Hi all,
I am using OpenSuse 11 with KDE 3.5.9 and Openoffice 2.4.0 on a HP Compaq dc5750 microtower.
When I type characters in either write or calc, after a short while (seconds), the focus switches to the filemenu. This is driving me nuts as I have to click on the document every time to switch the focus back.
Thought this might be a keyboard problem, but tried different models (I have a HP KB-0316) with no luck.
Any help welcome.
are you running desktop effects like Compiz?
Hi there,
No Compiz effects, not even KDE menu effects.
Hi all,
Just a little extra info:
I have used this hardware with Opensuse 10.2 and 10.3 and no issues with Openoffice in those releases.
Thanks.
any chance of a screen shot?
I think your best bet would be to download the iso again and burn another copy ( you could also burn another copy of the iso you did download and try again. Make sure you burn at a slower speed. I think the dvd is funky in the burn, and it is bad, and by a fluke of bad bits it still checks out ok. it is an unlikely occurence, but not impossible.
Many thanks for all the comments so far. I have a screenshot, but it doesn’t look very informative. It just shows a spreadsheet with the file menu open. A silly question: how do I upload the screenshot?
With regards to downloading the iso again, I may do that if everything else fails. It would explain why nobody else has this problem, considering how annoying it is.
I shall investigate further. In the meantime any further comments are welcome.
I think your best bet would be to download the iso again
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[QUOTE=caf4926;1866851]I can’t understand that comment.
I think he means for me to download the Opensuse installation dvd again.
I have uploaded the screenshot with some comments:
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8734/openofficefilemenupp7.jpg
Incidently the problem also occurs in Openoffice draw.
There is no need to download the suse dvd again. This issue is nothing to do with the install dvd.
There was a thread here:Open Office Writer Causes KDE Display to Malfunction - openSUSE Forums
but not the same problem I think
I would try deleting OO. And the hidden .ooo2 folder in /home/user/.
There is always koffice too
As far as I can see the problem doesn’t seem to appear with the Xfce desktop on the same installation, so it looks like its related to KDE.
I will investigate further and shall post it here if I come to any conclusion.
In the meantime many thanks for all the comments.
Bud
I upgraded OO from buildservice to version 2.4.1 and deleted the .ooo2 folder. Doesn’t seem to help the problem.
Last note:
I do have Opensuse 11.0 and OO running on a different machine without any problem.
Bud
Found the cause!
It didn’t just happen in openoffice but other applications as well. Was driving me nuts.
Turns out Totem was the culprit, which I use to listen to radio streams in the background.
Please read below:
Continuous alt key - Ubuntu Forums
Many thanks for all the comments.