Bug 160216 - Not possible to load an existing text file (.odt) without the program freezing.
Summary: Not possible to load an existing text file (.odt) without the program freezing.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 157135
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.6.5.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2024-03-15 12:25 UTC by bj.ronneberg
Modified: 2024-03-18 07:10 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

See Also:
Crash report or crash signature:

Attachments
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description bj.ronneberg 2024-03-15 12:25:16 UTC 
Description:
Upgraded this week from ver 7.6.4.1 to 7.6.5.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Can open new and save a Calc file (.ods).
Can open a new text file and do edit. Attempting to save causes Writer to freeze. Not possible to load an existing text file (.odt) without the program freezing.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Start LO
2.Try load an existing text file (.odt)
3.This action causes Writer to freez.

Actual Results:
Upgrad from ver 7.6.4.1 to 7.6.5.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community

Can open new and save a Calc file (.ods).
Can open a new text file and do edit. Attempting to save causes Writer to freeze. Not possible to load an existing text file (.odt) without the program freezing.

Expected Results:
Save new file and allow edit existing text document.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Lenovo ThinkPad	LAPTOP-73TL15J0
OS		Windows 11, ver 23H2, 2024-03:(KB5035853)
		
LibreOffice	7.6.5.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
		CPU threads:8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22631
		Skia/Vulkan; VCL:win
		nb-NO (nb_NO); UI:nb-NO
		Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2024-03-16 10:23:08 UTC 
Please test in safe mode, Menu/Help/Restart in Safe Mode
Comment 2 bj.ronneberg 2024-03-17 07:15:48 UTC 
Safe mode has no effect - LO freezes after a few seconds.
Comment 3 m_a_riosv 2024-03-17 23:56:46 UTC 
Please, can you attach a sample file showing the issue.
Comment 4 Mike Kaganski 2024-03-18 07:08:34 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 157135 ***
Comment 5 Mike Kaganski 2024-03-18 07:10:24 UTC 
(In reply to bj.ronneberg from comment #0)
> 		nb-NO (nb_NO)


Thanks for providing the information from Help->About - not everybody take a moment to do that important step. The Norwegian locale is the problem; this bug is resolved in upcoming versions 7.6.6 and 24.2.2.