Issue 38435 - OOo should check whether java-settings are valid and if not ask for the new location of the JRE (java support shouldn't be disabled silently)
Summary: OOo should check whether java-settings are valid and if not ask for the new l...
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: General
Classification: Code
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.1.2
Hardware: All All
: P4 Trivial with 2 votes (vote)
Target Milestone: AOO Later
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: oooqa, rfe_eval_ok
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2004-12-04 20:06 UTC by jjr16
Modified: 2017-05-20 10:33 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description jjr16 2004-12-04 20:06:10 UTC 
Upon installation of OpenOffice.org 1.x, the user is typically asked to setup a
Java Runtime Environment for OOo to use (via the jvmsetup program).  Everything
is fine and good after that until they uninstall the JRE version that OOo is
setup to use.  Even if they install another JRE version, OOo doesn't seem to
notice and the Java-dependent features of OOo are disabled.  Which is a problem,
especially for users dependent on the accessibility features that OOo provides.
 So, IMHO, what I recommend would be for OOo on startup to check to see if the
runtime library (RuntimeLib=...) listed in the OOo1.x\user\config\java.ini file
still exists.  If not then run the Java Setup program (jvmsetup).

I am currently using OOo 1.1.2rc on Windows 98SE. Please confirm if this issue
extends to other Operating Systems, also.
Comment 1 stefan.baltzer 2004-12-15 13:44:56 UTC 
SBA->UL: Please proceed.
Comment 2 Olaf Felka 2004-12-16 11:00:06 UTC 
of: Not a bad idea. But: This will bring a real downgrade in the startup
performance. For OOo we don't have the jvmsetup any longer. There you'll find
the java settings in the options settings.
Comment 3 jjr16 2004-12-17 02:02:43 UTC 
Oh, OK.  I see now that OOo 2.0 will automatically select a Java installation
when needed.  But the many users of OOo 1.x need this feature, too.  Maybe it
will be better if this check is performed at the time Java support is needed....
Comment 4 lohmaier 2004-12-17 17:38:07 UTC 
Tried to make summary more telling, setting keywords,confirming
original summary: After Java uninstall, OOo disables its Java support.
Comment 5 ace_dent 2008-05-16 00:39:30 UTC 
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request.

The Issue you raised is currently assigned to 'Requirements' pending review, but
has not been updated within the last 3 years. Please consider re-testing with
one of the latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been
addressed. Either use the recent stable version:
http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing):
http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/
 
Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as
necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also
wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have
advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi
 
Many thanks,
Andrew
 
Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of:
~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~
http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
Comment 6 Christophe Strobbe 2013-08-13 18:42:45 UTC 
This issue was originally reported for OpenOffice.org 1.x. 
Since many versions back, OpenOffice displays all available JREs under Tools > Options > OpenOffice[.org] > Java and enable the user to choose the JRE that should be used. Based on Comment 4 by the original bug submitter, this seems to solve the issue. 
Status change from CONFIRMED to RESOLVED FIXED.