Bug#501000: openoffice.org: Incorrect import of text-entry fields on microsoft word .doc import
On Sunday 05 October 2008 21:43:46 Rene Engelhard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> David Baron wrote:
> > Text-input fields on .doc files are incorrectly imported:
> > Most get imported with their default/initial text rather than what had
> > been entered to the fields One-character fields get imported as the
> > default character and is no longer a field.
CORRECTION: The single character text-entry-fields that were incorrectly
imported remained fields.
> >
> > This make interoperability with ms-word users a bit problematic.
> > I have not tested whether the file as resaved as a .doc retains the
> > problem or whether this is just in display.
>
> Hmm. I briefly looked upstream and didn't find an issue for this. Can
> you file it if it also happens in "plain" 2.4.1 (and 3.0, see below)?
> See also point V of the text reportbug showed you when trying to report
> this bug.
I only have room for one OO installation (the thing is large).
>
> > (I do not have word on this computer so will test later pm at work.)
>
> I don't have Word at all, so.. What did your later tests give?
>
> 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.
I will report tomorrow if a .doc saved by OO preserves the incorrect import.
OT: Note on another bug I had reported on all 2.* versions crashing on certain
RTF imports. IBM's Lotus version imported those 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
around to test with the current bug.
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