Bug 41774

Summary:	Option to not open anything when LibreOffice is launched - neither StartCenter nor any document
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Shad Sterling <me>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	jbfaure, me
Priority:	medium
Version:	3.4.3 release
Hardware:	x86-64 (AMD64)
OS:	macOS (All)
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Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	41776

Description Shad Sterling 2011-10-13 20:13:51 UTC

When I open LibreOffice I get the StartCenter which seems to want me to create a new document, which is almost never what I opened it for.

The DisableStartModule extension attached to OpenOffice bug 90815 < https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=90815 > seems to be compatible with LibreOffice, but rather than disabling the StartCenter, it replaces it with a blank Text Document.

I would much rather have LibreOffice launch with nothing open than to have it launch and open something I will almost never use.  Judging by the OpenOffice bug an forum posts I found when looking for a way to do this, it's much more than just me who would make use of this option.

Comment 1 Shad Sterling 2011-10-13 20:55:16 UTC

Another option which would work well for me would be to save the set of open document windows when LibreOffice is closed, and restore them when LibreOffice is opened.  I don't know if that option would be as popular as this one.

The DisableStartModule extension doesn't just prevent the StartCenter from opening on launch, it seems to make it entirely inaccessible.  I don't intend to make it entirely inaccessible, only to make it not appear automatically.

Comment 2 Björn Michaelsen 2011-12-23 12:41:20 UTC

[This is an automated message.]
This bug was filed before the changes to Bugzilla on 2011-10-16. Thus it
started right out as NEW without ever being explicitly confirmed. The bug is
changed to state NEEDINFO for this reason. To move this bug from NEEDINFO back
to NEW please check if the bug still persists with the 3.5.0 beta1 or beta2 prereleases.
Details on how to test the 3.5.0 beta1 can be found at:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugHunting_Session_3.5.0.-1

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Comment 3 Shad Sterling 2012-01-14 16:19:52 UTC

No change in 3.5.0beta2

Comment 4 Emir Sarı 2012-11-23 03:21:08 UTC

http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework/To-Dos

AOO guys have some plans about the Mac Start Center here it seems.

Comment 5 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2013-11-02 08:08:04 UTC

Please, make your choice in command line options for libreoffice. In a terminal type libreoffice4.1 --help

Closing as duplicate of bug 41776.

Best regards. JBF

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 41776 ***