Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 24147
When attempting to "Send->Document as Email", it should ask for a mail program
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:41:21 UTC
When attempting to use the menu "File->Send->Document as Email", rather than giving an error message indicating that the settings should somehow be changed, OOo should either provide the opportunity to immediately select a mail program, or provide the option to open "Tools->Options->OpenOffice.org->External Programs" (so the user doesn't have to go looking for it). Sub-issues. On Linux, at least, under "Choose a default E-Mail program", selecting kmail for the "Program", for example, does not satisfy the requirements of an email program sufficiently to use the "Send->Document as Email". One must also manually enter the correct "Path" element (typically, /usr/bin/kmail). This is very unintuitive. First, OOo should probably suggest a reduced list of email programs based on the executables it has detected in the $PATH environment, and use the equivalent of unix `which` to impute the expected value for the "Path" component of the setup dialog. Users should be able to override the values, but the automation shouldn't be too difficult and has tremendous value in making the email functionality of OOo easier to use for inexperienced users.
I'm using 1.1.0 and 1.1.1a. As to the subissue, I am able to send files using kmail. The files are sent as attachments, but I have to make sure what format I'm sending them in first. (Sending an .sxw file to someone without OOo is a mistake.)
reassigned to bh
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request. The Issue you raised has the status 'New' pending further action, but has not been updated within the last 4 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed. Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing): http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of: ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on my owner to the owner "requirements".