Latest Open Office

[Sam Hiser]

On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 21:00 +0200, Weiers Coetser wrote:
> Thank you for the help... I used Synaptic to install the version two
> and it immediately appeared in my menus and started up when I clicked
> on it. I however find that when I double click on a Word or SXW
> document from the file manager it still automatically opens into the
> older version 1.1.3 of Open Office.

.sxw documents are associated in your environment with OOo113.  You can
change that if you wish.

Keep in mind that OOo2 has a different file format -- called
"OpenDocument," with different characteristics and filename extensions
-- than OOo113 and your OOo2-created files will not open in OOo113.  One
needs to plan one's migration, and decide when and which format to
default to.

> 
> The new open office Icons also do not display ... there is just some
> generic icon.

They will after a log-out and log-in.  Or you can drag the icons to the
desktop or panel and right-click the icon to open Properties where you
can browse and set the path to the nice new colored set of icons for any
or each module.  The path is
 
/usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/apps/[openofficeorg-19-writer.png]

Steps -- if that's helpful -- possibly can be given by someone who has
more time.

-Sam Hiser

> 
> I just read that I might have to log out and log in. Will try that,
> otherwise I will be asking how I can make open office 1.9.7 the
> default application. (Should I have uninstalled 1.1.3 completely
> before installing version two?)
> 
> Thanks again.