Jurgen Schellaert, to clarify: 1) Did this issue happen in Ubuntu versions prior to 16.04? 2) Is this reproducible in a later version of LibreOffice via https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice ?
** Description changed: - Using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installed originally from a weekly beta2 ISO; the - image was verified at the time to match its checksum and the install has - since consistently been upgraded. + After opening https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1577093/+attachment/4652522/+files/wlst.odt , LibreOffice becomes unresponsive, graying out from a few minutes to a quarter of an hour at a time. During this, the interface has various presentation issues: + - Two overlapping status bars + - Duplicated vertical scrollbars at the right side + - The title bar covering up the menu bar as well as part of the upper toolbar + - The horizontal ruler shifted to the right, causing the "comments" column to appear on the left rather than the right - From the start, Libreoffice writer (1:5.1.2-0ubuntu1 - amd64) has - struggled with a "large" file I have been working on since Ubuntu 15.04, - although it works perfectly for newly created files or existing smaller - files, though. + When the file eventually gets loaded and the interface is restored, the + menus turns out to be unusable: the drop-downs are narrow blacks slabs + without any entries and without any responsiveness. - I was hoping to continue using my exiting file, however: one that counts - about 14,000 paragraphs, 3.5 million characters and some 300 tables as - well a large number of bookmarks/internal links). + Newly created files or existing smaller files are fine. - I should have hoped that LO would simply load it and let me get on with - my work as it did before. - - Unfortunately, here is what really happens whenever I try to load it: - - when the progress bar completes , Writer greys out and locks up for several minutes on end (anything from a few minutes to a quarter of an hour) - - during that time, the interface is clearly distorted (two overlapping status bars - duplicated vertical scrollbars at the right side - the title bar covering up the menu bar as well as part of the upper toolbar - the horizontal ruler shifted to the right, causing the "comments" column to appear on the left rather than the right) - - when the file eventually gets loaded and the interface is restored, the menus turns out to be unusable: the drop-downs are narrow blacks slabs without any entries and without any responsiveness - - the page count is wildly off: the file is about 1100 pages, yet Writer reports over 1800; at any moment, however, it will update its count to reflect the actual number. - - random actions can produce a new prolonged lock-up; in particular copying text, opening up the navigator or doing a search. - - The only way to open the file in a usable way is to restart Writer - several times in a row (which takes LOTS of patience considering the - time it takes the file to load...) - - Apparently, the only way to avoid these problems is to delete the - libreoffice-gnome/gtk packages. Unfortunately, that leaves me with an - interface that looks like are relic from a previous century.... - - I did not much like that, so I have experimented with the debs - available directly from the LibreOffice project. Sadly, I am seeing the - same behaviour. + WORKAROUND: Uninstall packages: + libreoffice-gnome + libreoffice-gtk ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:5.1.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun May 1 05:28:07 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-07 (23 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160405) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Low ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- 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/1577093 Title: libreoffice-gtk conflicts with large lo-writer file Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After opening https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1577093/+attachment/4652522/+files/wlst.odt , LibreOffice becomes unresponsive, graying out from a few minutes to a quarter of an hour at a time. During this, the interface has various presentation issues: - Two overlapping status bars - Duplicated vertical scrollbars at the right side - The title bar covering up the menu bar as well as part of the upper toolbar - The horizontal ruler shifted to the right, causing the "comments" column to appear on the left rather than the right When the file eventually gets loaded and the interface is restored, the menus turns out to be unusable: the drop-downs are narrow blacks slabs without any entries and without any responsiveness. Newly created files or existing smaller files are fine. WORKAROUND: Uninstall packages: libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:5.1.2-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sun May 1 05:28:07 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-07 (23 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160405) 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/1577093/+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
