[SOLVED] Lenny, want Iceweasel to open .doc files in oOo

[keithpeter]

Hello All

I'm using a stock Lenny install, complete with Iceweasel 3.0.6 and OpenOffice 2.4. All works fine.

I'd like to click on a link to a .doc file in a Web page and see the file open in OpenOffice. At present, when I click on a link to a .doc file, Iceweasel gives me an option box with a blank application, and the option to download the file.

To add a new 'type' to the preferences | application screen in Iceweasel, I need to use the mouse to find the location of the openoffice program. Don't know how to do that.

Any ideas?

[craigevil]

Install mozilla-openoffice.org
aptitude install mozilla-openoffice.org then restart iceweasel.

about:plugins
OpenOffice.org Plug-in
Filename /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libnpsoplugin.so
Plugin Version:
Plugin Description: OpenOffice.org Plug-in handles all its documents

[refracta]

To add a new 'type' to the preferences | application screen in Iceweasel, I need to use the mouse to find the location of the openoffice program. Don't know how to do that.

look in /usr/bin for something like oooffice or similar

[keithpeter]

Thanks both.

The mozilla-openoffice.org plug in lets me load openoffice format documents (odt &c) without downloading.

Clicking on a link to a .doc file in Iceweasel and then selecting Open With and Other, navigating to /usr/bin/oowriter and ticking the 'Do This automatically with files like this' checkbox, then clicking OK works for Word files. Saves a lot of time when you have 34 essays to give feedback on for Tuesday!

cheers