Good news: Bug https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65403 (which is a subset of this one) has been closed with the following patch:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=8b949134441056a1455d67ddfdd7e0bc5f2ee682 If I understand correctly, Zolnai Tamás (thanks!) has added the highlight property to LibreOffice. Now it just need to be linked with the "highlighting" tool and it should all work as expected... finger crossed! ** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #65403 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65403 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295014 Title: [Upstream] Cannot remove highlight from .doc in Word exported from Writer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/295014/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs