Eureka! I just logged on as user, found and ran the startup script and chose "repair." Help is back!
Praise be, Don On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 17:27, Donald R. C. Robinson wrote: > >From answering Dan's questions, the following became clear: > > FACT: We know where the help files are. > > FACT: OOo 1.1.4 does *not* know where the help files are. > > FACT: Permissions for all needed directories and files are "read" (and > "execute" for directories). I checked. > > REASONABLE HYPOTHESES: The pointer in OOo 1.1.4 to the help files is > incorrect. > > SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS (See original at bottom): > > 1. Where is the pointer? > > 2. Does anyone know how to change it (or know someone who might know)? > > > On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 02:34, Donald R. C. Robinson wrote: > > Dear Dan, > > > > You ask very clear questions. You also seem open to accepting my > > assertions as sincere. Thank you! I will also try to make them accurate > > and succinct. > > > > Q. Which windows manager are you using? > > > > A. Gnome. > > > > Q. Have you used your file manager ... to locate the root installation > > of OOo1.l.4 > > > > A. I have used both the Nautilus 2.4.0 file manager and the default > > search GUI. Based on content volume, the root installation of OOo1.1.4 > > appears to be "/usr/lib/openoffice/". > > > > That's my best guess without another way to confirm the impression, > > except that it contains a "help" directory. The other two (unlikely) > > candidates in root are > > "/usr/lib/gnumeric/1.2.1-bonobo/plugins/openoffice/" and > > "/usr/share/doc/openoffice.org-1.1.0/." > > The many other "openoffice" directories in root are subordinates > > of"/usr/lib/openoffice/". > > > > The only instance of "1.1.4" added to "openoffice" is the directory > > "OpenOffice.org 1.1.4" in the user section. > > > > Q. Is it [the root installation of OOo1.l.4] a subdirectory of "opt"? > > > > A. No. > > > > Q. What are the subdirectories of /opt/OpenOffice.org/help ? > > > > A. The directory "/opt" contains nothing. Only one path contains an > > "open office" folder with a subordinate "help" folder." It is > > "/usr/lib/openoffice/help/." Its subdirectories are "en" (for english ?) > > and 18 others with short titles that appear to be language codes. It > > also contains one file, "maintransform.xsl." If you need expansions of > > any or all of these directories, speak but the word. > > > > ___________________________ > > > > If you do not understand these answers or need other information, please > > say so. > > > > Your questions are clear, to the point and cast no aspersions. Their > > respectful attitude is not only extremely welcome but also absolutely > > essential. Past correspondence in this in this thread and scolding > > regarding such are odious to me. Hence the deletions. This is the first > > posting in the thread that I will retain. These are my boundaries. > > Should you can accept them, your reply will be most welcome. > > > > Yours truly, > > > > Don > > > > Note: Anyone seeking to enter the thread should respond to this post or > > my postings below. To be retained or answered, all postings must accept > > my boundaries as stated above. > > > > On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 05:34, Dan Lewis wrote: > > > Top post: > > > > > Which windows manager are you using? (Perhaps KDE or Gnome) Have > > > you used your file manager (Konqueror in KDE) to locate the root > > > installation of OOo1.1.4? Is is a subdirectory of "opt"? > > > I just looked at my root installation of OOo1.1.4 on Mandrake > > > Linux. "OpenOffice.org1.1.4" is a subdirectory of "opt", and "help" is > > > the first subdirectory of OpenOffice.org1.1.4. What are the > > > subdirectories of /opt/OpenOffice.org/help ? (Again if you do not > > > understand this question, please say so.) > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > > > I updated to OOo 1.1.4 on the latest Fedora Linux platform. The check > > > > sum matches. I followed the setup guide as closely as possible. As it > > > > insists, I did a multiuser l.l.4 installation, first as root and then > > > > as user. All worked well, but on invoking Help, the usual help window > > > > appears, blank, except for the following precise message in the right > > > > hand pane: > > > > > > > > The requested document does not exist in the database !! > > > > > > > > If the directories are not default, I didn't change them. They may be > > > > different because the installation was an update. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yours truly, > > > > > > > > Don Robinson > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
