Comment 3 for bug 12283

i assume this is the same bug i'm having..

openoffice2..

anytime when you invoke a gtk-based open/save dialog, it crashes..

there are 2 ways how to "workaround" this:

1. launch it without the gtk "skin".... on a console, do:
export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen
and launch openoffice(2) afterwards..

2. the problem seems to be with gnome-vfs...
you can tell gtk, to use the "gtk+" backend, and not the "gnome-vfs" backend..
with this, you won't be able to open/save files from/to "exotic" locations,
 like http,webdav or samba. launch gconf-editor, and change the
desktop/gnome/interfaces/file_chooser_backend from "gnome-vfs" to "gtk+"