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

My distro's repos have moved to 3.3.1, and that particular issue no longer
ocurs with that file. I've noticed a few other glitches that add up to quite
a buggy impression, though - if this persists in 3.3.1, I'll report here.

On 23 February 2011 13:11, Mimosa Murr <mimwsa@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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