Master document is a key feature Of LibreOffice and anything that could simplify using it should be done When you want to create a master doc from your current doc, yo can use the File/send/Create Master Document action. If you do so and if your document do not use any heading style (Heading n) you will have an error message : "Can't create document" With this message you haven't got any information to solve the problem. The message should be more explicit and should tell where the error come from. An second step could be to allow creating a master doc form a document with no heading style AFAIK, I don't see any reason for not allowing it. Please be gentle with my poor English Pierre
Hello I confirm the request... This limitation of operation is troublesome. It may be noted that when the document starts with text not formatted in a style "Heading 1", this text is included in the body of the master document, before the sections linked to the sub-documents... It is therefore difficult to see why the text "off Title1" not allow the creation of a master document. Regards Pierre-Yves
NoRepro on LO Version: 4.2.0.0.beta1 + Ubuntu 12.04.3 (In reply to comment #0) > When you want to create a master doc from your current doc, yo can use the > File/send/Create Master Document action. > > If you do so and if your document do not use any heading style (Heading n) > you will have an error message : "Can't create document" Repro: - Open LibreOffice - Type "Hello, world!" - Navigate: File -> Send -> Create Master Document - Save I'm not sure how to reproduce this error. > With this message you haven't got any information to solve the problem. The > message should be more explicit and should tell where the error come from. > That error message does sound very vague. > An second step could be to allow creating a master doc form a document with > no heading style AFAIK, I don't see any reason for not allowing it. That may be why I can't repro this bug :-) What version of LO were you using to test? Please try testing with a current stable build here: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/
@ Qubit I've just done what you did (LO 4.1.3 French) : 1 hello world 2 send to master doc 3 error message "document could not be created" Are you sure that you had created an ODM file ? (not odt)
(In reply to comment #3) > @ Qubit > > I've just done what you did (LO 4.1.3 French) : > > 1 hello world > 2 send to master doc > 3 error message "document could not be created" > > Are you sure that you had created an ODM file ? (not odt) Yes -- I created an ODM file. I just confirmed that these repro steps work for me to create an ODM file using LO 4.1.2.3 (also on Ubuntu 12.04.3). What OS are you using?
@ Qubit... I'm working on Seven x64. This bug as been confirmed on French QA List. This bug is present since at least LO 3.6 Indeed, if you haven't any heading style, you can't create a master document. The master document should be created with child documents, each child containing text between two heading style. So I'm surprised that you can create a master document by this way with no heading style in your document
(In reply to comment #5) > @ Qubit... > > I'm working on Seven x64. Is that Windows7 64bit? Joren - This should be a 1 minute Confirm/NoRepro on your Windows machine. > This bug as been confirmed on French QA List. > This bug is present since at least LO 3.6 Ok. Sophi - On what platforms can French QA (no)repro this issue? > Indeed, if you haven't any heading style, you can't create a master document. Hmm... I don't see that documented: https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Create_Master_Document https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Master_Documents_and_Subdocuments > The master document should be created with child documents, each child > containing text between two heading style. So I'm surprised that you can > create a master document by this way with no heading style in your document It looks like one can create a master document with zero (or more child documents): https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Working_with_Master_Documents_and_Subdocuments#To_Create_a_Master_Document Following that step-by-step list, I don't see any requirement that I have to enter a child document -- all of the inner steps after File -> New -> Master Document appear rather optional.
Created attachment 89772 [details] creating master doc
Created attachment 89773 [details] error message
Yes, it's windows Seven x64. I've just done a new test on a VMWare, XP (32 bits) and LibO 3.5. Exactly the same error message. I've added two attachments showing the way to get the error message.
New test With LO 4.2.0.0beta1 -> same error
I can reproduce this behavior, tested using Windows 8.1 with LibreOffice Version: 4.3.0.0.alpha0+ Build ID: 4995c2e877dbe8e1301624b758aebd5a2e750cf4 TinderBox: Win-x86@47-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2013-11-24_22:49:49 The error message is: "Can't create document." I can confirm this is a Windows only bug, I also tested it using Mac OSX 10.9 with latest master: failed to reproduce too. As far I can see this string only hits 1 result here : http://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/sw/source/ui/app/app.src#200 Which is used here: http://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/sw/source/ui/app/docsh2.cxx#1083 Kind regards, Joren
Fix tag in whiteboard (Joren makes a compelling argument for me to bulk-change 'Confirmed' -> 'Repro', but I'm going to punt on that change for now)
So, this is not an enhancement request but a window's specific bug
Still on 4.3.5.2
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Still present in LO 5.0.4.2
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This is a 3 years old bug. And No one is working on it yes, it is still present on LO 5.2.4.2 This is the last time I answer this automated message. You can close this to improve LO QA stats if you want
I can actually confirm the bug on Debian GNU/Linux test (with Version: 5.4.1.2.0+ Build ID: 1:5.4.1-1). The issue seems to be language settings. When I use LibreOffice in French, I get the error using the 'Hello, World' example. When I set the user interface language to US English, I don't.
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All seems to be fine now Closing the bug