https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152336
--- Comment #24 from Eyal Rozenberg <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #22) > This phrase is unclear. What "selections" is meant I meant, in the dialog about the formatting choices for my chosen file format / for "Export Text File". > and what "existing > format" is - specifically, in case of CSV with the import filter configured > to accept *several* separators? That's a good point. Actually, maybe I need to partially take back my earlier comment #21. I mean, whether it's a CSV or a TSV, it's still supposed to be a one-separator format. Does it really make sense to try to recreate a weird non-format in the file you're editing? You said: > Most people who use Calc to edit CSVs will need Calc to retain the > original file's structure With multiple separators, I don't think that's possible even with the best of intentions... I mean, suppose my input separators were: comma tab comma tab comma tab and in my editing, I delete the second and fourth columns. What separators would we now use: comma comma comma tab or maybe comma tab comma tab ? How can we even know? I actually doubt that people would want us to recreate a file "structure" involving multiple separators. > especially taking into account, that all "specs" in CSV are application- > specific They're still specs with a single separator. And even if there are differences - what are they? string quoting? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
