ooo-wrapper(1)

NAME

OOo-wrapper - a wrapper for the OpenOffice.org application

SYNOPSIS

OOo-wrapper [common options]      [--skip-check]      [--]
            [OOo options]
OOo-wrapper [common options]   [--default-config]  [--gui]
            [--config-path   path]   [--java-path    path]
            [--lang lang] [--] [OOo options]
Available links:
       OOo
       OOo-calc
       OOo-draw
       OOo-impress
       OOo-math
       OOo-padmin
       OOo-setup
       OOo-template
       OOo-web
       OOo-writer

DESCRIPTION

OOo-wrapper is a helper script to launch the OpenOf fice.org application. It checks your own OpenOffice.org
configuration and starts the OpenOffice.org in a selected
mode. The mode is selected by the link which was used to
start the wrapper.

If your configuration is missing or broken then the wrap
per tries to fix it and uses next rules:

1. If the configuration does not exist for installed: OpenOffice.org version and also it does not exist any
configuration for an older OpenOffice.org version then
the default configuration is installed.
2. If the configuration does not exist for the installed: OpenOffice.org version and a configuration for an older
OpenOffice.org version is found and it is usable then
it is used else the default configuration is installed.
3. If your configuration is broken and the wrapper is not: able to repair it then the default configuration is
installed.
Note: The wrapper would not lost any unknown file or: directory on your computer All files and directo
ries which could be replaced by the default config
uration are saved with the suffix .old or with an
unique suffix .XXXXXX. There is only one exception if the default configuration replaces the older
configuration used by this OpenOffice.org version
then the suffix always is .old and the older saved
copy is replaced.; The idea is to do not lost any unknown file or
information, but to do not fill your disk with many
saved configurations.
You can use the options --config-path and --java-path to modify some installations settings.
You can install the default configuration at any time by
the option --default-config.
You can skip all checks and run the OpenOffice.org appli
cation immediately with the option --skip-check.

UPDATE

The configuration for version 1.1 of OpenOffice.org is not
compatible with older 1.0.x versions of OpenOffice.org.

This wrapper installs the new default configuration in the
version specific directory $HOME/OpenOffice.org1.1 by default. Thereafter you can still use your older configu
rations.

The application OpenOffice.org has capability to update
your older configuration for the actual version of OpenOf
fice.org. Unfortunately this version of the OOo-wrapper
does not support this feature directly.

You can update your old configuration by the command
OOo --gui. It will start the native installation wizard which will offer you the update of the configuration.
Note that if you have already installed the default con
figuration for the actual version of OpenOffice.org then
you must remove it to activate the installation wizard.
You can do it by the interactive tool OOo-setup.

OPTIONS

--skip-check: do not check your configuration and run the origi
nal OOo wrapper immediately.
--default-config: save your current OpenOffice.org configuration and
install the default one. There are two possibili
ties to save current configuration:; Either to install the new default configuration
into an another place. So, the current configura
tion will leave as is. Only the .sversionrc and
.user60.rdb files will be saved. Also the file or
directory which occupies the new location will be
saved. If possible then the suffix .old will be
used for the saved files and directories else an
unique suffix .XXXXXX will be used for them.; Or to install the default configuration into the
same place. So, your current configuration always
will be saved with the suffix .old. Attention: your older saved configuration will be lost.
--gui use the interactive graphical installation wizard: to install the default configuration.
--config-path path: change the path where the default configuration
will be installed. The default path is
$HOME/OpenOffice.org1.1.; For the present this option does not work correctly
with the --gui option. With this option the wrapper
saves older configuration and conflicting files
from the selected location, but the path is not
used by the installation wizard.
--java-path path: define the SDK which will be used in the default
configuration. The path must point to the directory
with java binaries. For example /usr/lib/java/bin.; By default any available and usable SDK is used.; This option is usable also with the --gui option.
So the given SDK will be offered by the installtion
wizard as the default value.
--lang lang: define the language for the user interface and the
default language for documents.; The interactive graphical installation, which is
enabled by the option --gui, does not support lan
guage selection in the meantime. The --lang option will be ingnored in this case and the localization
defined by the symbolic link /opt/OpenOf_ fice.org/program/instdb.ins will be used.
-- delimiter between the wraper related and the: OpenOffice.org related options

COMMON OPTIONS

--quiet: print only error messages
--messages-in-window: display messages in an extra window instead of in
the current shell; This options was designed to start OOo-wrapper from
menu or from an icon on the desktop.

OOo OPTIONS

All options after the last OOo-wrapper relaed option will
be passed to the original OpenOffice.org wrapper.

You can use the delimiter -- to separate options which
would be normaly processed by the OOo-wrapper, but you
want to pass them to the original OpenOffice.org wrapper.

LINKS

The available links enable to simply launch some OpenOf
fice.org helper applications like setup or printer admin
istration tool or start the OpenOffice.org application in
any interested mode like writer or spreadsheet.

OOo use this link to start the OpenOffice.org aplica: tion in the default mode.
OOo-calc: use this link to work with spreadsheets.
OOo-draw: use this link to draw an image.
OOo-impress: use this link to create a presentation.
OOo-math: use this link to write mathematic formulas.
OOo-template: use this link to create a document from a template.
OOo-web: use this link to create a HTML document.
OOo-writer: use this link to write a text document. This is the
default mode.
OOo-padmin: use this link to configure your printer settings.
OOo-setup: use this link to change, to repair or to remove
your OpenOffice.org configuration.
Attention:: OOo-calc OOo-draw OOo-impress OOo-math OOo-template OOo-web OOo-writer starts the OpenOffice.org in selected mode only when there are used no OOooptions.

FILES

/opt/OpenOffice.org: the directory where the OpenOffice.org binaries are
installed.
$HOME/OpenOffice.org1.1: the default directory where your OpenOffice.org
configuration can be installed.
$HOME/.sversionrc: the configuration file which contains the informa
tion where it is located your OpenOffice.org con
figuration.
$HOME/.user60.rdb: the configuration file which contains informations
about your own registered UNO components.
/etc/OpenOffice.org/response_file.user.in: template for the response file which is used by the
nongui installation of the default user configura
tion.

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