Hey all, I'm running LibreOffice 4.1.5.3 on OpenSuse 13.1. LO has worked wonderfully for me but a little over a week ago I had an unusual problem pop up. I can type in a new document just fine but if I open an existing document my keyboard quits working in LO. I've tried it in Calc and in Writer with the same results. I can close LO and open it up again and I can type until I open an existing document. I have read/write on the documents. I can type in other programs like Terminal or KWrite but not in LO. I've even tried other keyboards with the same result. Power-cycling the computer didn't help. Googling this didn't give me anything. SO, has anyone else had the same problem? Fix?

Thanks,

Joe B

Is there anything in the latest LibO Help section about opening documents read-only?

Hi albinard, there is an editing option but when the document is in Read-Only mode I can move the cursor with the arrow keys. When the document is NOT in Read-Only mode none of the keys work. BUT, that's only after opening any of my existing documents. And that is the part I don't understand. It worked fine for over a year and now it won't work right.

Thanks,

Joe B

It was working last night but it's not working this morning. I used the same process to open the file each time. I guess I'll uninstall and reinstall and see what happens.

Thanks,

Joe B

Make sure there is not a dialog box hiding in back somewhere and waiting for a response.

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