I want to use OpenOffice 3.0 Writer as the external mail composer for KMail.
For that I do the following:

1. In KMail settings I entered the following command line for external editor:

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   soffice -writer -nologo %f

   . It works well in console, thus I expect correct work in KMail.
2. Then create new message and start typing.
3. Message about non-existent file in tmp folder appeared. Writer didn't call at all

The same for replies / forwards.
What's wrong?

It is probably because OpenOffice forks itself automatically, so KMail thinks you are finished ( when you haven't even started ) and thus reads, then deletes the file. You may also run into the issue of compatibility, because I do not think Writer is yet designed for use as a external email composer ( you will probably need special switches for this behaviour )

bcooksley wrote:It is probably because OpenOffice forks itself automatically, so KMail thinks you are finished ( when you haven't even started ) and thus reads, then deletes the file. You may also run into the issue of compatibility, because I do not think Writer is yet designed for use as a external email composer ( you will probably need special switches for this behaviour )

You're right!
Replacement OOO Writer by kwrite - works fine!
Now I'll try to write script that will catch temporary file before its deletion...