https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166743
Bug ID: 166743
Summary: Request for a Persistent Setting to Disable the Text
Import Dialog
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.4.7.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: LibreOffice
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Version: 7.4.7.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 40(Build:2)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.1; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: tr-TR (tr_TR.UTF-8); UI: tr-TR
Debian package version: 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u8
Calc: threaded
6.1.0-34-amd64
GNOME 43.9
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz x4
INTEL HD Graphics 620 (i915)
7.6 GiB
(Pardus 23.4)
Dear LibreOffice Development Team,
In our institution, thousands of computers run the Pardus GNU/Linux operating
system (Debian-based), and LibreOffice is the default office suite used across
all users.
The internal systems and platforms commonly generate reports in Microsoft
Office formats such as .xls, .xlsx, and .doc. As a result, our users open many
Excel and Word files every day using LibreOffice.
However, when opening .xls or .xlsx files, the “Text Import” dialog appears
every time. Even if the “Ask during this session” checkbox is not selected, the
dialog still reappears when opening another file. Furthermore, this setting is
not retained after a system reboot — the dialog appears again. This issue
occurs consistently on all computers, regardless of brand or model, across our
entire infrastructure.
This is a widely recurring issue that negatively impacts user experience.
We kindly request the following enhancements:
Add a persistent user setting within LibreOffice to automatically select import
options (such as "automatic") for .xls, .xlsx, and similar files.
Allow users to modify this preference through the settings.
Alternatively, provide an option in the right-click context menu such as “Open
with Import Options” to access the dialog only when needed.
By implementing such a setting, users would be able to open files using the
“automatic” mode without interruptions — even after restarting the computer.
This would provide a significant usability improvement for both individual and
institutional use cases.
Thank you for your attention and for your continued work on LibreOffice.
Kind regards.
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