otto67, thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. This issue is unreproducible in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal:
cd ~/Desktop && https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/156381/+attachment/167142/+files/sample.ods && localc -nologo sample.ods Tools -> Goal Seek... -> Formula Cell $F$100 -> Target 0 -> Variable Cell $E$7 -> OK button and notice a second later a window pops up noting: LibreOffice Calc Goal Seek not successful. No exact value found. Insert closest value (0.00)? YES button Does this work for you? lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc libreoffice-calc: 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-proposed/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 ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156381 Title: [Upstream] [hardy] openoffice calc Goal Seek loops -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
