Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 22137
Windows zip file installation unclear
Last modified: 2008-05-17 23:24:59 UTC
The windows binary downloads consist of a zip file, which contains a directory with setup.exe, readmes, etc., and a whole bunch of f_ files with compressed data. I think this could be very confusing for less experianced users - they would simply see the f_ files, and not realise that the setup program is at the end of the listing. I suspect many would simply assume that the download was corrupted. I can think of three ways to improve this - I don't know which would be easiest for you. One would be to call the f_ files x_ instead, so that setup.exe comes earlier in the listing. Alternatively, the f_files could be put in a subdirectory, which would make the main directory neater. Finally, it would be neatest to have all the f_ files combined within a single file (perhaps a zip or a tarball) - that would probably involve most changes to the installer. I don't know whether this is an issue with the distributions for other systems - on gentoo linux I just write "emerge openoffice", and with knoppix I use apt-get, so I don't need to see the details of the linux tarballs.
of - bh: Please have a look.
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. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 33117 ***
The Issue you raised has been marked as 'Resolved' and not updated within the last 1 year+. I am therefore setting this issue to 'Verified' as the first step towards Closing it. If you feel this is incorrect, please re-open the issue and add any comments. Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
As per previous posting: Verified -> Closed. A Closed Issue is a Happy Issue (TM). Regards, Andrew