Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 25556
character subscript / superscript values save incorrectly in MS Word 97/2000/XP format
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:38:26 UTC
When setting character subscripts for a given font (two tested) ie click Format->Character->Position Position = Subscript Raise / Lower = (various) Relative font size = 100% this displays as expected, lowered by say 20%. However, when saved to MS Word format, and re-loaded. The text is displayed significantly lower than previously, and on inspection the value for subscript is over twice as large eg 18%->50%, 20%->54%, 30%->87% and consistently by the same amounts (haven't tried rebooting though). This does not appear to be a problem when saving to native OOO format. On first tests superscript seem to behave similarly, albeit with different (slightly larger) numbers. Can provide small test file if necessary, but should be easy to assuming it's not a quirk on my system. HTH, Nick
reassigned to mru
Yeah, problem is, that a) Word does not have a feature for explicit "super-/subscript" font size b) Writer calculates "raised by" relatively in % and Word does it absolutely in pt. Thus, there will alwasy be a kind of miscalculation when translating between Writer and Word format. If there should be full compatibility, the sub-/superscript algorthm/concept has to be adapted.
Please -- don't copy Word's mistakes. Just get it close enough. For example, I have seen comments by developers who mentioned that Excel does it wrong, so Calc should do it wrong, too. Same on occasion with Word versus Writer. In point of fact, if OOo is to be a clone of MS Office, I wouldn't have it. I like Writer because, in most cases of a conflict, Writer does it right. Same with Calc. I would think the developer's goal is to have a BETTER Office Suite, not a nearly IDENTICAL Office Suite. Adjusting by percentage is a more accurate way than by points. If desired, a "percentage to point size" table could be included in the help file. That should help somewhat without copying Word's limited choices.
*** Issue 26392 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Hello Matthias, here is one issue fitting to your recently described subscript/superscript-problem. I have cc'ed you, if you like, you can take over this issue to your ownership.
*** Issue 82232 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***