[ooo-build] Deleting a column or row from merged cells in OpenOffice 3.2

[Saaz Rai]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

With OO 3.2 we are able to insert and delete columns and rows in a merged cells in Calc. However, deleting a column or a row from merged cells results in the remaining cells not being merged anymore, also sometimes losing the existing text.

Steps to recreate this:
1. Merge 3x3 cells. (Can be any no of cells)
2. Insert some text. (Not really required)
3. Delete a row or a column from the merged cell.
4. This will result in the remaining cells to lose out on the merged format. The text may also be deleted.

This issue is not in the original OO 3.2 released by Sun/Oracle but is in GoOo which has affected Ubuntu and other distros using GoOo. Confirming the issue also in the Windows version of GoOo.

This issue is found in OO 3.2 installed in Lucid Lynx by default and also in OO 3.2 in Karmic installed from PPA.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: openoffice.org-core 1:3.2.0-4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Apr 9 10:45:48 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100310)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org

[Saaz Rai (saaz-rai)]

The issue still remains in Lucid Lynx Beta 2. Kindly treat this as important.

[Bryan Quigley (bryanquigley)]

Confirmed that this is GoOO specific.

[Saaz Rai (saaz-rai)]

This issue still persists in OpenOffice 3.2.1.

[Saaz Rai (saaz-rai)]

Confirming the issue in LibreOffice 3.3 Beta 3 which is due to be part of Ubuntu 11.04.

[Saaz Rai (saaz-rai)]

This bug now squashed since RC1!!!

Many thanks,

Regards,
Saaz Rai

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Saaz Rai, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.