On Sun, 2005-10-23 at 16:12 -0400, Jack Carroll wrote: > On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 12:55:24PM -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > On Sun, 2005-10-23 at 13:09 -0400, Jack Carroll wrote: > > > On Sun, Oct 23, 2005 at 08:38:48AM -0400, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > > > > > > > Use Tools > Options > Openoffice.org > Java to set your JRE. > > > > > > > > > You mean, set the path to it? > > > > > > > I am not certain I understand. Do you mean the Add button is > > non-functional or something else? > > > I mean I don't understand what I'm supposed to type into that box. > Debian installed java-gcj-compat as its Java runtime environment, and it's > in a tree based at /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0. > I tried /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre and every variant and > subdirectory and alternate pathname I could think of, and every time I hit > "Select" it comes back with >
Ah ha. Debian. I am not certain that OOo will run with GCJ. Please ask on [EMAIL PROTECTED] IIRC, Debian does support Sun's Java which is what OOo is expecting from the build process. You might try grabbing the sources for OOo if you insist on using GCJ and build from these. Pick the nearest mirror to you from http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.0/source.html Or download a known to work JRE from http://java.com/ Beyond these I can offer any more suggestions. Anyone else help this guy? > "The folder you selected does not contain a Java runtime environment. > Please select a different folder." > > Hitting "Help" doesn't help; there's nothing in there about what OOo > considers a Java runtime environment or how to recognize it in the file > tree. Presumably this will all get cleared up when 2.0 makes its way > through into the Debian repositories, and I'm starting to think the easiest > thing is to wait for them to resolve all the dependencies so I can just > install with a couple of aptitude commands. > The other question is how important this is, since writer seems to > start up OK without it, other than complaining. > > > Right now, I'd rather spend what time I have learning to use OOo, > rather than learning how to configure it. I'm having real difficulty trying > to figure out how to set up sheet borders and title blocks through Page > Styles, so they automatically appear on every page. I'm guessing it has > something to do with Headers and Footers, since that's the way MS Word does > it. But since you and the other guys got me through installing 2.0 on > Debian last night, now I can try it on the system instead of working with > manuals alone. > > (Momentary grumble: Clearly, OOo is succeeding in its mission to > provide a superior replacement for MS Office. But I keep wondering whether > the OpenDoc format and the OOo inner engine really have more power and > generality than is apparent through the MS-like user interface, and > somewhere in a later release OOo might gain a more elegant alternative skin > that uses fewer constructs that offer more direct control of layout, and > have more logical terminology to describe them. I've looked at Scribus, and > it's a lot more like FrameMaker in its functions and terminology (including > the all-important Master Pages), but its Tables feature isn't mature yet, > and its native format isn't an official standard the way OpenDoc is.) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
