Issue 6801 - RTF Microsoft - Bullet Lists not imported
Summary: RTF Microsoft - Bullet Lists not imported
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 1.0.1
Hardware: PC Windows ME
: P2 Trivial with 1 vote (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: michael.ruess
QA Contact: issues@sw
URL:
Keywords: oooqa
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2002-08-06 18:34 UTC by Unknown
Modified: 2013-08-07 14:43 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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

Attachments
Original RTF file from Wordpad (530 bytes, text/plain)
2002-09-05 22:38 UTC, Unknown 		no flags Details
The RTF saved from OO (1.94 KB, text/plain)
2002-09-05 22:39 UTC, Unknown 		no flags Details
Original RTF file from Wordpad (530 bytes, text/plain)
2002-09-05 22:51 UTC, Unknown 		no flags Details
RTF file containing only a bullet list created by WordPad 4.0 (371 bytes, text/plain)
2002-09-06 01:06 UTC, prgmgr 		no flags Details
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Description Unknown 2002-08-06 18:34:06 UTC 
I have to share files with users of MS office.
I do this using rtf.
File formats coming into openoffice are fine/livable.
File formatting when (re)opened in MS office appear to be lost.

This may be a defect.
It certainly is a marketing issue as it will certainly prevent migration where 
file sharing is important.
Comment 1 prgmgr 2002-08-19 00:47:42 UTC 
Mr/Ms Turvey, thanks for posting.

Please attach the RTF file that you use to duplicate the issue you 
have listed.

Please clearly list the defects in the RTF file when opened in Word.

Thanks.
Comment 2 Unknown 2002-09-05 22:38:25 UTC 
Created attachment 2732 [details]
Original RTF file from Wordpad
Comment 3 Unknown 2002-09-05 22:39:08 UTC 
Created attachment 2733 [details]
The RTF saved from OO
Comment 4 Unknown 2002-09-05 22:48:33 UTC 
I found the bullet format, for example, is not correct.

I use WinNT4 SP6, OO v1.0.1
Steps to reproduce:

1. Open file test6801_orginal.rtf (the file is created in Wordpad) in 
OO Writer.
2. Donot do anything. SaveAs the file right away. Note that the 
bullets already lost. (in my case the file is test6801_OO.rtf)
3. Open file you just save in Wordpad or Word Viewer.

The bullets are lost.

Note: before close the file test6801_OO.rtf after save it, I got a 
message say "Saving in external formats may have caused information 
loss. Do you want to continue?"
Comment 5 Unknown 2002-09-05 22:51:41 UTC 
Created attachment 2734 [details]
Original RTF file from Wordpad
Comment 6 prgmgr 2002-09-06 01:05:34 UTC 
Thanks for the addition information Tony.

Duplicated on Win NT 4.0 SP6a, OO 1.0.1 English.

Bullet lists in Microsoft RTF files are not imported.

It seems like OOo likes bullet lists to be specified using \bullet 
syntax.

However, MS uses formatting like this:

{\*\pn\pnlvlblt\pnf1\pnindent720{\pntxtb\'b7}}
\plain\f3\fs20 
{\pntext\f1\'b7\tab}First bullet\par 
{\pntext\f1\'b7\tab}Second bullet\plain\f2\fs20 \par
Comment 7 prgmgr 2002-09-06 01:06:52 UTC 
Created attachment 2735 [details]
RTF file containing only a bullet list created by WordPad 4.0
Comment 8 prgmgr 2002-09-06 01:07:53 UTC 
URL where I was looking at the Microsoft RTF spec:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
us/dnrtfspec/html/rtfspec_16.asp
Comment 9 eamon 2002-10-16 11:09:42 UTC 
Same issue caused with rtf bullets saved via Dragon PAD (naturally 
speaking).
Comment 10 prgmgr 2002-10-18 02:59:34 UTC 
Duplicated on Win NT 4.0 SP6a, OOo 643
Comment 11 Joost Andrae 2002-12-01 14:44:13 UTC 
JA->MRU: reassigned to you...
Comment 12 michael.ruess 2002-12-02 12:44:05 UTC 
MRU->CMC: The bullet list is even not imported from the file...
Comment 13 caolanm 2002-12-09 10:15:36 UTC 
Exciting rtf behaviour for you to investigate.
Comment 14 martin_maher 2003-01-03 15:52:58 UTC 
Looks like an inompatiblilty between the way in which wordpad saves
bullets and the way in which word or openoffice does it.
Comment 15 caolanm 2003-01-14 14:07:21 UTC 
setting target
Comment 16 thorsten.ziehm 2003-01-16 13:35:38 UTC 
Set to higher priority -> P2.
Comment 17 caolanm 2003-01-28 11:37:29 UTC 
This is working in SRX644q2
Comment 18 michael.ruess 2003-01-28 15:00:40 UTC 
Fix tested with internal build 644q2. Works fine.
Comment 19 michael.ruess 2003-01-28 15:01:30 UTC 
Fix verified with internal build. It will be part of next Milestone of
OO 1.1 Beta.