I've been working on a translation for the past week or so. The file was provided in Word format. Initially I tried to work with it as such but Writer froze while "exporting" the file as it (presumably) autosaved. A bit before half way, the status bar stopped in its tracks.
I then started working in open document format, with no problems, but on completing the job, when I tried to save as XP, the same thing happened. I gave it a long time to complete (maybe 15 minutes) but it stayed frozen. When I attempted to convert the same file using OpenOffice, there were no problems. As I said in my original post, this was using Salix 13.2 beta. Salix is preparing to switch to LibreOffice for its next release. This is the version installed: root[mimosa]# slapt-get -l | grep libre djvulibre-3.5.22-i486-2 [inst=yes]: djvulibre (web-centric document and image format) libreoffice-3.3.0-i486-1gv [inst=yes]: libreoffice (free office suite) libreoffice-l10n-af-3.3.0-i486-1gv [inst=no]: libreoffice-l10n-af Afrikaans .... Unfortunately, reliable conversion to proprietary file formats remains a regrettable necessity for office productivity. On 22 February 2011 15:54, MR ZenWiz <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Mimosa Murr <[email protected]> wrote: > > The file was about 15,000 words long, with a big table in the middle, one > > graphical image, and nothing else notable. > > > > I did a test with a small file with just text, and the problem did not > > occur. > > > > I was able to convert the file using OpenOffice. > > > > If this is at all common, it's obviously a problem for anyone who needs > to > > exchange files with Windows users. > > > > This was in the beta of Salix 13.2, a Slackware-derived distro that is > > making the switch to LibreOffice for 13.2. > > > Can you explain in a little more detail what is happening and how LO > is involved? > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ > *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity *** > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
