Re: [libreoffice-users] Word crashes when exporting larg file to XP format - bug report

I just noticed that the subject line I chose is highly misleading!

I was using *Writer*, not Word. The brainwashing during my years as a
Microsoft user still clearly hasn't worn off.

@Tom - Salix is a lot easier than Slackware, so even a newbie like myself
can use it without too many problems! But it has Slackware's stability and
transparency, alongside some very elegant graphical system management and
configuration tools. Above all, software dependencies are dealt with
automatically in package management.

On 22 February 2011 18:19, Mimosa Murr <mimwsa@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been working on a translation for the past week or so. The file was
> provided in Word format. Initially I tried to work with it as such but
> Writer froze while "exporting" the file as it (presumably) autosaved. A bit
> before half way, the status bar stopped in its tracks.
>
> I then started working in open document format, with no problems, but on
> completing the job, when I tried to save as XP, the same thing happened. I
> gave it a long time to complete (maybe 15 minutes) but it stayed frozen.
> When I attempted to convert the same file using OpenOffice, there were no
> problems.
>
> As I said in my original post, this was using Salix 13.2 beta. Salix is
> preparing to switch to LibreOffice for its next release.
>
> This is the version installed:
>
> root[mimosa]# slapt-get -l | grep libre
> djvulibre-3.5.22-i486-2 [inst=yes]: djvulibre (web-centric document and
> image format)
> libreoffice-3.3.0-i486-1gv [inst=yes]: libreoffice (free office suite)
> libreoffice-l10n-af-3.3.0-i486-1gv [inst=no]: libreoffice-l10n-af Afrikaans
>
> ....
>
> Unfortunately, reliable conversion to proprietary file formats remains a
> regrettable necessity for office productivity.
>
>
>
> On 22 February 2011 15:54, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Mimosa Murr <mimwsa@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > The file was about 15,000 words long, with a big table in the middle,
> > one
> > > graphical image, and nothing else notable.
> > >
> > > I did a test with a small file with just text, and the problem did not
> > > occur.
> > >
> > > I was able to convert the file using OpenOffice.
> > >
> > > If this is at all common, it's obviously a problem for anyone who needs
> > to
> > > exchange files with Windows users.
> > >
> > > This was in the beta of Salix 13.2, a Slackware-derived distro that is
> > > making the switch to LibreOffice for 13.2.
> > Can you explain in a little more detail what is happening and how LO
> > is involved?
> >
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