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libreoffice javascript missing?

Asked by adam jvok

Running LibreOffice on 11.10. Tools/macros/Organize Macros - Javascript option is missing.

I installed 'rhino', with no effect.

I seem to recall there once being a package called something like 'libreoffice-rhino' or 'libreoffice-script-provider-javascript' that provided the necessary files under /usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.4/share/Scripts/javascript/ (similar to the fedora rpm mentioned at http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/17078367/dir/fedora_1/com/libreoffice-rhino-3.4.3.2-11.fc16.i686.rpm.html). But I can not find anything like this in ubuntu 11.10.

Can anyone tell me how to enable Javascript in LibreOffice on 11.10?
Thanks.

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adam jvok (ajvok1) said : 		#1

For javascript to work in LibreOffice it appears I need the file ScriptProviderForJavaScript.jar

Maverick had this file:

/usr/lib/openoffice/basis3.2/program/classes/ScriptProviderForJavaScript.jar

in openoffice.org-java-common (http://packages.ubuntu.com/maverick/all/openoffice.org-java-common/filelist)

But the file is missing from 11.10: http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/all/openoffice.org-java-common/filelist

By taking the files found in Arch Linux:

http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/libreoffice-extension-scripting-javascript/

and putting them under /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/extensions/script-provider-for-javascript on 11.10, I can solve the problem.

But clearly this should not be necessary. Where are the files in Ubuntu 11.10?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Try:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get -y upgrade

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adam jvok (ajvok1) said : 		#3

Thanks for the suggestion.

Looking at the files in that ppa, the libreoffice-java-common does not appear to contain ScriptProviderForJavaScript.jar

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

I suggest you log a regression bug. You COULD download the deb, extract it and copy the file manually. may work

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