Created attachment 184883 [details] Example file from Word Attached RTF file has the Read-only protection enabled in Word, and one can not edit it until the protection is removed. In Writer the file is writable. 1. Open attached file You can instantly edit it, without going to Edit - Edit mode. In Word you need to go to the Restrict Editing sidebar and press Stop Protection (there is no password on this file). Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: f1830bff71847a9c17715cff52383956719847fe CPU threads: 14; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19045; UI render: default; VCL: win Locale: de-DE (hu_HU); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Created attachment 184884 [details] The example file in Word 2016
Created attachment 184885 [details] The example file in Writer
reproduced in Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 81ced283de2d0da377225afeb589b793716238bd CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.10; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: de-DE (es_ES.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
OTOH, if I save the document to DOCX in Word, the document can't be edited in LibreOffice
Oliver Specht committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/d723103ff8404ddadb3314dd3b67439602799d6c tdf#153192 support read protection in RTF documents It will be available in 25.8.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Oliver Specht committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-25-2": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/4d21c1cc64c8dca5056d6334f0d1bf425b1b70a6 tdf#153192 support read protection in RTF documents It will be available in 25.2.1. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.