Bug#494129: [openoffice.org] can't open any file (.doc, .xls, etc.)

[Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org>]

tag 494129 + moreinfo
tag 494129 + unreproducible
thanks

Hi,

Bernhard Garn wrote:
> --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
> When I try to open a file with openoffice.org, a dialog-box appears  
> asking me to "Select a Filter", giving 3 options:
> -) help content
> -) ODF Chart
> -) OpenOffice.org 1.0 Chart
> Choosing either of this options results in an empty, new Chart-Screen.
> It also happens, when I start openoffice.org and then try to open a  
> file, I have to select a "Filter" and then the empty, new Chart-document  
> appears.
> I can't open any files (e.g: .doc, .xls, etc.)

Hmm. And OOo documents? I.e. not M$ ones?

> This issue has been reported here in Ubuntu:  
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/81815

Uh, no it hasn't. That bug is about the usability (wish to sort it) of
the filter dialog itself. And it's not a bug at all, just some people
who are too lazy to read through the list...

> --- Package information. ---
> Depends (Version) | Installed
> =================================================-+-==============
> openoffice.org-base | 1:2.4.0-3
> openoffice.org-calc | 1:2.4.0-3
> openoffice.org-core (= 1:2.4.0-3) | 1:2.4.1-6

2.4.1

> openoffice.org-draw | 1:2.4.0-3
> openoffice.org-filter-binfilter | 1:2.4.0-3
> openoffice.org-filter-mobiledev |
> openoffice.org-impress | 1:2.4.0-3
> openoffice.org-java-common (>> 2.2.0-4) |
> openoffice.org-math | 1:2.4.0-3
> openoffice.org-officebean |
> openoffice.org-writer | 1:2.4.0-3

2.4.0

I don't think that this affects it as 2.4.1 was a minr bufix release,
but can you try getting your system into a consistent state and upgrade
all OOo packages to 2.4.1-6?

I was able to open documents just fine with 2.4.1-6, so tagging it
unreproducible. (And if it was a general problem, it would have been
reported far earlier...)

Regards,

Rene