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Editable nested fields in Writer

Talkat FOSDEM 2021 · on Sunday, 2021-02-07· at 12:30· D.libreoffice· [documentation]

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name:Michael Stahl
links:none on file

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video:https://video.fosdem.org/2021/D.libreoffice/lo_writernestedfields.mp4
slides:https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/event/lo_writernestedfields/attachments/slides/4349/export/events/attachments/lo_writernestedfields/slides/4349/FOSDEM2021_fieldmarks.pdf

summary

Describes adding support in LibreOffice Writer for round‑tripping nested Microsoft Word fields in RTF and DOCX files, addressing limitations of Writer’s previous rudimentary Word‑compatible field implementation. Covers the specific problem of Writer being unable to handle more expressive/nested Word fields and the development work and bug fixes made to enable reliable round‑trip compatibility.

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