I have the problem too(In zh_TW.UTF-8 and en_US.UTF-8 both have the same problem) The following are the debug message freom console. dbtsai@ibook:~$ oowriter2 Fatal exception: Signal 11 Stack: /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xf090fc0] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xf0911d8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xf0912a8] [0x100374] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93fe2d4] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f8f7c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93d0834] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu20OSingleFactoryHelper23createInstanceEveryTimeERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x200)[0xf2ef894] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu20OSingleFactoryHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x28)[0xf2ee7c8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu23OFactoryComponentHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x13c)[0xf2eeccc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu22ORegistryFactoryHelper23createInstanceEveryTimeERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x158)[0xf2f219c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu20OSingleFactoryHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x28)[0xf2ee7c8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu23OFactoryComponentHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x13c)[0xf2eeccc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/servicemgr.uno.so[0xdd50c6c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/servicemgr.uno.so[0xdd48aec] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f6420] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f6e34] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f7c48] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x99f197c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so(_ZNK11SwEditShell13GetScriptTypeEt+0x598)[0x96a0c7c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x9df0174] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x9e10150] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsfx680lp.so(_ZN13SfxDispatcher10_FillStateERK13SfxSlotServerR10SfxItemSetPK7SfxSlot+0x104)[0xbdb2294] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsfx680lp.so[0xbdc54d8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsfx680lp.so[0xbdc6e78] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so(_ZN5Timer7TimeoutEv+0x34)[0xfd21e44]/usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so[0xfd221cc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gen680lp.so(_ZNK7SalData7TimeoutEv+0x48)[0xccd30ec] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gtk680lp.so[0xd5910a0] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xcd50ff4] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x280)[0xcd4e6e4] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xcd52adc] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_iteration+0x84)[0xcd531d8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gtk680lp.so[0xd590ecc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gen680lp.so(_ZN14X11SalInstance5YieldEh+0x40)[0xccdbbd4] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so(_ZN11Application5YieldEv+0x78)[0xfd19dac] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsvx680lp.so[0xaba1cd4] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsvx680lp.so[0xab98310] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsvx680lp.so[0xad5ef38] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsvx680lp.so[0xad60c98] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7desktop19impl_callRecoveryUIEhhh+0x5e0)[0x1001f054] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7desktop7Desktop9SaveTasksEl+0x1c)[0x1001f3dc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7desktop7Desktop9ExceptionEt+0x340)[0x1001f734] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so[0xfd20e20] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvos3gcc3.so(_ZN3vos28_cpp_OSignalHandler_FunctionEPvP13oslSignalInfo+0x1c)[0xf36eb6c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvos3gcc3.so(_Z24_OSignalHandler_FunctionPvP13oslSignalInfo+0x10)[0xf36eb90] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xf091094] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_sal.so.3[0xf09126c] [0x100374] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93fe2d4] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f8f7c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93d0834] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu20OSingleFactoryHelper23createInstanceEveryTimeERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x200)[0xf2ef894] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu20OSingleFactoryHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x28)[0xf2ee7c8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu23OFactoryComponentHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x13c)[0xf2eeccc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu22ORegistryFactoryHelper23createInstanceEveryTimeERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x158)[0xf2f219c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu20OSingleFactoryHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x28)[0xf2ee7c8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3(_ZN4cppu23OFactoryComponentHelper25createInstanceWithContextERKN3com3sun4star3uno9ReferenceINS4_17XComponentContextEEE+0x13c)[0xf2eeccc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/servicemgr.uno.so[0xdd50c6c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/servicemgr.uno.so[0xdd48aec] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f6420] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f6e34] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libi18npool.uno.so[0x93f7668] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x9931918] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x9844228] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x98445cc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x9844e74] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so(_ZN9ViewShell10LayoutIdleEv+0xd4)[0x96ef3f8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libsw680lp.so[0x996e988] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so(_ZN5Timer7TimeoutEv+0x34)[0xfd21e44]/usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so[0xfd221cc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gen680lp.so(_ZNK7SalData7TimeoutEv+0x48)[0xccd30ec] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gtk680lp.so[0xd5910a0] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xcd50ff4] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x280)[0xcd4e6e4] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xcd52adc] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_iteration+0x84)[0xcd531d8] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gtk680lp.so[0xd590ecc] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvclplug_gen680lp.so(_ZN14X11SalInstance5YieldEh+0x40)[0xccdbbd4] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so(_ZN11Application5YieldEv+0x78)[0xfd19dac] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so(_ZN11Application7ExecuteEv+0x80)[0xfd19e94] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7desktop7Desktop4MainEv+0x1028)[0x10023c3c] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so[0xfd21830] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/libvcl680lp.so(_Z6SVMainv+0x34)[0xfd218f4] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/soffice.bin(sal_main+0x5c)[0x100199e0] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/soffice.bin(main+0x30)[0x10019a70] /lib/libc.so.6[0xe74490c] /lib/libc.so.6[0xe744a54] /usr/lib/openoffice2/program/soffice: line 233: 7788 Aborted "$sd_prog/$sd_binary" "$@"