https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162214
Bug ID: 162214
Summary: Incorrect display of the * character in exponentiation
formulas imported from Word DOCX files in LibreOffice.
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 24.2.5.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: medium
Component: Formula Editor
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: j...@temka.de
Description:
When opening a DOCX file in LibreOffice that contains formulas with the *
character in exponentiation (e.g., 2^*), LibreOffice displays the * incorrectly
because it interprets * as an operator. In Microsoft Word, the formula 2^* is
displayed correctly without any special formatting. To display this correctly
in LibreOffice, the * character needs to be enclosed in quotes (e.g., 2^"*").
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a DOCX file in Microsoft Word containing a formula with 2^*.
2. Save the DOCX file.
3. Open the DOCX file in LibreOffice.
4. Observe the display of the formula in LibreOffice.
Actual Results:
The formula 2^* is displayed incorrectly in LibreOffice because * is
interpreted as an operator.
Expected Results:
The formula 2^* should be displayed correctly in LibreOffice, just as it is in
Microsoft Word.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: Yes
Additional Info:
Workaround: To display the formula correctly in LibreOffice, the * character
needs to be enclosed in quotes, resulting in 2^"*".
MS Word Version 16.87 (24071426)
Version: 24.2.5.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: bffef4ea93e59bebbeaf7f431bb02b1a39ee8a59
CPU threads: 10; OS: macOS 13.6.3; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: de-DE
Calc: threaded
I also tried this with the gotenberg docker image (docx to pdf conversion).
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