Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 15440
.doc file compatibility with Word 2000 SR-1
Last modified: 2010-11-10 16:38:11 UTC
I have created a document on OO 1.0.2 Wordprocessor, and saved it in Word 2000 format. When I open it in Word 2000 SR-1, there are number of formatting and operation errors: 1. numbered outline list 1a. text is not separated from numbering 1b. When adding a new item to list by adding a new line from end of existing one, back-tab does not properly unindent the line.
reaqssigned to mru
can you please try OOo 1.1 Rc4 and if still happend, please attach your documents, so we can test it.
David, please attach the offending file to this issue, so that we can reproduce the problem here. Also please check if the problem still exists with OO 1.1 RC4. Meanwhile there were some fixes regarding numbered lists in im-/export to Word format (e.g. aspect 1a is definitely fixed). Feel free to re-open the issue, when you have done. Thanks for supportig us! Michael
Created attachment 9332 [details] sample nested numbered lists
Current status: file created with OO RC4, contains nested numbered lists. Displays and formats properly in OO Writer. Saved file as Word 97/2000/xp format - or whatever the format is called. Loaded document into Word 2000. Displays correctly. Place cursor at end of any numbered line. Press Enter. Line is correctedly numbered and indented. Now press TAB to indent the line. What should happen: text and number should indent as a unit to next tab stop, with number starting at 1 in appropriate number format (under defaults in Word, would change to "a."). What does happen: Number does not change, nor indent. Text indents to next tab stop.
Cannot see the problem. Everything works fine. The numbered paragraphs all get indented properly, when using Tab key. Also new generated paragraphs work correctly as expected.
Closed.
I just tried this test again to make sure I didn't do something wrong. Sorry to inform you that the problem still exists as I documented on 15-Sep-2003. 1. When indenting an appended sub-list item, the text indents but the number does not. 2. When Unindenting an appended sub-list item, the numbering correctly inserts itself into the higher-level numbering, but the indentation does not change, the item remains indented with the lower level sub-list. Again, this is an OO-Writer file saved in Word format, and then read into Word 2000 SR-1 (Release 9.0.3821).
I think, it is a problem of Word2000. When opening the document on my older machine (where I have Word2000), the behaviour occurs as you describe. But when opening the file with Word XP, everything works fine. Maybe also MS could have fixed a bug there... they're also not free from bugs, as everyone knows.
I tested it on Word 2000 and on Word XP (and also on a colleage's Word 2000 and other one's Word XP), and we came to the conclusion, that this is a Word 2000 singularity. Our thoughts were strengthened by the fact, that also Word 97 handles it in a correct way like Word XP....
Created attachment 73244