Flashing screens on ooo WP V2.4

Bug #238056 reported by stevepoth
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Since upgrade to V 2.4 of Oo package for Linux (Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron... the latest verstion and it is up-to-date regards package updates) the word processor screen keeps flashing when text being keyed in , when attempting to select menu items or the menu bar icons. It is really annoying and whilst I've tried to ignore it when typing, when trying to select a menu item it is almost impossible to use. Not noticed any problems with other software on my ASUS eee PC (Laptop). Thus far not used any other parts of Open Office suite so can't comment on those. My main use is Oo WP.

Hope you can fix soon. Otherwise I'm going to have to switch to alternative software.

....SteveP

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 7 05:27:09 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

Tags: apport-bug
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stevepoth (stevepoth) wrote :
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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote :

Does the version in hardy-proposed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu1 work any better for you?

Thanks,

Chris Cheney

Changed in openoffice.org:
status: New → Incomplete
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stevepoth (stevepoth) wrote : Re: [Bug 238056] Re: Flashing screens on ooo WP V2.4

 Dear Chris,

I'm sorry I don't understand the question.... I downloaded Open office
through Add/Remove packages in Ubuntu. Whilst I have done long way
around installs in the past, but that was a long time ago and I'm not
sure I'd know how to do it now.

...SteveP

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Chris Cheney"
  To: <email address hidden>
  Subject: [Bug 238056] Re: Flashing screens on ooo WP V2.4
  Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:38:14 -0000

  Does the version in hardy-proposed 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu1 work any better
  for
  you?

  Thanks,

  Chris Cheney

  ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
  Status: New => Incomplete

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote :

In a few days the new version will go into hardy-updates which will get installed more or less automatically so I will just ask you about it once the update has been pushed out through the normal channels.

Thanks,

Chris

Changed in openoffice.org:
status: Incomplete → New
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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote :

Do you still have this problem with openoffice.org 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2 in Ubuntu 8.04?

Changed in openoffice.org:
status: New → Incomplete
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stevepoth (stevepoth) wrote :

 Hi Chris,

No in fact the updates that came along after I'd logged this problem,
plus the fact that I re-installed ubuntu, seemed to fix for a while.
Then Firefox and Flash pluggin played up after that. So sadly decided
I'd had enough re-installing etc that for time being I have given up on
Linux solution for my little EeePC Laptop, as it seems LInux just don't
really like the hardware at presnt, so I've switched to Windows XP, but I
may come back when next version of Ubuntu comes along, by that time the
Wireless connection may work (just could not get that to work no matter
what I did) also Ubuntu doesn't handle the 800 x 400 screen well, mind
you neither did the version of Linux that it was shipped with!).

Thanks for your assistance in this matter.

...SteveP

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Chris Cheney"
  To: <email address hidden>
  Subject: [Bug 238056] Re: Flashing screens on ooo WP V2.4
  Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:19:43 -0000

  Do you still have this problem with openoffice.org 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2
  in
  Ubuntu 8.04?

  ** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
  Status: New => Incomplete

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Chris Cheney (ccheney) wrote :

I don't know if there will be a generic Ubuntu netbook version released but that might be a good one to try out when/if it is released.

Chris

Changed in openoffice.org:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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Giovanni (zirulia) wrote :

I still have the problem with v 2.4.1 both in Writer and Calc

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