OpenOffice is really slow when saving a file

[claydoh at claydoh.com]

> On Saturday, September 25, 2010 09:01:12 am Clay Weber wrote:
>> On Friday, September 24, 2010 11:54:43 pm Alan Dacey wrote:
>> > Does anybody else have a problem with OpenOffice where it takes a
>> couple of
>> > seconds for it to do anything after each mouse click when saving a
>> file?
>> > When I save a file in Writer the save dialog comes up but is not
>> entirely
>> > drawn for a few moments.  Then when I change to a folder another few
>> > seconds.  Then when I click on a file with a similar name to what I
>> want,
>> > another few seconds.  Using KDE 4.5.1 on Kubuntu 10.04 and OpenOffice
>> 3.2
>> > from the repros.
>> > I also am using the latest Nvidia driver from Nvidia, 256.53, and all
>> the
>> > eye candy Kwin has to offer.  It still happens when I turn it off so
>> that
>> > is not the problem.
>> >
>> > Alan
>>
>> It may be the KDE integration
>> http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32784
>> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/590406
>> you could try uninstalling the package openoffice.org-kde. This will
>> revert back
>> to the standard openoffice file dialogs and theme, however.
>>
>> Clay
>>
>>
>
> i didn't think about that.  The thing is I would rather have a slow save
> than the
> uglyness of GTK.  It looks like somehting out of the 90's no matter how
> much
> you dress it up.
>
> Thanks for the links.
>
> Alan
>
> --.

You could also replace it using openoffice's own packages - it should look
better I think (it did last time I used it that way, but that was back in
the Hardy days).


Clay