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yesint (yesint4) wrote : MathType formulas messed up and not converted in Open Office

OpenOffice Writer does not show and convert MathType equations correctly. When the .doc file containing MathType 5 formulas is opened in OO, all symbols of integrals, derivatives, sums etc. are missed or substituted by funny characters. As a result the formulas are messed up completely. The formulas are not converted to OO Math, but shown as figures (not editable) even if "convert math from/to MathType" option is selected.

This bug seems to be ubuntu-specific. Original bug sent to OO team was not reproduced (http://<email address hidden>/msg396313.html). However, it was confirmed in Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10alpha, but not in Mandriva Spring (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=872833).

This bug is really critical for people, who exchange documents with formulas with collaborators using MSWord+MathType.

The test file can be found in original bug report (http://<email address hidden>/msg396313.html).