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We'll see. If revision tracking finally works properly (ie. interchange of Word 97 .doc files with revision tracking doesn't just end up corrupting horribly) th

by jrabone 14y ago

We'll see. If revision tracking finally works properly (ie. interchange of Word 97 .doc files with revision tracking doesn't just end up corrupting horribly) then it might be useful. Until then, it's not a usable substitute for Word. I've ended up bringing work home to edit on Windows, because LibreOffice trashed my document. Of course it would be nice if we didn't use Word format (and obsolete Word format at that), in this way, but that's life in corporateville. Engineering shall toe the party line.

cowmix 14y ago
I just wish they would spend a release just on the import / export filter for Microsoft Word. It is still pretty horrible overall.
- Strshps1MoreTim 14y ago
  It's impossible (without an AGI :) ) to reproduce all the features and bugs in something as complex as MS Word, so import/export will never be perfect. Just have a look at the "standard" docx format specification.
  - kijin 14y ago
    Well, nobody's expecting 100% perfection anyway. Even if they just squashed a dozen well-known bugs such as revision tracking, that would be a major accomplishment.
    - davidgerard 14y ago
      How to switch on revision tracking in LO: http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/3961/track-changes/ http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/3961/track-changes/ Now if you're saying it's buggy as hell, that's a different matter :-)
- davidgerard 14y ago
  Any document you can actually release, file a bug with a copy of the document - they actually care about fixing this stuff, and treat it as a fun game to do so. This link shows what they need: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report#Detailed_explanation_of_bug_reports_content https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report#Detailed_expl... For widest good results, and if you have the time, checking against the latest Apache OpenOffice dev build https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Development+Snapshot+Builds https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Develop... and filing a bug there too strikes me as likely to get your class of bug dealt with quicker.
stephen_g 14y ago
I'm sure you've filed an issue in their bug tracker, right? Because you can't expect them to fix an issue that they may not know exists...

by jrabone 14y ago

cowmix 14y ago

I just wish they would spend a release just on the import / export filter for Microsoft Word. It is still pretty horrible overall.

Strshps1MoreTim 14y ago
It's impossible (without an AGI :) ) to reproduce all the features and bugs in something as complex as MS Word, so import/export will never be perfect. Just have a look at the "standard" docx format specification.
- kijin 14y ago
  Well, nobody's expecting 100% perfection anyway. Even if they just squashed a dozen well-known bugs such as revision tracking, that would be a major accomplishment.
  - davidgerard 14y ago
    How to switch on revision tracking in LO: http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/3961/track-changes/ http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/3961/track-changes/ Now if you're saying it's buggy as hell, that's a different matter :-)
davidgerard 14y ago
Any document you can actually release, file a bug with a copy of the document - they actually care about fixing this stuff, and treat it as a fun game to do so. This link shows what they need: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report#Detailed_explanation_of_bug_reports_content https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Bug_Report#Detailed_expl... For widest good results, and if you have the time, checking against the latest Apache OpenOffice dev build https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Development+Snapshot+Builds https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Develop... and filing a bug there too strikes me as likely to get your class of bug dealt with quicker.

stephen_g 14y ago

I'm sure you've filed an issue in their bug tracker, right? Because you can't expect them to fix an issue that they may not know exists...