[Known Issue] Tables with header row in Writer

NickW · General User Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Iowa

I am opening a Word document with a table that spans multiple pages. For some reason, when opening in Writer, the default setting is for the heading to make up all available rows in the document. In Word, the only row that makes up the heading by default for this document is the top row. In Writer, the entire table is considered the heading row. Obviously this has a particularly sore impact on page layout, as the entire table is printed on the first page as far as the printer is concerned.

I was wondering if this was considered a bug or not and if it could be fixed. This is the only problem out of all of the issues while testing in the last month that I can see as a barrier towards my office's implementation of Open Office.

Also is there a place to submit bug reports like this one?

squenson · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject:

NickW,

Could you be more precise, or even post a copy of the doc and odt documents in one zip file at http://www.mytempdir.com. You can replace all the text in a subset of your original document by pressing Ctrl-H, then ? in first field, z in second field, then button more and make sure Use wildcard is checked, then press replace all button.
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NickW · General User Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Iowa

Ok. It's here:
http://www.mytempdir.com/1262580

squenson · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject:

NickW,

Sorry I was not very clear. Ctrl-H and the wildcard ? are for your original Microsoft Word document. This is your source document that I am asking you to edit and post, so we can try reproducing the situation.
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NickW · General User Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Iowa

Actually, I figured out what you meant once I realized how I would go about troubleshooting the issue if I was in your position. The above link should now point to the file that opens in Word one way while opening in Writer another way. In Word, it is as if the first row is the only header row. In Writer, it is as if all 17 rows are header rows. I know how to fix this, but having it work without requiring our staff to change the option would be preferred. Thanks.

Also, my OpenOffice version is 2.1 and Word version is 2003, OS is XP.

squenson · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject:

NickW,

I can confirm the behavior. If I open the .doc document in Writer, then right-click anywhere in the table and select Table..., then I can see in the tab "Text flow" that the first 17 rows are repeated.

In fact this is a known bug, see here: http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69519. You can vote for this issue so it has more chances to be resolved quickly.
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NickW · General User Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Iowa

Ahh, ok. Thanks! I'll vote for it to get resolved if I can.