Bug 120984 - Merged cells imported as DDE from Calc are not merged in Writer
Summary: Merged cells imported as DDE from Calc are not merged in Writer
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Calc-Merge-Split
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Reported: 2018-10-28 11:59 UTC by Marina Latini (SUSE)
Modified: 2024-11-29 23:18 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
test file (7.97 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2018-10-28 12:00 UTC, Marina Latini (SUSE)
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Description Marina Latini (SUSE) 2018-10-28 11:59:51 UTC
Description:
When importing merged cells from Calc to Writer as Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE), the cells in Writer are imported but NOT merged. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open the provided ods file
2. select the range from A1 to B3
3. copy the cells
4. open a new writer document
5. paste as special
6. select DDE

Actual Results:
The merged cells from the calc are imported but NOT merged

Expected Results:
The merged cells from the calc are imported properly as merged


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
Version: 6.1.3.1
Build ID: 10(Build:1)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.18; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3_kde5; 
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); Calc: group threaded

Tested also under windows with the 6.2 alpha
Comment 1 Marina Latini (SUSE) 2018-10-28 12:00:29 UTC
Created attachment 146090 [details]
test file

test file
Comment 2 Oliver Brinzing 2018-10-28 12:10:34 UTC
(In reply to Marina Latini (CIB) from comment #0)
> Actual Results:
> The merged cells from the calc are imported but NOT merged

already reproducible with AOO 4.1.5
Comment 3 QA Administrators 2020-12-28 03:44:01 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2022-12-29 03:30:04 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Marina Latini (SUSE) 2024-11-29 23:18:58 UTC
Still repro with:

Version: 25.2.0.0.alpha1+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: eaef1432bd0799bbed8dcbd6286942ed1d54ad90
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.14; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Version: 24.8.1.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 480(Build:2)
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.14; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: de-DE (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded