Issue 4858 - Conversion error of graphic when saving as Word98/2000 format
Summary: Conversion error of graphic when saving as Word98/2000 format
Status: ACCEPTED
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.0.0
Hardware: PC Windows 2000
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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Keywords: oooqa
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Reported: 2002-05-14 15:53 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2013-08-07 14:38 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Example document that if saved as MS-Word will demonstrate the problem (6.90 KB, application/octet-stream)
2002-05-14 16:10 UTC, Unknown
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PNG screenshot of document in OO before conversion to MS Word 2000. (24.95 KB, image/png)
2002-07-15 23:34 UTC, prgmgr
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PNG screenshot of OO doc after conversion to MS Word 2000 ( opened inside Word 2000 ) (18.35 KB, image/png)
2002-07-15 23:35 UTC, prgmgr
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Description Unknown 2002-05-14 15:53:54 UTC
When saving a document containing a graphic created in "Draw" and then "cut-n-pasted" into a 
document created in "Writer" as Word-98 (.DOC) format, the graphic is appears corrupted in MS-
Word.

The graphic in question has 4 text-boxes with tails pointing to a line, below the line are 
another four boxes with text in each box.  When the document is viewed in OpenOffice Writer -- 
everything looks fine.  When viewed in Word-98 or Word-2000, the text-boxes are missing.  While I 
would like to call this a MS bug (:-),  I suspect it isn'tn and I doubt they would fix it.  I can cut-n-paste 
that same graphic into Word and it works (on both Word and Writer).

I can ftp/send the graphic 
if you desire.
Comment 1 Unknown 2002-05-14 16:10:15 UTC
Created attachment 1643 [details]
Example document that if saved as MS-Word will demonstrate the problem
Comment 2 Unknown 2002-05-14 16:14:06 UTC
NOTE: I was unable to "recreate" the case where OpenOffice Writer was able to read the 
document correctly.  (That happened under 641 and in a 10 page confidential 
document.)  So at this point, I should simple say that the graphic is 
"corrupted".

The workaround, BTW, is to save the graphic in MS-Word.  Then 
continue to edit in OpenOffice.

NOTE: I have attached a .sxw file as an example.  
Comment 3 prgmgr 2002-07-15 23:31:27 UTC
Thanks for posting Dana.

Duplicated the problem on Win NT 4.0, OO 1.0.

Will include some screenshots.
Comment 4 prgmgr 2002-07-15 23:34:46 UTC
Created attachment 2240 [details]
PNG screenshot of document in OO before conversion to MS Word 2000.
Comment 5 prgmgr 2002-07-15 23:35:44 UTC
Created attachment 2241 [details]
PNG screenshot of OO doc after conversion to MS Word 2000 ( opened inside Word 2000 )
Comment 6 prgmgr 2002-09-26 23:36:59 UTC
Dana, a work around for this issue exists:

Cut and "Paste special" the drawing as a GDI metafile.

OOo will export this workaround correctly.
Comment 7 Joost Andrae 2002-11-30 14:03:04 UTC
JA->MRU: please have a look at this. Reassiged...
Comment 8 michael.ruess 2002-12-09 11:32:32 UTC
MRU->CMC: in 644s it has already been improved. But the objects above
the line are a bit too small after export.
Comment 9 caolanm 2002-12-09 15:37:02 UTC
cmc->sj: The drawing group just gets passed to SvxMSDffManager's
AddSdrObject to export it. Any ideas why this is going awry ?
Comment 10 sven.jacobi 2002-12-11 12:58:52 UTC
It seems that the wrong bounding geometry is used for callouts, which 
is the reason that some objects are skewed after grouping. I will 
investigate this.
Comment 11 michael.ruess 2004-04-28 15:15:12 UTC
re-targeted to OO later.