[SOLVED] Debian; Testing; "Oddness With LibreOffice Calc"

kevinbenko · 08-02-2019, 12:28 AM

I only use LibreOffice Calc every few weeks, so I assume that an update caused this oddity.

When I use KDE, it takes about 2-3 minutes before the application actually starts, even if I disable graphics on KDE (Nvidia graphics card). Before the update it appeared immediately.

However, it behaves normally on XFCE.

What's up with that???

{{I haven't checked LXDE nor Fluxbox, yet. But if it behaves normally, I will not not mention it}}

hazel · 08-03-2019, 09:29 AM

I use LO 6.2.5.2 on Slackware and the start has definitely got slower with the latest update. Not minutes but still more than it used to be.

kevinbenko · 08-03-2019, 01:03 PM

Thank you Hazel.
I/we have figured out that I/we are not bug{crap} crazy. It is also not my system, it seems to be LibreOffice itself.
I have looked BRIEFLY on the web, but there seems no mention of it, YET.

Hopefully it will be fixed "in the fullness of time"...

hazel · 08-04-2019, 11:57 AM

I've noticed something else. From time to time, my screen goes black, then comes up again. As far as I can see, it only happens in LO. It never happened with the previous version.

kevinbenko · 08-04-2019, 12:10 PM

I am not certain, but the command MIGHT be called:

setterm

You might want to check it out.

hazel · 08-04-2019, 12:16 PM

kevinbenko · 08-04-2019, 05:20 PM

A few years ago, probably around 2009, The same thing happened to me. I did a websearch and someone suggested "setterm". I included setterm into my system-startup, after I saw that it fixed the problem, and it worked fine for me.

HOWEVER, YOU MILEAGE MAY VARY!

hazel · 08-05-2019, 05:44 AM

It just seems puzzling to me because LO doesn't run from any kind of terminal. It's purely graphical. But if it helps, I don't mind using it. What options do you use for the command? And are we talking /etc/rc.d startup files or .bashrc?

kevinbenko · 08-12-2019, 02:23 PM

Well.... the update from Debian Testing (Bullseye) today fixed the problem with LibreOffice Calc.

So, WINNING!!!!!