I can confirm this as well. The "Use OpenOffice Dialog" checkbox doesn't affect which file chooser opens. Attached is a screenshot.
Package: openoffice.org My installed version: 2.2.0~rc3~oof680m10-0ubuntu3 ** Attachment added: "Open File Dialog" http://librarian.launchpad.net/6726634/OOorg-open-dialog.png -- OpenOffice doesn't use KDE filepicker in Kubuntu https://launchpad.net/bugs/90518 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs