[SOLVED] - KDE and go-openoffice - semi success

toad · 2010-08-26 14:24:29

I installed go-openoffice from the normal repos, typed in OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=kde4 soffice and lo and behold openoffice dialogues are now KDE - hurray!!!

Checked the wiki which says to put the above line in /etc/profile.d/openoffice.sh - so I did as I was told (and created /etc/profile.d/openoffice.sh in the process) but when I start writer I still get the old gtk dialogues.

The second approach says it should be put into /usr/bin/soffice but that has ended in total disaster for me in that the cpu went into overdrive and stopped accepting anything I was able to throw at it.

Has anybody managed to automate this process so that kde integration works even when it is not started from the command line?

Last edited by toad (2010-08-28 07:47:35)

Singul · 2010-08-26 15:25:42

Uhm, maybe I don't get that right, but when "Use OpenOffice.org dialogs" is disabled in the general options, the dialogs are KDE stuff for me anyway...

toad · 2010-08-26 15:34:45

So what are you doing right and I am doing wrong?

Did you just install and it worked out of the box?

Singul · 2010-08-26 15:36:46

I have to say that I had the "normal" openoffice-packages installed before. Maybe this has something to do with it? Not sure..I'm not using it very often anyway, so I didn't care what the menus are like, but just looked it up when I saw this thread...does the mentioned option have any effect for you or none at all?

toad · 2010-08-26 16:30:22

Yes and no - gtk dialogues stay but look different

mythus · 2010-08-27 10:58:47

ave pretty good open office integration in KDE, and I didn't run the FORCE DESKTOP string. I think though it is because I am using qtcurve for kde and gtk apps and am not using the qt-gtk engine.

Furthermore, in the options menu for Open office, I do not have the Use Open Office Dialogs checked, meaning it is not using them and instead is using dialogs provided by the WM engine. Since qtcurve allows me to have a similar look for kde and gtk aps, this gives me what I believe to be as close to perfect integration as you can get.

toad · 2010-08-27 13:18:54

Okay, time for some piccies:

With KDE enforced:

With openoffice dialogue:

Without openoffice dialogue:

EDIT:

Solved. I knew it was me being plain thick, so a night's sleep or two sorted it. Instead of following the wiki I edited the menu entries for OpenOffice and placed OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=kde4 in front of the actual command - bingo. Okay, it is not global, but enough for me.

Will adjust the wiki accordingly.

Last edited by toad (2010-08-28 07:51:11)

Gillian00 · 2010-08-28 17:25:59

toad wrote:

Solved. I knew it was me being plain thick, so a night's sleep or two sorted it. Instead of following the wiki I edited the menu entries for OpenOffice and placed OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=kde4 in front of the actual command - bingo. Okay, it is not global, but enough for me.
Will adjust the wiki accordingly.

what do you mean with: in front of the command ??

toad · 2010-08-28 17:38:44

Open your menu editor - office - OpenOffice Writer - general tab/Command.

It currently reads "/usr/bin/soffice -writer" and it should read "OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=kde4 /usr/bin/soffice -writer"

HTH

kevku · 2010-08-28 17:57:49

I think it should be export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=kde4 in the /etc/profile.d/openoffice.sh file

toad · 2010-08-28 18:02:44

kevku, I had that as well, adjusting the /etc/profile.d/openoffice.sh file after I tried with the "normal" OpenOffice. Didn't work, but my method did. Still looking for a more elegant cli solution which would be global... Any offers?

kevku · 2010-08-28 18:12:06

/etc/profile.d/openoffice.sh needs to be executable and you need to source/relogin after you change it.

Gillian00 · 2010-08-30 18:32:57

you surely know about that but it changed everything for me :

putting this in /home/user/.Xdefaluts

! Xft settings ---------------------------------------------------------------
Xft.dpi: 96
Xft.antialias: true
Xft.rgba: rgb
Xft.hinting: true
Xft.hintstyle: hintslight
Xft.lcdfilter: lcddefault

REALLY improved font rendering in Openoffice and general quality fonts in gtk apps under kde desktop

hope it helps

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[SOLVED] - KDE and go-openoffice - semi success

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