The OpenOffice *.desktop files (in /usr/share/gnome/apps/OpenOffice.org) do not contain the "Categories" key. This makes them appear under "Other" in the Gnome Applications menu. It would be better if the OpenOffice applications appeared under "Office", which can be fixed by adding the following line to all the .desktop files: Categories=Application;Office; Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce:
fixed, will commit once sucessfully tested...