used to work perfectly before upgrading to SBIE 4.02.

Similar functions are also broken in PlanMaker (SoftMaker's spreadsheet module).

Please let me know if you are still confused by my explanations and I'll see if I can elaborate.

Thanks!

Statistics: Posted by Joe_ — Sat Jun 22, 2013 5:43 pm