On Fri, 2006-02-17 at 16:21 -0500, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:52:24 -0500, Pete Holsberg wrote: > > > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > <snip> > >>>>>> I see no one has bothered to answer you. Probably because the fix is > >>>>>> in the User Guide at > >>>>>> http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf > >>>>>> > >>>>> The fix is incorrect, vis-a-vis Windows. > >>>>> > >>>>> This error message indicates that the files script.xlc and > >>>>> dialog.xlc, could be missing or corrupted. Look for them in the > >>>>> directory $HOME/.openoffice.org2/user/basic under *NIX or, under > >>>>> Windows > >>>>> C:\Document and Settings\<username>\Application > >>>>> Data\OpenOffice.org<release>\user\basic. > >>>>> > >>>>> To fix the problem, try exiting OpenOffice.org (including the > >>>>> Quickstarter, if any) and copy these from the directory > >>>>> <where_OOo_is_installed>/user/basic (use '\' instead of '/' under > >>>>> Windows) to the folder in your home directory. > >>>>> > >>>>> 1) Windows doesn't have a home directory. They must mean the > >>>>> Application Data path. > >>>> It does on the one Windows box I have. This is where the differences > >>>> between version of windows gets in the way. If you would be so kind > >>>> as to file an issue with _ALL_ the variations, it will be easy to fix > >>>> up the doc. > >>> I guess it depends on what you mean by a home directory. AFAIK, Windows > >>> doesn't support the concept of $HOME. > >>> > >> Oh you mean w9x and its ilk. True. These are definitely single user. AS > >> I said I do not have either of these. Still you could look in c: > >> \Programs ...\OpenOffice.org<whatever>\ etc and do the same thing, > >> couldn't you? > > > > No, I mean XP. > > > > "Home folders and My Documents make it easier for an administrator to back > > up user files and manage user accounts by collecting many or all of a > > user's files in one location." > > > > Not the same as $HOME. > > > Having thought about the problem you have brought up, I have removed the > offending section from the guide. If, at some point, you can provide a > better description, please attach it to 29679 for review. > >
Peter sent me his changes and I have re-integrated the section in the on-line copy of the guide. Thanks Pete. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/
