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opening an OpenOffice file with Hebrew name, the file name appears as gibberish. in the folder it is read fine, but when i open the file, on the top bar of the document window and in the bottom of the screen it appears as gibberish.

It probably related to l18n l10n, but i don't know were to start troubleshooting this.

i use Ubuntu 10.10 with OpenOffice 3.2 Here is the screenshot

Asaf Chertkoff
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  • Can you provide a screenshot to illustrate this? (Maybe also one that shows the correct display.) – JanC Apr 22 '11 at 00:50
  • Did the file come from another operating system? Everything in Ubuntu is in UTF-8 by default, but not all non-Ubuntu systems use UTF-8. – Scott Severance Apr 22 '11 at 12:47
  • @mssever, the files came from a former installation of ubuntu (i think it was 9.04) on the same machine. – Asaf Chertkoff Apr 24 '11 at 08:41
  • This is a [Unicode](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode) problem, can you check the document settings and OO prefs and make sure they are set to the correct UTF-? setting for your language? Try comparing with a known good document. – Tom Brossman Feb 27 '12 at 21:16

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This is a Unicode problem, can you check the document settings and OO prefs and make sure they are set to the correct UTF-? setting for your language? Try comparing with a known good document.

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I had a similar issue before a few years back. My work around was to reload the window manager using the Compiz Fusion Icon, available in Software Center. As to why this happens and if there is a permanent fix I do not know. Best of luck!