Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: openoffice.org
I just reinstalled my machine from scratch with Jaunty (Kubuntu alpha
4), and I got with it the default Open Office 3 install which is
globally working fine.
Except that I noticed the mail merge wizard silently fails when
selecting a data-source: no "table" is found and afterwards it is not
possible to insert mail merge fields in the document. I tried to use
spreadsheet files (.ods) and CSV files as data-sources.
This problem occurs because Open Office "Writer" needs the "Base" module
(openoffice.org-base) in order to have mail merge working. And this
module isn't included by default in the install CD.
I understand that adding the 'openoffice.org-base' package to the CD
isn't a practicable solution, so I propose the following wordarounds:
1. add a dialog box in the mail-merge wizard that warns the user when the
'openoffice.org-base' package isn't installed, and
2. add a dummy 'openoffice.org-mailmerge' package that just depends on
'openoffice.org-base', so a user doing:
$ apt-cache search office merge
... would find it.
Thanks in advance !
** Affects: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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mail merge doesn't work in default Open Office install
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/333003
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