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.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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