Muhammad Haggag committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master":
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=a585863f013aa4207270e11f5e031126adf1ed4a fdo#50141: Character count (with spaces) incorrect with numbering on. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001556 Title: [Upstream] Word Count Characters (with spaces) incorrect with Numbering on Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Fix Released Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen in Writer via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1001556/+attachment/3153676/+files/test.odt && lowriter --nologo test.odt Tools -> Word Count is the Word Count Whole document displays: Characters (with spaces) 12 just as it does in Word 2010 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1001556/+attachment/3153662/+files/word2010.png . 4) What happens instead is it notes 2. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.3-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat May 19 10:12:16 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/1001556/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp