It appears that the crux theme is causing this problem and it also causes firefox to hang when switched to crux theme, so it doesn't seem to be isolated to just OOo.
** Changed in: gnome-themes (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: openoffice.org => gnome-themes -- OOo freezes after trying to insert a picture https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151221 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug contact for gnome-themes in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs