I confirmed this is a bug with Writer 3.6 and 3.6.1 . A bug ticket has been opened under https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54827
Feel free to add your name to the cc list to be updated once the issue has been resolved. Thanks for bringing this up. Mas On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 5:01 PM, Mas <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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: [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 >> >> > > > -- > -- > Masekela Walls > Web Security Analyst | Senior Server Administrator > Powserve.com / Gemini ISP Networks > -- -- Masekela Walls Web Security Analyst | Senior Server Administrator Powserve.com / Gemini ISP Networks -- 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
