Libreoffice and GVFS problem opening files on a Windows share

[Gionatan Danti]

Hi all,
I have problems opening ODT, ODS and other Libreoffice files on a Windows share. The problem is that using PCManFM (LXDE default filemanager), double clicking on a file cause Libreoffice to starts, but the process suddenly terminate.

I found that this is caused by GVFS's file URI (eg: smb://...) not being recognized by Libreoffice (yes, I installed the gtk and gnome integration packages). So LIbreoffice try to open the file but it can't and so it immediatly exits.

The solution is simple: launch Libreoffice passing the %F (filepath) parameter and _not_ the %U (URI) one. It can be done simply modifying the libreoffice-*.desktop launchers in /usr/share/applications.

Please note that, using Nautilus, the problem does not shows because Nautilus appear to always pass filepath, and not URI, to Libreoffice (and to other applications, probably).

Steps to reproduce:
- create a windows share and copy a ODT, ODS or any other Libreoffice file on it;
- browse the share with PCManFM and double click on the Libreoffice file;
- you will see Libreoffice starting but it will sudden exits.

Steps to workaround:
- go in /usr/share/applications;
- edit the various libreoffice-*.desktop substituting the line "Exec=libreoffice %U" with "Exec=libreoffice %F";
- browse the share with PCManFM and double click on the Libreoffice file;
- you will now be able to open the file with Libreoffice.

Regards.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Vladislav Kononenko (vladislavkononenko)]

I acknowledge existence of the problem. Workaround helped, thank you, Gionatan.