On 09/11/2012 06:58 PM, Mas wrote: > This is a delay in ubuntu mounting the filesystem. Writer is closing > because the application is unable to open the file. Then when you try the > second time, Ubuntu has mounted the FS, you can actually change your > settings in Ubuntu to automatically mount the filesystem during boot. This > is not a bug with Writer but a system configuration issue. You may find > some information on how to auto mount via Ubuntu help forums or wiki. > > Mas > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 5:44 PM, CVAlkan <[email protected]> wrote: > Check this link to Ubuntu documentation about mounting a drive at boot.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticallyMountPartitions >> Using: Ubuntu 12.04.1; LibreOffice 3.6 >> >> On my system, which is a dual boot with Windows, I have a lot of documents >> already on NTFS drives (I also have LibreOffice 3.6 installed on Windows). >> >> When I start Writer (in Ubuntu), and choose File|Open, I am able to see and >> select files on the NTFS drives, but when I select one to open, Writer >> simply disappears. I am assuming that this is because the particular NTFS >> drive is not mounted in Ubuntu yet, although it shows up in Writer as well >> as Nautilus. >> >> If I do this a second time, it works fine and the file is loaded. At this >> point, Nautilus shows the symbol next to the drive indicating that it has >> been mounted. >> >> If Writer can see the file, it seems like it should mount the drive without >> any overt intervention on my part. It almost seems as if it does actually >> try to do this, but there might be some timing issue involved (i.e. it >> doesn't wait long enough for the drive to be mounted before silently >> departing). >> >> Is this ... a bug? ... a configuration setting I haven't discovered? Does >> anyone know what to do about this annoyance? >> >> Additionally, I tried (after unmounting the drive) choosing the document >> from the "recently opened" list, and it says the file doesn't exist, >> although Writer doesn't disappear in this circumstance. After the drive is >> mounted, of course, other recent files load as expected. Once again, it >> would seem that, if Writer knows where the file is located, it should >> attempt to mount the drive - at least if it knows it's a local drive on the >> same machine. >> >> One other observation that I'm not certain of: I had originally installed >> Ubuntu with wubi to try it out, and I don't believe there was any problem >> with automatically mounting and opening anything I picked in Writer, but I >> can't swear to that (since everything "worked" I didn't pay much >> attention). >> Under wubi, I believe I was using the "stock" Libre 3.5.x though, so this >> might indicate something. >> >> As indicated above, I'm not familiar enough with Ubuntu or LibreOffice to >> know if I should submit this as an "enhancement request" or a "bug" and >> would appreciate any comments. Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Opening-Files-in-Writer-tp4006889.html >> Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> -- >> For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] >> Problems? >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> >> > -- Jay Lozier [email protected] -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
