Bug 165465 - LibreOffice crashes upon starting any dictation
Summary: LibreOffice crashes upon starting any dictation
Status: NEEDINFO
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.2.0.3 release
Hardware: All macOS (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: wantBacktrace
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Reported: 2025-02-26 14:38 UTC by rainbowbookdragon
Modified: 2025-11-25 15:24 UTC (History)
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Description rainbowbookdragon 2025-02-26 14:38:28 UTC
Description:
I am using a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip running Sonoma 14.1.2, and whenever I try to start dictating, LibreOffice Writer crashes within 3-5 dictated words (aka almost instantly). This has happened several times in a row, always within approximately 3-5 words of starting dictation. It is therefore impossible to use LibreOffice Writer for dictating documents. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Press the FN key twice to start dictation
2. Start speaking dictation
3. LibreOffice Writer crashes nearly instantly

Actual Results:
LibreOffice Writer crashes, restarts, I attempt to start dictating again, and LibreOffice Writer crashes again. 

Expected Results:
I expected the program NOT to crash. I would like to use the program and not have it crash. 


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
I use a USB wireless microphone for dictation, in case that matters.
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2025-02-26 22:22:49 UTC
@Patrick, crash during dictation maybe related to work on bug 163764 and its tweak for bug 164564, a return of AOo i106901 when runing on 14.1.2?
Comment 2 Patrick (volunteer) 2025-02-26 22:27:59 UTC
I cannot reproduce this bug. Launched 25.2.0.3, opened a new Writer document, press Fn key twice, speak a few sentences, and the text appears in the document for me:

Version: 25.2.0.3 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: e1cf4a87eb02d755bce1a01209907ea5ddc8f069
CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 15.3.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 3 Patrick (volunteer) 2025-02-26 22:46:48 UTC
(In reply to rainbowbookdragon from comment #0)
> Description:
> I am using a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip running Sonoma 14.1.2,

Is macOS 14.1.2 correct? The latest Sonoma version is currently 14.7.4 so maybe this is a macOS bug that Apple already fixed?
Comment 4 Brandon H. 2025-03-20 23:48:04 UTC
I don't use MacOS, but I decided to test using Windows 11 and writer does not crash.

Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 894563ee0e4032019623a97c313af3d833863b1f
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 22631); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 5 Julien Nabet 2025-04-29 20:05:41 UTC
rainbowbookdragon: it would be helpful to have a backtrace (see https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugReport/Debug_Information#Windows:_How_to_get_a_backtrace).
Comment 6 Alex Thurgood 2025-04-30 08:14:37 UTC
No crash for me with

Version: 24.8.3.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 48a6bac9e7e268aeb4c3483fcf825c94556d9f92
CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 15.4.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR
Calc: threaded

No crash either with:

Version: 25.2.2.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 7370d4be9e3cf6031a51beef54ff3bda878e3fac
CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 15.4.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR
Calc: threaded
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2025-11-25 15:24:45 UTC
Dear rainbowbookdragon,

This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least
6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as
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