This bug is very easy to reproduce. Here's how to do it on LibreOffice 5.1.6.2:
Start LibreOffice Writer. Type a few characters to ensure it's responsive. File->New->Presentation (this starts Impress) In that new window Insert->Image... (that gives you a File selection dialog) Don't finish selecting a file, switch back to the Writer window. Try to type some characters. Fail. In other words, the LO file selection dialog is modal and blocks everything else in LibreOffice. To anyone used to using other office suites, where the word processor, spreadsheet and presentation app are all independent tasks, this behaviour is extremely unexpected, puzzling, irritating and broken. And has been broken for at least 7 years. -- 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/990541 Title: Libreoffice Writer freezes when Impress add picture dialog is open Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Libreoffice Writer freezes when Impress add picture dialog is open. To reproduce: boot up system (12.04, Unity 3D). Start Writer, type a few characters to ensure it's working. Start Impress. Insert | Picture | From File. Return to Writer, attempt to add more characters. Writer is frozen. Return to Impress open file dialog, close dialog. Return to Writer, confirm Writer now runs as usual and further characters can be typed. From Help | About: LibreOffice 3.5.2.2 Build ID: 350m1(Build:202) Not reproducible in Xubuntu. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress libreoffice-impress: Installed: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Apr 28 15:33:21 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120407) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.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/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/990541/+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
