https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160005
Bug ID: 160005
Summary: Windows installer Online Update component option:
description misleading/unclear on role/purpose
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 24.2.1.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Windows (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: medium
Component: Installation
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: chea...@gmail.com
LibreOffice offers an "Online Update" component/feature on Microsoft Windows.
When it's missing, LO doesn't offer to check if the version is current. The
relevant UI elements are missing, as described in this thread:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/no-update-option-in-tools-menu/94794
I ended up wasting 10 to 15 minutes trying to figure out why my LO install was
missing these UI elements, and finally installing Online Update, which I had
presumably opted out from, when I first installed.
Unfortunately, this component, despite its pretty misleading name, doesn't
actually update or even offer to update LO (unless an experimental feature is
enabled). As its description indicates, it mostly checks if LO is up-to-date.
So installing Online Update didn't really help me (I already knew that my
version was outdated).
I am skeptical that I did opt out from Online Update, but if I did, that could
have been due to its description (STR_DESC_MODULE_OPT_ONLINEUPDATE):
> Get automatically notified when a new update of %PRODUCTNAME becomes
> available. (English)
> Recevez une notification automatique lorsqu'une nouvelle mise à jour de
> %PRODUCTNAME est disponible. (French)
The phrasing implies one cannot opt out from these notifications. In reality,
options allow to disable these checks even if the component is installed.
I suggest to rectify by indicating the behavior is optional, with a label like:
> Allows to be notified when a new update of %PRODUCTNAME becomes available.
Another option would be to just remove that component. Since it reportedly
requires no storage space at all, it is not clear why one would not install it
given that it is indeed optional. If there are reasons to avoid it, the
description should clarify.
BTW, a space is missing between "0" and "kB".
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