Re: [Libreoffice-qa] Mail Merge Wizard
ok, so to clarify I tried to use Mail Merge both on : - Mac Mavericks (Mac Book Pro 64 bits) / LibreOffice production release 4.1.5 - MS Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64 bits / LibreOffice 4.2.3.3 In both cases, when configuring the mail merge settins with SMTP/SSL, it always fails and LibreOffice freezes. From what I understood from you I shall confirm this bug at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/ About my wish to "save each document with a specific name" , in my case that would be a workaround of the above issue as I can not send the documents by mail, my idea was to generate all the files MyFile_customerID1.pdf, MyFile_customerID2.pdf, MyFile_customerID3.pdf, MyFile_customerID4.pdf etc ... and then create a dummy PHP script to send each document by mail to the right recipient. But I imagine that ability to save documents with a specific name ( having a field from the DataSource used to create the document template) could be usefull in many other cases; would you consider such RFE ? Thanks, Steve On 17 April 2014 14:59, Robinson Tryon wrote: > On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:05 AM, Steve wrote: > > Hi, > > > > As I have not found in the FAQ how to raise a Request For Enhancement, > may I > > add ask you through this mailing list : > > Enhancement requests may be made on the bugtracker, e.g. filing a new > LibreOffice bug with Severity: enhancement here: > http://bugs.freedesktop.org/ > > > The mail merge wizard can not be used on LibreOffice 4.1/4.2 (the SMTP > > connection always fails), see the here under bug reports : > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59249 > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69337#c19 > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70196 > > http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg21016.html > > > http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/13337/problems-using-mail-merge-with-email/ > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63388#c5 > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64098 > > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65307 > > At least half of those bug reports are resolved, marked as duplicates > of other bugs, or otherwise appear as though they may be out of date. > Have you confirmed your SMTP connection failure under the latest > builds of the 4.1 or 4.2 release branches? > > Please find 4.1.5 and 4.2.3 (plus a 4.1.6 pre-release) here: > https://www.libreoffice.org/download/ > > > So here is my RFE : > > > > when using the mail merge wizard, at step 8 (see page 29 of documentation > > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/f/fe/0211WG34-UsingMailMerge.pdf > > ) > > when you want to save "merge documents" & "save as individuals > documents", > > instead of generating file_0.doc , file_1.doc, file_2.doc etc ... I would > > like to save each document with a specific name MyFile_XXX.doc where XXX > is > > a field (a customerID for instance) from the DataSource used to create > the > > document template (an Excel file for instance), that would be really > usefull > > and really great ! > > Apologies for my confusion here: What's the relationship between "The > mail merge wizard can not be used on LibreOffice 4.1/4.2 (the SMTP > connection always fails)" and your desire to "save each document with > a specific name" ? > > > By the way, do you plan to fix the Writer MailMerge SMTP bug in next 4.2 > or > > 4.3 release ? > > Which bug? Have you tested the problem under LO 4.2.3? > > Specific details help us to narrow-in on the particular problem and > fix it more quickly :-) > > > Best, > > -- > Robinson Tryon > LibreOffice Community Outreach Herald > The Document Foundation > qu...@libreoffice.org > ___ List Name: Libreoffice-qa mailing list Mail address: Libreoffice-qa@lists.freedesktop.org Change settings: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-qa Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-qa/
[Libreoffice-qa] [ANN] LIbreOffice 4.2.4 RC1 available
Dear Community, The Document Foundation is pleased to announce the first release candidate of LibreOffice 4.2.4. The upcoming 4.2.4 will be the fourth in a sequence of frequent bugfix releases for our feature-packed 4.2 line. Feel free to give it a try instead of 4.2.3. Conservative users should continue to use LibreOffice 4.1.5 The release is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X from our QA builds download page at http://www.libreoffice.org/download/pre-releases/ Developers and QA might also be interested in the symbol server for windows debug information (see the release notes linked below for details) Should you find bugs, please report them to the FreeDesktop Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org A good way to assess the release candidate quality is to run some specific manual tests on it, our TCM wiki page has more details: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Testing/Regression_Tests#Full_Regression_Test For other ways to get involved with this exciting project - you can e.g. contribute code: http://www.libreoffice.org/community/developers/ translate LibreOffice to your language: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice_Localization_Guide or help with funding our operations: http://donate.libreoffice.org/ A list of known issues and fixed bugs with 4.2.4 RC1 is available from our wiki: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/4.2.4/RC1 Let us close again with a BIG Thank You! to all of you having contributed to the LibreOffice project - this release would not have been possible without your help. On behalf of the Community, Christian ___ List Name: Libreoffice-qa mailing list Mail address: Libreoffice-qa@lists.freedesktop.org Change settings: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-qa Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-qa/
[Libreoffice-qa] US Hackfest July 26-27
Hi All, So Robinson, Immanuel and myself are in the midst of planning a US hackfest in Boston. We're trying to get a sense of who will be there so we can plan accordingly. If you're at all interested please respond so we can get you on the list. Date: July 26-27 Location: Boston, MA Accommodations: TBD The goal is to hopefully do some QA work and some development stuff but in order for development we'll need someone preferably there who is an expert with the code - but at minimum we'd like to have a developer or two "on call." Best, Joel ___ List Name: Libreoffice-qa mailing list Mail address: Libreoffice-qa@lists.freedesktop.org Change settings: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-qa Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-qa/
Re: [Libreoffice-qa] Mail Merge Wizard
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Steve wrote: > > ok, so to clarify I tried to use Mail Merge both on : > > Mac Mavericks (Mac Book Pro 64 bits) / LibreOffice production release 4.1.5 > MS Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 64 bits / LibreOffice 4.2.3.3 > > In both cases, when configuring the mail merge settins with SMTP/SSL, it > always fails and LibreOffice freezes. From what I understood from you I > shall confirm this bug at http://bugs.freedesktop.org/ Yes, please. Feel free to put me (qu...@runcibility.com) in the CC List for the bug. A clear set of repro steps is greatly appreciated (so that we can triage the bug quickly and get it over to the devs for review). > About my wish to "save each document with a specific name" , in my case that > would be a workaround of the above issue as I can not send the documents by > mail, my idea was to generate all the files MyFile_customerID1.pdf, > MyFile_customerID2.pdf, MyFile_customerID3.pdf, MyFile_customerID4.pdf etc > ... and then create a dummy PHP script to send each document by mail to the > right recipient. But I imagine that ability to save documents with a > specific name ( having a field from the DataSource used to create the > document template) could be usefull in many other cases; would you consider > such RFE ? That sounds like a good enhancement to me -- please write it up in a bug report and submit it. I can't make any promises about when it might be implemented, but if it is a good addition to the Mail Merge process, it's quite likely that other people will find the feature interesting and may be encouraged to work on adding the functionality to LibreOffice. If you have some programming experience and would like to give the work a shot yourself, I'd be more than happy to introduce you to the devs and get you started with an EasyHack to give you an introduction to the code base. Best, -- Robinson Tryon LibreOffice Community Outreach Herald The Document Foundation qu...@libreoffice.org ___ List Name: Libreoffice-qa mailing list Mail address: Libreoffice-qa@lists.freedesktop.org Change settings: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-qa Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-qa/
Re: [Libreoffice-qa] Mail Merge Wizard
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 12:05 AM, Steve wrote: > Hi, > > As I have not found in the FAQ how to raise a Request For Enhancement, may I > add ask you through this mailing list : Enhancement requests may be made on the bugtracker, e.g. filing a new LibreOffice bug with Severity: enhancement here: http://bugs.freedesktop.org/ > The mail merge wizard can not be used on LibreOffice 4.1/4.2 (the SMTP > connection always fails), see the here under bug reports : > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59249 > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69337#c19 > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70196 > http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg21016.html > http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/13337/problems-using-mail-merge-with-email/ > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63388#c5 > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64098 > https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65307 At least half of those bug reports are resolved, marked as duplicates of other bugs, or otherwise appear as though they may be out of date. Have you confirmed your SMTP connection failure under the latest builds of the 4.1 or 4.2 release branches? Please find 4.1.5 and 4.2.3 (plus a 4.1.6 pre-release) here: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/ > So here is my RFE : > > when using the mail merge wizard, at step 8 (see page 29 of documentation > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/f/fe/0211WG34-UsingMailMerge.pdf > ) > when you want to save "merge documents" & "save as individuals documents", > instead of generating file_0.doc , file_1.doc, file_2.doc etc ... I would > like to save each document with a specific name MyFile_XXX.doc where XXX is > a field (a customerID for instance) from the DataSource used to create the > document template (an Excel file for instance), that would be really usefull > and really great ! Apologies for my confusion here: What's the relationship between "The mail merge wizard can not be used on LibreOffice 4.1/4.2 (the SMTP connection always fails)" and your desire to "save each document with a specific name" ? > By the way, do you plan to fix the Writer MailMerge SMTP bug in next 4.2 or > 4.3 release ? Which bug? Have you tested the problem under LO 4.2.3? Specific details help us to narrow-in on the particular problem and fix it more quickly :-) Best, -- Robinson Tryon LibreOffice Community Outreach Herald The Document Foundation qu...@libreoffice.org ___ List Name: Libreoffice-qa mailing list Mail address: Libreoffice-qa@lists.freedesktop.org Change settings: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-qa Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-qa/
[Libreoffice-qa] Mail Merge Wizard
Hi, As I have not found in the FAQ how to raise a Request For Enhancement, may I add ask you through this mailing list : The mail merge wizard can not be used on LibreOffice 4.1/4.2 (the SMTP connection always fails), see the here under bug reports : https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59249 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69337#c19 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70196 http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg21016.html http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/13337/problems-using-mail-merge-with-email/ https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63388#c5 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64098 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=65307 So here is my RFE : - when using the mail merge wizard, at step 8 (see page 29 of documentation https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/f/fe/0211WG34-UsingMailMerge.pdf ) - when you want to save "merge documents" & "save as individuals documents", instead of generating file_0.doc , file_1.doc, file_2.doc etc ... I would like to save each document with a specific name MyFile_XXX.doc where XXX is a field (a customerID for instance) from the DataSource used to create the document template (an Excel file for instance), that would be really usefull and really great ! By the way, do you plan to fix the Writer MailMerge SMTP bug in next 4.2 or 4.3 release ? Thanks, Kind regards, Steve ___ List Name: Libreoffice-qa mailing list Mail address: Libreoffice-qa@lists.freedesktop.org Change settings: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-qa Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-qa/
