-----Original Message-----
From: Andreas Jaeger [mailto:aj@suse.de]
Sent: Wed 10/4/2006 7:16 PM
To: Bruce Adams
Cc: opensuse@opensuse.org
Subject: Re: [opensuse] Open office issue & integration

"Bruce Adams" <Bruce.Adams@tns-global.com> writes:

>> Hi,
>>    I discovered a problem with the Novell version of open office install as part of Suse 10 64bit.

> SUSE 10?  That version does not exist.

My apologies I meant 10.0.

>> A document that was shared with colleagues and saved in office 1.1 format could no longer be saved
>> in my - more up to date - version of office. Saving in either 2.0 or 1.1 format hangs at about
>> 80% and ultimately causes office to restart. Unfortunately I can't post the document as a failing
>> test case since it contains confidential information.
>>   I decided to install open-office 2.0.3 to get around the problem. yast -i *.rpm successfully
>> installs office to /opt/openoffice.org2.0. That is I can run e.g. swriter from that directory.
>> I am also now able to save the document that previous caused problems.
>> However the desktop integration does not seem to work. No links are installed in /usr/bin and
>> no menu options appear in gnome. When I attempt to install the SUSE rpm in the desktop-integration
>> subdirectory it hangs. Installing it directly with rpm doesn't seem to do anything either. Though
>> I do have to uninstall it with -e after a failed yast install. Any ideas what is happening here?
>> Is it a Suse 64bit issue?

>I doubt it - we ship with 10.1 a 32-bit OpenOffice version, the same
>as for x86.  So, this bug should be everywhere...
>
>It might be that the bug you're running into is already fixed in 2.0.3
>but was not fixed in our version,
>
>Andreas
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That is my assumption as well. Though obviously, I can't tell whether its a problem with the Novell
branch or the equivalent openoffice.org build. If I get time I could try installing that to check.
At least that way we'll know whether its worth a proper bug report.

However, I am still left with the problem of having a version of open office that is not
integrated with my desktop. I'm not too fussed about not having the Novell extensions - though I kind of
miss the chamelean logo. Any ideas what could be wrong?

Regards,
        Bruce.