Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 94727
Not all bullets imported (correctly) from Word 97-2000 doc file.
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:43:11 UTC
Main bullets and some of the sub level bullets are not imported correctly from a Word 97-2000 doc file. They and their distance to te text show up as an arc. In the past versions of OpenOffice I know this type of import errors also occured. Regretfully this is one of the main causes why I cannot use this software for my customers. (If they see things like this, for them it is a confirmation that they can't switch to OO).
Main bullets and some of the lower level (indented) bullets are not imported correctly. Together with the space between the bullet and the text they show up as an arc. This is not the first release with imported bullets are not correct. Regretfully "simple" things like this are the cause that I don't really dare to move to OO from MS Word when I'm working of documents of my clients. If they see things like this going wrong they don't even try anymore... I just tell to let you know that simple things like this should have a much higher priority than starting up high level features that only very advanced users use. Success!
Bullets seem to turn into F0B6 or F0B7 in MT Extra. Can someone at least explain how the mapping is done so I can adjust either the mapping or the fonts? This problem has been present in every version of OpenOffice. I agree with the original report. Bullets are one of the most common formatting features. Any word processor that can't handle them properly hardly seems worth further investigation. Unfortunately I have to be able to exchange documents with MS Word.
I'm reasonably experienced at creating and editing fonts. If you need a help in preparing an appropriate font, please feel free to ask.
Mrr, could you please attach a short sample document where the Bullets show up incorrect? Thanks for your help!
Created attachment 57391 [details] Word doc with bullets: when this is opened in OO3 the problem occurs. Also see 2 pdf files I will attach.
Created attachment 57392 [details] How the file looks like in Word. (See next one for how it looks like in OO3).
Created attachment 57393 [details] How it looks like after import in OO3.
In the mean time I switched from RC3 to the final release. The problem still exists.
Ah, I see, this is already covered by issue 92011. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 92011 ***
Closing duplicate.