LibreOffice 4.0 Unity Integration in Ubuntu 12.04

> I have installed the new Libre Office 4.0 into Ubuntu 12.04 (64-bit).
>
> It works very well so far.
>
> According to the  New Features page
> <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0-new-features-and-fixes>   and
> today's announcement
> <http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/The-Document-Foundation-announces-LibreOffice-4-0-td4035070.html>
> , Unity Integration is built in.
>
> Sadly, this is not working for me.
>
> Any idea how to get the Unity Integration working?
>
> Thank you.
>
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> Jay Lozier wrote
>> Paddy Landau wrote
>>> According to the  New Features page ... Unity Integration is built in.
>>>
>>> Sadly, this is not working for me.
>> Did you install LO manually? ... cd desktop-integration ...
>>
>> The installation process is now completed, and you should have icons for
>> all the LibreOffice applications in your desktop's Applications/Office
>> menu.
> Thank you for your reply, but this was not what I was referring to. I was
> referring to the Unity menu-bar integration.
>
> If you look at the  New Features page
> <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0-new-features-and-fixes>  , about
> halfway down (under the title "GUI"), you will see a screen-shot of the
> Unity Integration.
>
> Since my last posting, I have been informed that perhaps it may not work in
> Ubuntu versions prior to the current Alpha version (13.04), so perhaps it
> will not work in 12.04?
>

> Jay Lozier wrote
>> Paddy Landau wrote
>>> According to the  New Features page ... Unity Integration is built in.
>>>
>>> Sadly, this is not working for me.
>> Did you install LO manually? ... cd desktop-integration ...
>>
>> The installation process is now completed, and you should have icons for
>> all the LibreOffice applications in your desktop's Applications/Office
>> menu.
> Thank you for your reply, but this was not what I was referring to. I was
> referring to the Unity menu-bar integration.
>
> If you look at the  New Features page
> <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0-new-features-and-fixes>  , about
> halfway down (under the title "GUI"), you will see a screen-shot of the
> Unity Integration.
>
> Since my last posting, I have been informed that perhaps it may not work in
> Ubuntu versions prior to the current Alpha version (13.04), so perhaps it
> will not work in 12.04?
>
>
>
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> Paul D. Mirowsky wrote
>> The authorized version of LibreOffice for Ubuntu does allow for Unity.
>>
>> It may be that you should look a the link below
>>
>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/13758/how-can-i-edit-create-new-launcher-items-in-unity-by-hand
> That's not the problem. The menu items are fine. I am talking about the
> integration of the application's menu (not the launcher menu) into the Unity
> global menu at the top.
>
> See  this screen-shot
> <https://www.libreoffice.org/assets/Uploads/EN-Project_images/4.0NewFeatures/GUI/Unitymenu.png>
> to understand what I mean — it's the Libre Office menu, not the main menu of
> all applications.
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> Jay Lozier wrote
>> Paddy Landau wrote
>>> According to the  New Features page ... Unity Integration is built in.
>>>
>>> Sadly, this is not working for me.
>> Did you install LO manually? ... cd desktop-integration ...
>>
>> The installation process is now completed, and you should have icons for
>> all the LibreOffice applications in your desktop's Applications/Office
>> menu.
> Thank you for your reply, but this was not what I was referring to. I was
> referring to the Unity menu-bar integration.
>
> If you look at the  New Features page
> <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0-new-features-and-fixes>  , about
> halfway down (under the title "GUI"), you will see a screen-shot of the
> Unity Integration.
>
> Since my last posting, I have been informed that perhaps it may not work in
> Ubuntu versions prior to the current Alpha version (13.04), so perhaps it
> will not work in 12.04?

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> From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[hidden email]>
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>Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2013, 18:26
>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 4.0 Unity Integration in Ubuntu 12.04
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>On 02/07/2013 10:59 AM, Paddy Landau wrote:
>> Jay Lozier wrote
>>> Paddy Landau wrote
>>>> According to the  New Features page ... Unity Integration is built in.
>>>>
>>>> Sadly, this is not working for me.
>>> Did you install LO manually? ... cd desktop-integration ...
>>>
>>> The installation process is now completed, and you should have icons for
>>> all the LibreOffice applications in your desktop's Applications/Office
>>> menu.
>> Thank you for your reply, but this was not what I was referring to. I was
>> referring to the Unity menu-bar integration.
>>
>> If you look at the  New Features page
>> <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0-new-features-and-fixes>  , about
>> halfway down (under the title "GUI"), you will see a screen-shot of the
>> Unity Integration.
>>
>> Since my last posting, I have been informed that perhaps it may not work in
>> Ubuntu versions prior to the current Alpha version (13.04), so perhaps it
>> will not work in 12.04?
>
>There has been a lot of updates lately for 12.04, even some Unity ones.  I run MATE instead of Unity.  Maybe 12.10 works better.  I am running it on my testing laptop [but with MATE as well], but run 12.04/MATE for my default desktop system.
>
>I do see the Unity Integration "box" you are referring to.  My question seem to be what it the current state of the Unity Integration for the 12.04/12.10 versions.  How much has been changed between 3.6.5 and 4.0.0 that affected the integration, other than the addition of "persona" to the UI?
>
>I wonder why the integration will not work with 12.xx since that it the current version of Ubuntu?  It what you was given was true, why would they work on doing the work on the OS version that is not even out?  Does not make sense. I waited a long time before I went from 10.04 LTS to 12.04LTS, just before 12.10 came out.  So if the next LTS is 14.04LTS, then there will be a lot of Ubuntu users [Unity or others] that will be still using 12.xx for another year or so.  Now work for 12.xx, does not make sense.  It needs to work and not "make" you wait till 13.04 or later.
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> >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 4.0 Unity Integration in
> Ubuntu 12.04
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> >On 02/07/2013 10:59 AM, Paddy Landau wrote:
> >> Jay Lozier wrote
> >>> Paddy Landau wrote
> >>>> According to the  New Features page ... Unity Integration is built in.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sadly, this is not working for me.
> >>> Did you install LO manually? ... cd desktop-integration ...
> >>>
> >>> The installation process is now completed, and you should have icons
> for
> >>> all the LibreOffice applications in your desktop's Applications/Office
> >>> menu.
> >> Thank you for your reply, but this was not what I was referring to. I
> was
> >> referring to the Unity menu-bar integration.
> >>
> >> If you look at the  New Features page
> >> <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0-new-features-and-fixes>  ,
> about
> >> halfway down (under the title "GUI"), you will see a screen-shot of the
> >> Unity Integration.
> >>
> >> Since my last posting, I have been informed that perhaps it may not
> work in
> >> Ubuntu versions prior to the current Alpha version (13.04), so perhaps
> it
> >> will not work in 12.04?
> >
> >There has been a lot of updates lately for 12.04, even some Unity ones.
> I run MATE instead of Unity.  Maybe 12.10 works better.  I am running it on
> my testing laptop [but with MATE as well], but run 12.04/MATE for my
> default desktop system.
> >
> >I do see the Unity Integration "box" you are referring to.  My question
> seem to be what it the current state of the Unity Integration for the
> 12.04/12.10 versions.  How much has been changed between 3.6.5 and 4.0.0
> that affected the integration, other than the addition of "persona" to the
> UI?
> >
> >I wonder why the integration will not work with 12.xx since that it the
> current version of Ubuntu?  It what you was given was true, why would they
> work on doing the work on the OS version that is not even out?  Does not
> make sense. I waited a long time before I went from 10.04 LTS to 12.04LTS,
> just before 12.10 came out.  So if the next LTS is 14.04LTS, then there
> will be a lot of Ubuntu users [Unity or others] that will be still using
> 12.xx for another year or so.  Now work for 12.xx, does not make sense.  It
> needs to work and not "make" you wait till 13.04 or later.
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> krackedpress wrote
>> … How much has been changed between 3.6.5 and 4.0.0 that affected the
>> integration, other than the addition of "persona" to the UI?
>> …
>> I wonder why the integration will not work with 12.xx since that it the
>> current version of Ubuntu?
>> …
>> why would they work on doing the work on the OS version that is not even
>> out?
> Good questions, and I think I know the answers. Canonical tends to freeze
> applications for a specific version, releasing updated versions only if
> needed for security. Firefox, Chromium and Thunderbird are the only
> exceptions due to their unusual release mechanisms.
>
> I believe that there have been large changes to the core code of Unity
> between 12.04 and 12.10, and further changes to 13.04. So, that could
> explain it: Canonical created package "lo-menubar" for Unity, but it works
> (badly) only on LibreOffice 3.5 if I remember correctly. It does not work on
> later versions, and indeed conflicts with them.
>
>
> krackedpress wrote
>> So if the next LTS is 14.04LTS, then there will be a lot of Ubuntu users
>> [Unity or others] that will be still using 12.xx for another year or so.
>> Now work for 12.xx, does not make sense.  It needs to work and not make"
>> you wait till 13.04 or later.
> Well, that's Canonical's way. You can either upgrade every six months to a
> new Ubuntu version, or stick with the LTS. The structure is there to cater
> for the home users who like to keep up-to-date (non-LTS) and the business
> and corporate users who prefer longer-term stability (LTS). I tend to stick
> with the LTS for stability, but because I use Libre Office extensively, I
> prefer to keep Libre Office updated especially when earlier versions have
> bugs.
>
> Conclusion:
>
> Given all the comments that have been given on this thread (and some more
> that I received off-list), I believe we can conclude that it won't work
> before 13.04.
>
> I'll just have to wait for 14.04 before using the Unity Integration.
> Fortunately, it is not a big deal. We can live with it.
>
> Thank you everyone for your responses — they have been helpful.
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>________________________________
> From: Paddy Landau <[hidden email]>
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>Sent: Friday, 8 February 2013, 9:21
>Subject: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 4.0 Unity Integration in Ubuntu 12.04
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>krackedpress wrote
>> Why not make sure that the version of LO work for the current
>> Long-Term-Support version of Ubuntu Unity?
>> …
>> Is there any way to make sure that LO works with 12.04LTS, 12.10, 13.04,
>> and then 13.10?
>
>It probably would take plenty of work. As I mentioned, there have been large
>changes between 12.04 and 12.10 (mainly to deal with hardware
>compatibility), and further changes to 13.04.
>
>
>krackedpress wrote
>> … many people love Unity and those people are most likely LO users and
>> really would be upset if the specific Unity menu system will not work with
>> LO.
>
>No, this is a minor issue in the scheme of things. People won't be upset. It
>doesn't stop LO working; it merely means that LO's menu is not in the usual
>place, but at least it is clearly visible. It really is minor. When I made
>my original post, I was hoping that there was a simple solution.
>
>It's fine; it's part of the evolution of Ubuntu. It will work with the next
>LTS, 14.04.
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> From: Joel Madero <[hidden email]>
>To: Tom Davies <[hidden email]>
>Cc: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[hidden email]>; "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]>
>Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2013, 18:37
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>On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Tom Davies <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>Hi :)
>>All bug-fixes and stuff gets backported to 12.04 for the next 4 years.  If something isn't working well right now then it'll probably get fixed reasonably soon.  If a more recent version of Ubuntu already has a fix for something then 12.04 will get it really soon. 
>>Regards from
>>Tom :) 
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>From my understanding this is't true. Only specific bug fixes are backported. I remember with 10.04 I had to ask several times to have a patch that was on 11.04 to be backported.
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>Best,
>Joel 
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>>>________________________________
>>> From: webmaster-Kracked_P_P <[hidden email]>
>>>To: [hidden email]
>>>Sent: Thursday, 7 February 2013, 18:26
>>>Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LibreOffice 4.0 Unity Integration in Ubuntu 12.04
>>
>>>
>>>On 02/07/2013 10:59 AM, Paddy Landau wrote:
>>>> Jay Lozier wrote
>>>>> Paddy Landau wrote
>>>>>> According to the  New Features page ... Unity Integration is built in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sadly, this is not working for me.
>>>>> Did you install LO manually? ... cd desktop-integration ...
>>>>>
>>>>> The installation process is now completed, and you should have icons for
>>>>> all the LibreOffice applications in your desktop's Applications/Office
>>>>> menu.
>>>> Thank you for your reply, but this was not what I was referring to. I was
>>>> referring to the Unity menu-bar integration.
>>>>
>>>> If you look at the  New Features page
>>>> <https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-0-new-features-and-fixes>  , about
>>>> halfway down (under the title "GUI"), you will see a screen-shot of the
>>>> Unity Integration.
>>>>
>>>> Since my last posting, I have been informed that perhaps it may not work in
>>>> Ubuntu versions prior to the current Alpha version (13.04), so perhaps it
>>>> will not work in 12.04?
>>>
>>>There has been a lot of updates lately for 12.04, even some Unity ones.  I run MATE instead of Unity.  Maybe 12.10 works better.  I am running it on my testing laptop [but with MATE as well], but run 12.04/MATE for my default desktop system.
>>>
>>>I do see the Unity Integration "box" you are referring to.  My question seem to be what it the current state of the Unity Integration for the 12.04/12.10 versions.  How much has been changed between 3.6.5 and 4.0.0 that affected the integration, other than the addition of "persona" to the UI?
>>>
>>>I wonder why the integration will not work with 12.xx since that it the current version of Ubuntu?  It what you was given was true, why would they work on doing the work on the OS version that is not even out?  Does not make sense. I waited a long time before I went from 10.04 LTS to 12.04LTS, just before 12.10 came out.  So if the next LTS is 14.04LTS, then there will be a lot of Ubuntu users [Unity or others] that will be still using 12.xx for another year or so.  Now work for 12.xx, does not make sense.  It needs to work and not "make" you wait till 13.04 or later.
>>>
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