RE: [libreoffice-users] Images silently disappears from write document

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I have a feeling that I have seen similar behaviour, but where many of the images are inserted as 
hyperlinks. It is a document of my wife’s not mine so I only see it indirectly. She suspects it 
occurs if the document is closed down too quickly, ie before all the images have time to load. They 
usually reappear next time, but not always.


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From:Bo SiltbergSent:11 January 2021 
15:03=To:users@global.libreoffice.orgSubject:[libreoffice-users] Images silently disappears from 
write document






Hi,




<p class=MsoNormal>I have a large document with lots of images.


All image files are stored on disk externally from the document, in a


directory just beside the odt file. I use relative links to them from the


odt file (inserting them as link).




Now and then, *a large amount of images suddenly disappears from the odt*


as if they never were inserted into the document. I see this fault first


after having closed and reopened the document. I have lost about 100 images


each time...




The image file itself is intact, nothing wrong with it. I can insert it


again.


I have never *seen* that an image gets missing when I just do save, but


since close and open does not update the file(?), the bug seem to occur=in


the backgroundduring save. After save, the images are still there in the


opened document and I can continue adding more.




The image count in *Files-Properties-Statistics* still show the correct


old number as it should be when I open a faulty odt, but I am uncertain how


this count is kept, whether it actually counts the image tags. It's
behaviour is strange. What does the reset button do? When fiddling around


with reset, OK and other stuff I suddenly see a lower image count here


which probably reflects the true amount. I have monitored this count in


order to detect when images disappear, but obviously that count was a false


indication. I suspect the fault occur at save, but I don't *see* the fault


until I close and reopen the document?




The missing images are not part of the *Edit-Links to external files*...


And they are not part of the *Images* list in the *Navigator*.


If I open the xml file inside the odt, there is no trace of the image at


the place where it should be located.


So, the image is truly gone from the xml code.




One interesting observation is that images of type *.svg* seem to create a


png copy inside LO, which is stored in the Pictures directory of the odt. I


have noticed that LO sometimes fails to write all of them. Some may be
missing, but after opening the document and saving it again, they reappear


(not 100.0% sure about this).</p>




I'm using the latest stable version 6.4.x of libreoffice.


I first saw this problem in September. Not sure for how long it has been
<p class=MsoNormal>there.


The document has about 1400 pages with about 1800 images. I *am* aware of


its size...


It has an old history, starting in the old version of Google Docs, to


openoffice and then to libreoffice writer. I wonder if there is a way to


cleanthe xml file?


</p>
To my question, is this a known problem? Is redmine the place to report it?




A more pressing question is *how I can monitor this bug. How do a get a


true count of images* in the document that I can use regularly to monitor


this? I cannot get a grip on the behaviour of the statistics page. Do I


need to write a macro, or a python script that reads the odt?




I can try 1000 things to isolate this bug, but I stop here in case someone


can point me in a good direction.


p;


Thanks


Bo




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