Editing graphics created in MS Power Point

[Ljiljan]

I reported bug in LO bug page, but I wanted to see if you can confirmed this problem as well. Actually, it happens quite often when working with graphis created in MS Power Point…

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67293
(attachment/ PPTX presenentation is here)

When I open presentaton that is made in PPT(X), Impress open it perfectly good. I can save it in ODP, and reopen… everything is still great… but if I save it in PPT again (from new ODP), Power Point does not open it correctly.

Operating System: Ubuntu
Version: 4.0.4.2 release

[oweng]

I can confirm this. Opening the PPTX attached to your bug in LO v4.0.4.2 under GNU/Linux and saving it as an ODF Presentation (ODP) appears to result in the file being saved correctly. Saving the PPTX in Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP/2003 (PPT) format results in loss of data from the second slide (the one with the AutoShape-based graphic) when opened using LO. Saving the ODP (the one created from the PPTX) in Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP/2003 (PPT) format results in the same loss of data as saving the PPTX directly to PPT (again, when opened using LO). The visual display in LO is:

If either PPT (the one via PPTX or the one via PPTX → ODP) is opened using PowerPoint 2011 Mac an error dialog is shown:

PowerPoint found a problem with content in the file file_name.ppt

PowerPoint can attempt to repair the file. If you trust the source of this file, click Repair.

Cancel | Repair

Clicking the Repair button does not appear to have any effect on improving the display over what is shown in LO.

While there are a lot of Impress PPT/X related bugs I had a look through the most obvious and there is nothing I could see that specifically relates to data loss with AutoShapes (images/graphics) during file save using the Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP/2003 (PPT) file format. Perhaps the closest is:

• fdo#66248, PPTX export reuslts in corrupted according to PowerPoint2010

While it relates to the Microsoft PowerPoint 2007/2010 XML (PPTX) file format I would consider providing a reference in your bug due to the similarity. It is likely that LO v4.1 improves on the exporting to PPT as there have been numerous fixes.

[ROSt53]

See also fdo#66843

[oweng]

@ROSt53, I think fdo#66843 is a duplicate of https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61806 The callout example shape in that bug exhibits the exact same reversal of the pointer part. I will leave it for you to confirm this. There are currently a lot of presentation-related bugs that are duplicates. Hopefully the new v4.1 release will help us clear them up a bit.