** Description changed:
- When opening some documents saved in MS Word 2000 / XP / 2003 .doc
- format or in 2007 .docx format the OO Write window greys forever and CPU
- usage jumps up. The running Write then has to be killed. This happens
- under Ubuntu 9.04 64-bit with OO 3.0.1 (build 9379).
+ 1) lsb_release -rd
+ Description: Ubuntu 11.04
+ Release: 11.04
- Please, find an example of culprit files. It was saved by MS Word XP.
+ 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
+ libreoffice-writer:
+ Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
+ Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
+ Version table:
+ *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
+ 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386
+ Packages
+ 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+ 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
+ 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
+
+ 3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal:
+
+ cd ~/Desktop && wget
+
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/401003/+attachment/630609/+files/MS%20Office%20XP%20document.doc
+ && lowriter -nologo MS\ Office\ XP\ document.doc
+
+ and it opens quickly and successfully.
+
+ 4) What happens instead is Writer hangs indefinitely.
+
+ WORKAROUND: Use Abiword.
+
+ apt-cache policy abiword
+ abiword:
+ Installed: 2.8.6-0.3build1
+ Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3build1
+ Version table:
+ *** 2.8.6-0.3build1 0
+ 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
+ 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+
+ Original Report Comments: OOo Writer grey screens and CPU usage jumps
+ up. The running Writer then has to be killed. This happens under Ubuntu
+ 9.04 64-bit with OO 3.0.1 (build 9379).
+
+ Attachment was saved by MS Word XP.
** Also affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags added: lo33
** Summary changed:
- [upstream] OOo Writer freezes during opening MS Word documents
+ [upstream] Writer freezes opening MS Word documents
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