Re: [libreoffice-users] Endnote references get corrupted with copy+paste

Thanks for sharing your comments Tom. I've since heard from one of the 
developers on the bug thread, which clarified that the problem started 
to appear in 4.1.5.3. As a workaround, I've downgraded to 4.1.4.2 and 
things are working as expected.

Regards,

        -Kartik

On 4/13/2014 4:48 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> It is possible to install several versions of LibreOffice in parallel
> with each other or just reinstall the older version of LibreOffice.  It
> looks like the current best work-around is to go back to the  4.1.4 or
> earlier.
>
> Having an older version of LibreOffice is not such a big problem as it
> would be for proprietary software.  Almost all of the updates and
> upgrades are almost entirely about adding functionality, NOT about
> patching security.  Security is dealt with 1st as a top priority at all
> levels of coding so it's extremely rare to suddenly need a patch.  I'm
> running 3.5.7 on a couple of machines with no problems.
>
> Once you post a bug-report there is no knowing how long it will be
> before some dev suddenly becomes keen to fix it.  Some companies employ
> devs to work on LO so that they can force certain issues to be focussed
> on ahead of others.  Individuals have various options too but mostly
> it's a sit&wait.  Sorry!
>
> Hmmm, one legitimate way to "bump a thread" in the bug-tracker is to
> report that it's still a problem in a newer release, preferably when the
> release is in beta-testing or just after release.  Like right now might
> be a good time to quickly check it still happens in 4.2.3 and if it is
> add a line saying "Still in 4.2.3 on Windows", ie keep it short.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
> On 13 April 2014 09:25, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com
> <mailto:tomcecf@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi :)
>     I don't know anything about the problem at hand.  "End note" is a
>     Microsoft tool and MS are infamous for not playing well with others.
>       For bibliography and indexing it is worth exploring Zotero,
>     apparently;
>
>     https://www.zotero.org/
>
>     I'm not sure if it does the type of thing you want.  It's possible
>     that it might even make it easier and more automated but it might
>     depend on where you are getting you notes from.  If it's from
>     on-line research then Zotero might be a real boon.
>     Regards from
>     Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>     On 12 April 2014 14:36, Kartik Subbarao <subbarao@computer.org
>     <mailto:subbarao@computer.org>> wrote:
>
>         I'm running into a problem in 4.2.2.1 (and possibly even earlier
>         releases) with endnotes/references getting corrupted after
>         copy+paste operations. I reported the bug on the bug tracking
>         site, and attached a small file to show how it can be reproduced:
>
>         https://bugs.freedesktop.org/__show_bug.cgi?id=77342
>         <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77342>
>
>         I wanted to ask here if anyone might have any suggestions for
>         workarounds in the meantime. The document that I'm working on is
>         a large book with sections for each chapter. In each section, I
>         create endnotes and also cross-references to the endnotes (some
>         references are mentioned multiple times). It's these
>         cross-references that get messed up after cutting+pasting
>         arbitrary text.
>
>         I haven't figured out what pattern of endnote definitions and
>         cross-reference additions triggers the problem (and thus what to
>         avoid as a possible workaround), but the document attached in
>         the bug report shows an example. Any ideas would be greatly
>         appreciated.
>
>         Thanks,
>
>              -Kartik
>
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