Lee Wiggers wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 17:08:15 +0000
Lee Wiggers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 03:56:50 +0000
Lee Wiggers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


I'm stuck using oo in the office because I got everyone else
started on it.  Hoisted on my own somethingorother.

OO 1.1.0 on mdk 9.2

Only on 'my' oo installation, the default save format is .doc. I can't change it in the "options" menu, although I can change
to.sxw at the time of a save.


I changed Netscape Navigator to HTML 3.2 in another section of
"options"just to change something and the change worked.

Still couldn't get rid of the .doc save, though.

Any ideas?  (Going to the oo list is not an option.  It's up to
you.)

I would suspect foul play if anyone here were savvy enough.  Am
I to be subjected to a lifetime of .doc clutter in my hd? <sigh>

Lee



Robin's "Delete 'em all and let God sort it out" approach struck me as appropriate.

Try that in Windows, Bill.

Thanks all for the response.

Lee



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Continuing tale.

Deleted /home/.openoffice

Started oowriter

Still can't change .doc save.

I know this is a conspiracy.

I went over to my brother's machine, changed the default to .doc,
changed it back to .sxw and every time when I left and came back,
the default was where I left it.

On my machine, .doc rules.  Period.

Is this possible?


Try running setup as root first. I'm not sure where it will be on your system - if you used the Mandrake RPM, it's probably /usr/lib/openoffice/setup. Then wipe your ~/.openoffice directory again and run as user.


Another idea - have you had a look at the file associations for whatever desktop environment(s) you are using? It's a very long shot, but it's remotely possible that if OO is associated with .doc files and nothing else, it's getting the message that you want .doc files. Sounds absurd, but it's the only other theory I can come up with.

Sir Robin

--
"I'm very into Britney Spears' early work, before she sold out, so mostly her, um, finger painting and macaroni art."
Dawn - BtVS


Robin Turner
IDMYO
Bilkent Universitesi
Ankara 06533
Turkey

www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin


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