LibreOffice writer comments cause NeoOffice to crash

NeoOffice crashes when attempting to open any LibreOffice writer document which contains a comment.

Is this a known issue?

To recreate:

  • Create a new LibreOffice document (v4.0.3.3 or v4.1.0.0 beta 1–Mac OS X)
  • Add a comment
  • Close LibreOffice
  • Open the document in NeoOffice (v3.3 patch 7–current version)
  • NeoOffice crashes every time.

To fix the document:

  • Remove comments using LibreOffice Writer
  • Accept changes (if change tracking was on)
  • Save document
  • Document will now open in NeoOffice

This can be LibreOffice problem if not generating correct document or/and NeoOffice problem if not handling document correctly. Despite that in my humble opinion every crash is also a bug, so reporting a bug to NeoOffice is what you should do in any way. I suggest to also report a bug to LibreOffice and if possible attach the document.

See also:

Bug 66021 - Other: Comments inserted in LibreOffice Writer cause NeoOffice to crash when loading document

Status: RESOLVED NOTOURBUG