After searching for any file that seems related to locale, I deleted the following files (after saving a backup - just in case): ~/.config/plasma-locale-settings.sh ~/.config/plasma-localerc
They were re-generated on login. So it certainly WAS a KDE problem, but I have no idea why this solved the problem. On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:30:46 +0300 Shlomo Solomon <shl...@the-solomons.net> wrote: > After more research, I'm pretty sure this is a KDE-Libreoffice > interaction problem, but don't know how to solve it. Here's a summary > of what I know and tried - #6 is really interesting/strange. > > 1 - click on a Hebrew file name - libreoffice says file does not > exist. 2 - click on Libreoffice icon + try to open a Hebrew name - > same result 3 - run libreoffice from command line - works OK > 4 - sudo libreoffice also works OK but that's a BAD solution > 5 - created a KDE "link to application" and chose "run in terminal" - > libreoffice says file does not exist > 6 - created a KDE "link to application" and chose "run in terminal" + > "run as a different user" - KDE asks for a password and libreoffice > works OK. NOTE: As the "other" user I chose my regular username!!! > 7 - I read that the libreoffice-kde can cause problems so I > un-installed it, but that didn't help (and it made a mess of the file > open/save dialogue). > > > > As I already wrote, locale is set to en_US.UTF-8 > > solomon@shlomo1:~$ localectl > System Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8 > VC Keymap: n/a > X11 Layout: us > X11 Model: pc105 > > solomon@shlomo1:~$ locale > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 > LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" > LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 > > BTW - is there any significance to the fact that some of the above > lines say "en_US.UTF-8" and others en_US.UTF-8? > > Any help would be appreciated > > > > > > On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:44:33 +0300 > Shlomo Solomon <shl...@the-solomons.net> wrote: > > > Thanks. > > > > I did try adding Hebrew locale but that did not help and also had an > > un-expected side effect - Some programs (for example smbc) ran with > > a Hebrew interface. > > > > BTW - on my Mageia boxes, with en_US.UTF-8 Libreoffice works > > perfectly. > > > > > > > > On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:22:12 +0300 > > Shay Gover <govers...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Try adding Hebrew locale. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 7:01 PM, Shlomo Solomon > > > <shlomo.solo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On my new Kubuntu 18.04 box, Libreoffice will not open files > > > > with Hebrew names - says file does not exist. > > > > > > > > On a Windows 10 machine Libreoffice has no problem with the same > > > > files. > > > > > > > > And a really strange thing - if I run Libreoffice from the > > > > command line instead of clicking on an icon or the KDE menu, it > > > > works fine. > > > > > > > > I thought this was a utf-8 problem, but my locale seems to be > > > > correct. > > > > > > > > $ locale > > > > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > > > > LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8 > > > > LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8" > > > > LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 > > > > > > > > What am I missing? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Shlomo Solomon > > > > http://the-solomons.net > > > > Claws Mail 3.16.0 - Kubuntu 18.04 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Linux-il mailing list > > > > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > > > > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Claws Mail 3.16.0 - Kubuntu 18.04 _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
