Bug 137618

Summary: MAIL MERGE: Not obvious that 'Suppress lines with just empty fields' is working
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: Mike Sapsard <mike.sapsard>
Component: WriterAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: trivial CC: 79045_79045, dgp-mail, ilmari.lauhakangas, mike.sapsard
Priority: low    
Version: 7.0.2.2 release   
Hardware: All   
OS: All   
See Also: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35798
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Bug Blocks: 102998    
Attachments: Screenshot showing Mail Merge text box does not hide empty lines
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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]
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