Re: [newbie] re: staroffice
On Mon, 2001-11-12 at 00:59, Dimitris Ioannou wrote: I'm going to give you an advise about it that worked on Windows, so I guess it will probably work on Linux too. I have installed Adabas prior to StarOffice installation and everything worked fine. When I finally installed StarOffice itself it did actually detected the Adabas installation though I got a message that the database itself would not be installed by the Staroffice although it detected it. Later on, when I started Staroffice the Adabas worked quite well. All those I'm telling you happened under Windows installation but I think the same will happen under LM8.1 since we're talking about the same application. I' ll try it though today under Linux and I promise you I'll come back with all the information I'm able to gather about it I made the mistake of installing it in reverse order. I installed StarOffice first and after the installer told me it couldn't access Adabas I went ahead and installed Adabas. I was hoping someone would have a way I could save the situation from where I am rather than removing both Adabas and StarOffice and starting over. If no one has any good ideas about how to do that the radical solution is still an option. Dimitris, it would still be helpful to me if you could tell me how you know you have Adabas integration when you are looking at the menus inside of StarOffice. Are there Adabas specific menu choices if this gets done properly? I would just like to be able to tell when I have successfully fixed things. smile Traci Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] re: staroffice
Ï/Ç Traci Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ýãñáøå: Still on the general topic of StarOffice. I am using the 6.0 beta and Iseem to have messed up the database integration some how, or perhaps I'mjust not sure what I should look for if it is working properly. I wentthrough the StarOffice installation prior to doing the Adabasinstallation. The StarOffice installer told me it couldn't find thedatabase and that if I wanted those features I should run thatinstallation. I ran the database installation the same way I ran theStarOffice installation but I can't detect any evidence from insideStarOffice that I have added the database. There isn't a menu option fora new data file under the file menu. I have no idea what I should belooking for but it seems like it ought to be a little more obvious thanthis. I originally did a /net install of both programs and then ran auser install from the directory I created during the /net install. Anyadvice on how to get back on track would be appr! eciated. Thanks.TraciWant to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.comHi Traci, I'm going to give you an advise about it that worked on Windows, so I guess it will probably work on Linux too. I have installed Adabas prior to StarOffice installation and everything worked fine. When I finally installed StarOffice itself it did actually detected the Adabas installation though I gota message that the database itself would not be installed by the Staroffice although it detected it. Later on, when I started Staroffice the Adabas worked quite well. All those I'm telling you happened under Windows installation but I think the same will happen under LM8.1 since we're talking about the same application. I' ll try it though today under Linux and I promise you I'll come back with all the information I'm able to gather about it Regards Dimitris IoannouDo You Yahoo!?ÁðïêôÞóôå ôçí äùñåÜí óáò @yahoo.gr äéåýèõíóç óôï Yahoo! Mail.
Re: [newbie] re: staroffice
Still on the general topic of StarOffice. I am using the 6.0 beta and I seem to have messed up the database integration some how, or perhaps I'm just not sure what I should look for if it is working properly. I went through the StarOffice installation prior to doing the Adabas installation. The StarOffice installer told me it couldn't find the database and that if I wanted those features I should run that installation. I ran the database installation the same way I ran the StarOffice installation but I can't detect any evidence from inside StarOffice that I have added the database. There isn't a menu option for a new data file under the file menu. I have no idea what I should be looking for but it seems like it ought to be a little more obvious than this. I originally did a /net install of both programs and then ran a user install from the directory I created during the /net install. Any advice on how to get back on track would be appreciated. Thanks. Traci Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] re: staroffice
On Thu, 2001-11-08 at 23:15, Harry Ablejoy wrote: Dave i did default install and clicked on soffice still will not open like linux but installing software will take a little time for me. Thanks Can you run it from the command line? Open a console, and type in the full path to soffice, which would look like this on my laptop: [dave@dedannshae dave]$ /usr/local/staroffice6.0/program/soffice If Star Office launches, great! All you need to do is create a launcher icon on your desktop, that points to soffice. If Star Office does not launch, I would recommend uninstalling (just delete the whole staroffice6.0 directory), and then reinstall with the /net switch. This must all be done as root, of course. After StarOffice is installed, you can logout and login as a regular user, then run the setup program per my previous message, and choose the network install option to configure it for personal use. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Dave -- ... we must be wary of granting too much power to natural selection by viewing all basic capacities of our brain as direct adaptations. I do not doubt that natural selection acted in building our oversized brains -- and I am equally confident that our brains became large as an adaptation for definite roles (probably a complex set of interacting functions). But these assumptions do not lead to the notion, often uncritically embraced by strict Darwinians, that all major capacities of the brain must arise as direct products of natural selection. -- S.J. Gould, The Mismeasure of Man msg81115/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] re: staroffice
i had the same problem at first but got it to work.. finally. first, i tried opening it from the konsole, it did nothing. just like pushing enter on an empty line. then i remembered that at the end of the install it said some package was not installed, ( adaba ) .. so, what the heck, i went to their webpage again and downloaded that adaba stuff and installed it. now it works just fine. i configured the link on my desktop to run the link from a console, and it starts ok. note: i did not have this startup problem until i installed JRE. at first i installed Soffice without their JRE and it worked fine From: Dave Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mandrake-newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] re: staroffice Date: 09 Nov 2001 08:03:49 -0600 On Thu, 2001-11-08 at 23:15, Harry Ablejoy wrote: Dave i did default install and clicked on soffice still will not open like linux but installing software will take a little time for me. Thanks Can you run it from the command line? Open a console, and type in the full path to soffice, which would look like this on my laptop: [dave@dedannshae dave]$ /usr/local/staroffice6.0/program/soffice If Star Office launches, great! All you need to do is create a launcher icon on your desktop, that points to soffice. If Star Office does not launch, I would recommend uninstalling (just delete the whole staroffice6.0 directory), and then reinstall with the /net switch. This must all be done as root, of course. After StarOffice is installed, you can logout and login as a regular user, then run the setup program per my previous message, and choose the network install option to configure it for personal use. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Dave -- ... we must be wary of granting too much power to natural selection by viewing all basic capacities of our brain as direct adaptations. I do not doubt that natural selection acted in building our oversized brains -- and I am equally confident that our brains became large as an adaptation for definite roles (probably a complex set of interacting functions). But these assumptions do not lead to the notion, often uncritically embraced by strict Darwinians, that all major capacities of the brain must arise as direct products of natural selection. -- S.J. Gould, The Mismeasure of Man attach3 _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] re: staroffice
Dave i did default install and clicked on soffice still will not open like linux but installing software will take a little time for me. Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Re: StarOffice 5.2 and Mandrake 8.0 - major problems!
Oops. I guess you're right (I grew up with the metric system and European letter sizes..). Unfortunately this insight doesn't solve my problem. However, it means that SO's horizontal ruler does not measure correctly - and the placement of letters on the screen is screwed up. I wonder whether this is due to X or StarOffice? Thanks for your help, Daniel --- Hans N. wrote: Maybe I'm an idiot for speaking too soon, but I just have to ask...When you say letter sized paper it should be 8.5 inches horizontally less margins by 11 inches vertically, less margins. Figuring a default configuration of margins at .25 inches, then being shown 8 inches of paper makes perfect sense.
[newbie] Re: StarOffice 5.2 printing
Thanks for the tips for getting Star Office to print. It almost works. I changed the "connect" settings to "xpp" and "qtcups" and both will bring up a printer screen. However it still doesn't print out of the printer, even though it says the job is printing or has been sent. I can print out the email I get with Netscape and I can print out of KWord and AbiWord with no problem. Any other ideas??? HELP! Thanks in advance, Ed P.S. KWord is most impressive KDE 2.0 is very cool along with all the Office programs. If you haven't used KWord chk it out, its the best I have seen yet as far a word processors go. Office 2000 better look out!
