Confirmed in Ubuntu 10.10 LibreOffice Calc via the Terminal:
cd ~/Desktop && echo '"text","test","vest","vast"' > ~/Desktop/example1.csv && localc -nologo example1.csv
Character Set Unicode drop down box -> OK button -> File -> Exit
cd ~/Desktop && echo '"text","test","vest","vast"' > ~/Desktop/example1.csv && localc -nologo example2.csv
Confirmed in Ubuntu 10.10 LibreOffice Calc via the Terminal:
cd ~/Desktop && echo '"text" ,"test" ,"vest" ,"vast" ' > ~/Desktop/ example1. csv && localc -nologo example1.csv
Character Set Unicode drop down box -> OK button -> File -> Exit
cd ~/Desktop && echo '"text" ,"test" ,"vest" ,"vast" ' > ~/Desktop/ example1. csv && localc -nologo example2.csv