Quickstarter is missing from LO3.5.5. on Debian

> Hi list
>
> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the quick
> starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and installed the
> LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which also did not have
> a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5 lacks this.
>
> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is this
> something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>
> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
> helpful.
>
> TIA
>
> AG
>
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> Hi list
>
> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5 lacks
> this.
>
> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>
> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
> helpful.
>
> TIA
>
> AG
>

> Hi list
>
> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5 lacks
> this.
>
> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>
> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
> helpful.

> Hi,
>
> AG schrieb:
>> Hi list
>>
>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5 lacks
>> this.
>>
>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>
>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
>> helpful.
>
> Is it only disabled, or is it build without Quickstarter? Do you have
> a executable file "quickstart". If yes, then I would try to run it and
> then check the option "Load LO During System Start-Up". If no, can it
> be enabled in the custom install? Do you can modify the installation
> (on Windows it is possible)? If it is build with Quickstarter, you
> should find it in the category "optional components".
>
> Kind regards
> Regina
>
>
>

> AG wrote:
>> Hi list
>>
>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5 lacks
>> this.
>>
>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>
>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
>> helpful.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> AG
>>
>
>      The quick starter seems to be missing from the Debian versions on
> the LO website. I noticed that it is not in LO 3.4.6 nor 3.5.4.
> Specifically, what do you want to do? Open a component (Writer, Calc,
> Draw, or Base)? Open the splash screen? Depending upon what you want
> to do, a script could be written, made executable, and put on the
> desktop. Clicking the script's icon would do it for you.
>
> --Dan
>
>

> Hi,
>
> AG schrieb:
>> Hi list
>>
>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5 lacks
>> this.
>>
>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>
>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
>> helpful.
>
> Is it only disabled, or is it build without Quickstarter? Do you have a executable file "quickstart". If yes, then I would try to run it and then check the option "Load LO During System Start-Up". If no, can it be enabled in the custom install? Do you can modify the installation (on Windows it is possible)? If it is build with Quickstarter, you should find it in the category "optional components".
>
> Kind regards
> Regina
>
>
>

> Hi :)
> During install/repair i got the option to add Quickstarter when i chose to go the "Custom" route, which i did due to asking a similar question about the quickstarter in WIndows.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> --- On Thu, 12/7/12, AG<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>
> From: AG<[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Quickstarter is missing from LO3.5.5. on Debian
> To: [hidden email]
> Date: Thursday, 12 July, 2012, 17:44
>
> On 12/07/12 17:31, Regina Henschel wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> AG schrieb:
>>> Hi list
>>>
>>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
>>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5 lacks
>>> this.
>>>
>>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>>
>>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
>>> helpful.
>> Is it only disabled, or is it build without Quickstarter? Do you have a executable file "quickstart". If yes, then I would try to run it and then check the option "Load LO During System Start-Up". If no, can it be enabled in the custom install? Do you can modify the installation (on Windows it is possible)? If it is build with Quickstarter, you should find it in the category "optional components".
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Regina
>>
>>
>>
> Thanks Regina
>
> Where would I likely find such an executable file, because it is not showing up when I run "locate quickstart"?
>
> Thanks
> AG
>
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> On 12/07/12 17:31, Regina Henschel wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> AG schrieb:
>>> Hi list
>>>
>>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
>>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5
>>> lacks
>>> this.
>>>
>>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>>
>>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
>>> helpful.
>>
>> Is it only disabled, or is it build without Quickstarter? Do you have
>> a executable file "quickstart". If yes, then I would try to run it
>> and then check the option "Load LO During System Start-Up". If no,
>> can it be enabled in the custom install? Do you can modify the
>> installation (on Windows it is possible)? If it is build with
>> Quickstarter, you should find it in the category "optional components".
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Regina
>>
>>
>>
> Thanks Regina
>
> Where would I likely find such an executable file, because it is not
> showing up when I run "locate quickstart"?
>
> Thanks
> AG
>

> On 07/12/2012 12:44 PM, AG wrote:
>> On 12/07/12 17:31, Regina Henschel wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> AG schrieb:
>>>> Hi list
>>>>
>>>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>>>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>>>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version, which
>>>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5
>>>> lacks
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>>>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
>>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> Is it only disabled, or is it build without Quickstarter? Do you have
>>> a executable file "quickstart". If yes, then I would try to run it
>>> and then check the option "Load LO During System Start-Up". If no,
>>> can it be enabled in the custom install? Do you can modify the
>>> installation (on Windows it is possible)? If it is build with
>>> Quickstarter, you should find it in the category "optional components".
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> Regina
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks Regina
>>
>> Where would I likely find such an executable file, because it is not
>> showing up when I run "locate quickstart"?
>>
>> Thanks
>> AG
>>
> Check Synaptic for an uninstalled libreoffice/lo package  that provides
> integration with the desktop. I know Ubuntu has an LO quickstarter, so
> it appears that it is not installed by Debian by default.  (I assume the
> quickstarter is part of the LO package and not an Ubuntu extension.)
>
> I did not find a quick method to turn on the quickstarter.
>

> On 07/12/2012 12:44 PM, AG wrote:
>> On 12/07/12 17:31, Regina Henschel wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> AG schrieb:
>>>> Hi list
>>>>
>>>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>>>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>>>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version,
>>>> which
>>>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5
>>>> lacks
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>>>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it really is
>>>> helpful.
>>>
>>> Is it only disabled, or is it build without Quickstarter? Do you
>>> have a executable file "quickstart". If yes, then I would try to run
>>> it and then check the option "Load LO During System Start-Up". If
>>> no, can it be enabled in the custom install? Do you can modify the
>>> installation (on Windows it is possible)? If it is build with
>>> Quickstarter, you should find it in the category "optional components".
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> Regina
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Thanks Regina
>>
>> Where would I likely find such an executable file, because it is not
>> showing up when I run "locate quickstart"?
>>
>> Thanks
>> AG
>>
> Check Synaptic for an uninstalled libreoffice/lo package  that
> provides integration with the desktop. I know Ubuntu has an LO
> quickstarter, so it appears that it is not installed by Debian by
> default.  (I assume the quickstarter is part of the LO package and not
> an Ubuntu extension.)
>
> I did not find a quick method to turn on the quickstarter.
>

> Jay Lozier wrote:
>> On 07/12/2012 12:44 PM, AG wrote:
>>> On 12/07/12 17:31, Regina Henschel wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> AG schrieb:
>>>>> Hi list
>>>>>
>>>>> As the subject line says really - there is no option to activate the
>>>>> quick starter for LO3.5.5 using Debian squeeze.  I downloaded and
>>>>> installed the LO3.5.5 today (after removing the previous version,
>>>>> which
>>>>> also did not have a quick start option), and find again that 3.5.5
>>>>> lacks
>>>>> this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this now standard with LO to not have a quick starter option or is
>>>>> this something peculiar to Debian packages or something else?
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone advise how I can get this option back, because it
>>>>> really is
>>>>> helpful.
>>>>
>>>> Is it only disabled, or is it build without Quickstarter? Do you have
>>>> a executable file "quickstart". If yes, then I would try to run it
>>>> and then check the option "Load LO During System Start-Up". If no,
>>>> can it be enabled in the custom install? Do you can modify the
>>>> installation (on Windows it is possible)? If it is build with
>>>> Quickstarter, you should find it in the category "optional
>>>> components".
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>> Regina
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thanks Regina
>>>
>>> Where would I likely find such an executable file, because it is not
>>> showing up when I run "locate quickstart"?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> AG
>>>
>> Check Synaptic for an uninstalled libreoffice/lo package  that provides
>> integration with the desktop. I know Ubuntu has an LO quickstarter, so
>> it appears that it is not installed by Debian by default.  (I assume the
>> quickstarter is part of the LO package and not an Ubuntu extension.)
>>
>> I did not find a quick method to turn on the quickstarter.
>>
>
>      If Ubuntu has an LO quickstarter, what is the name of it? What
> version of LO are you talking about? Ubuntu places its installed
> folder in /opt/. It then creates a link in /etc/ to the
> /opt/libreofficeX.X folder. When installing LO from the LO website,
> the LO installed folder is /opt/libreofficeX.X. I have both version of
> LO on my hard drive. On the command line, I entered "locate
> quickstart" one time and "locate quick". Neither one gave me a result
> in the /etc/ nor /opt/ folders. Ubuntu does have several files named
> quickstart, but none of them apply to LO.
>      These files will open LO in the corresponding component:
> swriter(Writer), scalc (Calc), sdraw (Draw), smath (Math), sbase
> (Base), simpress (Impress), soffice (the splash screen), and sadmin
> (printer administrator). In the shell script below, enter the name of
> the file you want to use based upon which component you want to start.
>
>      To create a shell script file to start a specific component of LO
> you need to create a text file with two lines:
>               #!/bin/sh
>               /opt/libreoffice3.5/program/"specific file"
> When writing the shell script, use the associated file name in place
> of "specific file" as in the two examples below.
>
>      Both of these scripts work on Ubuntu:
> #!/bin/sh
> /opt/libreoffice3.5/program/sbase
>
> #!/bin/sh
> /opt/libreoffice3.5/program/scalc
>
>      Save the file to the desktop, and then use the command line to
> make the file executable. Do this for each component that you use.
>      If you have a toolbar on your desktop where you can put these
> files, do so. I have Ubuntu, so I don't know about Debian.
>
> --Dan
>

> Am 12.07.2012 20:35, AG wrote:
>>
>> I did download and install the desktop integration packages for Debian
>> from the ODF site, and there's nothing in synaptic.
>>
>> Perhaps the quickstart has been deprecated in the 3.4.* and 3.5.5
>> releases?
>>
>> AG
>>
>
>
> There is no quick-start application. When this anti-feature is enabled
> the normal soffice starts in a different way.
> Do yourself a favour and abstain from any quick-starter. It is a true
> trouble maker when you install/update/remove extensions, when you update
> Java or the whole suite. Simply add your prefered starter buttons to
> your desktop environment.
> Starting the pure application with its welcome screen takes one single
> click more. How many clicks could have been performed instead of piling
> up comments in this thread?

> On 12/07/2012 at 18:25, AG <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> > Can you please elaborate - or direct me to a site that explains - the
> > "handy menu" part that can be replicated with the desktop environment?
>
> I have never used quickstarter (for LO or OOo), but I can imagine it's
> something like:
> right-click on icon in tray
> → Open LO Writer
> → Open LO Calc
> → Open LO Impress
> and so on.
>
> So, it's a way to quickly open LO component of choice. And this indeed
> can be
> easily reproduced with any/most of environments.
> --
> Best regards
> Mirosław Zalewski
>
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> On 13/07/2012 at 12:28, Anthony Easthope <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> I thought most debian releases had unity or at least GNOME 3 as their
>> GUI and they all feature a Dock.
> There is no Unity for virtually anything apart from Ubuntu (+derivatives, such
> as Kubuntu, Mint etc.). Fedora and Arch had packages for 2D version (that is
> fallback version without desktop effects), but at least Fedora strongly
> considered removing them. Unity was never in Debian repository. There was some
> team that wanted to package Unity and put it Debian's repo, but there hasn't
> been any progress for quite long time. It's unlikely to see Unity in Debian
> anytime soon, if ever.
>
> But most of distributions out there has packages of GNOME 3, yes.