[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 113753] Easier use of CSV in Wizards->Address Data Source

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113753

Timur <gtimur at gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
            Summary|MailMerge should support    |Easier use of CSV in
                   |reading data from CSV, and  |Wizards->Address Data
                   |it should be easily         |Source
                   |discoverable how to do it   |
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
           Severity|normal                      |enhancement

--- Comment #4 from Timur <gtimur at gmail.com> ---
This is an interesting bug. On one side, it could be NotABug because it works.
On the other side, something is not obvious and needs to be changed. So let's
see those issues.

I can't say what comes first: obvious use for all functions or proper
documentation.
1. There's always issue of documentation. Help on MailMerge doesn't seem
sufficient enough to give details on CSV or even best practices. Can be another
bug. But important to know that MailMerge Wizard is reduced from 8 to 5 steps
and better from LO 5.2, that MailMerge toolbar is better from LO 5.3 (Bug
98793) and even more useful from LO 6.0 (Bug 109118).
2. There are differences between File->Wizards->Address Data Source and
Tools->Mail Merge Wizard and that's not the same. Moreover we have also Tools->
Address Book Source. Not an answer but there's Bug 109124 to discuss that. 

As for Wizard and CSV:
3. File->Wizards->Address Data Source has Other external data source. I don't
see why that 2nd step with Settings is necessary. Can be another bug or can be
discussed here. 
4. Database types has "Text" which is not clear enough, it should be "Text
(TXT, CSV or custom)". And this bug can be about this. 
5. Database types - Spreadsheet with Browse... opens normal "Open" dialog,
while Text opens small "Select Path" dialog. Again, I guess it's because
there's another Additional Settings dialog. But, this procedure looks more
complicated that adding of CSV address list in MailMerge Wizard. Can be this
one or another bug. 

So, this bug is about 4. renaming "Text" in Address Data Source Wizard to (my
proposal) "Text (TXT, CSV or custom)".
Comments on 3. and 5. are welcome.

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