Created attachment 57466 [details] test files In LibO Writer I've noticed a compatibility issue with DOC format (MS Word 97/2000/XP/2003): when Writer saves to DOC format it creates additional character styles. Steps to reproduce (test files are attached): (1) test1.doc was created with MS Word 2003 SP3 using the default normal.dot template. Check the list of all styles (including the character styles) in the document. (2) In Writer open test1.doc. In the list of paragraph and character styles there are some new character styles with odd names: WW8Num10z0, WW8Num5z0, WW8Num6z0, WW8Num7z0, WW8Num8z0. Save the document as test2.doc and exit. (3) In Writer open test2.doc. In the list of paragraph and character styles there is a new character style: Absatz-Standardschriftart. Save the document as test3.doc and exit. (4) In Writer open test3.doc. In the list of paragraph and character styles there is a new character style: WW-Absatz-Standardschriftart. Save the document as test4.doc and exit. (5) In Writer open test4.doc. In the list of paragraph and character styles there is a new character style: WW-Absatz-Standardschriftart1. Save the document as test5.doc and exit. (6) In Writer open test5.doc. In the list of paragraph and character styles there is a new character style: WW-Absatz-Standardschriftart11. You can go on repeating the procedure. In each new iteration a new character style is created. If a DOC file is opened and saved between Writer and MS Word you get the same result but with slightly different names of new character styles (WW-Default Paragraph Font*). This behavior is annoying as after many save/open cycles the list of styles gets cluttered with styles not used in the text actually. The issue does not exist if the DOCX format is used. The test environment: - LibreOffice Writer 3.4.5 on an Ubuntu 11.10 or MS Windows XP Pro. SP3 - MS Word 2003 SP3 on a MS Windows XP Pro. SP3, all additional MS updates installed (DOCX tested using MS Office Compatibility Pack SP3)
I've checked this issue with LibreOffice 4.1.2.3 on a Debian GNU/Linux. When test1.doc is opened in LibO it shows that there are 10 odd character styles in the document: WW8Num1z0 WW8Num9z0 ... WW8Num10z0 After saving that document as test2.doc and reopening it the list of character styles stays the same. So, I could say that this bug was fixed somewhere between Libo 3.4.5 and 4.1.2.3. BTW, according to bug #50774 the WW8Num* styles are created when LibO converts Word's non-style autonumbering to a style-based numbering.