[libreoffice-users] Re: Using external addressbooks as a data source

On 02/08/2011 10:20 AM, NoOp wrote:
> On 02/08/2011 06:37 AM, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> > On 08/02/11 14:21, Luuk wrote:
> > > On 08-02-11 14:05, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> > > > Installed 3.3 on Ubuntu 10.04 using the Libreoffice repository.
> > > > Going into File-Wizards-Address Data Source the ONLY thing that is
> > > > selectable is "Other external Data Source" - there's NO option to
> > > > select an email addressbook. The data sources pane shows Evolution - I
> > > > don't use Evolution, I use Thunderbird.
> > > >
> > > > Surely this is a CRITICAL function that's either completely missing or
> > > > broken?
> > > > How do I connect to the TBird addressbook?
> > > What version of Thunderbird?
> >
> > 3.1.7
> >
> > > The option is also missing on my openSUSE11.1 system, which has
> > > Thunderbird 3.0.11
> > > But in my Win7 with Thunderbird 3.1.7 it is working.
> >
> > Yep - I seem to recall I've noticed that before - it's a Distro build 
> > problem.
>
> It is. Here is the original Ubuntu bug that I filed back in 2007:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/93546
>
> Thunderbird works in standard OOo & LibreOffice (linux 3.3.0 versions),
> however in OOo (and LO) there are still issues with using SeaMonkey
> address books, see:
> http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107809
>
> Ubuntu LO 3.3.0 (Natty Alpha 11.04 - OOO330m19 Build6) is still missing
> the address books listed in 93546.
>
> LO 3.3.0 (standard .deb installed on Ubuntu 10.10) has the same issues
> as 107809 - I reckon that they used the same code as OOo 3.3.0. But an
> LO dev is aware of the issue & hopefully working on it.

Seems to be working (partially) in LO 3.3.3 final. See:
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32948

Please test (linux only) & add to the report if you can. This is IMO
quite serious & it isn't working at all in 3.4.x.




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