Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 78902
Moving Find and Replace box crashes OpenOffice
Last modified: 2008-02-21 17:38:46 UTC
We use OpenOffice at our small business. I'm running MS Vista Home Premium edition. 2 MB RAM on an AMD dual processor. I've duplicated this problem on a similar machine and on a more beefed up Dell system. When you open the spreadsheet, click Edit > Find and Replace, then move the Find and Replace box around the screen with your mouse, the spreadsheet locks up. If you click on the box, it will say "Not Responding" and you have to shut down the application. I've seen this problem with Calc and Write v2.0.4, 2.2, and 2.2.1. It doesn't have the problem on Windows XP machines with the same versions. I installed OpenOffice 1.1.5 and I don't see the problem.
I don't see the problem on Linux OpenSUSE 10.2, OOo 2.2.1
tonielson, please specify if Aero is used and if you experience the problem with Aero deactivated.
Yes, I was using Windows Aero, so I switched the appearance to Windows Vista Basic and tried it again. Had the same result. I changed the appearance to Windows Standard. Same result. The spreadsheet crashes.
Hi, could not reproduce. Please rename your Openoffice2 User profile and start OOo again creating a new User profile. Does the problem still occur ? Frank
I'm not exactly sure how to rename a user profile. But here's what I did: 1. Went to c:\users\owner\AppData\roaming\OpenOffice.org2 and renamed the user directory to userold. 2. Opened OpenOffice Calc 2.x. and it asked me to either migrate my user info from OOo 1.1.5 or enter it myself. I unchecked the box and entered it myself. 3. Opened Edit > Find/Replace and tried to move the box around the screen. The program crashed again. Please don't tell me it's not reproducable. It's happening on every system in our office that runs Windows Vista (6 systems). We don't see the problem with OpenOffice Suite 1.1.5. It does not happen on the systems running Windows XP and OpenOffice 2.x. It happens using OpenOffice Calc and Writer. I haven't tried the other programs in the suite.
The only other system issue I can think of that I haven't already disclose is that we are all using a dual monitor configuration. I wouldn't think that would be significant, but it is one other commonality at our office that you might want to test against.
Same problem: program crash when moving the find and replace box around the screen in OpenOffice Writer. Same happens also with formula editor (insert -> object -> formula), navigator (edit -> navigator). Same also happens when moving the "Selection" toolbox in OpenOffice Math, a problem which I saw reported in issue 62256 when were going to report it. I'm Using OpenOffice 2.3 on 32 bit Vista Small Business, 1 GB RAM. Using Vista Basic theme.
Can't repro this on Vista Home Basic. estel1988, please specify if dual-monitor configuration is used.
No, I'm using a single monitor. I'm sending two screen shots: one with info on my system, the second with the crash happening.
Created attachment 48524 [details] My System Info
Created attachment 48525 [details] The crash happening
I think this issue has the same root cause as http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=63848. You should see it fixed in 2.4, specifically in dev build m5 and later ones.
Dup of 63848. Resolving. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 63848 ***
Closing.