[ubuntu-uk] Libre Office and Thunderbird Addressbook

[Colin Law]

On 14 June 2011 22:26, Gordon Burgess-Parker <gbplinux at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 14/06/11 22:22, Avi wrote:
>>
>> Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
>>>
>>> On 14/06/11 22:13, Avi wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CANONICAL?
>>>>> WHY CANNOT YOU IMPLEMENT THIS VERY SIMPLE FUNCTION?
>>>>
>>>> Why haven't you? You can append the patch to the bug report on
>>>> Launchpad, though it might be nicer to send it straight to the LO
>>>> guys.
>>>>
>>> It's nothing to do with LO - it's Canonical.
>>>
>> Really? Do you have the bug number? I can't find it on Launchpad and
>> I'm intrigued as to the discussion here.
>>
> There is no bug number because it isn't a bug. It's the way Canonical
> integrate Open office (and now LO) into Ubuntu. it's been done this way for
> YEARS.

That is a bug then.  LibreOffice should be able to use the Thunderbird
address book and it can't in Ubuntu (apparently) so that is a bug.
Report it rather than complaining about it.  Nothing will change
unless it is reported.

> If you uninstall the Canonical-supplied Office and install direct from the
> OO website then TBird addressbook can be used as an address data source.
> Why Canonical have to fiddle with it I don't know....

Well it is a bug in the Canonical fiddling in that case so report it.

Colin