OK, thanks Christopher for the quick reply. Since the version of LibreOffice embeded in Quetzal is 3.6, I just managed to upgrade LO to this latest version via the ppa:libreoffice/ppa and could then open this file without trouble.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1050383 Title: LibreOffice 3.5 hangs indefinitly while opening a Word .doc file Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: LibreOffice 3.5 fails to open a specific .doc Word file (see attachment), and hangs, turning to grey for an unpredictable time. Other .doc files from the same MS source keep being opened without problems. Launching LibreOffice at the console via : # soffice WordDoc.doc or # soffice --view WordDoc.doc gives no more information. .~lock.WordDoc.doc# is created but since LibreOffice does not crash, no .crash file is generated. AbiWord opens the document properly, and the new .doc file regenerated with AbiWord from this problematic .doc file then opens properly with LibreOffice. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic 3.2.28 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Sep 13 13:31:35 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (138 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1050383/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
