We are near to 4.3 release, and this bug is here (or in OO.org or in various incarnations of the suite) since 2004.
The only thing that happens is that it is marked as a "must have" for the current version, and never taken care of. Could a developer comment if this is really impossible to fix? I can understand that if the internal data representation is completely different, this thing could be impossible to fix. It is a show-stopper for LO in my workplace --- I *have* to be able to interact with MS word and this highlight problem breaks even the simplest document. To support the claim that it is a 10-years-old bug: https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=24317 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to openoffice.org in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295014 Title: [Upstream] Cannot remove highlight from .doc in Word exported from Writer Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite: Confirmed Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in “libreoffice” package in Debian: New Status in “libreoffice” package in Fedora: Unknown Status in “libreoffice” package in openSUSE: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: openoffice.org-core 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer libreoffice-writer: Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen in documented exported from Writer opened in Word via the Terminal: cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/295014/+attachment/410599/+files/test_highlight.doc && wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Microsoft\ Office/OFFICE11/WINWORD.EXE test_highlight.doc click the Highlight button -> No Fill and the highlight is removed. 4) What happens instead is the highlight is not removed. WORKAROUND: In Word click Format -> Boarders and Shading... -> Shading tab -> click No Fill button -> under Preview change drop down Apply to: text -> OK button WORKAROUND: Use AbiWord to export documents with highlighting. apt-cache policy abiword abiword: Installed: 2.8.6-0.3build1 Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3build1 Version table: *** 2.8.6-0.3build1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/295014/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
