Are you aware that your comments are not a part of the OP's thread. Why
not change the Subject Line, next time? Was it useful to include the
quoted materialwithin your OT message?
On 2/26/2016 2:20 PM, jd1008 wrote:
PLease, I ask people to stop TOP POSTING!!! It destroys the sequential
flow of the thread!!!
See bottom for my reply.
On 02/26/2016 12:04 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: jd1008 [mailto:jd1...@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 10:13
To: Apache OpenOffice <users@openoffice.apache.org>
Subject: Updates
Dear AOO developers,
Thank you for this excellent product.
Currently running AOO 4.1.2
I have a small problem with updating an extension.
When I open a document, I get a banner that there is an update
to an extension (English spelling ..... etc).
So, I click on Update and NOTHING HAPPENS.
So, why would you insert the alert code in the product, and then
not execute the update when the user clicks on it?
If the issue is that the user is NOT root, then why do you offer
the no-op "Update" button on the banner? Why do you not offer
instead a button to download the update to disk,, so that the user
can run sudo ...etc to install the update?
Kind regards,
JD
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You speak of root and I assume that means you are using a Linux
version of AOO 4.1.2?
The extension procedure should be the same for all platforms. I
checked the procedure using AOO 4.1.2 (on Windows 10) and here is
what my experience is:
1. The notice comes up when I open AOO Writer. It invites a click
for "further information."
2. I click on the download button (small button with downward
facing arrow that the notice points to).
3. A dialog box labeled "Extension Update" opens and there is a
checked name of an available extension (e.g., the Version 2016.02.01
English spelling and hyphenation dictionaries and thesaurus ...).
4. Yes, the button at the bottom of the dialog says "Install".
This is inaccurate. There are no automatic installs in Apache
OpenOffice.
5.If I click on the Install button, I am taken to a web page,
<http://extensions.openoffice.org/node/17102/update>, that describes
the extension and provides a Download button for it. There is also a
list of available version, starting with the most-recent, with
available downloads. There are instructions on how to complete the
download and install the extension.
QUESTIONS
A. Are you not seeing the dialog in (3)?
B. Is your concern that (4) is inaccurate?
C. Is the procedure at the web page, (5) clear?
D. Is your request that there be an automatic Install of updates?
There are some simple steps we might be able to take to clarify this,
as first steps, without changing the actual procedure.
First, help us understand the specific problem you are observing and
what you are asking for.
- Dennis
I am referring to your point #5. Clicking on Install DOES NOT open the
browser (firefox).
Are you aware that your comments are not a meaningful part of the OP's
thread. Why not change the Subject Line, next time? Was it useful to
include the quoted material within your OT message?
