Bug#501000: openoffice.org: Incorrect import of text-entry fields on microsoft word .doc import

[Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org>]

Hi,

David Baron wrote:
> > And: Did you try with the 3.0 rc packages?
> If I install these (off Debian experimental), the 2.4.* from unstable will be 
> replaced. I can certainly try that but want to know that the 3.0rc will be 
> usable since I do need it for work.

Should be (except when you use Base, then wait for rc4).
Of course, no gurantees :)

> RTF imports. IBM's Lotus version imported thoser files without a problem 
> (except that they do not have bidirectional text support). They might be using 
> sources from version 1.* which did work OK. I no longer have lotus version 

They do.
(This is OT on this bug though, and before you report a bug here, try
it on 3.0, too - and ideally, file it upstream directly)

Regards,

Rene