Bug 47213

Summary:	FILEOPEN
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Kevin McCready <kevin1mccready>
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	kevin1mccready, LibreOffice
Priority:	medium
Version:	3.4.4 release
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux (All)
Whiteboard:
Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:

Description Kevin McCready 2012-03-11 17:25:34 UTC

I had a file open in writer.
I opened another instance of writer.
I tried to open the file already open.
Nothing happened. No msg to say it's already opened.

Lubuntu
LibreOffice 3.4.4 
OOO340m1 (Build:402)

Comment 1 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2012-03-11 22:13:07 UTC

BOT reproducible with "LibreOffice 3.5.1.2 German UI/Locale [Build-ID: dc9775d-05ecbee-0851ad3-1586698-727bf66] on German WIN7 Home Premium (64bit). I opened a WRITER seconddocument.odt using (LibO File Open dialog in an opened WRITER firstdocument.odt, after the new document has been opened I switched back to firstdocument.odt, used LibO File Open document again and tried to open seconddocument.odt, Foucs switched to alread y opened seconddocument.odt.

@reporter:
Thank you for your report – unfortunately important information is missing.
May be hints on <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport> will help you to find out what information will be useful to reproduce your problem? If you believe that that  is really sophisticated please as for Help on a user mailing list
Please:
- Write a meaningful Summary describing exactly what the problem is
- Attach a sample document (not only screenshot)
- Attach screenshots with comments if you believe that that might explain the 
  problem better than a text comment. Best way is to insert your screenshots
  into a DRAW document and to add comments that explain what you want to show
- Contribute a step by step instruction containing every key press and every 
  mouse click how to reproduce your problem (due to example in Bug 43431). 
  "Try to open" is not sufficient, I know a dozen ways how to open a document
– if possible contribute an instruction how to create a sample document 
  from the scratch
- add information 
  -- what EXACTLY is unexpected
  -- and WHY do you believe it's unexpected (cite Help or Documentation!)
  -- concerning your PC (video card, ...)
  -- concerning your OS (Version, Distribution, Language)
  -- concerning your LibO localization (UI language, Locale setting)
  –- Libo settings that might be related to your problems 
    (video hardware acceleration ...)
  -- how you launch LibO and how you opened the sample document
  –- If you can contribute an OOo Issue that might be useful
  -- everything else crossing your mind after you read linked texts
Even  if you can not provide all demanded information, every little new information might bring the breakthrough.

May be you can test <https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/bug/> for submitting bug reports?

Comment 2 Kevin McCready 2012-03-11 22:23:40 UTC

I tried to open the document by clicking on File>Recent then the document.

Comment 3 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2012-06-19 01:57:31 UTC

@reporter:
This is the Bug tracking system, not a helpdesk! You can get assistance  on
<http://ask.libreoffice.org/questions/>
or on the public users mailing list <users@libreoffice.org>, a mailing list from <http://www.documentfoundation.org/contribution/#lists> or
<http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Local_Mailing_Lists>

Please feel free to reopen this Bug if discussion with others leaded to an assessment that we have a LibO bug and a clear and comprehensible description of the problem due to  <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport>.