I can confirm this problem. If the button is in the normal tab, it opens up palette which allows to choose a color. Wenn it is collapsed in the menu, it does not open the palette, but only takes of the background in the line of the cursor.
OpenOffice Version 2.2.0-1ubuntu3 ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Needs Info => Confirmed -- "background color" button doesn't function while hidden from toolbar https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115228 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs