[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 140829] New: Breaking links does not reliably work.

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140829

            Bug ID: 140829
           Summary: Breaking links does not reliably work.
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.4.6.2 release
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Windows (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: wpeaton4 at gmail.com

Description:
For documents with many links (I had one with at least 200), breaking links
does not work reliably. If you close the file. The links come back.

This is an issue for document release. If I'm editing the file, I want to keep
links to images until I'm ready to release. Then I want to break the links and
give the large Writer file to document control for release.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make a writer document with lots of links to external files. In my case, for
me this was easiest to write HTML code with all of the links, import to Writer,
then save. 
2. Edit...Links to External Files
3. In list box of links, select all links (ctl+A or shift select) and click
Break Link
4. Save file
5. Close file
6. Open File. Links are still in file.

Actual Results:
Links persist in file

Expected Results:
Links should be removed from file and all images should be embedded.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
The problem may revolve around updating links before they are broken. A
workaround is
1. select many links at a time
2. click Update. after update is complete only first link from selection
remains highlighted.
3. select a different link (e.g. one item below currently selected item)
4. select the same links from step 1. 
5. click Break Links button.
6. save file.

You may have to close and open file several times before all of the links are
scrubbed.

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