https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126877
Issue ID: 126877
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
Summary: Add option to control opening temp files as read-only
Product: Calc
Version: 4.1.1
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: Normal
Priority: P5 (lowest)
Component: open-import
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Issue 118332 and various posts on support forum
(https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=21103,
https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16570&start=0) have
requested the ability to open temp files in read-write mode. This is usually
dismissed as "As Designed." I submit the design is not user-friendly for all
users.
My workflow is to download two auto-generated .csv's from a web page, sort
them, and compare two like-values. I have no need to persist any changes, and
WANT to loose the changes and the temp files when I close. Even so, the
original data is obviously still available (on the web or in the email). We
risk very little letting users do sorts and view modifications.
This seems like a case of the tool complicating my workflow because it is
convinced it knows better than me what I need. I'm reasonably savvy, and am
capable of paying for my own mistakes in lost changes, so I'd rather the tool
let me decide. I understand the design for less-savvy users, but certainly
forcing everyone into that mode is not user friendly. An option would allow
each user to self-categorize.
FWIW, I'm away of the toolbar Edit button. However, this has problems on
Windows 7--see issue 126876. Even so, I'd rather set the option once than add
an extra click every time I want to review data.
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