Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 89774
The document properties dialog keywords fields is not documented correctly
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:33:20 UTC
In File->Properties->Description there is a field called "Keywords". The complete contents of that field is saved in a single meta:keyword element, while the ODF specification says that one such element should be used per keyword. Either the line should be tokenized or keywords should be presented in a different way. To an end-user this issue probably doesn't mean much. For a CMS, however, this may be very relevant, because it may use the keywords for document management purposes.
Reassigned to ES.
@AMA: please have a look.
this is another one of these bugs that i fixed in the reimplementation of meta.xml handling in CWS custommeta without even noticing it :) fixed in 3.0 beta. (DEV300m1, actually) you can assign the issue to mst if you like.
oh, btw: the line in the dialog is tokenized on commas, and nothing else (specifically, not on white space).
The way the line is tokenized doesn't seem to be documented in the Writer Guide. You can be more lenient by trying semicolons first, then commas and then white space.
well, that lack of documentation sounds like a bug to me :) but actually, i do not want to split on white space, because i could well imagine someone using keywords that consist of multiple words...
Reassigned to mst
.
we just found out that keywords in 3.0 are tokenized the same way as in 2.x. so this is purely a documentation bug. the help page for the document properties dialog does not mention how keywords are separated. it should mention that keywords are separated by commas, and only by commas. (it could also mention that a single keyword may consist of multiple whitespace separated words) reassigning, and changing subject...
Which manual do you want to be updated? Without exact specification, this is impossible to fix.
The manual of each OOo application that supports metadata keywords. ODF allowes the creation of multiple keywords. The label of the keywords line says "Keywords" (plural), so the user should be informed how exactly multiple keywords can be entered.
@ufi: personally, i have never even _seen_ a manual, so the answer would be "any manual that mentions the document properties dialog" oh, and then there is the online help... just open File->Properties->Description and click on help.
The online help is also incomplete.
Will change application help files shared/01/about_meta_tags.xhp and shared/01/01100100.xhp in CWS hcshared19: it should mention that keywords are separated by commas, and only by commas. (it could also mention that a single keyword may consist of multiple whitespace separated words) changing owner to default OOoAuthors' Writer Guide author as soon as I find out who that might be
Changed owner to OOoAuthors, Jean
I will take care of this for the Writer Guide and probably other user guides.
set target 3.1
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".