Re: [libreoffice-users] LO 5.3 glitches

Hi Tom

There is one thing that can cause "crashes" or frozen LO windows - the 
.config files.  I had an issue with 5.2.2 freezing when working with 
large [number of pages] text files [.txt] editing and freezing MATE 
desktop.  Something was messed up in the config folders and the LO 
system folders like "/opt/".  I was told to install 5.2.4.

I used "sudo apt-get remove libreoffice?" and then installed the new 
version of LO.  That fixed the issues.

There are several /opt/ folders for LO, almost all of the lines - like 
4.x, 5.0.x, 5.1.x, 5.2.x.  So I assume that there were "bad" settings in 
the folder for 5.2.2 that was corrected in the 5.2.4 install.  So for my 
Ubuntu/MATE laptop, some LO problems are affecting the laptop's ability 
to run after that older version "crashed".  I think I was told that this 
was a known bug/issue.



On 02/03/2017 10:43 AM, Tom Davies wrote:

> Hi :)
> Right now is a good time to post bug-reports and "feature requests".
>
> "Feature requests" are what most 'normal' (ie non-devs) of us think of as
> bugs.  It includes features that used to work but now don't and features
> that don't quite work at all.
>
> "Bug reports" are only things that cause the program or entire system to
> crash (or that escalate privileges to super-users/ super-user/
> administrator - but as normal users we probably wouldn't notice such
> escalation).  In chatting with each other we often call things "bugs" or
> say a thing is "buggy" but if it doesn't crash the system or cause it to
> close unexpectedly, then it doesn't fit the developers notion of "bug", so
> there is no point posting a bug-report about it - instead post as a
> feature-request.
>
> Similarly with the term "stable".  However badly a thing behaves, such as
> familiar functionality suddenly not working, then the devs don't think of
> that as showing the program is unstable.  A program is only unstable if it
> crashes (or maybe that escalation thing) or if it crashes the whole
> system.  LibreOffice is particularly unlikely to do either of those things
> - there is a measurement of that sort of stability and LibreOffice scores
> extraordinarily highly, far above much more respected or well-known
> software.
>
> It is nice to hear about good&bad issues with new the branch of LibreOffice
> as it allows us to be better prepared for the questions that 'normal' users
> are likely to ask on this mailing list.  However reporting an issue to this
> mailing list is extremely unlikely to result in the issue being (what we
> would probably refer to as being) fixed.
>
>
> Right now is probably the best time for doing proper bug-reports and
> feature-requests because it's the time when the greatest percentage of devs
> are focused on this branch and most interested in it's outcomes.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> On 3 February 2017 at 15:21, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster <
> webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:
>
> > I used Linux Mint on a test system.  What Desktop version are you using -
> > MATE or Cinnamon?  I used MATE when I tested Linux Mint.
> >
> > I use Ubuntu with the MATE desktop [16.04LTS] and I also have the LO
> > desktop icon,s plus the icons for Writer and Calc in the "top panel".  I
> > have not tried the 5.3.x.x version, since I just upgraded to 5.2.4.2.
> > After I do the needed work this month, or two, I will test 5.3.x.x on my
> > testing laptop.
> >
> > The need to change the Icon Properties to launch LO from the desktop/panel
> > icons is a concern for me.  Will I have to do similar to Ubuntu Mate when I
> > go to 5.3.x.x?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 02/03/2017 09:38 AM, Paul D. Mirowsky wrote:
> >
> > > Try changing the Icon properties set to allow execute.
> > >
> > > This may help.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/2/2017 7:36 PM, Dave Stevens wrote:
> > >
> > > > Minor ones, the download and install were fine and that fixed my lack
> > > > of spell-checking that I was complaining of here a while back.
> > > >
> > > > I'm using Linux Mint 18. The new icons for version 5.3 showed up in the
> > > > start menu and they work. My boot process ends at a desktop so I like
> > > > to have a LO Writer icon on the desktop so I can start there if I want.
> > > > I popped up the start menu, went into "office" then with the mouse
> > > > over the LO Writer icon, dragged it to the desktop, leaving me with a
> > > > desktop icon as launcher. Clicking on the desktop icon gives a dialog
> > > > box with a message, "untrusted application launcher" and "The
> > > > application launcher 'libre-office5-3writer.desktop' has not been marked
> > > > as trusted. If you do not know the source of this file, launching it
> > > > may be unsafe." Below are two buttons, "Launch anyway" and "Cancel" I
> > > > always launch and it works fine. Still it would be nice to make it
> > > > trusted.
> > > >
> > > > Also the icon has a little lock emblem in the top right corner.
> > > > Ordinarily I expect to see that when I'm running as a user and trying
> > > > to launch a program owned by root. And finally I'd like to be able to
> > > > change the icon image and label text but an attempt to rename through
> > > > the icon properties dialogue box leaves me with a message box telling me
> > > > the item could not be renamed and 'unable to rename desktop file.'
> > > >
> > > > All small stuff the upgrade is still very worthwhile.
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Dave
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