Libreoffice creates huge RTF file if images embedded

[slon]

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What is expected to happen in Writer via the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/951091/+attachment/2853594/+files/ODT_with_pics.odt && lowriter --nologo ODT_with_pics.odt

save as .rtf and the .rtf file is similar in file size as the .odt (351.6 KB).

4) What happens instead is the .rtf is 9.5 MB.

For a comparison, Word 2010 converts the file into a 7.2 MB .rtf: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/951091/+attachment/2891425/+files/This%20is%20JPG%20image2.rtf

Microsoft Word 14.0.6023.1000 (32-bit)
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010

apt-cache policy wine1.3
wine1.3:
  Installed: 1.4-0ubuntu1~ppa1~oneiric1
  Candidate: 1.4-0ubuntu1~ppa1~oneiric1
  Version table:
 *** 1.4-0ubuntu1~ppa1~oneiric1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.3.28-0ubuntu2~oneiric1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/universe i386 Packages
     1.3.28-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe i386 Packages

[slon (generesnik)]

On several attempts to reproduce resulting file is 9.5MB. Still huge.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

slon, thank you for taking the time to report this and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 951091
When reporting bugs in the future please use apport by using 'ubuntu-bug' and the name of the package affected. You can learn more about this functionality at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[slon (generesnik)]

Ran 'apport-collect 951091' and got 'No additinal information is collected'. So much for that.
So initial bug was discovered on Kubuntu 11.10 with libreoffice 3.5 from PPA and confirmed on 12.04 i386 daily build iso as of 03/10/2012.
Tried running 'ubuntu-bug libreoffice-writer' which choked on opening Firefox with this:

Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your system.

You must be kidding me!

At this point I decided I put in my honest effort and quit. I hope provided information will help, but I don't give a crap anymore. Good luck.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

slon, if your using a PPA that is why no more information is collected. Could you please execute at the Terminal and post to this bug the following:
lsb_release -rd && apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer

[slon (generesnik)]

As I mentioned above this bug is easily reproduced on "clean" daily build of pangolin. I attempted to run suggested commands aganst it, but gotten nowhere. So never mind my "poluted" Kubuntu, you can successfully reproduce this bug on "standard" ubuntu 12.04 pre-release.
Thank you.
Christopher, your rellentless pursuit is greatly appreciated.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

slon, this is not reproducible. Could you please provide a Writer file (ex. .odt) that when coverted to .rtf demonstrates this problem?

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[slon (generesnik)]

:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

:~$ apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.0-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Installed on a spare computer, up-to-date. Created from scratch or converted from .odt same result.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

slon, the issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport . If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

[Marcus Tomlinson (marcustomlinson)]

This release of Ubuntu is no longer receiving maintenance updates. If this is still an issue on a maintained version of Ubuntu please let us know.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for libreoffice (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[penalvch (penalvch)]

slon, this is tested fixed in:
Version: 6.3.2.2 (x64)
Build ID: 98b30e735bda24bc04ab42594c85f7fd8be07b9c

This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please perform as much as possible of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure