Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem reading Word 2003 document

Hi :)  
The people saying it worked on their machine, running a particular OS and a fairly specific version 
of LO were trying to help pinpoint exactly where the problem was.  Unfortunately it sometimes 
confuses noobs because it sounds like we are being unhelpful and rejecting the idea that LO doesn't 
work.  However it is quite the contrary.  We all appreciate that weird things happen in any 
software and if we can quickly find out exactly when things go wrong in LO (and when they don't) 
then we can usually fix the problem or find a work-around more quickly.  

We are all noobs at something and have all been noobs with LO at some point and all use LO in 
different ways so being a noob is not a bad thing.  Far from it.  It means you are pushing yourself 
into new areas and may well find new things about it that longer-term users haven't really noticed 
but that could be fixed now given all the improvements oif the last couple of years.  A definite 
plus for LO.  

Regards from
Tom :)  






> ________________________________
> From: Jay Lozier <jslozier@gmail.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Friday, 30 November 2012, 6:19
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Problem reading Word 2003 document
>
> On 11/29/2012 11:28 PM, Chris Carlson wrote:
> > I find it really frustrating that all of you are opening the document fine.  Of course you all 
> > seem to be using Linux or LO version 3.6.  On Nov 25, I downloaded the latest version, and it 
> > was 3.5.7.  Silly me to think that this is the latest version.
> >
> > So, I installed 3.6.3.2 (build 58f22d5), and it opened for me, too. I had all the column issues 
> > you had, but like you said, it's easy to fix.
> >
> > Apparently, the problem I had has been fixed.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> Chris
>
> I suspect it is a regression in 3.5.7 that was fixed in the 3.6 series. Usually these problems are 
> not OS specific but it is usually an important detail to note to run down the problem.
>
> Jay
> > On 11/29/2012 7:05 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
> > > On 11/29/2012 11:45 AM, Chris Carlson wrote:
> > > > Okay, I must be brain-dead.  I misread "nabble" as "nobble."
> > > >
> > > > Looking at nabble, it's way more than I need if anyone want's to look at the document with 
> > > > which I'm having trouble.  It can be downloaded from http://beachware.org/Dec12.doc.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, all, for the support.
> > > > Chris
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > I had no problems opening the document us LO Version 3.6.3.2 (Build ID: 58f22d5) on Linux Mint. 
> > > I noticed the pagination may be slightly off but otherwise pictures looked good and apparently 
> > > in their proper places. The text did not have any funny characters or gibberish.
> > >
> > > Jay
> > > <snip>
>
>
> -- Jay Lozier
> jslozier@gmail.com
>
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