On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 20:08 -0800, NoOp wrote: > On 02/25/2009 02:36 PM, Keith Bates wrote: > > On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 13:16 -0800, NoOp wrote: > > >> > >> After you've installed JMF & the MP3 plugin & find it limited (doesn't > >> play oog's etc), I'd recommend that you go and download either the go-oo > >> build or the OxygenOffice builds. Both use the gstreamer patches and > >> both play sound and video out of the box (including ogg's): > >> > >> http://go-oo.org/ > >> http://go-oo.org/discover/ > >> > >> http://ooop.wiki.sourceforge.net/ > >> > >> You may already have the go-oo build with your distribution of linux. > >> Post what distro you are using and someone can adivse. Note that go-oo > >> and OxygenOffice are also available for Windows. Also see: > >> > >> http://go-oo.org/download/ > >> for derivatives, and > >> http://katana.oooninja.com/w/editions_of_openoffice.org > >> [dated but useful] > >> > > > > > Thanks NoOp > > > > I'll take a look at it, as it sounds a bit more useful than the JMF. > > > > I wouldn't be able to install any version of OO at the school- I only go > > there for a half-hour lesson each week and I don't think I should get > > into messing with their system for my convenience. > > > > > > I'm not suggesting that you install on the school's computers (although > it would be a very good idea to do so), I'm suggesting that you do this > on your computer. That way you'll be able to reasonably work with sound > and video in OOo from your system without the mess/limitations of Sun's > very rudimentary JMF. Again, if you advise what linux version you are > using, then perhaps you may already have an OOo distro version with > gstreamer support already installed.
I have Ubuntu 8.10 (intrepid) which came with OOo 2.4 I also have basic or "normal": OO 3.0.1 installed from the OO site. I had locked the version of OO in Synaptic so it didn't overwrite the 3.0 that was installed. Now I've tried to install the version from Ubuntu which the go-oo site says is the right one, but it hasn't updated the gnome menu and I can't find a symbolic link to start it manually. Do you know what the command is? openoffice, oooffice and soofice don't work -- God bless you, Keith Bates www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference
