[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 118754] Inappropriate Default File Paths Imposed in Custom Installations

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118754

--- Comment #8 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
For the record: I have just downloaded OOo 3.3.0 from
http://archive.apache.org/dist/incubator/ooo/stable/3.3.0/OOo_3.3.0_Win_x86_install-wJRE_en-US.exe,
and tested it using the procedure from comment 3. I couldn't reproduce the
problem with Program Files (x86) directory. Here is the screencast:

http://youtu.be/mIlfIyG4ENM?hd=1

As you can see, there's no OpenOffice directories/files in Program Files both
before and after the installation. So I doubt there's a problem which you
described in your initial message under the first asterisk. The same happens
when I install 5.1.0.2 or 6.1.1.1.

Also, I doubt that it's me who needs to describe "about what I'm looking at".
It's the reporter who needs to describe unambiguously where to look at to see
the problem, since that person is the one who sees the problem. Still, I
mentioned the paths explicitly several times (Program Files and Program Files
(x86)), and hope that the video also aids at understanding where *I* was
looking.

I also hope that the video helps understanding what "install location's
program/bootstrap.ini" might possibly mean. I was under impression that
LibreOffice (like its predecessor OpenOffice.org) does have its separate
bootstrap.ini.

Of course, I must always remember that if something was considered good in
1970s, then it's The True Thing which couldn't have changed during the decades
of progress. Then, of course, the fact that initial message was answered that
long (by volunteers trying their best to handle all reports) is the real reason
why the *initial* message is such rude. And when reading about
"defensively-toned flurry", I keep remembering the great article by Simon
Tatham named "How to Report Bugs Effectively" [1], which could shed some light
on why we tell that we cannot reproduce, and ask for reliable steps (no, we
don't claim our software is fine; it's just we cannot see the problem, and ask
you to help us see it). If you take it that way, I cannot help.

[1] https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html

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