[ubuntu-za] LibreOffice Menus still not working

[Neil Manson]

On 7 November 2012 21:32, Bruce Pieterse <dev at otq.za.net> wrote:

>  On 07/11/2012 18:08, Neil Manson wrote:
>
> I'v also added myself as affected by this bug. however, I also noticed
> that this appears to be a duplicate of 1064962 (
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1064962)
>
>  This has a status of "Fix committed", so hopefully it will come down as
> an update soon.
>
>  ~ Neil
>
> On 7 November 2012 15:25, Bruce Pieterse <dev at otq.za.net> wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>>  I've added myself as affected on your report. I have found a temporary
>> work around and the cause is opening files from nautilus which does not
>> show the global menu. Instead, open libre office, then select, file > open
>> and select the file to open. The global menu then persists.
>>
>>  A workaround in bug 1074528, comment 9, does not work.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>  Bruce
>>
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>> On 07 Nov 2012, at 10:32, Leon Gert Marincowitz <lmarincowitz at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>   Hi Guys
>>
>>  After uninstalling Libreoffice-gnome the menus still don't work.
>> I've filled a bug on Launchpad:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1075885
>>
>>  If anyone has any alternatives or solutions please let me know.
>>
>>  --
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>>
>>  Leon
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> Pressing F7 described in the bug to unfocus and refocus seems to work, the
> menu re-appears like magic! ;)
>
> --
> All the best,
>
> Bruce
>
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>
>
> Unfortunately, F7 does not make the menus visible in the HUD. Better than
no menus at all.

~ N
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