[Upstream] Highlighting not persisting saving to MS 2007 XML format (docx)

[Jeff Abrahamson]

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/801035/+attachment/2179415/+files/example.odt && lowriter -nologo example.odt

click File -> Save As -> Microsoft Word 2007 XML (docx) -> OK -> close then re-open the document and the highlighted words remain highlighted yellow.

4) What happens instead is they are not.

WORKAROUND: Convert the file to .docx via AbiWord, then open in LibreOffice Writer and the highlight remains:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/801035/+attachment/2179415/+files/example.odt && abiword --to=docx --to-name=example.docx example.odt && lowriter -nologo example.docx

apt-cache policy abiword
abiword:
  Installed: 2.8.6-0.3build1
  Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3build1
  Version table:
 *** 2.8.6-0.3build1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: openoffice.org 1:3.2.0-7ubuntu4.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-32.62-generic 2.6.32.38+drm33.16
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 23 09:37:19 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org

[Galaxor (gnebulon)]

Libreoffice can read and display a docx file that contains highlighting. But when you write a docx file, the highlighting is not saved. Re-open the file, and nothing will be highlighted.

[Zcreveling (zcreveling)]

CONFIRMED in 3.3.2 release

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jeff Abrahamson, thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as Triaged and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Jeff Abrahamson, I am closing the bug task for LibreOffice as it has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Oneiric Ocelot.

This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please do steps 1 and 2 of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
Release: 11.10

apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Unreproducible in LO Writer 3.4.2.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
Release: 11.10

apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.4.2-2ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
There are no new official OpenOffice.org releases in Ubuntu packaging anymore => Won't Fix

If the problem persists, please mark this bug as "also affects project Libreoffice" or "also affects distribution Libreoffice (Ubuntu)" if that has not happened already.

Please leave references to upstream OpenOffice.org bugs in place to allow cross pollination.

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

closing