Graham P Davis wrote: > Graham P Davis wrote: > >> Frank Cox wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:51:14 +0100 >>> Graham P Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> After re-installing OOo - to try and fix another problem which was >>>> later fixed by another means - the appearance no longer matches that of >>>> all other programs running on KDE. The font for menus and task-bars is >>>> too large and the colour is different. These incorrect fonts and >>>> colours also show up in the "new document" display when OOo is first >>>> opened. >>> >>> This sounds like a problem in your kde theme and not in OO itself. >>> >>> I don't use kde so I can't give you specific steps to go through, but >>> check your theme settings, especially anything that appears to set an >>> exception. >>> >> >> The problem affected OOo on re-installation but hasn't affected another >> piece of software that was similarly un-installed and re-installed. Also, >> OOo behaved properly when installed as part of clean installations of >> OpenSUSE 10.3. So, although OOo may not be the cause of the problem, >> there seems to be something special in the relationship between it and >> KDE. The KDE theme settings on the two machines are different, as are >> those of the two users on one of them. >> >> Of course, the problem could be something that only affects OpenSUSE >> which is why I've also raised the issue on one of their news-groups. I >> fear I may have to try an installation of another flavour of Linux to see >> how that behaves. >> > > I've tried removing 2.3 from OpenSUSE 10.2 and replacing it with 2.0.4 and > found I have the same trouble. Looks like this has been around a while but > I'd not noticed it as re-installing OOo is not something I'd tried before. >
I've now tried Kubuntu 7.10 but, although I successfully un-installed OOo, I was unable to re-install it as the radio buttons in the installer failed to change when clicked. Happy days! -- Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman, not newsboy. "What use is happiness? It can't buy you money." [Chic Murray, 1919-85] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
