Hi :) I got my taskbar icon / Launcher icon / whatever the word is now, sorted by opening a document and then right-clicking on the icon that appeared in the task-bar-type-thing and chose "Lock to taskbar". Now i just click on that to open a blank Writer document. Regards from Tom :)
>________________________________ > From: Dan Lewis <elderdanle...@gmail.com> >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Saturday, 9 February 2013, 22:28 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Installing the Deb > >On 02/09/2013 04:21 PM, Jay Lozier wrote: >> On 02/09/2013 03:07 PM, Tom Davies wrote: >>> Hi :) >>> I downloaded the .Deb for Ubuntu (and others) twice yday and tried >>> installing it as per instructions but when i tried running LibreOffice >>> from the command-line by typing in >>> >>> libreoffice >>> >>> I got an error message saying that LibreOffice couldn't run because i was >>> missing a package called something like >>> >>> >>> libreoffice-common >>> >>> when i looked through all the packages in the Deb and desktop integration >>> folders i found there was one! I'm sure it's been there in previous >>> releases?! However when i double-click on a docX or odt or anything >>> then LibreOffice 4 does successfully open it. >>> >>> >>> So, it's a bit weird but doesn't seem to be problem unless i try that odd >>> way of opening LO in a way that i would never normally have tried unless i >>> wanted to try to collect error reports and stuff (ie never). >>> >>> Regards from >>> Tom :) >> Tom >> >> I confirm the CLI libreoffice gives the error missing libreoffice-common run >> sudo apt-get libreoffice-common. >> >> This was using LO 4.0 (direct download) and Mint 13 Maya. All the features >> have beens installed including help-pack and SDK >> >> LO 4.0 does run when menu or file is clicked. >> >> What is the CLI entry to run LO 4.0 in Linux I think is the question. >> > Command line to run LO 4.0 (or earlier versions as well) in linux: >/opt/libreoffice4.0/program/soffice. (Note, you could use sbase, scalc, etc. >instead of soffice.) > When Ubuntu installs it version of LO, it puts a script that starts LO in >Path$. So, if you want to use the command line, add >/opt/libreoffice4.0/program to Path$. Then use sbase, scalc, sdraw, simpress, >or soffice in the command line. Ubuntu will know what to do with it. > What I do is to add a menu to the top panel. Within it, I have the icons >(tools?) that will open the particular version of a program such as LO that I >want. You have to edit the Applications menu first creating a new menu. Then >add the new menu to the top panel. (There is a little more to do with this >though.) >file:///home/dan/Screenshot%20from%202013-02-09%2017:23:50.png > >--Dan > > >-- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
