[opensuse] OpenOffice 2.3 upgrade broke Thunderbird default Open with

2007-10-03 Thread Dennis E. Slice
I was running OO 2.0 (the default version) on my SUSE 10.0 system. In tracking down a problem with Master Documents, I upgraded to 2.3. Works nicely, but now when I click on an attachment in the Thunderbird mail program (say, .doc or .xls) the default is to Save, and selecting Open with produces

Re: [opensuse] OpenOffice 2.3 upgrade broke Thunderbird default Open with

2007-10-03 Thread Jos van Kan
Dennis E. Slice schreef: filename.xls could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences. I can't find a place to change it, and besides .doc and .xls files (and I assume .ppt) automatically open just fine from the

Re: [opensuse] OpenOffice 2.3 upgrade broke Thunderbird default Open with

2007-10-03 Thread Dennis E. Slice
Jos van Kan wrote: Dennis E. Slice schreef: filename.xls could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences. I can't find a place to change it, and besides .doc and .xls files (and I assume .ppt) automatically open just

Re: [opensuse] OpenOffice 2.3 upgrade broke Thunderbird default Open with

2007-10-03 Thread Dennis E. Slice
Basil Chupin wrote: ..snip... OO is now separated into various modules which you install depending on whether you need a particular application -- eg, if you want to use the Writer then you install this module, or if you want to use the Database then install the database module. Also, you

Re: [opensuse] OpenOffice 2.3 upgrade broke Thunderbird default Open with

2007-10-03 Thread Carlos E. R.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The Wednesday 2007-10-03 at 04:30 -0400, Dennis E. Slice wrote: In TB: EditPreferencesAttachmentsViewEdit actions ... Thanks for the speedy reply, but that's not quite it. Following the trail you suggest, I get to the action for .doc files is

Re: [opensuse] OpenOffice 2.3 upgrade broke Thunderbird default Open with

2007-10-03 Thread Dennis E. Slice
Carlos E. R. wrote: The Wednesday 2007-10-03 at 04:30 -0400, Dennis E. Slice wrote: In TB: EditPreferencesAttachmentsViewEdit actions ... Thanks for the speedy reply, but that's not quite it. Following the trail you suggest, I get to the action for .doc files is currently: Open them

Re: [opensuse] OpenOffice 2.3 upgrade broke Thunderbird default Open with

2007-10-03 Thread Basil Chupin
Dennis E. Slice wrote: Carlos E. R. wrote: The Wednesday 2007-10-03 at 04:30 -0400, Dennis E. Slice wrote: In TB: EditPreferencesAttachmentsViewEdit actions ... Thanks for the speedy reply, but that's not quite it. Following the trail you suggest, I get to the action