On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 4:39 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi :) > I found that some files went a bit weird if they had originally been > created in Word as DocX (maybe as (Doc too but i haven't had enough > cases to really notice) and then just used "Save As" to convert to > Odt. > > Similarly with some files created in 3.3.x and used in more recent > versions - and again with ones in 3.4.x. Ones in 3.5.x and onwards > don't seem to have the same problems at all. However, a lot of that > could be due to user-error. I had been using OpenOffice a little bit > over the years under Sun but only started using it seriously when it > became LibreOffice. During most of the 3.3.x and 3.4.x branch i had a > tendency to set the file defaults as MS ones instead of using ODF. It > was only by the 3.5.x branch that i committed to using ODF for > originals and since then i've had no problems. > > > > Starting afresh solved the problems for me. I'd start by opening a > blank fresh new document using the latest release of LibreOffice. > Then copy&paste(special) in as unformatted text. Finally apply styles > and drag in images. > > Granted, it is a LOT easier with most word-processed letters and other > fairly small documents. Spreadsheets are going to be a tad more > complicated because there's a tendency to have a lot of worksheets and > each sheet would need to be done separately. > > On the other hand it might be easier to do using just "remove direct > formatting" without starting afresh in a fresh new document. Then it > might be just a couple of clicks per sheet. > Ctrl A = Select All > Ctrl c = copy > Ctrl Shift v = paste special > Ctrl m = remove direct formatting (it's the top item in the > "Format" menu) > > Regards from > Tom :) > ​Thanks for the tip Tom. I was hoping it wouldn't come to that, but maybe I'll have to create a new, fresh spreadsheet. That would be a LOT of work though. > > > > > On 2 March 2014 11:48, Cley Faye <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2014-03-02 7:00 GMT+01:00 "J. Van Brimmer" <[email protected]>: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I'm new to the list, so if this is an inappropriate subject, please let > me > >> know. > >> > >> I am using Libreoffice on Manjaro Linux. Over the last several months > the > >> version has been regularly updated. The currently installed version is: > >> "Version: 4.1.5.3 > >> Build ID: 4.1.5.3 Arch Linux build-1". I have been using Manjaro for > about > >> six months. Over this time I have been using Libreoffice to update some > >> Calc spreadsheets that I created to keep track of my finances. There is > >> only one of those files that occasionally gets corrupted. It's always > the > >> same file, and only this one file that gets corrupted. I keep the files > on > >> a USB drive. I always save the file, close Libreoffice, and unmount the > >> drive before removing it from the computer. I have no forewarning that > the > >> file is corrupt until the next time I open it. When I open the file when > >> its corrupted, I get this window: > >> Screenshot< > >> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/aak5y545qsmhe30/Screenshot_TextImport_2014-03-01.png > >> > > >> . Nothing I try can get Libreoffice to open or repair the file. > >> But > >> , if > >> I open the file with Libreoffice 3 on my Debian system, I am offered a > >> window that asks me if I want Libreoffice to repair the file. If I > click on > >> 'Yes' Libreoffice 3 completes the repair and I see the spreadsheet. The > >> only strange thing that I notice about the repaired file is that the > last > >> chart I had created is only a placeholder. I then delete the placeholder > >> and recreate the chart. If I then save an > >> d close the file, and reopen it in Libreoffice 4, it opens fine until > the > >> next time it gets corrupted. I don't know how to cause the problem, > other > >> that to keep opening the file until it happens. > >> > >> Has anyone seen this problem? Is there anything I should try? > >> > >> > > You could always try getting the latest version (4.2.1) and see if it > still > > happen. I vaguely recall having a similar issue in Impress, that vanished > > by updating. > > > > Other than that, it would be useful to see the file when it is > "corrupted", > > but that might not be possible if it contain sensitive data. > > > > > -- Jerry Van Brimmer -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
