Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 46296
-nodefault doesn't work
Last modified: 2013-08-07 15:31:14 UTC
-nodefault does not start with no default document, as it should
SBA->TM: My crystal ball tells me that this brief description is about starting "WHATEVER" application (Writer/Calc/Draw/Impress) from a command line of an operating system. -> Component changed to framework. Hopefully rri0189 is willing to write another line about his/her findings :-) To assist a little in "what to write about since everything is crystal clear", here's some questions: - What Operating Sytem(s) did this occur on? - If this was found in OOo Beta, then it was OOo 1.9.78. Meanwhile, we have OOo 1.1.95 available (see http://download.openoffice.org/680/index.html) - Is it the same behavior in that build? Reassigned to TM.
SBA: Subcomponent changed to "Code".
Windows XP. The new beta doesn't seem to work either. soffice -? says: -nodefault don't start with an empty document The only sensible reading I can come up with for this is that it is supposed to start an empty frame, the same state one would enter by starting with -writer and then closing the document. But, in fact, soffice -nodefault seems to do nothing at all. (So does soffice with no argument.)
changed OS to WindowsXP
hi, Office starts but is not visible (at least on Linux)... ==> something for using Office as a server?? maybe lo should have a look at this issue??
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hi lo, may you please have a look at this issue? What does "-nodefault" do at all?
no default starts the the process without displaying a frame at all. Describing it as "no default document" is a relict from the times when there was no such thing as an empty frame. Maybe the help text should be changed to reflect that. Somthing like "start without an initial windows". Look at your task-manager, you should be able to see the soffice.exe/.bin process pair. To start the application with an empty frame, start soffice.exe without any parameters at all. As soon as anything is on the command-line, you will get at least an empty text document (unless another default document was specified)
The online help says "Opens the backing window." in the page "Starting the OpenOffice.org Software With Parameters". But when you use this parameter, you will see the start-up logo for a short time and then OOo starts invisible. But only starting soffice.exe/.bin should be done by the parameter -invisible. So it is surely a defect either in the code or in the documentation. I use German 1.9.125 on WinXP.
the same in 2.0.1 on GNU/Linux: - soffice starts OOo, shows UI, no document opened - soffice -nodefault shows splash screen, nothing else, OOo is running soffice -h shows: -nodefault don't start with an empty document 1. it should be fixed like lo suggested. (lo: can you please fix it?) 2. help contains wrong description. (ufi: can you please fix it?) Move target to 2.0.3.
changed Help file text\shared\guide\start_parameters.xhp
reassigning to CD
cd: Set correct target. UI freeze for OOo 2.0.4 was 13th of July, so no chance to get this fixed for OOo 2.0.4!
according to release status meeting -> target 3.x