https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82469
Priority: medium
Bug ID: 82469
Assignee: [email protected]
Summary: FILESAVE: Comments inconsistently saved in .docx file
(some save method keeps comments, other data loss
comments)
Severity: normal
Classification: Unclassified
OS: Windows (All)
Reporter: [email protected]
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Version: 4.3.0.4 release
Component: Writer
Product: LibreOffice
All data loss reports with (non-)saved comments deal point out that .docx file
loses comments consistently.
I have discovered that this behavior is inconsistent and there is a method to
save new comments, prevent loss of old comments, etc. This method is very
consistent which makes me think that reliable comments saving functionality
exists in LibreOffice, and it just needs to be made available to all file save
workflows.
Here are reproducible steps to cause comment LOSS:
1) create new, or open existing, .docx file (2007+ xml format)
2) Insert comment anywhere you choose, with or without highlighting block of
text comment applies to (neither matter, only comment itself matters).
3) Populate comment content to be non-empty.
4) save document using either pressing save (floppy!) button, or press CTRL+s.
5) close document after it was saved (make sure you do NOT get prompt to save
document again, if you do then you did not save the document using method in
step 4.. you MUST save this way).
6) Open document again.
7) EXPECTED RESULT: comment "block" appears, comment "content" is lost/empty.
Opening this document in libreoffice and microsoft word will be the same: no
comment content available.
Here are reproducible steps to cause comment be RELIABLY SAVED:
1) create new, or open existing, .docx file (2007+ xml format)
2) Insert comment anywhere you choose, with or without highlighting block of
text comment applies to (neither matter, only comment itself matters).
3) Populate comment content to be non-empty.
4) IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: do NOT save document using "standard"
methods. do NOT click save (floppy) button. do NOT press CTRL+s. do nothing
here. just. don't. save.
5) BEGIN closing UNSAVED document. Close document using either method: CTRL-w,
or File -> Close, or CTRL-q, or File > Exit LibreOffice.
6) IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT: You are now prompted with "Save document?"
popup. press SAVE.
7) Document/libreoffice is now closed.
8) open document again.
9) Expected result: inserted comments are retained. No data loss occured.
Bonus reliably reproducible results:
/saving/ document before closing will always result in comments loss, but only
NEW comments addition or changes. Old comments will not be broken by saving
(ctrl-s, file > save) the document, only new!!. to reliably save comments
always use the close document / exit libreoffice method, and use "Save" button
at the quit prompt.
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