[Issue 125954] Sending document as Email removes invisible content - this should be a configuration option

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https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=125954

Marilyn <ma...@progressive.com> changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Marilyn <ma...@progressive.com> ---
Using windows 7, I was able to replicate the removal of the invisible text
issue, except my result showed a blank second row (Invisible text removed)
instead of row 2 being completely gone after the email attachment was sent and
opened.
I have documented the steps that I have performed below:
1)    Install Open Office 4.1.1. 
2)    Configure the Invisible Text: 
        a. Click on the Open Office icon to bring up the application.
        b. Click on Tools>Options>Office Writer>Formatting Aids:
        c. Verify that the following check boxes are selected: Hidden text,    
Fields: Hidden text, and Fields: Hidden paragraph 
iv.    Click OK button to save the selections.
3)    Create a file containing an invisible text in Open Office Writer:
i.    Click on File>New>Text Document to bring up Open Office Writer: 
ii.    Click on Table>Insert>Table and create a table with 1 Colum and 3 Rows:
in row 1 - type ‘Section 1’, in row 2 - leave this blank for now, and in row 3
– type ‘Section 3’
iii.    Position the cursor in row 2.
4)    Insert a ‘Hidden text’ in row 2:
i.    Click on Insert>Fields>Other>Functions:
ii.    Select ‘Hidden text’ under the Type section.
iii.    Type the text ‘Section 2’ (hidden or invisible) in the ‘Hidden text’
field under the Condition section.
iv.    Click on Insert and Close buttons to save the input.
5)    Go back to the document in Open Office Writer:
Verify that the text ‘Section 2’ that was typed in the ‘Hidden text’ field is
displayed and grayed out in row 2.
6)    Save the file: 
i.    Click on File>Save As and use the file extension of ‘.odt’.
ii.    Use the default File Type ‘ODF Text Document ‘ODF Spreadsheet(.odt)’
7)    Send an email containing the file that was created above:
i.    Click on File>Send>’Document as Email’ to bring up the email client on
the machine (Example: Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird). The file should be
displayed in the attachment section of the email being sent.
ii.    Send the email (containing the above file) to the chosen email
destination.
8)    Verify the attached file containing the hidden (invisible) text:
i.    Open the email using an email application (Example: Outlook, Mozilla
Thunderbird).
ii.    Click on the attachment to verify that the hidden text in row 2 has been
removed.
I have also successfully replicated this issue in Open Office 4.1.1 using
Windows 2010.
‘Hidden text’ (Invisible text) can be useful, for example, you may want to
attach and send a file to someone and hide some sensitive characters or words
and only show some text. Making the ‘hidden text’ an option gives the user a
choice of whether he wants his recipient see the invisible text instead of
being removed by default.
I have also found that a similar bug, 124799 - Particular document looses Style
"First page" for page 1 with 'File-> Send -> "Document as E-Mail".  Comment 8
from mroe  – he can confirm the issue in Linux and that when he selected
“Send’, he was able to see that the hidden  paragraphs are being selected and
deleted.

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