Re: [libreoffice-users] .docx can't be read

On 05/05/11 11:57, TomW wrote:
> On 2011-05-05 03:08, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > <snip>
> > I was able to open and display the file only on office.live.com. No
> > Linux-based software (LO, OOo, Abiword, Kword) could handle it. Here
> > is the OOo bug, as the LO bugtracker is not working at the moment:
> > http://openoffice.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=117980
>
> Dotan:
>
> Using LibreOffice 3.3.1 OOO330m19 (Build:8) tag libreoffice-3.3.1.2 on
> Vista Home premium.
>
> If I try to open file from Libo, I get the blank docx as described.
>
> If I open the file by double clicking from windows explorer, the file
> will open as a read-only document with a name: Wd0000004.doc in my temp
> folder.
>
> This scenario seems familiar from the OOo lists.
>
> TomW
I'm impressed by all the comment on a not very important file. I don't 
know if the originators (my acquaintances) did what some thought namely 
putting all information within a text-box but I doubt it as they are not 
very computer literate.
Dotan, its interesting that you could read it with office.live.com.
I tried the site but I have to do something very scary: to get a windows 
id and give my credentials to MS$! That is too much for me. If a 
commercial robber gives you something for free than you're sure you'll 
get screwed. I admire your courage but as a private person I will stay 
on the safe side. The only MS$ products I use(d) are those that were 
sold together with afew laptops as it was practically impossible to buy 
one without the MS$ OS. To be honest I use it in a virtual environment 
as I have 2 professional programs that only will run in that environment.
Tom and Gordon, from your comment I get the impression that it is a bug 
in LO as LO will not display images and text placed in a text box I will 
look into it as I agree with others that it is not important how weird 
people construct their documents. If some construction is not allowed, 
the user should be warned.
A remain very interested in the discussion.
Joep


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