To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=91199 Issue #|91199 Summary|Writer shouldn't import Text Encoded into Calc Component|Word processor Version|OOo 2.4.0 Platform|Unknown URL| OS/Version|Linux Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|DEFECT Priority|P1 Subcomponent|open-import Assigned to|mru Reported by|nicklevinson
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jun 29 19:33:11 +0000 2008 ------- Trying to open some files in Writer causes them to import into Calc as spreadsheets instead. Some people report this difficulty while others report difficulty reproducing the problem. The issue is that Text Encoded files don't open in OOo 2.4 Writer if opening is with "All files" in the file types menu. The solution to opening in Writer is to set the menu to Text Encoded. Then they open in Writer. The downside may be if you have a bunch of files in mixed formats (I usually don't) or, worse, don't remember all their formats. I didn't try other file type commands. Whether you set to open as read-only or read/write doesn't matter. I didn't see any relevant setting in Calc. Changing Writer > Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org > General > Open/Save dialogs > Use OpenOffice.org dialogs doesn't make a difference, because after the dialog has been used is when Calc takes over. My files with this problem were usually edited in OOo 2.0 Beta which is 1.9.104 on a Linux platform, all as Text Encoded, or in Win 9x Notepad. I'm using OOo 2.4.0 without Java Runtime Environment on Linux Fedora Core 4 on a Pentium 4 laptop, coexisting with version 1.9.104. I was able to make new text files in 2.4 Writer, so that function isn't impaired. I kept the old OOo, so I can use that to open the files, but I'd like to migrate completely to 2.4. Programming suggestions, short of major: One approach: In the interim, interject an alert or dialog if the user has opened using All files in the menu to tell the user to try again but specify a format. Interjecting that step might be faster than invisibly having Writer determine all the formats, if that's even possible without errors. Another approach is to follow the user's dialog setting by opening one file at a time, each with a dialog asking for the format, with the file type entry preset to the last one selected. Thanks. -- Nick --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
