Bug 148978 - Business Cards in Writer don't show database
Summary: Business Cards in Writer don't show database
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.3.3.2 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
Whiteboard: target:7.5.0 target:7.4.0.0.beta2
Keywords: implementationError
Depends on:
Blocks: Labels-BusinessCards
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Reported: 2022-05-07 18:42 UTC by gilbert.pate
Modified: 2023-01-22 01:13 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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2022-05-07 18:42 UTC, gilbert.pate
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Description gilbert.pate 2022-05-07 18:42:20 UTC
Created attachment 179988 [details]
carte de visite dans Writer

Dans le module carte de visite les champs de base de données n'apparaissent pas
Comment 1 Timur 2022-05-11 08:44:14 UTC
This is English only forum, so I retitle to "Business Cards in Writer don't show database".
File - New - Business Cards don't, while File - New - Labels show it.

Seems repro since redesign, in 6.2 and still in 7.4+.
Hard to grasp that nobody noticed this before. 

Note: Another issue is that Help for Business Cards goes to Labels.
https://help.libreoffice.org/7.4/en-US/text/shared/01/01010201.html
Comment 2 Julien Nabet 2022-06-05 10:58:09 UTC
With this patch:
diff --git a/sw/source/ui/envelp/label1.cxx b/sw/source/ui/envelp/label1.cxx
index 6d34ea2132de..a3b62c3d4e81 100644
--- a/sw/source/ui/envelp/label1.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/ui/envelp/label1.cxx
@@ -81,11 +81,17 @@ void SwLabDlg::PageCreated(const OString &rId, SfxTabPage &rPage)
             static_cast<SwLabPage*>(&rPage)->SetDBManager(pDBManager);
             static_cast<SwLabPage*>(&rPage)->InitDatabaseBox();
         }
-        else
+        else // TODO: if we are in "labels", can we go in !m_bLabel
             static_cast<SwLabPage*>(&rPage)->SetToBusinessCard();
     }
     else if (rId == "options")
         m_pPrtPage = static_cast<SwLabPrtPage*>(&rPage);
+    else if (rId == "medium")
+    {
+        static_cast<SwLabPage*>(&rPage)->SetDBManager(pDBManager);
+        static_cast<SwLabPage*>(&rPage)->InitDatabaseBox();
+        static_cast<SwLabPage*>(&rPage)->SetToBusinessCard();
+    }
 }
 
 SwLabDlg::SwLabDlg(weld::Window* pParent, const SfxItemSet& rSet,
@@ -275,7 +281,6 @@ void SwLabPage::SetToBusinessCard()
     m_xSheetButton->set_help_id(HID_BUSINESS_FMT_PAGE_SHEET);
     m_xMakeBox->set_help_id(HID_BUSINESS_FMT_PAGE_BRAND);
     m_xTypeBox->set_help_id(HID_BUSINESS_FMT_PAGE_TYPE);
-    m_xAddressFrame->hide();
 };
 
 IMPL_LINK_NOARG(SwLabPage, AddrHdl, weld::Toggleable&, void)

- first tab "Medium" displays
  - the Database part (and shows the databases in list)
  - the label text and address checkbox
  - help goes to Medium part but it doesn't talk about label text and address     checkbox AND doesn't talk about database part.

So I think we need first to know what is expected here.
For example why to call this tab "Medium" for "Business Card" and "Labels" for "Labels" if they must display the same thing?
Of course whatever the decision, help should be modified.

Heiko/Xisco: thought you might be interested in this one.
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2022-06-07 09:37:52 UTC
Looking to whom the blame goes these lines around SwLabDlg::PageCreated() date back to the "initial import" patch 22 years ago. But I don't see where two labels are assigned. Neither there would be a good reason, I guess.
Comment 4 Julien Nabet 2022-06-09 11:54:20 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #3)
> Looking to whom the blame goes these lines around SwLabDlg::PageCreated()
> date back to the "initial import" patch 22 years ago. But I don't see where
> two labels are assigned. Neither there would be a good reason, I guess.

Ok for the initial import part but sorry, I don't understand what you mean in "I don't see where two labels are assigned". What 2 labels?
Comment 5 Timur 2022-06-09 12:07:55 UTC
I don't get 2 things. 
Julien, if you have a patch that would resolve this bug albeit leaving different labels, why didn't you apply it? 
Heiko, I understand that you agree on same labels/names for simalar tabs (Labels, Medium) and that you didn't comment why code is not shared for Labels and BC db? Please clarify.
Comment 6 Heiko Tietze 2022-06-09 12:28:56 UTC
(In reply to Julien Nabet from comment #2)
> ...why to call this tab "Medium" for "Business Card" and "Labels"..

That's what I mean with "two labels"- and I don't see where it is assigned per code.

And my comment was a general agreement, having more consistency is good.
Comment 7 Julien Nabet 2022-06-09 18:14:59 UTC
(In reply to Timur from comment #5)
> I don't get 2 things. 
> Julien, if you have a patch that would resolve this bug albeit leaving
> different labels, why didn't you apply it?
> ...
Because I prefer knowing first what we want for UI. It's not as if it was a critical bug which needs to hurry a lot :-)
Comment 8 Julien Nabet 2022-06-09 19:52:11 UTC
I gave a try with https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/135566

I quote the description of the patch (in addition to make database part work):
'
+ Remove "medium" tab since its goal is exactly what "label" tab does.
So now "label" tab is common for "File - New - Business Cards" and "File - New - Labels
'
Comment 9 Commit Notification 2022-06-10 16:33:40 UTC
Julien Nabet committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/7a7afd3ae5d44677791924a1450d42b7fcf9b82b

tdf#148978: Business Cards in Writer dont show database

It will be available in 7.5.0.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 10 Commit Notification 2022-06-13 13:37:50 UTC
Julien Nabet committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-4":

https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/7ab4918280eb0f06025f23530878de6a67bbdea7

tdf#148978: Business Cards in Writer dont show database

It will be available in 7.4.0.0.beta2.

The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds

Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Comment 11 Timur 2022-06-13 14:39:45 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 12 Julien Nabet 2022-06-13 17:12:46 UTC
(In reply to Timur from comment #11)
> Is this the first fix for BC ever?
> Julien, now that you are fresh here, please see
> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112330#c6.
> This wasn't good before and test will not be straightforward.

I don't know how it works and it's unclear for me what's expected from UI.
I gave a try to this one because it was quite clear and straightforward.
I did just a bit more because it seemed to me there was no reason to have 2 different panels for the same thing at the end.

Also, I suppose documentation should be updated after having fixed this one (I'm not a volunteer for it).
Comment 13 Timur 2022-06-14 08:40:49 UTC
Database is shown now. 
But I don't see it working, if I use some fields, I still get an empty cards.
Comment 14 Julien Nabet 2022-06-14 19:29:20 UTC
(In reply to Timur from comment #13)
> Database is shown now. 
> But I don't see it working, if I use some fields, I still get an empty cards.

Indeed, I had tested:
- Database entries appeared
- Table entries appeared
- Database field entries appeared
- click on left arrow make the field appeared at left

I hadn't tried "New Document", depressing...

I don't know at all how is managed the field.
Feel free to revert the patch and/or reopen the tracker, unassign myself.
Comment 15 Julien Nabet 2022-06-14 20:20:47 UTC
Taking a look at sw/source/uibase/app/applab.cxx, there are 2 functions:
- lcl_InsertLabText for Labels
https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/sw/source/uibase/app/applab.cxx?r=6b147d33&mo=1968&fi=102

102 static const SwFrameFormat *lcl_InsertLabText( SwWrtShell& rSh, const SwLabItem& rItem,
103                          SwFrameFormat &rFormat, SwFieldMgr& rFieldMgr,
104                          sal_uInt16 nCol, sal_uInt16 nRow, bool bLast )


It uses the field to display it when clicking on "New Document"
124      OUString sDBName;
125      if( (!rItem.m_bSynchron || !(nCol|nRow)) && !(sDBName = InsertLabEnvText( rSh, rFieldMgr, rItem.m_aWriting )).isEmpty() && !bLast )
126      {
127          sDBName = comphelper::string::setToken(sDBName, 3, DB_DELIM, u"True");
128          SwInsertField_Data aData(SwFieldTypesEnum::DatabaseNextSet, 0, sDBName, OUString(), 0, &rSh);
129          rFieldMgr.InsertField( aData );
130      }


- lcl_InsertBCText for Business cards
https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/sw/source/uibase/app/applab.cxx?r=6b147d33&mo=1968&fi=67#67

67  static const SwFrameFormat *lcl_InsertBCText( SwWrtShell& rSh, const SwLabItem& rItem,
68                          SwFrameFormat &rFormat,
69                          sal_uInt16 nCol, sal_uInt16 nRow )

it doesn't use any field from database but does:
88      if(!rItem.m_bSynchron || !(nCol|nRow))
89      {
90          SwAbstractDialogFactory* pFact = SwAbstractDialogFactory::Create();
91          ::GlossarySetActGroup fnSetActGroup = pFact->SetGlossaryActGroupFunc();
92          if ( fnSetActGroup )
93              (*fnSetActGroup)( rItem.m_sGlossaryGroup );
94          SwGlossaryHdl* pGlosHdl = rSh.GetView().GetGlosHdl();
95          pGlosHdl->SetCurGroup(rItem.m_sGlossaryGroup, true);
96          pGlosHdl->InsertGlossary( rItem.m_sGlossaryBlockName );
97      }

m_sGlossaryBlockName and other infos are loaded with:
259  SwLabCfgItem::SwLabCfgItem(bool bLabel) :
260      ConfigItem(bLabel ? OUString("Office.Writer/Label") : OUString("Office.Writer/BusinessCard")),
261      m_bIsLabel(bLabel)
https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/sw/source/uibase/envelp/labimg.cxx?r=0a501634#259

by using:
   4732     <group oor:name="BusinessCard">
   4733       <info>
   4734         <desc>Contains settings for business cards.</desc>
   4735       </info>
   4736       <group oor:name="Medium">
...
   4873       <group oor:name="AutoText">
   4874         <info>
   4875           <desc>Contains settings for the AutoText used.</desc>
   4876         </info>
   4877         <prop oor:name="Group" oor:type="xs:string">
   4878           <!-- UIHints: File  New  BusinessCards  BusinessCards -->
   4879           <info>
   4880             <desc>Specifies the AutoText section name.</desc>
   4881             <label>AutoText section</label>
   4882           </info>
   4883         </prop>
   4884         <prop oor:name="Block" oor:type="xs:string">
   4885           <!-- UIHints: File  New  BusinessCards  BusinessCards -->
   4886           <info>
   4887             <desc>Specifies the AutoText module name.</desc>
   4888           </info>
   4889         </prop>
   4890       </group>
See https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/officecfg/registry/schema/org/openoffice/Office/Writer.xcs#4732
(notice that there's no value for Group and Block).

=> 
- where can we find these values in UI? (without using Expert Configuration)
- above all, it seems it wasn't planned at all in Business Card to use Database field so I wonder if this bug is valid (and if we shouldn't revert the commit).

Finally, I think we should find what was the purpose of Business cards wizard and how to use it correctly?

Let's reopen this one meanwhile.
Comment 16 Timur 2022-06-15 09:13:38 UTC
(In reply to Julien Nabet from comment #14)
> Feel free to revert the patch and/or reopen the tracker, unassign myself.
I don't support the revert. It's not worse. 
This was wrong from the implementation. Now it's at least more clear.
Comment 17 Timur 2022-06-15 09:27:20 UTC
(In reply to Julien Nabet from comment #15)
> Finally, I think we should find what was the purpose of Business cards
> wizard and how to use it correctly?

Really good question. I hope Heiko can give some input. 
I assume that database was for large scale use, like printing BC/tags/badges for many persons. But Labels also can do it, without Synchronize. 
BC has additional Private and Business tabs. Not sure if that was the reason of separate BC.
So we need to know the purpose of BC as separate to Labels. I guess there should be.
Comment 18 Julien Nabet 2022-06-15 15:47:19 UTC
Perhaps it could be a subject of ESC? (some devs may have infos)
Comment 19 Heiko Tietze 2022-06-17 14:19:25 UTC
(In reply to Timur from comment #17)
> I hope Heiko can give some input.

Asked on IRC but no answer. We have to look into the code, apparently.