support for *.oxt

I just downloaded the "Professional template package" from 
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org .But the extension is *.oxt and 
is said to work from release 2.0.4 of OO. And that is exactly what we got, 
but I cant open it and can't see that this support exist. Somebody knows 
anything about it?

On 07/11/26 00:47, melf wrote:
> I just downloaded the "Professional template package" from 
> http://extensions.services.openoffice.org .But the extension is *.oxt 
> and is said to work from release 2.0.4 of OO. And that is exactly what 
> we got, but I cant open it and can't see that this support exist. 
> Somebody knows anything about it?
> 

I tried the directions at:

http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/resources/user/howto_install

Specifically:

> You can install an user extension in different ways:
> 
>     * By opening Tools – Extension Manager:
>           o Select the top-level node 'My Extensions' as category.
>           o Click on the 'Add' button. A dialog opens where you select the
extension that you want to install.
>     * By a double-click on the *.oxt file in your system's file browser.
>     * On a web page by a click on the hyperlink to a *.oxt file.

'Extension Manager' doesn't exist under Tools, so I tried 'Package 
Manager' and got system beeps and OO closed.  I then clicked on the 
'Open document...' icon and selected the 
'Sun_ODF_Template_Pack-en-US.oxt' which it seemed to recognize as a 
valid OXT file and opened a 'Filter Selection' window with templates 
listed.  Clicking on OK just seems to close everything however and I 
can't find the templates.  I finally tried opening that page in OO and 
was presented once again with the 'Filter Selection' list.  This time it 
tells me that the (.oxt) file is corrupt, offers to repair it, and then 
states that it is unrepairable.  Users on other platforms are not having 

Monday 26 November 2007

The extension manager requires Java.  OOo 2.0.4 does not have Java 
support--if my memory is working correctly.

Phil

Philip Griffin-Allwood wrote:

> Monday 26 November 2007

> The extension manager requires Java.  OOo 2.0.4 does not have Java 
> support--if my memory is working correctly.

> Phil

Ok ,thanks..that should explain everything..no our version do not have 
java.

In <c1.2b8.37ZmDt$01A@news.ecomstation.com>, on 11/26/07 
     at 03:41 PM, Brendan McCullough <bren@nospam.mccullough.ca> said:
>I
finally tried opening that page in OO and 
>was presented once again with the 'Filter Selection' list.  This time it 
>tells me that the (.oxt) file is corrupt, offers to repair it, and then 
>states that it is unrepairable.  Users on other platforms are not having 
>these problems, so I guess it is not truly an all-platforms utility.

The first time that I downloaded the English templates extension, it was
corrupted, so I tried again and got one that was complete.

Our Package Manager doesn't work, but that shouldn't keep you from
installing the templates.  You just have to do it the hard way.  What you
download is an archive.  Extract the files with paths, and you can open
the templates individually and save the ones that you like.  Yes, it's a
nuisance, but you can get them if you really want them.

Mike Snyder