When I open a Read only odt file, Writer opens it successfully with the tag (Read only) in the window titlebar. I then click the Edit File icon and, as expected, Writer shows a pop-up window saying the document cannot be edited, possibly due to limited access rights, and and do I want to edit a copy of the document. All good so far ...
I click Yes, and Writer crashes. Resetting my profile did not fix it.
The error also occurs when I click on an odt file attached to a Thunderbird email. As soon as I press Edit file, Writer crashes.
Steps to re-produce.
1 Create a test.odt file. r-click it > Properties > tick Read only
2 Double click test.odt to open it in Read only mode
3 Click the Edit file icon (5th from left, to the left of the PDF icon). Writer crashes.
[Solved] Writer 4.1 crashes using Edit file on read only odt
[Solved] Writer 4.1 crashes using Edit file on read only odt
Last edited by John_Ha on Mon Aug 18, 2014 4:04 pm, edited 2 times in total.
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
Re: Writer 4.1.0 crashes when using Edit file on read only o
I hate it when I answer my own posts - I obviously didn't do enough research the first time.
The Thunderbird problem was caused by my being on a back level of Thunderbird (24.6.0, despite being set up to receive updates automatically - I am now on 31.0).
Strangely, that fixed the Writer problem when opening a Read only file on the desktop!!!
If I now repeat the test sequence in my first post, Writer opens the Read only odt file without crashing.
Bizarre, but true - upgrading Thunderbird fixed a problem in AOO. Something else must have happened somewhere but I have no idea what.
The Thunderbird problem was caused by my being on a back level of Thunderbird (24.6.0, despite being set up to receive updates automatically - I am now on 31.0).
Strangely, that fixed the Writer problem when opening a Read only file on the desktop!!!
If I now repeat the test sequence in my first post, Writer opens the Read only odt file without crashing.
Bizarre, but true - upgrading Thunderbird fixed a problem in AOO. Something else must have happened somewhere but I have no idea what.
LO 6.4.4.2, Windows 10 Home 64 bit
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.
See the Writer Guide, the Writer FAQ, the Writer Tutorials and Writer for students.
Remember: Always save your Writer files as .odt files. - see here for the many reasons why.