To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59909 Issue #:|59909 Summary:|Certain Word files open with square images in Writer Component:|Word processor Version:|OOo 2.0.1 Platform:|PC URL:| OS/Version:|All Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|open-import Assigned to:|mru Reported by:|cleave
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Dec 30 17:46:11 -0800 2005 ------- There have been several postings on the TMG (The Master Genealogist) forum which have made reference to the fact that word files (*.doc) created by TMG, while opening ok in MSWord, when opened in Open Office Writer show images compressed to squares, sacrificing both aspect ratio and size. While it is possible to correct this in Open Office Writer with a few clicks per image (restore original image size, as I recall), when there are many images this becomes quite burdensome. I have made some tests that show that it is a characteristic of TMG's output that triggers this problem. A file including images developed in Word (or converted through Word) opens correctly in Open Office Writer. As a user I would like to encourage the transition to Open Office for two reasons. While cost of the word processing program is not much of a factor for me, it certainly is for some others - Open Office is free. But the primary reason is that Word fails (aborts) if there are too many footnotes/endnotes in the TMG-created report. This acts in opposition to a genealogist's objective to clearly document the sources of information. In conversation with Bob Velke [TMG developer] a short time ago he indicated that this has been a Word problem for considerable time, and that Microsoft was notified of it several Word versions ago and has failed to fix it. This suggests that MS doesn't consider it much of a problem and we can't look forward to a fix very soon, if ever. There is some question of the number of footnotes generated which cause Word to fail; I know that it fails with 4208. But OOo Writer opens these files ok. As a consequence of these factors, I have encouraged Wholly Genes to look into the problem to determine the cause of the incompatibility with Open Office Writer and either develop some kind of accommodation in TMG's output or work with the Open Office people to resolve the issue in Writer. I have been told separately that there's a principle that if Word will open a file correctly then OOo Writer should too. To avoid any confusion on the subject, the problem exists even with small files generated by TMG; the large number of footnotes problem is only a reason I'd like to migrate. It was suggested that I provide a sample file with this submission, but I see no provision for it. Upon request I'll be happy to provide one, along with linked image files which need to be in a specific directory to illustrate the problem. Dick --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
