Bug#224794: openoffice.org: Does not use KDEDIRS
Package: openoffice.org
Version: 1.1.0-3
X-Debbugs-CC: calle@gosig.nu
On Sun, 2003-12-21 at 22:03, Carl Ekman wrote:
> I am sorry if I do not send this to the right place, but I hope that you could
> redirect me if so is the case.
The mailing list is ok; since its a bug you could have used the BTS too.
> I run Debian sid with KDE and OpenOffice and have noticed problems with the
> way OpenOffice takes on the look and feel of KDE.
>
> I use an extra set of directories for KDE settings, so that my KDEDIRS
> variable points to my own global settings directory, then to /usr. I move all
> settings that seems suitable for all users to my global settings directory
> and away from my ~/.kde/, and keep the temporary and personal settings.
>
> Now the strange problem is as follows: When I use the local default colors for
> KDE, OpenOffice takes on its own default color set. When my personal settings
> differ from the global settings, OpenOffice takes on my personal settings.
>
> The same goes for fonts. For instance, my current system default is Nimbus
> Sans L, size 12pt. OpenOffice then uses some weird really small and ugly font
> for the GUI. When I change my personal font preferences to use Nimbus Sans L,
> size 13pt, OpenOffice uses it.
>
> This bug seems strange, and could be a real problem in large GUI installations
> with KDE..
>
> Regards, and thanks for maintaining OpenOffice!
>
> Carl Ekman,
> Sweden
>
It's a bug. OOo does not try to read KDEDIRS at all. Upstream has even
worse KDE integration - it does not read KDEHOME or use the menu font.
I was actually planning on submitting our patch upstream, but it looks
like we need to add support for KDEDIRS support to it too.
Filing a report to make sure this doesn't get forgotten.
Chris
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