OOo 2.4 opens documents semi readonly

[Mike]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Bug also reported at Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=477653

A document originally saved as MsWord file by OOo (2.3) says to be readonly ("Readonly content cannot be changed") when I open it in 2.4.0. This warning appears when I try to modify text. Even after saving as .odt file the warning remains.
The file is however not completely readonly:
1. Spellchecking does work 'sort of' (in case of typo, the correction is added, the typo is not removed).
2. Some elements from the file can be deleted (e.g. frames but not table elements)
3. Text cannot be changed or formatted, but styles can.
4. The file can be saved.

This is what I use:
Description: Ubuntu 8.04 (updated from 7.10)
Release: 8.04
Codename: hardy
OpenOffice 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6 22-apr-2008

Thanks
Mike

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 1 14:47:04 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:2.4.0-3ubuntu6
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/lib/openoffice/program:/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-generic i686

[Jan Evert van Grootheest (j-e-van-grootheest)]

me too. Sometimes.

A simple, three word, document does not have this. But a larger, 8 page one, does.
These two are stored side by side in the same directory...

[Jan Evert van Grootheest (j-e-van-grootheest)]

Forgot to add... this is hardy but x86_64.
It's the same openoffice version.

The document that has the problem uses a TOC and outline numbering. There are no frames or pictures. And there are some tables in there as well.

What else can I do to help investigate?

[Jochen Eisinger (jochen-penguin-breeder)]

Debian's openoffice.org 2.4.1-3 includes a patch (cws-cmcfixes47-sw.diff) that fixes this issue for me. Please consider this for inclusion in ubuntu.

[Jan Evert van Grootheest (j-e-van-grootheest)]

Since there are two people having this problem and there appears to be a patch...

[Mike (insomniux)]

Indeed, would be great if the patch could be implemented in hardy-64, even though the bug is reported by 2 users only....