On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 1:02 PM, BRM <bm_witn...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> > To: "users@openoffice.apache.org" <users@openoffice.apache.org> > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 6:49 PM > Subject: linux remarks in: Someone is hell bent on seeing AOO go away > > I was cruising through the users list yesterday and came across this > message. > > http://markmail.org/message/tl2jof3b5inpnedj > > I, too am a Linux/KDE users of 11 years, but I'm not sure what you mean > by > > this comment -- > > "I use KDE; AOO only provides integration for GNOME. " > > Could you elaborate? > > What AOO desktop-integration bits do you install? > > > As the OP on the comment... > > I installed AOO from the unofficial Debian Ports tree hosted on SF.net[1]. > > There is a package in there called "openoffice-gnome-integration"[1], > which is provided by AOO; there is no package "openoffice-kde-integration" > - which is what my comment was about. > So I have no mime-type integration aside from what I do manually; nor do I > have it on any menus in KDE4, so I have to run it via KRunner and an > explicit path to the soffice binaries[3]. > > Now, if openoffice-gnome-integration will do the above without requiring > GNOME to be installed, great - I haven't tried it as the name suggests > requiring GNOME which I don't have installed (Kubuntu user). > > > If I'm missing something, then please point me in the right direction.
I can certainly do that. Several of "us" using KDE have found that if you install the freedesktop-menus... from the desktop-integration you won't have to do any manual configuration of mime-types, as this will take care of that. It seems this little tip needs to be added to the Install Instructions as well. hmmm... And of course I'll be happy to help with testing of any KDE integration. > Well, there will be more to do in that regard, but this is first step. I hope it helps. > > > Ben > > > [1]http://sourceforge.net/projects/apacheoo-deb/files/ > [2] > http://sourceforge.net/projects/apacheoo-deb/files/debian/pool/main/o/openoffice-gnome-integration/ > [3]/opt/openoffice4/program/soffice > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." -- "Following the Equator", Mark Twain
