--- Forrest Halford wrote:

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3/ NO Adabas database ( or at least I have not found it on the disk <g> )

If this is true they are going to hear me screaming all the way in Germany!!!! What is that about!!???

Suse people: is this true!!!!???

Forrest

adabas IS included, read on: You receive a CD, a CD and only a CD. A CD. Is it clear? Instructions are printed on the CD label: put cd in, run Patch CD module (from Yast2 modules|Software). Then something very similar with YOU will appear, select so_base, and so_en packages, and that's it! after that, I looked on my disk and adabas (Personal Edition, single user, 3 concurent connections) was installed on the hardisk in /opt/adabas in addition to /opt/StarOffice So you don't do anything special to install it as it's included in so* packages. Suse PRO-OFFICE == 1 CD only (no book, no support, nothing else, just the CD) Funny, I don't feel bad for buying it, cause now I upgraded my Windows OpenOffice with (fonts, templates, samples, galery) from my SuSE StarOffice, so now it's like I also have StarOffice for Linux AND Windows :) Of course, the package for Sun contains: books, all 3 versions (Solaris, Linux, Windows), support, that's why it's more expensive. You have the choice: buy from SuSE, buy from Sun. You pay less, you receive less. Still, it would have been nice for SuSE to inform us what we buy, to avoid disappointment (have a lot of fun, eh?). Support your Linux distribution! Cheers, Dan. ===== To guarantee the free access of citizens to public information, it is indispensable that the encoding of data is not tied to a single provider. The use of standard and open formats gives a guarantee of this free access, if necessary through the creation of compatible free software. Visit http://www.gnu.org.pe/resmseng.html then upgrade your office suite to OpenOffice.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

adabas IS included, read on:

You receive a CD, a CD and only a CD. A CD. Is it clear?

Instructions are printed on the CD label: put cd in, run Patch CD module (from Yast2 modules|Software). Then something very similar with YOU will appear, select so_base, and so_en packages, and that's it!

My first problem was getting that to run - once I did I got the things installed ( p.s. Ignore the Size = 0.59MB for the SO packages - a bit missleading when you are looking for large files )

after that, I looked on my disk and adabas (Personal Edition, single user, 3 concurent connections) was installed on the hardisk in /opt/adabas in addition to /opt/StarOffice

Previous downloads of StarOffice had Adabas as an extra package - I said I had not found it <g> There is NO mention of it on the CD Cover so I had not noticed the 'extra' directory was already installed - I use Firebird anyway so it did not actually bother me that I could not find it.

So you don't do anything special to install it as it's included in so* packages.

Installing on the KDE Menu? I've created a desktop Icon, but now I would like to create the list like OpenOffice on the menu ? -- Lester Caine ----------------------------- L.S.Caine Electronic Services

On Tue, 2002-07-02 at 06:03, lester@lsces.co.uk wrote: snipped

Installing on the KDE Menu? I've created a desktop Icon, but now I would like to create the list like OpenOffice on the menu ?

-- Lester Caine ----------------------------- L.S.Caine Electronic Services

My limited experience with staroffice and KDE3 on SuSE is that the inter-connections between staroffice60 and KDE3 on SuSE sux. With SuSE 7.3 and KDE2, staroffice60 integrated very well. With SuSE 8 and KDE3 the integration with staroffice appears to be non-existent. The staroffice menu that works so well in KDE2 is no where to be seen in SuSE 8 - KDE3. KDE3 does not show file associations for staroffice60 ie: vnd.sun.xml.writer vnd.sun.xml.calc vnd,sun.xml.impress, etc. I spent a stupid amount of time on this issue last weekend before I went to the Sun website for the Staroffice60 mailing list. The common complaint from SuSE 8 users was that there was no menu list added after Staroffice 6 was loaded. This is a problem with staroffice60, SuSE 8 and KDE3. It is a non-issue with SuSE 7.3 using KDE2 and it is not a problem in SuSE 8 if you use gnome 1.4. Using gnome with SuSE 8 the staroffice menu shows up in "favorites" and all the staroffice associations appear in the gnomecc. This actually works out to be useful for KDE. Using Konqueror go to "~/.gnome/apps/" and you will find the staroffice menu that is used by gnome. Copy it and use in KDE3. -- Ralph Sanford - If your government does not trust you, rsanford@telusplanet.net - should you trust your government? GPG/PGP ID - 0x7A1BEA01