[ubuntu-uk] Open Office 3.2 problem on 9.10

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

I installed 3.2 0n 9.10 using the instructions on this web site:
http://techie-buzz.com/foss/how-to-install-openoffice-3-2-in-ubuntu-9-10.html

The install went OK apart from a mysterious message about the registry 
(I didn't know Linux HAD a "registry!) and all seems to be working OK 
apart from the fact that the File-Edit-View etc bar is black in all 
modules and the options can't be seen until they are clicked on.
Anyone come across this, and is there a way of fixing it?