I said > I don't have any idea why the "Hidden=true" entry was generated, but it > doesn't matter now.
I guess the reason is: maybe after I reinstalled Debian, I copied all the user files to the new system, something that contained configurations of LibreOffice disturbed newly installed OpenOffice.org, so it behaves abnormally. 2012/8/29, Ryan Duan <duanpa...@gmail.com>: > 2012/8/29, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com>: >> On Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:41:52 +0800, Ryan Duan wrote: >> >>> Thank you, Camaleón! >> >> You're welcome but please, keep your replies at the bottom :-) >> >>> 2012/8/29 Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com>: >>>> On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:43:25 +0800, Ryan Duan wrote: >>>> >>>>> I use Debian squeeze, now it cannot find OpenOffice.org-Impress to >>>>> open odp and ppt files, but Impress does have been installed, I can >>>>> use command "ooffice -impress" to open it. >>>> >>>> (...) >>>> >>>> sm01@stt008:~$ whereis ooimpress >>>> ooimpress: /usr/bin/ooimpress /usr/share/man/man1/ooimpress.1.gz >>>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>>> >>>> If file association is what fails, you can manaully instruct your DE >>>> (GNOME?) for opening the files (e.g., ".odp" and ".ppt") with OOo >>>> Impress. >> >>> To manually create file association or create menu entry is not my >>> goal. I know it can solve the cannot-open-problem, but what I really >>> want to know is where GNOME configures the file associations and menu >>> entries, why it cannot list OOo Impress in the "installed applications" >>> list. >> >> In GNOME2 you can edit the menu using Alacarte (right-click over the main >> menu button and select "Menu edit". From there you can add/rename/remove >> the desired entries. >> >> This can be also done manually by creating the corresponding ".desktop" >> file in "/usr/share/applications/ooo-impress.desktop" (this is a system >> wide entry available for all your system users). >> > > Camaleón, thank you for your heuristic answer! I have found the root > reason to the problem. > I thought some user local .desktop files shadowed the one in > /usr/share/applications/. Finally, I found it: > ~/.local/share/applications/openoffice.org-impress.desktop. This file > was generated from the system-wide one in /usr/share/applications/ as > the template. I compared the two files and saw the line order was > different, further more, the problem was due to the additional entry > "Hidden=true"! After I deleted this entry, everything was fine. > Removing the whole file also works. I don't have any idea why the > "Hidden=true" entry was generated, but it doesn't matter now. > Thank you again! > > Best wishes, > Ryan > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/capno5heodr77-xgphaa4j0zghamtck_d8a58bvrxqrrvfru...@mail.gmail.com
