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[Björn Michaelsen <bjoern.michaelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Won't Fix

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/81815

Title:
  [upstream] OpenOffice.org "filter selection" dialog is confusing

Status in The OpenOffice.org Suite:
  Confirmed
Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: openoffice.org

  Sometimes when I try to open a file, OpenOffice.org does not recognise
  the file type automatically. It displays a "Filter Selection" dialog
  box.

  The dialog box displays dozens of different file formats, apparently
  in no particular order. Just to give a sample of what is shown when I
  tried to open a PowerPoint file from a web site:

  OpenOffice.org 1.0 Text Document
  PSD - Adobe PhotoShop
  Web Page Query (OpenOffice.org Calc)
  StarWriter 4.0
  OpenOffice.org 1.0 Spreadsheet Template
  OpenOffice.org 1.0 Spreadsheet
  OpenOffice.org 1.0 Master Document
  Lotus WordPro Document
  ...
  [approx. 93 (!) lines omitted]
  ...
  Text
  Ichitaro 8/9/10/11 Template
  CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile
  StarChart 5.0
  Microsoft PowerPoint 97/2000/XP [finally!]
  ...

  At the very least, the entries should be in an alphabetic order.
  Ideally, most frequently used ones would be shown first.

  Oh, and even better, OpenOffice.org should have been able to guess the
  file type. After all, the web server provided "Content-Type:
  application/vnd.ms-powerpoint" and, furthermore, the last component of
  the URL was "xxx.ppt". (I had clicked a link in Konqueror. As far as I
  can see, in the default configuration Konqueror simply passes the URL
  to OO.org and lets OO.org to do downloading. Thus, OO.org should have
  a complete information on the file type.)

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