https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147528
Bug ID: 147528
Summary: [FEATURE REQUEST] LibreOffice Writer - Review >
Combine multiple documents with comments function (MS
Word similar)
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.3.0.3 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Feature suggested - short description: Ability to combine various documents
from multiple authors into one, including their comments.
Use case: Often one base document is produced, which is sent out to multiple
reviewers. These reviewers add their comments to the base document and sent it
back to the original author, most likely to be discussed in the group and
eventually be finalised. Since the most efficient process is that reviewers
work in parallel, the original author receives many versions of the same
document, each with its individual set of comments by reviewers.
In current LO Writer (v 7.3): In current LO Writer, the “Compare” and “Merge”
options are not able to produce one resulting document that contains all
potential changes by reviewers (Track changes), while also keeping all comments
of all reviewers. Both LO functions execute changes, either not keeping the
base document (text), and, most importantly, sees the documents as different,
and thus will not include, or delete some reviewers comments. In addition, the
LO merge option can also result in just glueing together of multiple documents,
resulting in a duplication of the same text.
Fact that this use case can’t be (to my knowledge) achieved makes LO Wiriter
unfit for use in a collaborative productivity setting.
Example of working example elsewhere: MS Word “Review > Compare> Combine (with
comments)” function
(https://www.technipages.com/word-merge-comments-and-changes-from-multiple-documents)
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