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# Handling Versioned Files with Pre-Existing Tracked Changes
## Problem
Contract files versioned as v1.1, v1.2, etc. typically contain tracked changes (`w:ins`, `w:del`) from other authors (e.g. 祺帆, 社区, 俊玮 吴). These must be preserved per review-rules ("已有他人的修订模式保持原样不动").
## Critical Issue: python-docx `.text` vs Actual Content
**python-docx `paragraph.text` does NOT include text from `w:ins` elements.**
This means reading the contract via python-docx shows the *original* text (before others' modifications), not the *accepted state* (what the document actually says after accepting all changes). This leads to:
- Identifying issues that have already been fixed
- Missing the actual current state of clauses
- Wrong `tracked_replace` targets (searching for text that no longer exists in rendered form)
### Correct Approach: lxml XML Parsing for Accepted State
```python
def get_para_full_text(p):
"""Get paragraph text in 'accepted' state (includes w:ins, excludes w:del)"""
ns_w = 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main'
text = ''
for t in p.iter(f'{{{ns_w}}}t'):
if t.text:
# Check if inside a w:del - skip deleted text
parent = t.getparent()
in_del = False
while parent is not None:
if parent.tag in (f'{{{ns_w}}}del', f'{{{ns_w}}}delText'):
in_del = True
break
parent = parent.getparent()
if not in_del:
text += t.text
return text
```
**First step when receiving a versioned file**: Always use this function to read the contract's actual state before starting review.
## `tracked_replace` Failures Near Other Authors' Changes
### Symptoms
- `tracked_replace` returns `False` (text not found)
- `ValueError: Element is not a child of this node` when the target text spans or touches a `w:ins` from another author
### Root Cause
`tracked_replace` searches for text in regular `w:r` runs. Text inside `w:ins` from other authors is in a different element hierarchy — the runs are children of `w:ins`, not direct children of `w:p`.
### Workarounds
1. **Text not found**: The accepted-state text differs from what `tracked_replace` searches. Re-check what the actual run text says (without ins content) and target that.
2. **Double-period pattern** (2026-07-06 赵巷健康云):
- Original: `"调解不成则。"` (run ends with period)
- Other author's ins: `"向甲方所在地法院提起诉讼。"` (also ends with period)
- Rendered: `"调解不成则向甲方所在地法院提起诉讼。。"` (double period)
- Fix: Manually create `w:del` for the orphaned original period run:
```python
import copy
from lxml import etree
W = 'http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/wordprocessingml/2006/main'
# Find the trailing period run (last regular w:r in paragraph)
runs = [c for c in paragraph if c.tag == f'{{{W}}}r']
last_run = runs[-1] # verify it's "。"
# Create w:del tracked change
rev_id = str(editor._next_id())
del_el = etree.Element(f'{{{W}}}del')
del_el.set(f'{{{W}}}id', rev_id)
del_el.set(f'{{{W}}}author', 'WB')
del_el.set(f'{{{W}}}date', editor._revision_date)
del_run = etree.SubElement(del_el, f'{{{W}}}r')
orig_rpr = last_run.find(f'{{{W}}}rPr')
if orig_rpr is not None:
del_run.append(copy.deepcopy(orig_rpr))
del_text = etree.SubElement(del_run, f'{{{W}}}delText')
del_text.set('{http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace}space', 'preserve')
del_text.text = ''
# Replace run with del element at same position
idx = list(paragraph).index(last_run)
paragraph.remove(last_run)
paragraph.insert(idx, del_el)
```
## Font Verification: Mixed-Attribute Paragraphs
When a paragraph has runs with mixed `rFonts` attributes (some `eastAsia=None`, some `eastAsia=宋体`), the WB INS inherits from the _adjacent_ run. If that adjacent run has `ea=宋体` but the paragraph's first run has `ea=None`, the font-verify script reports a false-positive EASTASIA MISMATCH.
**Fix**: Set the WB INS rFonts to match the immediately preceding original run (the one `tracked_replace` copied from). If the preceding run has `ea=None`, remove the `eastAsia` attribute from the WB INS:
```python
rfonts = ins_run_rpr.find(f'{{{W}}}rFonts')
if f'{{{W}}}eastAsia' in rfonts.attrib:
del rfonts.attrib[f'{{{W}}}eastAsia']
```
## Workflow: Review Checklist for Versioned Files
1. **Read accepted state** via lxml (not python-docx `.text`)
2. **Identify existing change authors** — know what's already been modified
3. **Re-assess issues** — many may already be resolved by prior revisions
4. **Target tracked_replace carefully** — use the raw run text, not accepted-state text
5. **Handle edge cases manually** — double periods, text spanning ins boundaries
6. **Verify font** — expect false positives in mixed-attribute paragraphs