Bug 56855 - EDITING: Copy & paste a bullet list from Impress into writer destroys format of writer file
Summary: EDITING: Copy & paste a bullet list from Impress into writer destroys format ...
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
3.5.7.2 release
Hardware: Other All
: highest blocker
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Whiteboard: BSA
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Reported: 2012-11-08 06:15 UTC by bugquestcontri
Modified: 2012-11-21 15:45 UTC (History)
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A writer file and Impress file used in test described above under steps to reproduce. Note: Default font for Writer is Arial 10,5 (18.79 KB, application/x-zip-compressed)
2012-11-08 06:15 UTC, bugquestcontri
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Description bugquestcontri 2012-11-08 06:15:44 UTC
Created attachment 69674 [details]
A writer file and Impress file used in test described above under steps to reproduce. Note: Default font for Writer is Arial 10,5

Problem description: 
I worked forth and back in an Impress and Writer file and wanted to copy a bullet list from Impress into Writer
Upon pasting the clipboard content the pasted content was not visible but the formatting of the entire Writer file was destroyed

ctrl+z did not bring back the original formatting in writer


Steps to reproduce:
1 – Open Writer and type a few words in a new file
2 – Open Impress and create a bullet list
3 – Select bullet list and ctrl+C
4 – Switch to Writer and ctrl+V

Current behavior:
copy & paste a bullet list from Impress into Writer destroys the Writer format irreparable

Expected behavior:
copy & paste a bullet list from Impress into Writer should be displayed in Writer as a bullet list matching the bullets of Impress or the Default for Writer. In minimum it should be pasted as unformatted text

Platform (if different from the browser): XP/SP3
              
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Comment 1 stfhell 2012-11-13 23:30:49 UTC
Could not reproduce the destruction of the Writer document formatting with LO 3.7.0.0.alpha0+ (Build ID: 52faa1). LO copies the bulleted test lines from slide 2 into the ODT, converting the Impress style "Outline 1" to "Default~LT~Gliederung 1", omitting the bullet numbering however. Probably already fixed?
Comment 2 bugquestcontri 2012-11-14 14:14:08 UTC
Could someone make the test with the latest 3.6 release? The 3.7 release is still farway for most users? In my 3.5.7 the bug is consistent, I just produced it again.
Comment 3 bugquestcontri 2012-11-20 02:53:03 UTC
I really would appreciate a test of version 3.6? The test on 3.7 was done with limitations, thus not necessarily fully reliable. This bug is reducing productivity tremendously because it  also destroys the saved version. I save frequently while working: ctrl+s and make every day a new copy of the file. 

Because instead of ctrl+b I hit crtl+v (English keyboard layout) I lost only today at least 1/2 day of work  I am sure this will happen to other people as well.

I changed importance to highest and blocker.
Comment 4 leighman 2012-11-21 15:45:45 UTC
Sorry to hear about the dataloss.
This seems to be fixed in 3.6.2 and 4.0 master (e22be4 built today)
There are no more 3.5 builds so closing this.
Please feel free to reopen if you still get the problem in 3.6 or 4.0.