I'd say it's just a special case of the same issue reported in this bug. This means that the bug is not fixed actually and should be reopened.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to openoffice.org in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210686 Title: [Upstream] [hardy] Writer "Select All" only highlights table in .doc Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Fix Released Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Confirmed Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Binary package hint: openoffice.org 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 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-updates/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/210686/+attachment/251817/+files/DocTemplate.doc && lowriter -nologo DocTemplate.doc (ctrl + A) or edit -> select all and the entire document is selected. 4) What happens instead is it highlights the table but not the text. 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/210686/+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