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[Leo H <782406@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

@ Gretha

I was searching for reports on LibreOffice Writer Compare Document,
because mostly it doesn't seem to work. Your submission hits the nail
right on the head in my experience:

I start with an .odt document (saved as version 1) with just the
following text (without the quotes):

"LibreOffice Writer. Compare Document."

I then modify it just by inserting a space at the start and a paragraph
marker after the first period as follows (saved as version 2) (again
without the quotes):

" LibreOffice Writer.
 Compare Document."

If I now compare versions 2 and 1, then I simply get version 1 inserted
into version 2 (ie, everything double) and everything marked as changed.

CONCLUSION: Compare Document in LibreOffice Writer is  completely
clueless and completely useless.

And Gretha, as regards Christopher Penalver's responses, I really admire
your perseverance. He is just stalling. He systematically evades the
issue (see CONCLUSION). With all due respect, he is probably one of
those technocrats who loves coding (and who might well be very good at
it). But as so often in open source, real users and their needs are just
seen as an ignorant meddling bunch and as a troublesome interfering
nuisance.

Back to Microsoft Word, I guess (sorry).

Don't be discouraged!

Leo

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Title:
  LibreOffice Writer Document Compare (regression)

Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: libreoffice

  Comparing two files has reverted to the old OOo behaviour of flagging
  entire long sequences of paragraphs as different, when in fact they
  are actually identical except maybe for just one or two minor
  typographical differences.

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