I went to my dual boot system and attempted to duplicate the issue under version 3.5. When I attempted to open a ntfs file the file manager in Ubuntu automount the partition without any problem. The file also loaded. Now to compare apples to apples I am going to force upgrade my version to the latest libreoffice version 3.6 . I will report back shortly
Mas On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 7:09 AM, CVAlkan <fobe...@enteract.com> wrote: > Mas, Jay: > > Thanks for the responses; I'll add info to have the drives mounted at boot > time for the time being. > > After further experiments, however, I believe more strongly that the > behavior I describe qualifies as a Bug. Here's why: > > A) If one attempts the exact same sequence of file loading with Calc, the > behavior is exactly what anyone would reasonably expect. Specifically, if > after confirming in Nautilus that a specfic partition is NOT mounted, you > open Calc and then go through the File|Open sequence on the unmounted > partition, the file is loaded with no problem. If you then return to > Nautilus, you will see that the partition is now mounted. So, at the very > least, there is an inconsistency between the operation of Calc and Writer. > > B) To further illustrate why the behavior I describe is "user-hostile," > load > Writer normally, and then (by any means) load a few documents that reside > on > a normally-mounted partition. If you then choose to open a file that > resides > on an unmounted partition, Writer still disappears as I described, as do > the > other documents that were open. When restarting Writer, the documents are > all waiting for recovery, of course, but you can see where an unsuspecting > user's stress level might rise. > > C) Last, but not least, presenting a "File not found" or similar message > would seem much more appropriate than simply shutting down the application. > But, the helpful approach would be to mount the drive and load the file - > just as Calc does. > > So, being new to Ubuntu and the world of open source, I'm not sure how to > go > about reporting this "officially" and would appreciate a quick tutorial. > > Thanks again ... > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Opening-Files-in-Writer-tp4006889p4006989.html > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > 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 > > -- -- Masekela Walls Web Security Analyst | Senior Server Administrator Powserve.com / Gemini ISP Networks -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org 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
