Liferea randomly launches Libreoffice start center

Bug #904424 reported by mxyzptlk
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Bug Description

Liferea 1.6.6b on Ubuntu 11.10 (using the unity interface) randomly launches the Libreoffice start center (oosplash.bin) when clicking on some feed entries.

I've not been able to isolate what the common denominator is. I believe it has something to do with .png images embedded in the page of an article being read. When there's an embedded .png image, the Libreoffice start center launches, but it shouldn't launch at all.

I've made this happen with plugins enabled and disabled, and with javascript enabled and disabled.

I ran it in debug mode for plugins and got nothing useful. There was something about java, and java was enabled in my Libreoffice, but turning that off in Libreoffice didn't make a difference.

Here's an example of one feed/entry that launches the Libreoffice start center -- but let me offer one caveat; this entry launched the start center 5 out of 7 times, so even that isn't consistent.

The Digital Reader
Feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheDigitalReader

Entry that launches Libreoffice start center:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/12/14/first-true-hands-on-videos-of-the-kyobo-ereader-wmirasol-screen/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDigitalReader+%28The+Digital+Reader%29

or just:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/12/14/first-true-hands-on-videos-of-the-kyobo-ereader-wmirasol-screen/

So why is Liferea launching Libreoffice for anything, and how do I make it stop?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: liferea 1.6.6b-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.24-generic 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 14 15:17:31 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/liferea
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: liferea
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
XsessionErrors:
 (gmailwatcher:1924): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon 'dialog-information' for stock: Error opening file: No such file or directory
 (chromium-browser:2391): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_new_from_data: assertion `width > 0' failed

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mxyzptlk (mxyzptlk) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in liferea (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Jeremy (jeremyfrankly) wrote :

I have this same problem NOT with Liferea but with Epiphany Browser and Spotify (beta) -- there is some shared function that keeps making Libreoffice launch

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C. Brazill-LP (dragonlager) wrote :

I reported this at:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/liferea/+bug/1144406

using ubuntu 12.04 64bt arch.

I happens most often when using Liferea. But LibreOffice also launches in
 Rhythmbox and Audacious.

this doesn't happen often, but it seems random to me.

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