To whom it may concern: I recently installed OpenOffice 2.3.0 on an HP dv6500 laptop using Windows Vista Premium and also on an older computer using Windows XP. On both computers whenever I open an existing file within any of the OpenOffice applications using either File|Open from the menu bar, or the Open Folder from the tool bar, the working directory is always the directory accessed in the lastest application used. Why don't they use the working directory I set in Tools|Options|OpenOffice.org|Paths|MyDocuments?
The other frustrating thing is when you select an choice in "Files of Type:" to open certain types of files in any of the applications it does not become the default for the application--it always returns to the choice "All files (*.*)". I have spent years trying to get my wife to understand (with very limited success) the importance of naming files and how the extension of the filename aids the computer to select the application needed to process it. My solution has been to create subdirectories for each of the file types, such as documents, drawings, presentations, spreadsheets, etc. then set the appropriate directory as the working directory for each application. It has saved me a lot of grief not having to search for files she creates because they will always end up in the directory associated with the program she ran to create it. Not to mention the fact it greatly reduces the number of files you see on the list when opening them. Since OpenOffice theoretically has a global working directory for all applications, my current subdirectory concept would work if the working directory would not automatically float to the latest directory accessed. Merging all the subdirectories under one directory will really make a mess of trying to locate files within an application unless the "Files of Type:" option can be made to hold for each application. To make matters worse, after two days of running OpenOffice, the "Files of Type:" option has become completely useless. Whenever it is selected in any of the applications, it just rapidly scrolls through the entire list of choices and automatically selects the last one! Is there a know fix for this, or do I have to try re-installing the software? I would really appreciate any help I can get to resolve any of the above issues. Thank you, Tim Deitrick at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
