On a Linux KDE system, if a Libre Office window is open on a different desktop than the current one, attempting to launch Libre Office results in no response. It should, in my opinion, either respond with an error message (already running), or switch focus to the appropriate desktop.
Debian GNU/Linux 64, KDE 4.8.4, I can confirm. Also I must say that, being a KDE and LiBo (former OOo) user since long time, this bugs has affected me a lot and is very annoying, still present in 3.6 and 4.x. If you in dolphin click on the document that is already open, the mouse cursors enters in the "wait state" (rolling), in the task bar you see a new task that seems related to the document, the icon in the task bar of the current document is highlighted, you have to wait 30 (sigh!) seconds until it times out, then the new icon in the task bar disappears but nothing happens (no document window maximized). So fist time you think that something is broken, and the other times just get irritated :) On my opinion should simply maximize the window is minimized and put focus on it, like it were the first time the document is open.
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Not happening anymore -> WFM. Kubuntu 14.10 64-bit, LibO 4.3.3.2 Scientific Linux 7 64-bit, Xfce 4.10, LibO 4.1.4.2