https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158793
Bug ID: 158793
Summary: EDITING: WordPerfect 4.2 import shows wrong extended
characters
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
WordPerfect 4.2 documents with extended characters (non-USASCII) display the
wrong characters in LibreOffice. The correct characters appear when the
documents are opened in WordPerfect for Windows.
The libwpd import filter includes a conversaion table for WP4.2 extended
characters, but doesn't seem to use it.
Sample file (will be attached after filing the report)
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/91jqfwdtw1akouxhw7d6k/EXTENDED.WPD?rlkey=hhaioasc48ycd1of2hm3cstiu&dl=0
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Open the linked file.
Actual Results:
LibreOffice displays †ÖÑÉáÇ, etc.
Expected Results:
LibreOffice should display àáäâç etc
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: Yes
Additional Info:
This probably never worked correctly, but here is the version tested.
Version: 7.6.0.3 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 69edd8b8ebc41d00b4de3915dc82f8f0fc3b6265
CPU threads: 8; OS: Mac OS X 14.2.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
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