Merlinpilot, thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions verbatim at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport . If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about the status. Thanks in advance.
Helpful Bug Reporting Link: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_Reporting_Etiquette ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Summary changed: - Libre Office Compare Documents not working with password protected documents + Writer Compare Documents not working with password protected documents unless both docs open simultaneously -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1029039 Title: Writer Compare Documents not working with password protected documents unless both docs open simultaneously Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu quantal (development branch) Release: 12.10 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.6.1~rc2-1ubuntu5 Candidate: 1:3.6.1~rc2-1ubuntu5 Version table: *** 1:3.6.1~rc2-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen in Writer via a terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1029039/+attachment/3236278/+files/Compare_Test.odt && wget -c https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1029039/+attachment/3236283/+files/Compare_Test%232.odt -O compare-test.odt && lowriter --nologo compare-test.odt click Edit -> Compare Document... -> Compare_Test.odt -> type in password: Test and the window Accept or Reject Changes appears. 4) What happens instead is after one inputs the password, the password window disappears, but the window Accept or Reject Changes does not appear. WORKAROUND: Have both documents open simultaneously, then perform the Compare Document... ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4 Architecture: i386 CheckboxSubmission: 30b6638832e19720cfe8f7a91e5798a4 CheckboxSystem: 2954e74ba17fb0e37fc942cd1d9fab4e DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120131.1) Package: libreoffice 1:3.6.1~rc2-1ubuntu5 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4 Tags: quantal Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-09-14 (10 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1029039/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

