Created attachment 93951 [details] An archive with test documents and statistics Different editors (Microsoft Office 2007, LibreOffice of different versions) can show a different character count (with spaces) (see "stat_en" in the attachment). This "stat_en" shows statistics provided by MSO2007, LO 3.5 and LO 4.0 for my test file (test.odt). test.doc is a file converted with LO 3.5 from test.odt. As you can see, for some reason the characters count for different formats (the text contents remains the same) is different. This "text.odt" is a document from my work, in which all characters are replaced with "a". In a real work document, which I cannot submit, the characters count differs even between LibreOffice versions. Moreover, the characters count can be different if I change the properties of the document (for example, indicate an author) or insert comments (this bugs seems to be fixed in the following LO versions). Concerning the statistics provided by MSO2007 and LO, the difference is the most drastical for the entire doc/odt document. The attachment also comprises test_fragm.odt and test_fragm.doc, which are a copy of test.odt in which a top page and headers are removed. The difference in the character count is not so great, but is still present. test_lo.pdf and test_word.pdf show the way these files are viewed in MSO2007 and LO 3.5. MSO2007 for some reason moves some text to the next page (which needs a different bug report I guess). I use Liberation Serif instead of Times New Roman (just a font substitution), however, they are compatible, moreover, I don't have such empty space in a printed copy. The characters count is a VERY important issue for translators who rely on the characters count instead of a word count. Please note that this bug seems to be valid not only for 3.5 but also for other versions.
Hello e324182, I checked the stats in Microsoft Office 2007 for the doc file and it shows: Words : 65 Characters (no spaces) : 9,469 Characters (with spaces) : 9,484 when you have the 'include textboxes, footnotes and endnotes' checkbox ticked. While in LibreOffice 4.2.5 it shows: Words : 70 Characters (no spaces) : 9,537 Characters (with spaces) : 9,521 So from these two results, its easy to see that with both of them having different results for the number of words, that the character count would likely also be different. If i press Ctrl+A to select all the entire document without the footnotes, etc., LibreOffice 4.2.5 it shows: Words : 51 Characters (no spaces) : 6,234 Characters (with spaces) : 6,232 and MS word without the footnotes, etc. shows: Words : 51 Characters (no spaces) : 6,232 Characters (with spaces) : 6,233 So there isnt really much difference when you compare the two correctly. If you'd like to be able to see the word count of the non-footnotes, etc. also when you check the word count, we can turn this bug into an enhancement request for such a feature.
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