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title="UNCONFIRMED - LibreOffice Writer document converted to plain text (.TXT) document sent to a Macintosh system displays black squares in place of spaces"
href="https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133014">133014</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>LibreOffice Writer document converted to plain text (.TXT) document sent to a Macintosh system displays black squares in place of spaces
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<th>Product</th>
<td>LibreOffice
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<th>Version</th>
<td>6.4.3.2 release
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>All
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Windows (All)
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<th>Status</th>
<td>UNCONFIRMED
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>LibreOffice
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>GBryceYukon@yahoo.ca
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<pre>Description:
For 8 years, I have been writing articles in an old version of Microsoft Word
for a newspaper and submitting them, as they require, in plain text (TXT)
format, which they load into their old Macintosh system. This has not been a
problem.
Recently I had to have my computer "nuked and paved," and upgraded from Windows
7 to Windows 10 Pro version (64 bit). In the process, I lost Word, but
installed Libre Office Writer.
Twice now, I have written my article in ODT format but also saved it in plain
text (TXT) format. It looks normal to me.
When the newspaper loads the article, it displays black squares throughout,
which they have deleted one by one.
I assume these squares are replacing spaces between words and perhaps also
quotation marks. In ODT format, one can display both with Ctrl + F10, but I
have not done that.
Steps to Reproduce:
1.I create a document in LibreOffice Write and save it in both ODT format and
TXT format
2.I submit the document in TXT format as an email attachment
3.The newspaper loads it to the older Macintosh system.
Actual Results:
When the newspaper opens the TXT file in their system, it displays black
squares. I cannot reproduce that display problem on my computer
Expected Results:
The newspaper told me, in effect, that my file could be used only by deleting
the black squares one by one.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Produced a clean TXT file that could be viewed as intended with the black
squares.</pre>
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