Bug 58425

Summary: LibreOffice Draw program doesn't correctly open .vss files
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: Michael <mgfink>
Component: DrawingAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: medium CC: dennisroczek, frob, jorendc
Version: 4.1.2.3 release   
Hardware: Other   
OS: All   
Whiteboard: Confirmed:4.2.1.1:OSX
i915 platform: i915 features:
Attachments: Document Showing up Blank

Description Michael 2012-12-17 17:11:12 UTC
I've attempted to open VSS files downloaded from the following site: http://www.visiocafe.com/downloads/ibm/IBM-3D.zip

After attempting to do so from several different places I'm concluding there may be an issue with how Draw interprets these file types.  Based on some libvisio doc I found it looks like each picture should open on a separate page that can be used in my own drawing.  

As it appears .vss files are supported in the latest release I've also tried this with 4.0.0beta1 and still encounter the same issue.

Since I don't have a Visio license, I'm unable to post a screen shot of what it looks like.

Other notes...
- I've tried this on win32 and also with Linux mint
- I've successfully opened vsd files with Draw

Through IRC it was suggested this defect can be Normal-Low but since this is my first time wasn't sure how to move to low.  This can be reclassified by the developer.

Thanks!!
Comment 1 Jorendc 2012-12-17 17:14:03 UTC
I can confirm this bug. 

When I try to open the .vss file, 'Draw' opens and shows an single empty page.

Tested with Mac OSX 10.8.2 and LibreOffice 4.0.0.0.beta1 (Bouw-id: 87906242e87d3ddb2ba9827818f2d1416d80cc7)
TinderBox: MacOSX TDF Release, Branch:libreoffice-4-0, Time: 2012-12-05_22:13:37 Dutch UI
Comment 2 Joel Madero 2012-12-17 17:37:15 UTC
Created attachment 71677 [details]
Document Showing up Blank

Just attached document directly to bug, confirmed that the bug does exist
Comment 3 Fridrich Strba 2012-12-17 19:26:46 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> Based on some
> libvisio doc I found it looks like each picture should open on a separate
> page that can be used in my own drawing.

Yeah, libvisio has an API to extract the stencils, but I never ever announced that LibreOffice would know what to do with it or that it would use that API.

> As it appears .vss files are supported in the latest release I've also tried
> this with 4.0.0beta1 and still encounter the same issue.

The only way you can get the stencils extracted is to use command-line vss2* tools. Where vss2odg is part of git master of writerperfect. The code is here: http://libwpd.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=libwpd/writerperfect;a=summary
Comment 4 Michael 2012-12-17 19:52:01 UTC
Thanks for clarifying.
Comment 5 Rob Hagopian 2013-12-23 23:28:38 UTC
It sounds like this is now implemented:

http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/libreoffice-gets-visio-2013-support

But I'm having problems opening any of the VSS files from:

http://www.softwarestencils.com/uml/

They just open as blank documents if opened as 'Visio' file type or "incorrect file version" if opened without a file type specified.
Comment 6 Rob Hagopian 2013-12-23 23:29:42 UTC
(Sorry - I bumped the version but should have clarified in the comments too - this is with 4.1.2.3 from Linux Mint 16)
Comment 7 Michael 2013-12-29 04:01:16 UTC
I see the same problem as reported by Rob in version 4.1.4.2 on Windows platform.

When I attempt to open a .vss I get an error window with the message: "Version Incompatibility.  Incorrect file version."
Comment 8 sgt_b2002 2014-01-21 01:06:34 UTC
I see the same problem as Rob in Comment #5.
Version 4.1.3.2 running Gentoo Linux
Comment 9 Manfred Braun 2014-02-10 23:35:48 UTC
True for me also, using Windows 7 (all patches)
and LibreOffice 4.1.4.2.

Thanks,
++mabra
Comment 10 Kjeld Flarup 2014-03-04 13:57:34 UTC
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac50/ac47/2.html Tried to download these vss files but it failed on my Version: 4.1.4.2
Build ID: 4.1.4.2-4.fc20
Comment 11 foss 2014-03-04 17:00:44 UTC
Confirmed:4.2.1.1:OSX

Joel's test file does still showup blank.

@Kjeld: please post a direct link or attach a test file. The page you link to contains a ton of files.
Comment 12 LucN31 2014-09-09 09:17:44 UTC
Confirmed on Linux Debian 7.6 amd64 with versions :
version 4.2.6.2 Build ID: 420m0(Build:2) (Debian wheezy backports),
and
version 4.3.1.2 Build ID: 958349dc3b25111dbca392fbc281a05559ef6848 from LibreOffice website.

Michael test file 
http://www.visiocafe.com/downloads/ibm/IBM-3D.zip
and files from 
http://www.juniper.net/shared/visio-icons/juniper-m-series-icons.zip
does still showup blank without any error.

Luc.

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