The OpenOffice 1.1.4 build includes the xmerge.jar plugins but the list of available file formats in the open or save as dialogs does not include the Palm AportisDoc, Palm MiniCalc, Pocket Word and Pocket Excel formats. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a document in Writer or Calc. 2. Try to save the file as a Palm AportisDoc, Palm MiniCalc, Pocket Word or Pocket Excel format. 3. Or, try to open a Palm AportisDoc, Palm MiniCalc, Pocket Word or Pocket Excel file. Actual Results: The option to save or open Palm AportisDoc, Palm MiniCalc, Pocket Word or Pocket Excel file formats is not available. Expected Results: OpenOffice should have the Palm AportisDoc, Palm MiniCalc, Pocket Word or Pocket Excel formats in the Open or Save As dialogs. In addition to the Palm AportisDoc, Palm MiniCalc, Pocket Word or Pocket Excel formats not being available, the xmerge.jar included with the OpenOffice sources is not configured properly prior to installation. When trying to run the Test Driver as documented in "Document Editing on Small Devices - XMerge" (http://xml.openoffice.org/xmerge/index.html#plug-ins), the following error is displayed: $> java -cp /opt/OpenOffice.org/program/classes/xmerge.jar org.openoffice.xmerge.test.Driver -from staroffice/sxw -to application/x-pocket- word /tmp/test.sxw Cannot not load <file:///export/home/xml/xmerge/unxsols3.pro/class/pocketword.jar> from the <ConverterInfoList.properties> property file Cannot not load <file:///export/home/xml/xmerge/unxsols3.pro/class/pexcel.jar> from the <ConverterInfoList.properties> property file Cannot not load <file:///export/home/xml/xmerge/unxsols3.pro/class/aportisdoc.jar> from the <ConverterInfoList.properties> property file Converting from staroffice/sxw to application/x-pocket-word No plug-in exists to convert from <staroffice/sxw> to <application/x-pocket- word> Usage: java org.openoffice.xmerge.test.Driver <args> where <args> is as follows: -from <MIMETYPE> -to <MIMETYPE> [ -merge <OrigDoc ] <document> ----- If the jarname1, jarname2 and jarname3 variables in the "org/openoffice/xmerge/test/ConverterInfoList.properties" file in xmerge.jar are changed to point to the correct paths of pocketword.jar, pexcel.jar and aportisdoc.jar; the Test Driver works as expected: $> java -cp /opt/OpenOffice.org/program/classes/xmerge.jar org.openoffice.xmerge.test.Driver -from staroffice/sxw -to application/x-pocket- word /tmp/test.sxw Converting from staroffice/sxw to application/x-pocket-word ----- I don't know whether the ConverterInfoList.properties file needs to be modified in order to get the XMerge plugins to work in OpenOffice but I am reporting it as well just in case.
Support for these file formats is not built atm, event though xmerge.jar is there other necessary files like pocketword.jar are missing, so it is no wonder, that it doesn't work. ATM this is still quite complicated to build for instance you have to copy ant and co. to the build tree, which would add another bit of dependencies, see the build instructions: " To build XMerge, you will also need to copy the Ant and Xalan-J Jar files into your solver's bin directory, e.g. ${SOLARVER}/642/{platform}/bin." So I won't do this for the moment, maybe later, but for now please use openoffice-bin if you really need this kind of functionality
pocketword.jar, pexcel.jar and aportisdoc.jar are NOT missing. They are bundled within xmerge.jar file. Run 'unzip -l /opt/OpenOffice.org/program/classes/xmerge.jar' and you will see the files listed. As I stated in this bug report; if jarname1, jarname2 and jarname3 variables in the "org/openoffice/xmerge/test/ConverterInfoList.properties" file located in xmerge.jar are changed to point to the correct paths of pocketword.jar, pexcel.jar and aportisdoc.jar; the Test Driver works as expected. The `correct paths' I am talking about are the paths within the jar file not a path in the file system. The correct paths can be determined when listing the contents of the zip file and making note of the paths for pocketword.jar, pexcel.jar and aportisdoc.jar. When I submitted the bug report I provided proof that XMerge plugins work as expected after the ConverterInfoList.properties was updated with the correct paths in the form of output from running the XMerge plugins manually. Plus, I copied to resulting test.psw file to my HP IPAQ and was able to open it. So, to spell out what I am reporting: 1. A patch needs to be included in the OpenOffice ebuild to correct the ConverterInfoList.properties file in xmerge.jar so that users can at least run the XMerge plugins from the console or by other means. 2. OpenOffice 1.1.4 does not include the Palm AportisDoc, Palm MiniCalc, Pocket Word and Pocket Excel formats on the open or save as dialogs but I cannot figure out why. I doubt it is due to the ConverterInfoList.properties file because even after being fixed they did not show up in the open or save as dialogs.
Please work out a patch and reopen the bug if you have one
Move deprecated bugs still being marked as LATER to Fixed.
