Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Should LibreOffice even support Microsoft secret formats?

NoOp & Dennis:


      What is the standard bug reporting procedure for LibreOffice?  I 
looked at "libreoffice.org" and didn't find anything, but I didn't look 
too hard.


DENNIS:  NoOp tested one of the problems I reported;  see below.


NoOp:  I submitted reproducible examples of two problems to Dennis.


      Thanks very much for your support of LibreOffice.


      Spencer


On 9/11/2011 3:09 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 09/11/2011 11:06 AM, Spencer Graves wrote:
> > Another example:
> >
> >
> > 1.  Download
> > "http://www.cagreens.org/sclara/resources/flyers/noCreditCd-bookmark20110306.odt";.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 2.  Open in LibreOffice 3.4.3.  Save as MS Word 97 *.doc format.
> >
> >
> > 3.  Close, then reopen the *.doc version:  When I did this now under
> >   Windows 7, this changed the widths of the columns had changed and
> > with it the column breaks, etc.  I checked Format ->  Page ->  Columns:
> > *.odt showed from Autowidth with columns = 1.42, space = 0.70;  *.doc
> > had columns = 2.13, space = 0.70.  The numbers do not make sense to
> > me, but the visual change is clear.  I noticed this problem with an
> > earlier version of LibreOffice 3.4 and I think also with Open Office
> > 3.3.
> ...
>
> I tested as per the above, and indeed LO does save the .doc with
> modified column widths. I tested by saveas in LO 3.3.3 and then opened
> the .doc with:
>
> LO 3.3.3 (linux)
> LO 3.4.3 (linux)
> OOo 3.2.1 (go-oo build - Ubuntu linux)
> OOo 3.2.0 (Windows)
> MSO Word97 (yes I have MSO97 on an VirtuaBox Win2K install)
>
> The worst/more serious issue is that in MSO Word97 blank second column
> is inserted/shown. This means that the document renders only 3 populated
> columns rather than 4. Screenshot is here:
>
> http://imageshack.us/f/841/screenshotwin2kprorunni.png/
>
> So, you've a valid bug to report. Check to see if one hasn't already
> been filed before filing yours. Start a new thread regarding the problem
> when you've done that and I'll be glad to contribute/add to the bug
> report with my tests/screenshots.


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