When I open a document with 'libreoffice --view', no .~lock.* file is created, as expected. When I then send a KILL signal to libreoffice, still no files there. When I then open the document, a recovery window pops up. I don't understand why this happens. If a document is opened in viewer mode, recovery mode is not sensible, I think. (Rationale for killing the window: I only use LibreOffice in read-only mode akin to how one would use a PDF viewer, and there is no shortkey to close a document—Ctrl-Q closes all documents.)
Thanks for reporting this. Could you please include additional information regarding your LibreOffice environment to help us be able to address this report? To get the relevant information, click on the "Help" menu at the top of the window, then click on the "About LibreOffice" menu option. I have set the bug's status to 'NEEDINFO'. Please change it back to 'UNCONFIRMED' once the requested information is provided.
Version: 6.4.2.2 Build ID: 40(Build:2) CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 5.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3; Locale: nb-NO (en_US.utf8); UI-Language: en-US Calc: threaded I am running GNU Guix. The issue persists in this slightly newer version as well.
For some reason I don't get the recovery window. Btw., you can Ctrl-W to close a document even after --view, but then any further documents you open will create the lock file. Arch Linux 64-bit Version: 7.1.0.0.alpha0+ Build ID: bb64b19e3e8942e610db2d3596d859f7c7864811 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.8; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded Built on 5 September 2020
Hello Marco, 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.
Dear Marco van Hulten, 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
The problem still occurs. This time, instead of Guix, I used the LibreOffice 7.3.3.2 package with OpenBSD current. The actions: libreoffice --view mydocument.odt & pkill -9 soffice.bin libreoffice --view mydocument.odt The recovery window pops up.
Repro with Version: 7.3.4.2 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 30(Build:2) CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb) Locale: pt-BR (pt_BR.UTF-8); UI: en-US Ubuntu package version: 1:7.3.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 Calc: threaded The Recovery dialog is shown after the file was opened in view mode.
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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 57414 ***