https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160466
--- Comment #13 from [email protected] --- Thank you, ady, I appreciate your input. I understand how different behavior could confuse long-time users. If this was implemented, perhaps it could be a setting toggled in the Tools->Options->Load/Save->General menu? That way Calc would remain familiar to those who have been using it for years but there would be the option for it to treat read-only files as Excel does for the Office users coming over to Calc. I know my request is outside the norm so it's, *at best*, a very low priority but more likely not going to be added. And that's ok. There are bigger fish to fry, as they say. :) I also appreciate your offer of a solution with the template idea. It's possible that would work however I don't want to try to force my colleague to change his workflow and how he operates merely to accommodate me. I'm going to great lengths to not interfere with his use of his files so I will simply return to using Excel as I have been. What inspired me to try Calc here at work (I already use it at home), was my main spreadsheet is packed with VBA and gets twitchy when I have other spreadsheets open at the same time. My goal was to continue using Excel for my primary spreadsheet (which is incompatible with Calc) and use Calc for all the others. Unfortunately Calc's behavior with R/O files prevents that. Thank you all for your interest! I'll continue monitoring this thread and will supply information as needed, however I no longer feel the need to push this boulder uphill for a solution. :) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
