Severe problem with Writer files and X

[Paul F. Johnson]

Hi,

> > I just updated to Rawhide (yesterday evening) and have tried to work
> > with some OpenOffice.org .DOC files.
> Updated from ?

Given the OP stated that he'd just updated to Rawhide, would it not
stand to reason that the OOo update was also from Rawhide?

> > I've filed a bug
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=185798 but has
> > anyone else seen this behaviour?
> Works fine for me if I open oowriter and then open a .doc; it's also 
> fine to open file manager and double-click a .doc file.

This is the fun thing about bug hunting. I've filed quite a few bugs on
OOo which the maintainer has not been able to replicate, so the more
information, the better (which is why I've suggested what I have
suggested on the BZ entry)

> Can another machine open the same problem doc ?

Given it was created on another machine, I'd assume it can.

> What version of what application was used to create the document ?

Unless it was Word 6, it shouldn't make any difference. I have assumed
it was Word which created the file.

> > I'm working on Rawhide, installed on a Dell D610 laptop.
> What graphics chip is used ?

It's either i915 or Radeon X300, depends on what day Dell rebadged
someone elses work and botched it on.

> Are you really up to date ?
> # rpm -qa|egrep 'kernel|xorg|openoff'|sort

Given we're 2 days off FC5 full release, if the update was done last
night, then I'd assume the OP is fully up to date.

TTFN

Paul
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