Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: openoffice.org-gtk
To reproduce:
1. Be using a non-gnome window manager/desktop environment (I tested standalone
Openbox) with the GTK+ libraries and OpenOffice.org installed, along with other
GTK applications. Observe that OpenOffice.org does not use the GTK widget
controls and GTK file chooser like other applications.
2. Install openoffice.org-gtk from the repositories.
3. Start OpenOffice.org
What happens:
Observe that OpenOffice.org does not use GTK widget controls nor the GTK
file chooser. This behavior can only be fixed by issuing "export
OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome" on a terminal or in a startup script, but this
is poorly (not) documented.
What should happen:
This value should be added to some startup script automatically OR
(probably preferably) the openoffice.org-gtk package description should
include documentation for the OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP environment variable.
Then users would be able to tell how to use the package right when it
was installed, or else have it be put into use automatically.
Why:
The current behavior (of installing the package but not having it do
anything) is counterintuitive and the package does not provide a way to
determine that this environment variable is the problem.
Note: I would assume similar behavior occurs with openoffice.org-gnome,
openoffice.org-qt and openoffice.org-kde, but I have not tested this.
** Affects: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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openoffice.org-gtk does not give instructions for use on non-gnome desktops
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/122231
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