Bug 148623

Summary: [DOCX] Comments in headers and footers are not saved in DOCX files (in ODT all is OK)
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: Rafael Lima <rafael.palma.lima>
Component: WriterAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG    
Severity: normal CC: aron.budea
Priority: medium    
Version: 7.3.2.2 release   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
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Crash report or crash signature: Regression By:
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 88173, 112916    
Attachments: Screenshots showing the problem
DOCX file used in the screenshots

Description Rafael Lima 2022-04-16 13:05:26 UTC
Created attachment 179608 [details]
Screenshots showing the problem

When I edit DOCX files and create comments in the Header / Footer areas, the comments are not saved. So when I save the DOCX file and reopen it, the comment is lost.

See the attached ODG file with screenshots detailing the problem.

If the DOCX file is saved as ODT, then comments are saved as expected. Therefore, it seems to be a problem in the DOCX export filter.

System info:
Version: 7.3.2.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 30(Build:2)
CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 5.13; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: pt-BR (pt_BR.UTF-8); UI: pt-BR
Ubuntu package version: 1:7.3.2~rc2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1~lo1
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 Rafael Lima 2022-04-16 13:06:17 UTC
Created attachment 179609 [details]
DOCX file used in the screenshots
Comment 2 Mike Kaganski 2022-04-16 13:26:22 UTC
Word does not allow to have comments in headers/footers. This is simply a format limitation. This is not a bug.
Comment 3 Rafael Lima 2022-04-16 14:01:37 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #2)
> Word does not allow to have comments in headers/footers. This is simply a
> format limitation. This is not a bug.

Hi Mike. Thanks for the prompt feedback.

Indeed you're right. I tested in MS Office 365 and the option to create comments in the header/footer is simply not available.