I was trying to get LibreWriter to show the screen when it first displays when you open it for the first time. When I opened it for the first time I quickly closed on the screen on accident and was unable to get the screen to get that splash screen to show up again. I tried looking all over the web for how to get the first time splash screen to show up and only got tutorials on how to disable them (in which I couldn’t even see the way they kept describing in order to enable it instead). I had uninstalled it many times and reinstalled it only for my computer to see it as not a new program but an old one still. Went to KDE menu editior thinking that was the way to delete the program altogether. Since I didn’t see it on octopi, I figured that would work as well. Obviously it didn’t work the way I intended it to and now I’m wondering how can I add it back to the menu application so I can click on it instead of having to go to libreoffice and get in that way. It still shows up when I search for it, but would prefer to get it to work on menu and show up in KDE Menu. I have looked at KDE forums for it as well, but looks like nobody else did the same idiotic thing that I did.
hi, welcome.
go to tools > options > search for “tip”
check the box for Show “Tip of the Day” dialog on startup
With Linux, generally we separate installed applications from the user data. Most times, there will be some configuration file, or some record kept if you change something - so for LibreOffice you’ll find these here:
~/.config/libreoffice
Tip of the Day
Removing, or re-installing applications will not remove your USER data… so if you want to truly reset something, this is what you should look at.
In many applications, there is a SEARCH function in settings…
I have tried that and it shows up, but I’m trying to get the setup that they show when you first boot up libreword. The tips show up, but when you first install and open up libreword, it allows you to customize libreword and that’s what I’m looking for.
The other problem is the physical icon is not showing up as a separate program because of the KDE menu editor issue. I see the other icons, including the office icon itself, but the word icon is no longer showing and you have to type in libreoffice word in order to see the application. But if you go into office folder, libreoffice word doesn’t show up.
So I essentially have 2 issues, but the customization that you see is a bit more important as I want to customize it a certain way. I can use libreoffice suite in order to open it up, but like being able to see the application separately instead of having to go through the office in order to get to word or by manually searching it through the search bar.
you mean libre office writer, not word, i think.
i never use the libre office launcher app because i always know which of the applications i’m going to use/open so i just go to that application launcher to use them.
but the office app has it’s own settings for tips you might want to look at turning back on, maybe that’s what you remember.
the menu editor issue is a different matter, and if you search for the “writer” in the menu editor you should find it.
i suppose it’s possible that it’s marked as hidden for some reason on your distro, which you can correct by going to settings, general and checking the show hidden checkbox and repeating your search.
This is a difficult block of text to read and understand… Perhaps you should take a look at markdown, I learned better formatting since using ghostwriter - there’s a tip at the end of the post.
What’s more distressing is that you’re using octopi (an Arch based installer) and appear to be a proper novice - Arch (and arch-based stuff) isn’t really suited well to novices.
So you’re reporting TWO related issues:
1. First time splash screen
Interestingly, these always have the option to be closed with ‘DO SHOW AGAIN’ checked. So you can’t just close it and have it not reappear, you must deliberately turn it off - and then you find the option to turn it on again in the settings…
This is not a function of your desktop launcher!
Generally, Linux users understand that we have USER files that handle configuration; these are not affected by reinstalling software, or removing software. You must find your LibreOffice config files, and if you delete those - it should start up as it does when it is first installed (warning - if you do not have it backed up, your settings and data are lost).
cd ~/.config
ls
There’s a folder LibreOffice - you can move that to LibreOffice-OLD if it has anything important, or just delete it.
Then relaunching Libreoffice should be fresh like a new install.
2. The launcher
There should be a launcher file installed…
/usr/share/applications/libreoffice-writer.desktop
But assuming you can still launch - try in a terminal ‘libreoffice --writer’ then you can add it.
New item > Name: LibreOffice Writer Command: libreoffice --writer %U
If you somehow managed to delete the system launcher file, then just reinstall it properly via your package manager:
sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh
Certainly I would not advise anyone using an arch-based system to rely on GUI tools, especially if they haven’t at least first ‘learned the ropes’.
Pacman is a sharp tool, well worth using. Yay is similarly excellent and includes AUR packages if it’s enabled.
Octopi appears like a software centre, but it omits flatpaks and other things…
GUI tools can make things simpler, but they can also hide the workings.
