Created attachment 87795 [details] Test document Problem description: Opening a .doc file with fillable fields, it is possible to fill the fields with text, but it is not possible to change the rest of the text in anyway. The status line indicates 'read only'. Trying to change the text reports 'Readonly content cannot be changed. No modifications will be accepted'. This is very similar to what reported in http://en.libreofficeforum.org/node/2854. Yet the issue here is that the proposed solution does not work. There is no document section to unprotect. In the format menu, sections is grayed out. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open attached doc 2. Try to modify text Current behavior: The text cannot be modified and there is no way to toggle the read-only status Expected behavior: It should be possible to toggle the read only status. Operating System: Ubuntu Version: unspecified
This bug seems seems not to exist in OpenOffice 4.0.1
Which version of LO are you using?
I'm currently on 4.1.2, but to the best of my memory LO has always had this bug. I notice it every time I need to fill in some forms prepared in MS Word (which fortunately is not very often). The form lock mechanism of word gets translated in a read-only document in LO that cannot be toggled in read-write. Also all versions of OpenOffice prior to Apache had this bug. I've just noticed that this is fixed in Apache OpenOffice and I hope that the fix can be easily spotted and imported.
Thank you for your bug report, I can reproduce this bug running Version: 4.1.3.1 Build ID: b42498da0e3f91b17e51b55c8295ec4f8f22087 OS: Mac osx 10.8.5. I have tried it with OpenOffice 3.4.1, 4.0 and 4.0.1 and there was no problem there.
Seems to work in every version since Openoffice 3.3.0 but not in LibreOffice not even in LibreOffice 3.3.0 OOO330m19 (Build:6) tag libreoffice-3.3.0.4
There is a option for this. Tools->Options opens the options-dialog Then go to: LibreOffice Writer->Formatting Aids Then there is a option for "Cursor in protected areas". When you disable that then you are able to edit every part of the document. -- To me that seems a good way to have a option. But the description seems wrong. Anybody got good idea's for that?
So it looks that you shouldn't be able to edit the text. only if you disable the option you should be able to edit is so we should come op with a better name to describe "Cursor in protected areas" Sergio do you got any idea or anybody else?
Thanks for the help!!! Good to know about the option and not to need other tools to deal with these documents with form lock. Still, I have some comments... 1) The option is not really easy to find and possibly misnamed. In fact, you can actually place the cursor in protected regions (and see it flashing there). What you cannot do is editing these regions. 2) One may wonder if this is an option that pertains to LO as a whole (to be found within the LO options) or if it should be something related to the single document (e.g. to be found in File->properties). Personally, I would prefer the second option. The big difference is how LO remembers the option. If it is related to the whole of LO when I have to edit a doc with locked forms I need to change the option, edit, change it back. If it is related to the single document, then remembering to switch it back is less critical. 3) It is still unclear to me if there is a way to load the doc, remove the protection, save the doc without the form lock protection as you can do in MS Office.
(In reply to comment #6) > There is a option for this. > > Tools->Options opens the options-dialog > > Then go to: > LibreOffice Writer->Formatting Aids > > Then there is a option for "Cursor in protected areas". When you disable > that then you are able to edit every part of the document. > > -- > > To me that seems a good way to have a option. But the description seems > wrong. Anybody got good idea's for that? The description is correct when using protected sections that you can insert in Writer..
(In reply to comment #8) > 3) It is still unclear to me if there is a way to load the doc, remove the > protection, save the doc without the form lock protection as you can do in > MS Office. What I've seen in a mail: "Save the document to the local disk In the command terminal libreoffice -invisible -convert-to fodt m$documentname.doc Use a text editor to open the fodt file (m$documentname.fodt), search for the element 'ProtectForm' and change the attribute 'type' from "true" to "false". Save the file In the command terminal libreoffice -invisible -convert-to odt m$documentname.fodt The last command is optional; converting to odt will be recognised by non-LO software such as m$ word, otherwise use LO to export the document to PDF if necessary."