I realise "touch" does not create a valid LO file. But no error is raised. Instead, garbage is given. I am reporting the behaviour as anomalous. I think it 's a bug.
By the way, I don't think launching with lowriter allows you to start with a new *named* file any more than calling with "libreoffice" does. I would not have discovered this bug if I had found a way to do that. -- 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/1293186 Title: loading an empty file results in garbage content Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: the following two commands: touch newfile.odt libreoffice newfile.odt when newfile.odt did not previously exist brings up the Writer with a non-empty file. It is filled with a bunch of junk as "Preformatted Text", including the words Root Entry. This behaviour is not good. What should it do instead? I suggest that this might be a nice way to start the writer with a specified new file. In that case, it should come up with default settings and a blank document. (Note that if I try the second line without the first, I get an error, rather than the useful behaviour of creating a new file.) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: libreoffice (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-17.37-generic 3.13.6 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun Mar 16 13:53:35 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-11 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20140218) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1293186/+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
