Bug 129982 - In writer, 'recent document' does not close the blank file
Summary: In writer, 'recent document' does not close the blank file
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
6.3.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
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Reported: 2020-01-13 12:59 UTC by Robert Simpson
Modified: 2020-01-13 16:10 UTC (History)
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Description Robert Simpson 2020-01-13 12:59:26 UTC 
Description:
When writer is called from the launcher, a blank document opens; this should close when a 'recent document' is selected, but it stays open.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.start writer from the launcher and a blank doc opens
2.select 'file-recent documents' and open a recent document
3.(or 'file-open' and specify a document)

Actual Results:
The selected document opens, but the blank document stays open.

Expected Results:
The blank doc should be replaced by the selected doc on the desktop.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
In other components of LO, the blank file closes when another is opened.
Comment 1 Dieter 2020-01-13 14:24:15 UTC 
Thank you for reporting the bug. I can't confirm it with

Version: 6.5.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 350d25da375f221edfa37309324ce3c68cf297ef
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18362; UI render: default; VCL: win; 
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI-Language: en-GB
Calc: threaded

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.
Comment 2 V Stuart Foote 2020-01-13 15:11:22 UTC 
Likewise do not reproduce on Windows 10 Home 64-bit en-US with
Version: 6.4.0.2 (x64)
Build ID: 08d19fecdc7a2298d051e19cfdb7c35544855fc3
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18362; UI render: GL; VCL: win; 
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI-Language: en-US
Calc: threaded

Opening a new blank Document in Writer, selecting a Writer (ODT) entry from the File -> Recent Documents list will cleanly open that document replacing the blank empty Writer document. Verified from the main menu 'Windows' menu.

Of course, when a Writer document is opened (i.e. it is not empty/unsaved) making the same selection from the File -> Recent Documents menu will launch that into a new Writer frame. Verifiable also from the main menu 'Windows' menu. That is the expected behavior and functions correctly.

As Dieter suggests please test with a clean user profile.
Comment 3 Robert Simpson 2020-01-13 16:01:40 UTC 
Thanks Dieter Praas. Resetting the profile did indeed solve the problem. Particularly, I only need to remove registrymodifications.xcu, and the problem goes away. But I don't know how to interpret this file or whether I can track it down further.