Issue 105256 - WW8: When exporting numbers in RTL text, they become LTR
Summary: WW8: When exporting numbers in RTL text, they become LTR
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of issue 34662
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: save-export (show other issues)
Version: OOo 3.1.1
Hardware: PC All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: writerneedsconfirm
QA Contact: issues@sw
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Reported: 2009-09-22 10:30 UTC by erez_v
Modified: 2009-09-22 12:51 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
Latest Confirmation in: ---
Developer Difficulty: ---

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An .odt file which, when saved as .doc and opened in Word, shows the problem (11.03 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2009-09-22 11:26 UTC, erez_v 		no flags Details
A .doc file created by Writer, which shows the problem (9.00 KB, application/msword)
2009-09-22 11:28 UTC, erez_v 		no flags Details
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Description erez_v 2009-09-22 10:30:17 UTC 
In OpenOffice Writer, numbers seem to be "direction-neutral": numbers in RTL
text use the RTL font etc., whereas numbers in LTR text use the LTR settings.
This behavior is perfectly reasonable, however when exporting to MS-Word I
encounter the problem described below.

In Word, numbers can have a direction which is independent of the surrounding
text: an LTR number in RTL text and vice-versa. The problem is then when Word
opens a document (.doc or .rtf) saved by Writer, all numbers become LTR. This
causes a number within a RTL paragraph to stick out, because now, in Word, it
takes the LTR font, which is usually different.
Comment 1 michael.ruess 2009-09-22 11:16:29 UTC 
Could you please attach an odt file which exported to doc format gives the
described problem?
Thank you very much in advance!
Comment 2 erez_v 2009-09-22 11:26:07 UTC 
Created attachment 64894 [details]
An .odt file which, when saved as .doc and opened in Word, shows the problem
Comment 3 erez_v 2009-09-22 11:28:03 UTC 
Created attachment 64895 [details]
A .doc file created by Writer, which shows the problem
Comment 4 erez_v 2009-09-22 11:29:14 UTC 
I've attached an example document, both as .odt and .doc; please let me know if
there's anything else I can do.

Thanks!
Comment 5 michael.ruess 2009-09-22 12:50:52 UTC 
Now I understand the problem... it is the same as tracked in issue 34662. Please
vote for that one if desired.

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 34662 ***
Comment 6 michael.ruess 2009-09-22 12:51:14 UTC 
Closed.