On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 14:12 +1100, Dave Barton wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 11:31 +1100, Terry wrote:
> > Dave Barton wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 19:46 +0000, Sharon Kimble wrote:
> > >   
> > >> I recently downloaded and installed OOo 2.1.0 [i.e. the latest released 
> > >> version] and installed the redhat configuration so that I could use it 
> > >> from 
> > >> my 'office' menu. Except, the icons have all dissappearred and I can't 
> > >> start 
> > >> the latest version. Can somebody please tell me where the programs are 
> > >> so 
> > >> that I can set up a menu for them.
> > >>
> > >> Hopefully, thanks
> > >> Sharon.
> > >>     
> > >
> > > I can't offer any explanation why your menu entries have disappeared,
> > > but look for shell scripts in the OOo "program" directory
> > > /opt/openoffice.org2.0 for the "official" edition, some distro editions
> > > install in /usr/lib64/ooo-2.0/program or /usr/lib/ooo-2.0/program
> > > You could just do a search for the "soffice" shell script.
> > >
> > > You shouldn't need to know the full path to the scripts, because if you
> > > add the Kmenu entries manually you only need to enter the script name in
> > > the command field (eg. "swriter %U" for Writer, "scalc %U", etc).
> > >
> > > Dave
> > 
> > Unless there has been a major departure, the programme will be in /opt
> 
> This can only be guaranteed for the "official" edition (as stated in my
> original post), for distro modified editions the programme is often
> installed under /usr/lib or /usr/lib64
> 
> > For your menu shortcuts, you need to use the full path unless you are 
> > using commands or links in /usr/bin or some such folder recognised as 
> > path, which /opt normally is not.
> 
> Not true for either of the OOo editions I have installed on different
> boxes, both "official" and distro modified.

Correction: Just realised that I don't have a distro specific edition of
OOo 2.1 installed, since it hasn't been released yet.

> > There is, apparently, an error in links:
> > 
> > http://qa.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=7315
> 
> Maybe so, but not one that I have encountered.
> 
> Dave


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