Public bug reported: Binary package hint: openoffice.org
1) Drag and drop an image of any type into a blank OpenOffice.org Writer window. 2) Right-click the image and select 'Picture...' 3) Select the 'macro' tab and the following warning appears, loops and makes OpenOffice.org unusable: OpenOffice.org requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to preform this task. Please install a JRE and restart OpenOffice.org. Please install the required openoffice.org-java-common package for this functionality. [ OK ] I can click [ OK ] a million times and it won't go away. I have Ubuntu Hardy 8.04.1 and OpenOffice 2.4.0. $ apt-cache policy openoffice.org-java-common sun-java6-jre openoffice.org-java-common: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2 Version table: 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages sun-java6-jre: Installed: 6-06-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 6-06-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 6-06-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Macro warning loops to make OpenOffice unusable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259763 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs