Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 56006
Need to show change bars against a modified secton of a document
Last modified: 2013-02-07 22:35:05 UTC
When recording and showing changes in Open Office, it appears to be not possible to show only a change bar against a modified section of the document. If change bars are shown in Open Office, then both the insertions and deletions are shown. This makes the modified document section difficult to read. To fix this problem, it is suggested that an option be added to the way that deleted text is shown. An option to use hidden text should be made available.
rteassigned to requirements.
For clarification, the Options - Changes - Text display - Deletions Attributes should include a [Hidden] attribute, where '[Hidden]' means 'do not display deleted text'. Deleted text should be displayed with markings or it should be not displayed. There is no good reason--that I can think of--for the Deletions Attributes to include a [None] attribute. Conversely, the Insertions Attributes should include a [None] attribute, where '[None]' means 'display the inserted text without markings'. There is no good reason--again, that I can think of--for the Insertions Attributes to include a [Hidden] attribute.
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Possible duplicate of Issue 24845
I just tested this issue with OOo 3.1.0 Writer and it still remains unresolved. Also, I just read Issue 24845 and indeed it and this issue are duplicates. However, I think the suggestion given above on Tue Oct 18 17:56:16 +0000 2005 as to how to resolve the problem is more precise that that given under Issue 24845 by dan_higgins Thu Aug 19 22:07:59 +0000 2004. Please resolve this issue, it is still a problem for my organization as we must submit documents to customers that are clearly readable by customers (no strikethroughs and underlines but with change bars), which is still not possible with OOo Writer. Our workaround is to use Microsoft Word for such documents, which is not a satisfactory solution.
Updated Writer Version to OOo 3.1 per previous comment.
I must agree that this is a necessary enhancement of the Track Changes feature. We produce engineering documents that must be delivered to customers and they need to show where revisions have taken place without showing the insertion/deletion text. An option to show change bars only is vital for our documentation process. I too am forced to convert documents to MS Word in order to achieve this outcome.