My distro's repos have moved to 3.3.1, and that particular issue no longer ocurs with that file. I've noticed a few other glitches that add up to quite a buggy impression, though - if this persists in 3.3.1, I'll report here.
On 23 February 2011 13:11, Mimosa Murr <[email protected]> wrote: > I just noticed that the subject line I chose is highly misleading! > > I was using *Writer*, not Word. The brainwashing during my years as a > Microsoft user still clearly hasn't worn off. > > @Tom - Salix is a lot easier than Slackware, so even a newbie like myself > can use it without too many problems! But it has Slackware's stability and > transparency, alongside some very elegant graphical system management and > configuration tools. Above all, software dependencies are dealt with > automatically in package management. > > > On 22 February 2011 18:19, Mimosa Murr <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 ***
