Bug#240475: openoffice.org version 1.1.1-2 crashes on "save as" dialogue
I continue to have the same problem with
openoffice.org 1.1.1-2.
The program is built onto a live CD
(a Knoppix derivative) and it hangs
when I attempt to save a file to
/mnt/auto/floppy
The problem may occur if I click once
on the "Save" button in the "Save As"
dialogue---it is guaranteed to occur
if I double click.
Since in the absence of a network connection
Knoppix requires you to save your work to floppy disk,
I regard this as a major malfunction in OOo 1.1.1.
This problem was not present in OOo 1.1.0-5 !!
I would guess that somewhere along the way
someone has introduced an optimization that
is inconsistent with a good fault tolerance.
I understand that one may be reluctant to
download a whole live CD merely to check
this point. Nevertheless, for those who
are willing to take the trouble,
ftp://ftp.skolelinux.no/skolelinux/knoppixes/snofrix/snofrix-2004-04-20.iso
contains the bug, whereas
ftp://ftp.skolelinux.no/skolelinux/knoppixes/snofrix/snofrix-2004-03-15.iso
ftp://ftp.skolelinux.no/skolelinux/knoppixes/snofrix/snofrix-2004-04-25.iso
do not. The latter two are based on OOo 1.1.0-5,
the former on OOo 1.1.1-1. The default language
for these CDs is Norwegian, but you can get English
as an option by typing
knoppix lang=us
at the "boot:" prompt.
Conrad
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