Subject: Re: RTF importing problem
From: Vlad Harchev (hvv@hippo.ru)
Date: Fri Jun 01 2001 - 05:59:23 CDT
On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Hubert Figuiere wrote:
Hi Hubert,
> According to Vlad Harchev <hvv@hippo.ru>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here is a file one user sent me. AW 0.7.13 can open it, but 0.7.14 can't (it
> > gets assertion about unbalanced braces - and shows up as empty document if
> > user presses 'y' at the assertion prompt).
>
> This no longer happens in current version. I remember I fixed some bugs
> about this. I can now open it, but since I don't have cyrillic fonts,
> I don't get it right :-)
Thank you very much for fixing these bugs!
If you something, not a blank sheet, after importing - it's a good sign :)
Please check that the last words of the imported document are "A Final
Countdown".
> > Moreover, AW immediately saves the data it has read from that file in the
> > file it just opened (i.e. user gets empty *file on disk* instead of the
> > original file). This means loss of data - and it unacceptable.
>
> Yes, this a bug in Abiword I already encountered. The problem that when
> you open a document, whatever its format is, and ask to save it, it'll save
> it in the same format. (i haven't checked with a format we can't save).
>
> The problem is that when the import fails, AW think it is an open file,
> which is WRONG. You can file a bug about this.
In that case - I didn't ask to save! I started AW, imported the document
(answering 'y' to assertion prompt, and got empty sheet since importing
failed), and closed AW using window manager's close button. AW didn't ask me
anything - it silently rewritten the file. And I have autosaving disabled!
That's catastrophic bug!
Best regards,
-Vlad
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