Author: kschenk
Date: Thu Jul 19 20:52:13 2012
New Revision: 1363538
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1363538&view=rev
Log:
Changes to reflect current version and reported problems.
Modified:
incubator/ooo/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html
Modified: incubator/ooo/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/incubator/ooo/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html?rev=1363538&r1=1363537&r2=1363538&view=diff
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--- incubator/ooo/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html (original)
+++ incubator/ooo/ooo-site/trunk/content/download/common/java.html Thu Jul 19
20:52:13 2012
@@ -7,31 +7,50 @@
<body>
-<h1>Java & OpenOffice.org</h1>
+<h1>Java & Apache OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org</h1>
<p>Java is required for complete OpenOffice.org functionality. Java is mainly
required for the HSQLDB database engine (used by our database product Base)
and to make use of accessibility and assistive technologies. Furthermore some
-wizards rely on Java technology. If you do not require these features, then
-you do not need to have Java installed for running OpenOffice.org.</p>
+wizards rely on Java technology. See additional topics pertaining to the use
of Java
+in OpenOffice.org and Apache OpenOffice in the <a href="">Installation
FAQ</a></p>
<p>So what does this imply for me? Base (the database component) relies
completely on Java technologies to run, but other programs (like Writer, Calc
-and Impress) only need Java for special functionality. We do recommend that
-you have a Java Runtime Environment on your system, and therefore our default
-installation offering includes a JRE (which adds about 15MB to the total
-download size).</p>
+and Impress) only need Java for special functionality.
+If you do not need to use Base and do not want to use any of the Wizards, then
you do not need to have Java installed and configured
+for running Apache OpenOffice (and older versions of OpenOffice.org).
+You can completely prevent OpenOffice from prompting you about the use of Java
by
+telling OpenOffice not to use a Java runtime environment (JRE). From the
OpenOffice main menu use:
+<strong>Tools -> OpenOffice.org -> Java</strong>, and uncheck "Use a Java
runtime environment".
+However, we do recommend that you have a Java Runtime Environment on your
system to take
+full advantage of OpenOffice's features without any issues.</p>
+
+<p> Legacy versions of OpenOffice.org (3.3 and below)
+included a JRE packaged with the download. The latest Apache OpenOffice 3.4
does not.</p>
+
+<p>If you already have a JRE installed on your system in one of the standard
areas for
+Java installation, OpenOffice should detect this installation and let you
choose it for use
+in OpenOffice via the <strong>Tools-> OpenOffice.org -> Java</strong>.
+If you have a JRE installed that is not detected, you should be able to add it
through
+this same menu.</p>
-<p><strong>If you already have Java installed there is no need to download the
-OpenOffice.org installer with Java.</strong></p>
-
-<p>If you choose not to download OpenOffice.org with Java (or just forgot
+<p>If you choose not to configure OpenOffice with Java (or just forgot
about it) you can easily install Java afterwards to get the missing
functionality to work.</p>
-<p>The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or complete Java Development Kit (JDK),
-for programmers only, can be downloaded from
-<a href="http://java.com";>java.com</a>.</p>
+<p>The current version, Apache OpenOffice 3.4, has worked reliably in a
variety of
+environments using both <a href="http://java.com";>Oracle Java</a> and <a
href="http://openjdk.java.net/";>openJDK</a>.
+Feel free to download a JRE from either of these sites if you feel you need
this functionality.
+</p>
+
+<p><strong>The current version, Apache OpenOffice 3.4, has reported problems
with using the 32-bit JRE on 64-bit Windows 7
+systems. However, this problem can not be reproduced in all cases. Java 1.7 is
the latest Java from Oracle. </strong>
+</p>
+
+<p>Please report any problems you experience with using Java on OpenOffice
through
+our bug reporting system, <a
href="https://issues.apache.org/ooo/";>Bugzilla</a>, or one of the other support
venues listed
+in the <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/support/";>support</a> page, either
the users list or forums.</p>
<p>For installing Java on Windows machines, one might appreciate:
<a href="http://java.com/en/download/help/windows_offline_download.xml";>
