Subject: libre office fail

From: Ric Moore <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 21:22:23 -0400

Desperate, I tried to use command line to open an odt file. I got this 
running sid:

ric@iam:~/Documents/Dennis/pdf$ libreoffice National_Reentry_Resources.odt

(soffice:14215): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_size_request: assertion 
'width >= -1' failed
ric@iam:~/Documents/Dennis/pdf$

This is critical. :( Ric

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From: Floris <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 10:01:59 +0200

> ric@iam:~/Documents/Dennis/pdf$

remove libreoffice-gnome, libreoffice-gtk2 and libreoffice-gtk3
LibreOffice will fallback on the default java style

Floris

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From: Mark Fletcher <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2016 14:23:45 +0900

> Desperate, I tried to use command line to open an odt file. I got this

I'm sorry that this doesn't move you closer to an immediate solution, 
but do you really need to be using Sid? The words "sid", "critical" and 
"desperate", close together in the same sentence or close to it, is a 
little bit of a red flag...

If you have truly critical processes / work stuff that you have to get 
done, sid wouldn't seem like the place to do it. Jessie is still pretty 
functional you know... I run stretch on boxes I don't mind breaking 
occasionally and Jessie on those I do. I have neither a compelling 
reason to use sid nor the time to devote to fixing it when it breaks, 
interesting learning experience though that would be. (and why do I 
capitalise Jessie and not stretch or sid? Who knows?)

Of course no reason you shouldn't run sid if you want to, but not for 
critical stuff...

Mark

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From: Carl Fink <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 22:39:15 -0400

On 09/24/2016 09:22 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
> (soffice:14215): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_set_size_request: 
> assertion 'width >= -1' failed

Information that might help would include what distro you are running.
Sid? Given that this is a GTK error, one might also suggest posting
versions of stuff like the various GTK libraries (libgtk*). Just
guessing.

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Carl Fink
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From: Ric Moore <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2016 23:55:32 -0400

> versions of stuff like the various GTK libraries (libgtk*). Just

Since I'm running fully updated sid all the gtk packages are "testing". 
My head hurts. I'm wondering if I could just rip out the gtk3 packages?? Ric