How to fix error messages when starting OpenOffice oowriter.

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Sun Jul 29 04:49:40 UTC 2007


On 07/28/2007 08:28 PM, Larry Alkoff wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 07/28/2007 05:08 PM, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>>> I am getting the following error messages when I try to open ooWriter in 
>>> Kununtu Feisty Fawn from a konsole window.  Is there any way to 
>>> eliminate these errors?
>>>
>>> Someone on the OpenOffice list told me it was a (K)ubuntu problem.
>>> Possibly something to do with finding a font that is called forl.
>>> I'd appreciate any help on tracking it down.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>> 
>> That was me :-) Hopefully someone here w/kubuntu can help figure this
>> out (I have the Gnome desktop). Do you get the same messages when
>> starting any other application from konsole?
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> Hi NoOp.  I knew it was you of course but don't like to mention peoples 
> names without checking with them.
> 
> I do not get the same messages from any other app except the OO like 
> oodraw and oocalc.
> 
> Larry
> 

Perhaps related:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/128211

Other info:
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=240185#p240185
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3087551
[scroll to the post above]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/90543
http://www.nabble.com/gtk-settings.cpp-GetFont()-problem-t4135797.html

Sorry I couldn't find more...

Gary






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