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Exporting events with formatting in displays HTML tags in the Descriptions field when imported into any email application

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Minor Minor
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 6.1.1 CE GA2, 6.1.20 EE GA2
  • Fix Version/s: 6.1.X EE, 6.2.0 CE M3
  • Component/s: Calendar, Collaboration
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  • Environment:
    LIFERAY VERSION: 6.1 GA 1
    OPERATING SYSTEM: Red Hat
    APPLICATION SERVER: Tomcat 7.0.x
    JAVA VIRTUAL MACHINE: Java 6
    DATABASE: Oracle 11g
  • Branch Version/s:
    6.1.x
  • Backported to Branch:
    Committed
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Description

Exporting events with formatting displays HTML tags in the Descriptions field when imported into any email application.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1) Add Calendar portlet to a page.
2) Create a Calendar Event.
3) Add some text in the Description box with formatting like bold, italics, underline, etc.
4) Save
5) Switch to Summary view
6) Click on Export option from the Action drop-down next to the event. Action -> Export
7) Save the .ics file
8) Open the ics file or import it in to a calendar application.

RESULT: You will see the HTML tags instead of formatted text.

REQUEST
Allow rich text formatting implementation for .ICS exports from Calendar portlet.

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Samuel Kong added a comment - - edited

Changing to a bug.
Ref: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545
Section 3.8.1.5 and 3.2.1

Also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/854036/html-in-ical-attachment

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Samuel Kong added a comment - - edited Changing to a bug. Ref: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545 Section 3.8.1.5 and 3.2.1 Also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/854036/html-in-ical-attachment
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Michael Saechang added a comment -

Committed on:
Portal 6.2.x GIT ID: 9651a544c12a7364ba485b24aea4091047e285e8.

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Michael Saechang added a comment - Committed on: Portal 6.2.x GIT ID: 9651a544c12a7364ba485b24aea4091047e285e8.
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Mark Jin added a comment -

PASSED Manual Testing following the steps in the description.

Reproduced on:
Tomcat 7.0 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.1.20 EE GA2.

Able to see HTML tags in the description, when import the .ics file.

Fixed on:
Tomcat 7.0 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.1.x EE GIT ID: 2d8100fb97de6fd5a00da769b4aab9d863a79383.
Tomcat 7.0 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.2.x GIT ID: fec7349661ea184c0304c55eb1d16869bd0a6815.

Unable to see HTML tags in the description.

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Mark Jin added a comment - PASSED Manual Testing following the steps in the description. Reproduced on: Tomcat 7.0 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.1.20 EE GA2. Able to see HTML tags in the description, when import the .ics file. Fixed on: Tomcat 7.0 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.1.x EE GIT ID: 2d8100fb97de6fd5a00da769b4aab9d863a79383. Tomcat 7.0 + MySQL 5. Portal 6.2.x GIT ID: fec7349661ea184c0304c55eb1d16869bd0a6815. Unable to see HTML tags in the description.

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