Thanks Jay for the link.. On Sep 11, 2012 8:38 PM, "Jay Lozier" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > -- 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
