First, the documentation list is not user support, which is available
via us...@global.libreoffice.org
Secondly this mailing list removes all attachments, so we don't get to
see them.
You provide a link to the UK Gov. Open Document ODF formats guidance,
but the outfit you are dealing with provides forms exclusively in
Microsoft OOXML (*.docx) format. If people want guaranteed 100% MS
compatibility, they should buy and use only Microsoft software.
If the grey backgrounds are a big issue for you, click the writer menu
option "View -> Field Shadings" option. With Microsoft OOXML files you
may have to click that a second time.
Hope this helps.
Dave
On 20/12/2020 18:48, Paul Sutton wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I recently tried to open an application form (docx) and within the
> fields, the form has grey boxes, typing in to these you just get
> black text on the grey background. It is difficult to remove these
> grey boxes. or type without this issue coming up.
>
> I would assume this is not meant to happen.
>
> I have attached a screenshot to illustrate the issue, I decided to
> ask here, to see if anyone else could have a go and see if they get
> the same problem, then we can perhaps report it if it is due to a
> problem in LibreOffice.
>
> I get this in both 6.x and 7.0 as both are installed (the latter is
> in a Snap package under Debian)
>
> https://eatthatfrog.ac.uk/vacancies-2/
>
> For reporting, for some strange reason, they have two e-mail
> addresses for vacancies / Human resources, I sent an e-mail to hr@
> the other day and have just resent to recruitment@ no idea why
> there is two.
>
> So perhaps send to both using cc,
>
> h...@eatthatfrog.ac.uk recruitm...@eatthatfrog.ac.uk
>
> Also included the link below to the UK guidance on file formats,
> they need to have their forms interoperable properly
>
> https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-open-document-formats-odf-in-your-organisation
>
>
>
> I did ask them if this was the expected behaviour of the from, in
> my 2nd e-mail today I also suggested that if this is a problem I
> can look in to reporting the issue.
>
> To me, this is about open standards and having forms / document
> that just work, so everyone has a chance to apply properly without
> this extra aggravation. We won't achieve that unless we start to
> raise these issues.
>
> Anyway, a good chance to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and
> thanks if you can have a go with this please,
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Paul Sutton
>
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