OpenOffice 2.0 startup problems

[r0ck]

I've installed OpenOffice 2.0 on Centos 4.2 x86 (OOO 1.1 was working fine before) . The icons are present under GNOME, and you can execute any application, but the application does not open, yet the process is running

[root@rock ~]# ps -ef | grep open
root 4850 1 0 11:15 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /etc/openoffice.org-2.0/program/soffice -calc
root 4859 4850 0 11:15 ? 00:00:00 /etc/openoffice.org-2.0/program/javaldx

I've done the installation with the rpm -Uvh from 1.1 to 2.0, then when that wasn't working I removed all the openoffice.org packages and installed OOO with rpm -ivh, same thing. I have a feeling Im missing something in my .tchsrc file that has to do with java since it looks like java is used.

Any suggestions how I could troubleshoot this?

[r0ck]

When Im trying to execute manually /etc/openoffice.org-2.0/program/soffice.bin *AS LOCAL USER*, I get the OpenOffice logo loading, and its stalling with this error message :

(soffice.bin:9581): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap",

Now. When I execute as root soffice.bin -writer , it works ....

Any suggestions how I can fix this within the GNOME menu ?

I guess what Im trying to say is that I can open OOo, as root, manually, from the terminal, but what's the point of having a desktop if you cannot use it!

[posterboy]

I've HAD this trouble. I never fixed it. The power went off, and after restarting, it went away. That's no solution, it's still in the back of mind what it was. I will be following this thread carefully.
Now, I am having the same thing with gnome-terminal. The ps -ef lists it but it never comes on the screen. Or, sometimes it comes on, but has no sig-on, and no place to type anything. As root, it's perfect. What the heck?

[posterboy]

Well, guess what? Being root has nothing to do with it. I have several users on this box, and if I su into one of them, THAT user can start gnome-terminal n/p. I betcha that's true for OO also. Now, that's a powerful clue for some who understands this stuff, but it certainly isn't for me. Still wondering.