Re: [libreoffice-users] Strange behavior in Writer 6.3.1

At 13:33 24/09/2019 -0700, Mark Richter wrote:
> I recently upgraded to LO 6.3.1 [...] . I noticed a new issue with 
> Writer. In 6.2 and below, when I opened a blank document and 
> selected File -> Open Recent -> <file>, the file I chose to open 
> replaced the new blank file, either in the same window, or in a new 
> window and the old one was closed for me. Also, when I opened a new 
> Writer document and selected File -> Open -> <file> (or <ctlr>O), 
> the same thing happened. In either case I only had one window open 
> at this time. Since 6.3.1 came out, the new blank document window 
> persists, making it an annoying extra step to close that unnecessary 
> LO window since the blank new document does not go away on its own. 
> This does not happen if I open a blank Calc window and select either 
> of the above two options - the blank spreadsheet window disappears 
> once I open the selected one of my choice.
Dare I say you may be suffering from Microsoft-itis? You talk of the 
issue being "with Writer" as if that is a separate application and 
not just the word for using LibreOffice on text documents. No: unlike 
some other office suites, which are just a collection of separate 
applications, LibreOffice is an integrated product, capable of 
creating and editing documents of various types. You seem to think 
you need to open Writer before you can open an existing text 
document. But no: you can open such a document from within 
LibreOffice or from outside it whether or not you have other 
documents open and no matter what type they might be.
So the real question is: why would you get yourself in the position 
of having that blank document if you didn't want it in the first 
place? If, as you say, you want to open an existing document, you can 
do so by double-clicking the document outside LibreOffice or by 
starting LibreOffice - not Writer, Calc, or whatever - and then using 
either of the techniques you describe. The "extra step" is not 
closing a blank document, but your choice to create it in the first 
place. If you have icons or menu items that offer to start 
"LibreOffice Writer" or "LibreOffice Calc", their function is to 
start LibreOffice *and* to open a fresh, blank document of the 
appropriate type: you shouldn't want to use them unless that is your intention.
> I'm most concerned with the persistence of the empty new document 
> window once something else is opened - that's not right.
If I was designing software and you'd chosen to open such a blank 
document, I might want to let you keep it.
I trust this helps.

Brian Barker


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