The big mistake is mine. I made a big mistake "upgrading" from an earlier version of Writer to the one in your version 3.4.
I have a doc file that's 5300 KB. I could load it in the older version (now wiped out by the "upgrade") in 15 or 20 seconds. With the "improved" 3.4 version? The first time I tried, it took 8 minutes to load. (Oh, pardon me, I mean "import." I guess you people aren't into mere "loading" anymore.) The second time I tried to load the file -- sorry, I mean "import" -- it took 23 minutes. Yes, that's right -- 23 MINUTES!!!!!!!!!! What's next, 70 minutes?????? You know how long it took Microsoft Word to load the same file? 7 seconds. Yes, that's right -- 7 SECONDS!!!!!!!!! Guess who's never using OpenOffice ever again? I'll give you a hint: someone who thinks it's complete garbage. Why didn't I used your forums to seek a solution? Because looking through 26,000 topics would have taken almost as long as loading -- sorry, I mean "importing" -- a file into your garbage Writer. You can ignore this complaint if you want. It's the same thing I'll be doing to OpenOffice.
