Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 99875
The mailto: submission does not work in XForms
Last modified: 2013-06-21 15:14:37 UTC
Note: It severely limits the functionality of universal OpenOffice XForms with this capability missing. Here is the history of this defect along with screenshots http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=14874 Details: The mailto: submission capability within an OpenOffice.org XForm does not work as it claims. What I have done: * Ensured I am supposed to be able to do this by reading documentation. The official xforms information at http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/REC-xforms-20 ... ice11.html says ". . . bindings, in particular to the URI scheme 'mailto:' may . . . be supported" and confirm that OO.o DOES support it by reading at http://www.idealliance.org/proceedings/ ... deadb.html that ". . . [you are able to send] the instance data . . . as a mail attachment . . ." * Using a normal form (not an xform) document I was able to use the mailto feature and it worked correctly. * Ensured my OO.o configuration settings are correct in Tools | Options | Internet | Email | Email Program is valid Rational: Because we can not e-mail the instance data, we are left with storing instance data to disk or server. If we choose to disk, then the entire intent in using the XForm is null as it is no longer portable between operating systems because their file system nomenclatures are different. Windows uses C:\... and Unix variants use /.... If we choose to server, then we are required to setup a server with its resources (hardware, time, efforts, man power, etc.) Steps to reproduce: Open a new XForm File New XML Form Document Ensure form control toolbar is enabled: View Toolbars Form controls Ensure form design toolbar is enabled: View Toolbars Form design Ensure XML Data Navigator window is enabled: Withing Form design toolbar toggle on XML data navigator using icon Insert push button form control into form window: Select push button from form control toolbar In form window click and drag to size your push button control Bind push button to submission action In XML data navigator, click :"Submissions" tab Click the add submission icon with the following properties Name: EmailData Action: mailto:name@example.com Method: Post Binding Expression: Binding: Replace: Instance Note that the Action and Method settings are the relevant settings to making OpenOffice.org supposedly work. The other settings are relevant to what the author wants to do.
I was told by es@openoffice.org that I should reassign XForm issues to MSC.
No mailto action when push button is pressed following steps in description. Rev. 1491860 Win 7