OpenOffice 2.0 Install: No Fonts!!
Ok, I bit the bullet.
Even though I can run the Windows version of OO in my setup via OpenOffice, I downloaded from the OO website 101.5 megs of OpenOffice install files. I get it unpacked to discover the package is dozens of rpms.
Ok, I "alien" that. I finish the install.
It seemed to go fine with no errors. Now here is the rub:
Fonts do not appear. Little dotted rectangles show up in place of each letter.
BUT!
If I run OO as root, fonts work. I can see text in menus and documents, but not anti-aliased. They look crappy but at least I can read them.
So, does anyone know what I can do? Is there some permissions change I need to do? An additional file to download an install?
I looked at some websites that deal with OO font issues, but nothing seemed to apply to me.
sakiZ
Narrowing it down: No Menus
Flying blind with no menus to guide me I did manage to open a document in user mode. (The menus being just little rectangles where letters are supposed to be.)
Hey, I could read the document!! Well, that narrows the problem.
So, apparently this problem is affecting only menus in all the apps in OpenOffice when I run as "user".
I have read of a similar bug in OO, but it was version 1.01.
At least everything is usable if I set OO to open in root.
It's just annoying to have to type in a password everytime I want to use it. Do I have to "settle" for that?
sakiZ