Trying to install Star Office and everything goes well until I get to the
install screen (download and unpack worked well). When the install box
comes up, it has nothing in it. Just a blank box, with the steel grey back
ground Sun likes, that you can close with no problem. In other words, the
box is "live" but blank. Of course, all install stop at that point.

Any ideas?



Thanks

Deb

Dr. Deb wrote:
> Trying to install Star Office and everything goes well until I get to
> the install screen (download and unpack worked well).

Yours isn't a very informative background setup for a question.

It doesn't describe what 'method' is being used to install what Star
Office to what (presumably) linux distro and desktop environment.

The majority of linux distros of various DEs come with SO preinstalled.
The majority of linux distros and DEs use a package management system
which doesn't isolate any kind of process which resembles 'download and
unpack'.

So as a result, your question setup leaves the reader to imagine what
you are doing and why you are using the words you are using in the way
you are using them.

It is an interesting little game that some of those who help those who
ask questions play to try to guess at what the questioner was looking at
and thinking about and using when they were struck to ask the question,
but it isn't a good way to get the results you want.

Why don't you start by not assuming that anyone who is reading your post
knows what kind of operating system you are working with and what v. of
SO you are wanting to install and what method you are using to install
it.


--
Mike Easter

Mike Easter wrote:

> Dr. Deb wrote:
>> Trying to install Star Office and everything goes well until I get to
>> the install screen (download and unpack worked well).
>
> Yours isn't a very informative background setup for a question.
>
> It doesn't describe what 'method' is being used to install what Star
> Office to what (presumably) linux distro and desktop environment.
>
> The majority of linux distros of various DEs come with SO preinstalled.
> The majority of linux distros and DEs use a package management system
> which doesn't isolate any kind of process which resembles 'download and
> unpack'.
>
> So as a result, your question setup leaves the reader to imagine what
> you are doing and why you are using the words you are using in the way
> you are using them.
>
> It is an interesting little game that some of those who help those who
> ask questions play to try to guess at what the questioner was looking at
> and thinking about and using when they were struck to ask the question,
> but it isn't a good way to get the results you want.
>
> Why don't you start by not assuming that anyone who is reading your post
> knows what kind of operating system you are working with and what v. of
> SO you are wanting to install and what method you are using to install
> it.
>
>
> --
> Mike Easter

Okay, nasty habit we have of assuming all are on the same page.

I downloaded the SO file NOT OpenOffice, but Sun's StarOffice 8. Ran
the "sh xxxxxxxxx.sh" command and things proceeded as they should. A
terminal window opened and asked me where I wanted to unpack the "sh" file.
I accepted the default and it unpacked the file into the "tmp" directory
and then opened the Install window. That was all as it should be, the only
problem is, the Install window was blank. It may well be a video setting,
but before I mess with too much, I was wondering if someone else had had
the same problem

thanks

Deb

Dr. Deb wrote:

> I downloaded the SO file NOT OpenOffice, but Sun's StarOffice 8. Ran
> the "sh xxxxxxxxx.sh" command and things proceeded as they should.

Have you seen these docs?

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-7351/eobzp?a=view Chapter 1
Installing StarOffice 8 - Installing StarOffice 8 on Linux or Solaris
Operating Systems -

Steps
Open a shell or terminal window.
Enable graphics display for the superuser.
As a normal user, enter the following command:
xhost +
Become superuser.
Enter su - to become superuser.
Set the DISPLAY variable to point to your machine.
Enter the following command:
export DISPLAY=your_machine_name:0.0
or enter the equivalent commands for your shell environment.
Change to the directory that contains the StarOffice 8 installation
program.
Start the setup script.
Enter the following command:
../setup
Follow the instructions.


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Mike Easter

Dr. Deb wrote:

> I downloaded the SO file NOT OpenOffice, but Sun's StarOffice 8. Ran
> the "sh xxxxxxxxx.sh" command and things proceeded as they should. A
> terminal window opened and asked me where I wanted to unpack the "sh" file.
> I accepted the default and it unpacked the file into the "tmp" directory
> and then opened the Install window. That was all as it should be, the only
> problem is, the Install window was blank. It may well be a video setting,
> but before I mess with too much, I was wondering if someone else had had
> the same problem

If I remeber right, there is a README file which contains the list of
dependencies that your system must fullfill to be able to use SO8, if
you don't find a such file, I suggest you contact Sun directly for support.

--

//Aho

Dr. Deb wrote:

> Mike Easter wrote:
>
>> Dr. Deb wrote:
>>> Trying to install Star Office and everything goes well until I get to
>>> the install screen (download and unpack worked well).
>>
>> Yours isn't a very informative background setup for a question.
>>
>> It doesn't describe what 'method' is being used to install what Star
>> Office to what (presumably) linux distro and desktop environment.
>>
>> The majority of linux distros of various DEs come with SO preinstalled.
>> The majority of linux distros and DEs use a package management system
>> which doesn't isolate any kind of process which resembles 'download and
>> unpack'.
>>
>> So as a result, your question setup leaves the reader to imagine what
>> you are doing and why you are using the words you are using in the way
>> you are using them.
>>
>> It is an interesting little game that some of those who help those who
>> ask questions play to try to guess at what the questioner was looking at
>> and thinking about and using when they were struck to ask the question,
>> but it isn't a good way to get the results you want.
>>
>> Why don't you start by not assuming that anyone who is reading your post
>> knows what kind of operating system you are working with and what v. of
>> SO you are wanting to install and what method you are using to install
>> it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike Easter
>
> Okay, nasty habit we have of assuming all are on the same page.
>
> I downloaded the SO file NOT OpenOffice, but Sun's StarOffice 8. Ran
> the "sh xxxxxxxxx.sh" command and things proceeded as they should. A
> terminal window opened and asked me where I wanted to unpack the "sh"
> file. I accepted the default and it unpacked the file into the "tmp"
> directory
> and then opened the Install window. That was all as it should be, the
> only
> problem is, the Install window was blank. It may well be a video setting,
> but before I mess with too much, I was wondering if someone else had had
> the same problem
>
> thanks
>
> Deb

what linux distro are you running and are you using compiz-fusion and if so
are you using compiz as your window manager. i am clutching at straws here
because if i use limewire start the app and then minimise the app then
maximise the app it comes up blank like yours. you can work out the rest.

Dr. Deb wrote:

> Trying to install Star Office and everything goes well until I get to the
> install screen (download and unpack worked well). When the install box
> comes up, it has nothing in it. Just a blank box, with the steel grey
> back
> ground Sun likes, that you can close with no problem. In other words, the
> box is "live" but blank. Of course, all install stop at that point.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Deb


To one and all - a great big thanks.

Will try each one and keep on until one makes it work.

Thanks Again

Deb

Dr. Deb wrote:

> Will try each one and keep on until one makes it work.

What is the principle basis for your interest in Star Office 8 as
opposed to OO 2.4.0 with additional extensions or other resources -- or
even OO 3.0b for that matter?


--
Mike Easter

Dr. Deb wrote:

> Trying to install Star Office and everything goes well until I get to the
> install screen (download and unpack worked well). When the install box
> comes up, it has nothing in it. Just a blank box, with the steel grey
> back
> ground Sun likes, that you can close with no problem. In other words, the
> box is "live" but blank. Of course, all install stop at that point.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Deb


Sometimes we over look the simplest things. Turned off Compriz and "bingo."

Thanks to one and all.


Also, if you get an error message that says, "org.hsqldb.lib" when running
Base, the fix is simple (no I ain't that smart, but Google is) load the
base file, do a "SaveAs," close out the current file and open the one you
saved. Works.

Deb

Mike Easter wrote:

> Dr. Deb wrote:
>
>> Will try each one and keep on until one makes it work.
>
> What is the principle basis for your interest in Star Office 8 as
> opposed to OO 2.4.0 with additional extensions or other resources -- or
> even OO 3.0b for that matter?
>
>
> --
> Mike Easter

could it be a case of simple curiosity, even i took a look at it as i use to
use staroffice before openoffice passed it!!!!

darklight wrote:
> Mike Easter wrote:
>
>> Dr. Deb wrote:
>>
>>> Will try each one and keep on until one makes it work.
>>
>> What is the principle basis for your interest in Star Office 8 as
>> opposed to OO 2.4.0 with additional extensions or other resources --
>> or even OO 3.0b for that matter?

> could it be a case of simple curiosity, even i took a look at it as i
> use to use staroffice before openoffice passed it!!!!

Star Office is also supposed to have some features which OO does not.
I'm not sure how SO8 compares and contrasts to OO3.

My understanding is that the OO code doesn't include all of the SO code
because Sun pays some licensing fees to others for some pieces and parts
of SO, and that's what you get for your money. According to one of my
favorite word processor comparison sites^1 which is fairly uptodate,
these are the differences in OO/SO:

<snip>
Those things which are present in StarOffice but are not available on
OpenOffice.org are not extraordinarily different but include:

Certain fonts (including, especially, Asian-language fonts)
The database component Adabas D
Additional templates
Extensive Clip Art Gallery
Some sorting functionality (Asian versions)
Additional file filters
Commercial spell checker and thesaurus
Migration assessment tool (Enterprise Edition)
Macro migration tool (Enterprise Edition)
Configuration management tools
</snip>
^1 http://www.donationcoder.com/Reviews...cs/#openoffice


--
Mike Easter

Mike Easter wrote:

> darklight wrote:
>> Mike Easter wrote:
>>
>>> Dr. Deb wrote:
>>>
>>>> Will try each one and keep on until one makes it work.
>>>
>>> What is the principle basis for your interest in Star Office 8 as
>>> opposed to OO 2.4.0 with additional extensions or other resources --
>>> or even OO 3.0b for that matter?
>
>> could it be a case of simple curiosity, even i took a look at it as i
>> use to use staroffice before openoffice passed it!!!!
>
> Star Office is also supposed to have some features which OO does not.
> I'm not sure how SO8 compares and contrasts to OO3.
>
> My understanding is that the OO code doesn't include all of the SO code
> because Sun pays some licensing fees to others for some pieces and parts
> of SO, and that's what you get for your money. According to one of my
> favorite word processor comparison sites^1 which is fairly uptodate,
> these are the differences in OO/SO:
>
> <snip>
> Those things which are present in StarOffice but are not available on
> OpenOffice.org are not extraordinarily different but include:
>
> Certain fonts (including, especially, Asian-language fonts)
> The database component Adabas D
> Additional templates
> Extensive Clip Art Gallery
> Some sorting functionality (Asian versions)
> Additional file filters
> Commercial spell checker and thesaurus
> Migration assessment tool (Enterprise Edition)
> Macro migration tool (Enterprise Edition)
> Configuration management tools
> </snip>
> ^1 http://www.donationcoder.com/Reviews...cs/#openoffice
>
>
> --
> Mike Easter

after reading this post for the first time i went and got SO8 and installed
it just to see if my assumption was correct and because some of my files
are from SO6 which O3O can't use. but now i am aware of OO4 i will look at
that.