[Linux] Settings file doesn't match expected format

[walrus543]

Hello,
I tried to apply the Mocha Mauve theme to Libreoffice on my Arch Linux.

I copied the soc file as requested:

~/.config/libreoffice/4/user/config                                                                               
❯ ls                           
soffice.cfg
autotbl.fmt
catppuccin-mocha-mauve.soc
javasettings_Linux_X86_64.xml

In ~/Tmp, I cloned this repository then made install_theme.sh executable:

/Tmp/libreoffice                                                                                      
❯ chmod +x scripts/install_theme.sh

Output of the execution:

❯ ./scripts/install_theme.sh mocha mauve
Installation for mocha - mauve
Copying palette to config directory ...
Settings file doesn't match expected format. Aborting ...

What's wrong?
Thank you.

In the install_theme.sh script, this condition checks </oor:items>

elif ! tail -n1 "$fname" | grep -E -q '^</oor:items>$'; then

I see no line with oor:item in the original soc files.

[NeonGamerBot-QK]

the oor:item is to close the brackets so when libre office is opened it sees the config as valid.

[NeonGamerBot-QK]

can you try inserting the code from the file bewlow into the config file manually and see what happens:
https://github.com/catppuccin/libreoffice/blob/main/themes/mocha/mauve/catppuccin-mocha-mauve.xcu

[walrus543]

I no longer have the error message in the standard ouput:

~/Tmp/libreoffice/scripts
❯ ./install_theme.sh mocha mauve
Installation for mocha - mauve
Copying palette to config directory ...

However catppuccin is not mentioned in the dropdown list of available theme in Libreoffice.

[NeonGamerBot-QK]

hmm, which install of libre office are you using? flatpak or arch install

[walrus543]

Arch extra/libreoffice-fresh 24.8.3-1

Version: 24.8.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 480(Build:2)
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.11; UI render: default; VCL: kf6 (cairo+wayland)
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR
24.8.3-1
Calc: threaded

[Emirlol]

I was getting the same error too, closing libreoffice before executing the script fixed it for me.

[NeonGamerBot-QK]

hmm, @walrus543 can you try what @Emirlol did, if that works ill update the script accordingly

[walrus543]

@NeonGamerBot-QK
I started from scrath and I have no error message while executing the script:

./install_theme.sh mocha mauve
Installation for mocha - mauve
Copying palette to config directory ...

Still no catppuccin in the Appearance settings.

[NeonGamerBot-QK]

Is the app closed and fully quit while executing the script

[walrus543]

Yes

[BlackCherryCat]

Still no catppuccin in the Appearance settings.

Same issue here. Arch Linux, Libreoffice-fresh

[corigne]

Any idea what we can do as a workaround in the short term? This has not worked for a while on arch, now.

[dougeiffel]

can you try inserting the code from the file bewlow into the config file manually and see what happens: https://github.com/catppuccin/libreoffice/blob/main/themes/mocha/mauve/catppuccin-mocha-mauve.xcu

hello! i'm actually having the same issue as described here, would you mind telling me what you mean by inserting the code into the config file manually? I'm not super experienced so I'm not sure if you meant I should literally move the .xcu file into my config folder. Thanks :]