AbiWord disregards indentation importing .doc file exported from LibreOffice, looks good in Word 2003

Bug #778264 reported by penalvch
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
abiword (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: abiword

1) lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

2) apt-cache policy abiword
abiword:
  Installed: 2.8.6-0.3build1
  Candidate: 2.8.6-0.3build1
  Version table:
 *** 2.8.6-0.3build1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (11.5612.5606)

apt-cache policy libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-writer:
  Installed: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

apt-cache policy unoconv
unoconv:
  Installed: 0.3-6
  Candidate: 0.3-6
  Version table:
 *** 0.3-6 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3) What is expected is when one performs the following at the Terminal:

unoconv --listener &

Then types:

cd ~/Desktop && wget https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/681868/+attachment/1746109/+files/buggydoc.odt && unoconv -f doc buggydoc.odt && abiword buggydoc.doc

it displays the same indentation in AbiWord as it does in Word 2003.

4) What happens instead is the indentation is zeroed out. This is found via highlighting the first ports 0010 -> secondary click -> primary click Paragraph... -> Indents and Spacing tab -> Notice the Indentation Left: & Right: are both 0.0000in

However, open the same file in Word 2003 via the Terminal:

wine "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\WINWORD.EXE" buggydoc.doc

highlight the first ports 0010 -> click Format -> Paragraph... -> Indents and Spacing tab -> notice below Indentation the combo box Left: 0.1" while the combo box Right: 0.16"

WORKAROUND: Covert the file to .doc using AbiWord via the Terminal:

abiword --to=doc --to-name=buggydoc2.doc buggydoc.odt && abiword buggydoc2.doc

WORKAROUND: Use LibreOffice.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: abiword 2.8.6-0.3build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 5 23:43:17 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110405)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: abiword
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Marking Triaged Low as this is a "bug that has a moderate impact on a non-core application".

Changed in abiword (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
Changed in abiword:
importance: Unknown → Low
status: Unknown → Confirmed
penalvch (penalvch)
tags: added: amd64 wily
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penalvch (penalvch) wrote :

Closing as upstream issue, reproduced with eol version of Ubuntu and AbiWord, and may already be fixed in later and supported version of Ubuntu.

no longer affects: abiword
Changed in abiword (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
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