[libreoffice-users] RE: LO 3.4.3 Writer cannot handle RTF document

Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> Using the RTF as provided in Robert's e-mail, Wordpad displays everything 
> through the "Total amount due" row and that is the end.  The additional
> RTF 
> after that row is has no effect.
Same here, I've got other similar invoices but they display OK. Now trying
to figure out the difference.


Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> In Microsoft Word 2010, the document displays completely, all the way down
> to 
> the Registered in England line with VAT number placeholder at the bottom
> of 
> the page.
>
> Libre Office 3.3.2 also opens the RTF document perfectly, except that one
> line 
> at the bottom of the page rolls off onto a separate sheet.  The layout is
> not 
> quite so faithful as the Word 2010 appears to be.
>
> I saved the Word version as an ODF Text (.odt) document and it is all
> there. 
> I had to delete two rows of blank lines to get the bottom matter back onto
> the 
> single sheet (perhaps because of default paper-size differences on my US 
> configuration).
The document is for (European) A4, and US Letter is ~18 mm shorter, which
explains the page-overflow.


Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> I can make the ODT available to Robert if that satisfies his short-term 
> requirement.  It doesn't explain why WordPad 6.1 SP1 stumbles.
No need, these are old invoices, I can make future ones with Writer, but
given the fact hat the full RTF spec is available, I would have expected
Writer to handle it.

Robert

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