Mathias Bauer wrote:
>
> TerryJ wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> CarlP wrote:
>>>
>>> OOo 2.1, WinXP
>>>
>>> I'm trying to add the text-to-columns macro but when I open the
>>> Extensions Manager, I can only add to "My" extensions, not the Open
>>> Office extensions which are available to all users.
>>>
>>> Anyone know why? Did I install OOo wrong (I don't recall being able to
>>> choose installing just for my user or for all)? The Application Data
>>> for the All Users documents and settings folder doesn't have an entry
>>> for Open Office, while my own user folder does.
>>>
>>> Finally, this maybe a WinXP question, but anyone know if it's possible
>>> to change OOo to all users once it's been installed, or do I have to
>>> remove and then re-install OOo?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Carl
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I use Linux but I doubt that you did anything wrong. OOo seems to cater
>> primarily for single users. It may have caught up with multi-user
>> environments next century, by which time we'll all be using Google docs
>> anyway. OOoTech may have a way for Windows networks to install
>> extensions
>> for all users but you may have to pay for the method:
>> http://openofficetechnology.com/
>
> Sorry, but you are wrong here. Just *because* OOo knows how to deal with
> multi user environments it doesn't allow you to install anything into
> the program directory from inside OOo running for a single user. No sane
> application will do it differently as most probably the user will not
> have the necessary rights to do so anyway. You know "install as root -
> run as user"?
>
> To install an extension for all users one has to log in as admin and
> start the extension manager outside of OOo by running "unopkg gui". If
> the place of the extension is known installing can also be done without
> the graphical extension manager by calling
>
> "unopkg add --shared $EXTENSIONPATH".
>
> It's understandable that you didn't know about unopkg but this doesn't
> give you the right to flame about OOo. If you don't know something,
> please don't talk about it or at least don't talk about it badly.
>
> <snip>
>
If you didn't keep information hidden behind the filing cabinets, people
would know it. How is anyone supposed to know they don't know something if
it isn't published. Go and read Donald Rumsfeld's speech on the subject.
He makes more sense than you do.
If you did cater for networks in this respect, the information would be
available without my having to stir you out of your slumbers by flaming.
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