<AltGr>-<E> (the Euro symbol) Does Not Work in StarOffice 6.0

Support knowledgebase (hmeyer_so60_euro)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.0

Symptom

Pressing <AltGr>-<E> in StarOffice 6.0 does not produce the Euro symbol, even though it does work with other applications.

Solution

Open the start script /usr/X11R6/bin/soffice as user "root" in an editor of your choice (if in doubt, use mcedit) and add the following line somewhere at the beginning of the file (ideally just behind the licensing information):

  export SOLAR_USER_RTL_TEXTENCODING=22

After the next start of StarOffice 6.0, the Euro sign should work fine.

Note: If you do not find the script file soffice at the named place (because you have modified the installation path), find out where the scipt resides with

  which soffice


Keywords: STAROFFICE, SOFFICE, EURO

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