Stefano Vettori, the issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport . If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.
** Summary changed: - file with 2 column and index + Column formatting not honored saving to .doc ** Description changed: - I'm using a file word with 2 columns and the index, without sections - When I open it again the index isn't on columns, but on all the page and appear 2 section - I cancel the 2 sections and the files works correctly until I exit and re-enter + 1) lsb_release -rd + Description: Ubuntu 11.10 + Release: 11.10 + + 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer + libreoffice-writer: + Installed: 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates/main i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 1:3.4.3-3ubuntu2 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages + + 3) What is expected to happen in LibreOffice Writer via the Terminal: + + cd ~/Desktop && wget -c + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/915080/+attachment/2685315/+files/Blocco%20schizzi%20botanico.doc + -O example.doc && lowriter -nologo example.doc + + Click Format -> Sections... -> highlight Section1 -> click button Remove + -> highlight Section3 -> click button Remove -> button OK -> Format -> + Columns... -> change combobox Columns to 2 -> button OK -> Save, close, + reopen and the column formatting remains as in the screenshot + https://launchpadlibrarian.net/91366200/Schermata-L%27arte%20del%20disegno%20botanico.doc2%20-%20LibreOffice%20Writer.png + . + + 4) What happens instead is the column formatting changes back to the way + it was before making the above changes. A screenshot of this + https://launchpadlibrarian.net/91366199/Schermata-L%27arte%20del%20disegno%20botanico.doc1%20-%20LibreOffice%20Writer.png + . + + WORKAROUND: Save as .odt as the column formatting is preserved. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.3.4-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-13.53-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-13-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Jan 11 23:50:02 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=it_IT:en - LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + LANGUAGE=it_IT:en + LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-10-17 (86 days ago) ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged ** Also affects: df-libreoffice Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: df-libreoffice Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/915080 Title: Column formatting not honored saving to .doc To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/915080/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs