[Upstream] Writer always hangs when opening attached .doc file

[chrone]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

1)
Natty:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu Natty (development branch)
Release: 11.04

Maverick:
lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

2)
Natty:
apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100
/var/lib/dpkg/status

Maverick:
apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.1-1ubuntu3~maverick1
  Candidate: 1:3.3.1-1ubuntu3~maverick1
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.1-1ubuntu3~maverick1 0
        500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What is expected to happen is when one tries to open attach file at the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/661585/+attachment/1695911/+files/2.%20FR-APL-02%20ASSESSMEN-Mencari%20dan%20Membuat%20Paket%20Produk%20dan%20Jasa%20Pariwisata.doc && lowriter -nologo 2.\ FR-APL-02\ ASSESSMEN-Mencari\ dan\ Membuat\ Paket\ Produk\ dan\ Jasa\ Pariwisata.doc

it does not crash or hang.

4) What happens instead is LibreOffice Writer & openoffice.org-writer always hangs when open it.

WORKAROUND: Open in Abiword at the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/661585/+attachment/1695911/+files/2.%20FR-APL-02%20ASSESSMEN-Mencari%20dan%20Membuat%20Paket%20Produk%20dan%20Jasa%20Pariwisata.doc && abiword 2.\ FR-APL-02\ ASSESSMEN-Mencari\ dan\ Membuat\ Paket\ Produk\ dan\ Jasa\ Pariwisata.doc

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: openoffice.org (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.34-generic-pae 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 16 11:26:10 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org

[Jack Leigh (leighman)]

Still hangs LibO 3.3 in Maverick

[penalvch (penalvch)]

chrone, thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please execute the following command, as it will automatically gather debugging information, in a terminal:
apport-collect 661585
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.