Re: [libreoffice-users] Help request

Hi :)
I got the thanks off-list but thought it worth letting others know it
had been solved.

Since it was the format then it might be possible to recover the images.
*  DocX often reorganises images to lay on top of each other so try
moving any existing images to see if another one or few is hidden
under
*  DocX often moves images to other pages or tries to hide them off
either side or top or bottom of the page

A slightly more complicated recovery technique that can be used with Odt or DocX
1.  create a copy of the file
2.  change the file-ending from DocX to .zip
3.  double-click to open as an archive
4.  find the folder called something like "images" and drag the images
out of there to a useful folder on your machine

I'm glad we didn't have to go that far this time though :)
Regards from
Tom :)



On 8 December 2013 13:40,  <rncorreia@sapo.pt> wrote:

> Yes, it was the saving format! Thanks a lot. Thanks to other people who sent
> hints, as well.
>
> Regards, Rui
>
>
> Quoting Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com>:
>
> > HI :)
> > Ok, can you untick the one under that, the autosave every 15mins?
> > Just remember to save your document quite frequently instead of
> > letting it force you to do so at inconvenient moments.
> >
> > It's not a good idea to use MS formats by default, or at all (if you
> > can avoid it).  The worst MS formats are the more recent ones.
> >
> > It's better to keep your originals in ODF formats as they are native
> > to a greater range of Office Suites and programs so the format is more
> > stable, reliable and longer lasting.  If you have to share with other
> > people that might need to edit your documents then use
> > File - "Save As ..."
> > to save in the older MS formats.  The ones that were used in MS Office
> > 2003 and earlier.
> >
> > The 2007, 2010, 2013, 365 format keeps changing with each of their new
> > releases and it can't handle images as well as LibreOffice/OpenOffice
> > can.
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7 December 2013 10:01,  <rncorreia@sapo.pt> wrote:
> > > Hello again, Tom:
> > >
> > > Error in the last message! You should read the next one instead:
> > >
> > > The "Always create a backup copy" box is unticked. I wonder if the
> > > "Always
> > > save as" option I am using (MSWord2007/2010XML) is the wrong one.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards, Rui
> > >
> > >
> > > Quoting Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > Hi :)
> > > > It's a rare and intermittent set of bugs.  The precise cause of each
> > > > one is unclear and difficult to separate out from all the rest that
> > > > cause this.  One common factor seems to be having the
> > > > "Always create a backup copy"
> > > > box ticked.
> > > >
> > > > If you go to
> > > > Tools - Options - Load/Save - General
> > > > and then untick the box "Always create a backup copy" then the images
> > > > should stop vanishing.  I'm not sure if it helps with the
> > > > sub/superscripts format issue.
> > > >
> > > > It is a good idea to keep a copy of images safely in a folder nearby
> > > > in case they do carry on vanishing!  Has this been happening only with
> > > > files kept on a network?
> > > >
> > > > Note that almost everyone who has "Always create a back-up copy"
> > > > ticked will suffer no problems at all.  It would probably help us a
> > > > bit if you were able to post a bug-report but i'm not sure if this
> > > > guide really helps collect enough information in Xp.
> > > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/BugReport/Debug_Information
> > > > to be honest i would have a really tough time trying to follow that
> > > > page's advice so i completely understand if you don't.
> > > > Regards from
> > > > Tom :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6 December 2013 21:36,  <rncorreia@sapo.pt> wrote:
> > > > > Hello
> > > > >
> > > > > I have installed the version 4.1.3.2 on a Windows XP environment, and
> > > > > found
> > > > > two problems when opening saved text documents:
> > > > > 1. Images may disappear, leaving a frame with the indication "Read
> > > > > Error"
> > > > > 2. Subscripts / Superscripts may lose their format.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please help, if possible. Regards, R Correia

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