[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 138721] New: Writer is more than 50% incompatible with MS Word and has been for years

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138721

            Bug ID: 138721
           Summary: Writer is more than 50% incompatible with MS Word and
                    has been for years
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.0.3.1 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: mrzenwiz at gmail.com

Created attachment 167915
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MS Word format resume/document.

I've been using LO since version 4 (maybe earlier) and I recommend it to all my
friends and colleagues who use Linux.

The fundamental problem is that LO Writer doesn't even come close to MS Word
compatibility.  I'm attaching a .docx format of of my resume, but neither this
nor the .DOC format copy shows up correctly in Writer - they both show as 3
page files when they are only 2 pages long.

What's worse, I just discovered FreeOffice, which happens to be 100% compatible
with MS Word AFAICT.  Both files appear exactly as they do in Word (which, BTW,
I detest).

This bug is around 10 years old or more, and it's long past time for it to be
corrected.  If FreeOffice can do it, I'm reasonably certain you can too.

I love LO and I want to continue using it forever, but this has finally hit the
wall and I don't know if I can do this anymore.

At the very least, I need my resume to look correct and matching to MS Word is
every detail, and it simply does not.

I also write books, and they look wrong as well.

I know you folks are talented and diligent.  I'm sure you can manage MSO
compatibility better than this.

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