166993 – Inconsistency in handling corrupt/invalid input files

Bug 166993 - Inconsistency in handling corrupt/invalid input files

Summary: Inconsistency in handling corrupt/invalid input files

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	LibreOffice
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	filters and storage (show other bugs)
Version: (earliest affected)	25.8.0.0 alpha0+
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	medium normal
Assignee:	Not Assigned

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Reported:	2025-06-13 13:12 UTC by Eyal Rozenberg
Modified:	2025-06-13 13:12 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

See Also:	166992
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Description Eyal Rozenberg 2025-06-13 13:12:25 UTC

If I open a corrupt/invalid-syntax (Flat) ODT - I get a minimalistic message box (see bug 166992).

If I open a corrupt/invalid-syntax DOC or DOCX - I get a dialog asking for approval of a repair attempt.

And if I open a corrupt/invalid-syntax RTF - I just get the result of a "best-effort" attempt to read the file, and whatever makes it into LO makes it; no notification regarding the recovery / error found in the file.

This is consistent. The middle option is best IMHO.