peterzay, thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport . If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.
** Description changed: - The attached Microsoft Excel sheet displays properly in OpenOffice 3.2.0 - Build 9483 on a fully updated Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx platform. + 1) lsb_release -rd + Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch) + Release: 12.04 - When I try to use the sheet with LibreOffice on a fully updated Ubuntu - 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin platform, the display is corrupted with what - looks like cell comments from Excel. + 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc + libreoffice-calc: + Installed: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + 3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Calc via the Terminal: + + cd ~/Desktop && wget + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/990868/+attachment/3114178/+files/Workbook1-2.xlsx + && localc --nologo Workbook1-2.xlsx + + is MS Excel file has the the comments in sheet 1 - Control Menu remain + unshown, as it does in OpenOffice 3.2.0 Build 9483 + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/990868/+attachment/3117617/+files/Good_Display.png + . + + 4) What happens instead is the comments are shown as noted in the + screenshot + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/990868/+attachment/3117619/+files/Bad_Display.png + . + + WORKAROUND: Open with OpenOffice, save as ods, then open the ods file in + LibreOffice. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice-calc 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Apr 28 22:11:35 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) ProcEnviron: - TERM=xterm - PATH=(custom, no user) - LANG=en_US.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + TERM=xterm + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Tags added: regression-release ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Also affects: df-libreoffice Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: df-libreoffice Status: New => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - LibreOffice Calc corrupts complex multi tab sheet + LibreOffice Calc unshows comments ** Summary changed: - LibreOffice Calc unshows comments + LibreOffice Calc unshows comments importing MS Office xlsx -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/990868 Title: LibreOffice Calc unshows comments importing MS Office xlsx To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/990868/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs