2008/3/31, M Henri Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 2008/3/31, NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > On 03/31/2008 12:46 PM, M Henri Day wrote: > > > Perhaps this is more an Ubuntu query than an OOo one, but I'm hoping > > you > > > will bear with me. I've recently upgraded to Hardy beta, which I was > > told on > > > good authority uses (an Ubuntuised version of) the OOo 2.4.0 release > > > candidate by default. Indeeed, when I check my programme manager, I > > see this > > > to be the case, but when I click, e g, the Writer icon, the > > splashsheet that > > > appears on my screen says «OpenOffice.org 2.3» in large, very legible > > > letters. Not that it makes a whole lot of difference in the work-a-day > > world > > > of practical men and women, but I should very much like to know what's > > going > > > on.... > > > > > > Henri > > > > > > It's an Ubuntu (U)OOo bug: > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/199193 > > > > Also, if you look at /usr/lib/openoffice/program/versionrc you'll see > > that the hardy version is 2.4.0rc2 - hopefully Ubuntu will upgrade it to > > rc6 which is the currently released 2.4.0. > > > > [glad to see you got hardy running :-)] > > > > Thanks, Gary, for sorting this out - I didn't want to lose any more sleep > ! From what I understand the splash will be corrected in the next update. As > for getting Hardy running, I'll get to you off-line.... > > Henri >
Merely a message to those interested in the OOo splash-sheet error : I downloaded 281 (sic !) Hardy updates this afternoon, and one of them must have corrected the discrepancy in the splash sheet ; when I click my Writer icon, the splash sheet now informs me that it is indeed OpenOffice.org 2.4 that is loaded. Three cheers for Ubuntu updates !... Henri
