Thanks, this provides useful information. I think that was the key, although the process was a bit more complex. I found I had a problem with dpkg with the /var/lib/dpkg/status file failing and 'status-old' not working. I fixed it using /var/backups/dpkg.status* In the subsequent (2-3 weeks overdue) 'apt-get dist-upgrade --fix-missing' I noted that all OOo1.1 files were replaced by those of OOo1.1-6 I changed 'Tools->options->openoffice.org->views' to X Window and then to Standard. Opening an existing document caused it to crash as before, but I moved a document from my Windows XP partition to /home/adam and opened it in OOo1.1 - it worked, except for the Bold and Italic options. I closed OOo1.1 and opened the same document in AbiWord 2.0.3 where Bold and Italic worked. Reopening it again on OOo1.1-6 I found they then worked there as well. At the time of writing OOo1.1-6 is working with no known bugs. Cheers, Adam Bogacki afb@paradise.net.nz |