Description: I use LibreOffice mostly on Xubuntu. When I have multiple .txt files on the command line and start libreoffice writer, it adds (many) blank pages to the documents. These blanks contain nothing at all and I have not figured out how to remove them. But they are included when I print them. I'm attaching a file on which this happens. It contains an anonymized fragment of the original, repeated a number of times. I suggest you create two copies, called perhaps junk1.txt and junk2.txt. I use the command "soffice junk*" to load them into the writer, and I get the extra blank pages. If, however, I just do soffice junk1.txt, I get a document of the correct size. I can do that of course, but it is still an annoying and inconvenient error for my workflow. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create 2 copies of attached file (text file) called junk1.txt and junk2.txt 2. Use bash command "soffice junk*.txt" 3. Note extra pages Actual Results: Loaded file has extra blank pages at the end. Expected Results: No extra stuff at all Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info:
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Thank you for reporting the bug. it seems you're using an old version of LibreOffice. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version.
Sorry, I do not have a spare machine to download the software. When I first reported this to Ubuntu I got immediate confirmation, and they suggested I re-submit to you. If you have the latest software, please give it a try. It will either fail or not in a hurry. Maybe 5 minutes max will any downloading and directory prep you decide to do. I set it back to unconfirmed.
Thank you for reporting the bug. To be certain the reported issue is not related to corruption in the user profile, could you please reset your Libreoffice profile ( https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/UserProfile ) and re-test? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the issue is still present
I have a better idea. Instead of inventing reasons for me to mess up my settings why don't YOU try to confirm it. I sent all the stuff you'd need to try this. If it does not add blank pages for you with whatever settings you have, go ahead and mark it invalid. If it _does_ add blank pages, mark it confirmed and go from there.
No blanks here. I also tried with the gtk2 UI backend as that is what Xfce uses. Could you link to the Ubuntu bug report? You can input it to the "See also" field. Arch Linux 64-bit Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha0+ Build ID: 1ce1c26dd98e6477139e08d1ebe89fa950ff5fb0 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.2; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded Built on 12 July 2019 Arch Linux 64-bit Version: 6.2.5.2 Build ID: 6.2.5-1 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.2; UI render: default; VCL: kde5; Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded
A new major release of LibreOffice is available since this bug was reported. Could you please try to reproduce it with the latest version of LibreOffice from https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-fresh/ ? I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' if the bug is still present in the latest version.
If it helps I don't think its specific to using the command line. I'm having the same problem of random blank pages being added using the normal GUI version. I think its a more widespread fundamental problem. This seems to mostly happen when there are a lot of pages and images involved. This is basically the same report I put in here: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98698 I'm using: Libreoffice version: Version: 6.2.7.1 Build ID: 6.2.7-1 CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.2; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI-Language: en-GB Calc: threaded OS: Linux 0 5.2.11-arch1-1-ARCH
Dear Kevin, This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least 6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDINFO status with no change in 30 days the QA team will close the bug as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to lack of needed information. For more information about our NEEDINFO policy please read the wiki located here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bugzilla/Fields/Status/NEEDINFO If you have already provided the requested information, please mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED so that the QA team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed. Thank you for helping us make LibreOffice even better for everyone! Warm Regards, QA Team MassPing-NeedInfo-Ping
Dear Kevin, Please read this message in its entirety before proceeding. Your bug report is being closed as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to inactivity and a lack of information which is needed in order to accurately reproduce and confirm the problem. We encourage you to retest your bug against the latest release. If the issue is still present in the latest stable release, we need the following information (please ignore any that you've already provided): a) Provide details of your system including your operating system and the latest version of LibreOffice that you have confirmed the bug to be present b) Provide easy to reproduce steps – the simpler the better c) Provide any test case(s) which will help us confirm the problem d) Provide screenshots of the problem if you think it might help e) Read all comments and provide any requested information Once all of this is done, please set the bug back to UNCONFIRMED and we will attempt to reproduce the issue. Please do not: a) respond via email b) update the version field in the bug or any of the other details on the top section of our bug tracker Warm Regards, QA Team MassPing-NeedInfo-FollowUp