[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 140486] New: forms "empty string is null" setting not loaded; always "no"

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140486

            Bug ID: 140486
           Summary: forms "empty string is null" setting not loaded;
                    always "no"
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.1.0.3 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: filters and storage
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: lionel at mamane.lu

Description:
the setting "empty string is null" of text box controls is always "no", as
opposed to the state saved in the XML file as form:convert-empty-to-null="true"
attribute to the form:textarea XML tag.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open attached writer file
2. menu "Form", enter Design mode
3. right click on the text box
4. "control properties"
5. tab "data", look at setting "Empty String is NULL"
6. set it to "Yes"
7. save
8. close file
9. open saved file
10. look at the setting

Actual Results:
LibreOffice 7.1

step 5: state is "no"
step 10: state is "no"

LibreOffice 6.4

step 5: state is "yes"
step 10: state is "yes"

Expected Results:
state is "yes" in all versions


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes



Additional Info:
Version: 7.1.0.3 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: f6099ecf3d29644b5008cc8f48f42f4a40986e4c
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.7; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.utf8); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded

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