Christopher Barrington-Leigh, thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Trusty Tahr.
This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please perform as much as possible of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention. [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch) Release: 14.04 apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:4.2.0-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:4.2.0-0ubuntu1 Version table: 1:4.2.1-0ubuntu1 0 400 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-proposed/main amd64 Packages *** 1:4.2.0-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- 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/898791 Title: [Upstream] Long table at end of .doc document cut off Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.4.3-3ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget -c https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/898791/+attachment/2614990/+files /ACT7DAYS_-_def.doc -O example.doc && lowriter -nologo example.doc is the text at the beginning of the document is right above the table in the Word screenshot https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/898791/+attachment/2618025/+files /word-screenshot.png and rows 8 through 20 are visible when scrolling down. 4) What happens instead is the text is separated by almost an entire page as in the Writer screenshot https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/898791/+attachment/2614992/+files/stuckTable.png and rows 8 through 20 are not able to be viewed by scrolling down. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Dec 1 14:46:13 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110921.2) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/898791/+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
