[Bug 1026426] [NEW] LibreOffice Unity integration (launcher and switcher) is broken

Launchpad Bug Tracker 1026426 at bugs.launchpad.net
Fri Oct 12 15:33:41 UTC 2012


You have been subscribed to a public bug by Omer Akram (om26er):

SRU TESTCASE:

0. make sure libreoffice writer is not pinned to the launcher
1. open libreoffice writer
2. save a .odt file
3. close libreoffice
4. open the .odt file directly from the location it was saved to.

What should happen:
a new icon for libreoffice writer should appear, not the generic libreoffice icon.


-----ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION-----

LibreOffice applications are not coming up on the launcher properly as
of a few weeks ago (can't remember exactly when).

If Calc or Draw is locked to launcher, all is normal.
Opening a specific application via the dash works as normal too.

However, problems arise if you open a document directly (from the dash
or double clicking in Nautilus) when there is no icon pinned to the
launcher:

Case #1
A white generic "Liberoffice" icon appears - not the proper application icon (eg a green one for Calc, a yellow one for Draw). If more documents are opened, no more wee triangles appear and the icon becomes useless: it cannot be clicked to switch to any open instance. There is no way to switch to it if the window is minimized, as now LibreOffice no longer appears in the alt-tab switcher.

Close LibreOffice.
Open a file directly again.

Case #2
Now the proper icon appears - but with an empty hole in between launcher and icon. If more documents are opened the white triangles appear and alt-tab still works, but the hole remains. Sometimes the hole is two icons wide.

Close LibreOffice.
Repeat.

Case #1 now reapers, and it will go back and forth ad infinitum.

Note that I don't get this problem with Writer or Impress, which is
pretty weird. [EDIT: a number of people are also seeing the bug with
Writer and Impress]

I've tried this with LibreOffice 3.5.3.2 and the PPA version (currently
3.5.5.3). I've also tested using lo-menubar and not, but it makes no
difference. I've also tested it on two separate computers using Precise
and purged all of LibreOffice and reinstalled... all to no avail.

Thanks.

EDIT:

This bug had been previously reported (and fixed) in Bug #842566.
Please do not mark this report as a duplicate of the afore-mentioned as it has been asked to create a new report when this issue reappeared (see this comment: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bamf/+bug/842566/comments/142)

WORKAROUND:

Missing windows can be found by using the super + W (for QWERTY keyboards; super + Z for AZERTY keyboards) to use the "spread" function.
This is also possible by using something like Ubuntu Tweak and setting a "hotcorner" wich triggers the spread function.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.12-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic-pae 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic-pae i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 02d945a9613042f2308305da996afd9c
CheckboxSystem: bb422ca46d02494cdbc459927a98bc2f
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,move,mousepoll,text,regex,place,resize,vpswitch,animation,imgpng,wall,gnomecompat,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,grid,session,expo,workarounds,scale,scaleaddon,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Jul 18 22:47:35 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: precise
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] nee ATI M66GL [ATI Mobility FireGL V5250] [1002:71d4] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:20a4]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
MachineType: LENOVO 8744C9U
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic-pae root=UUID=44c74264-d974-483f-8a85-b5bd529e4340 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/16/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7IET33WW (1.14 )
dmi.board.name: 8744C9U
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7IET33WW(1.14):bd04/16/2008:svnLENOVO:pn8744C9U:pvrThinkPadT60p:rvnLENOVO:rn8744C9U:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 8744C9U
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T60p
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.7.8-0ubuntu1.2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.32-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 8.0.2-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.11.4-0ubuntu10.6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.0-0ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20111219.aacbd629-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.17.0-1ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20111201+b5534a1-1build2

** Affects: bamf
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Affects: bamf/0.2
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Affects: bamf/0.3
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)
         Status: Fix Committed

** Affects: bamf (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
     Assignee: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0)
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: bamf (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Critical
         Status: Triaged


** Tags: apport-bug compiz-0.9 i386 precise ubuntu
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LibreOffice Unity integration (launcher and switcher) is broken
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