Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: LO 4.2.1 Issues

** Reply to message from Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> on Tue, 25 Feb 2014
18:26:54 +0000

Tom,

My main question originally was regarding why LO 4.1.5 opened the document
just fine and LO 4.2.1 didn't. Both installed on the same machine so using
identical preferences and both substituted a font for the "missing" font.
Something is different on 4.2.1 that makes the text take slightly more room
on the page. Which one is correct I don't know, but in that document LO 4.1.5
works and LO 4.2.1 doesn't.

As far as AOO goes the font parsing has always worked as far as I know.
Somehow LO broke it partially early on and really broke it after LO 4.0.5.

I would love to have it fixed soon, but it seems to me that when it gets
fixed is anyone's guess as it has been broken for some time now.

Cliff

> Hi :)
> Both programs use the same default format and since both can be
> installed alongside each othe (but you'll need the wiki guide to help
> do so).
>
> So it should be reasonably possible to use LibreOffice to write the
> document and then OpenOffice to read and print it.
>
> Also given the pace of development in LibreOffice it seem likely that
> it could be fixed reasonably soon, especially if the bug-report makes
> it clear it's something that is already fixed in AOO.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> On 25 February 2014 16:17, Uli <ulge12@gmx.net> wrote:
> > Am 25.02.2014 09:22, schrieb Alex Thurgood:
> >
> > > Le 24/02/2014 15:56, Cliff Scott a écrit :
> > >
> > > Hi Cliff,
> > >
> > > > Part of the issue is that the Calibre Light font in the frame that goes
> > > > partially across both columns is not found by LO as a separate font from
> > > > Calibre. For some reason LO after ver 4.0.5 does not parse the Calibre
> > > > Light
> > > > font properly. I had this back in 4.1.3, 4.1.4 and now also 4.1.5. The
> > > > problem was discussed on this list back in November and a work around was
> > > > found, but that doesn't change the problem with 4.2.1. LO 4.1.5 handles
> > > > the
> > > > unrecognized font just fine and the text still fits in the frame with the
> > > > substitution of what ever font LO comes up with, but 4.2.1 displays it
> > > > larger
> > > > so it extends outside the frame and still has the problem with not
> > > > recognizing the font. I can make it fit by resizing the frame
> > > > horizontally,
> > > > but then the other text is push around and doesn't fit properly on the
> > > > page.
> > > > I was really hoping that the font recognizing problem would be fixed in
> > > > 4.2.1, but obviously not. The problem is a known bug and I added my 2
> > > > cents
> > > > to it on the bugtracker back in November. It doesn't make sense to me
> > > > that
> > > > the same document would load differently in the two versions since they
> > > > use
> > > > the same user preferences.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The problem with font weight recognition in certain fonts is a known
> > > bug, but I can't remember the issue number at the moment. I saw it being
> > > discussed on one of the IRC channels the other day. No idea, when or
> > > whether it will be fixed though.
> > >
> > > Alex
> >
> >
> > Maybe it's similar to Bug 68467? It's about Frutiger font, but have a look
> > at the attachments, which show the faults.
> >
> > Uli

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