Bug 137618 - MAIL MERGE: Not obvious that 'Suppress lines with just empty fields' is working
Summary: MAIL MERGE: Not obvious that 'Suppress lines with just empty fields' is working
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.0.2.2 release
Hardware: All All
: low trivial
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Mail-Merge
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Reported: 2020-10-20 11:19 UTC by Mike Sapsard
Modified: 2023-07-31 08:38 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Attachments
Screenshot showing Mail Merge text box does not hide empty lines (94.12 KB, image/png)
2020-10-20 11:23 UTC, Mike Sapsard
Details
fictitious-addresses (11.70 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet)
2023-07-31 08:38 UTC, Sophie Sipasseuth
Details

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Description Mike Sapsard 2020-10-20 11:19:17 UTC
Description:
In Mail Merge, there is an option to 'Suppress lines with just empty fields'. There is a small text box below that shows how the fields will be displayed. The data can be scrolled through to check the results. However, the text box view does not hide the empty fields. There is a screenshot example below.

This leads the user to assume that it is not working properly.

Ultimately, if the mail merge is completed and printed to file, it can then be seen that it worked correctly.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a spreadsheet with names and addresses.
2. Create a Writer document.
3. Use Tools | Mail Merge Wizard to create address fields in the document.


Actual Results:
The Mail Merge Wizard text box does not display blank fields correctly. It inserts a blank line, rather than hiding a single empty field on a line.

Expected Results:
The text box should not have displayed lines with no data.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Screenshot will be attached.
Comment 1 Mike Sapsard 2020-10-20 11:23:01 UTC
Created attachment 166539 [details]
Screenshot showing Mail Merge text box does not hide empty lines
Comment 2 Buovjaga 2020-11-30 15:02:17 UTC
Can you attach an example address list (with some bogus info) so we can test accurately?
Comment 3 Timur 2021-01-26 11:07:08 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 4 Timur 2021-03-03 15:46:51 UTC
Repro 7.2+. I mark trivial. 
Needs ODS with usual fields, but with some empty in the 1st record, which is only seen in preview.
Comment 5 Sophie Sipasseuth 2023-07-31 08:38:43 UTC
Created attachment 188668 [details]
fictitious-addresses