https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61557
Priority: medium
Bug ID: 61557
Assignee: [email protected]
Summary: FILEOPEN: File open dialog: file type filter
Severity: normal
Classification: Unclassified
OS: All
Reporter: [email protected]
Hardware: Other
Whiteboard: BSA
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Version: 3.6.5.2 release
Component: Spreadsheet
Product: LibreOffice
Problem description:
When opening a file, the open dialog is particularly unhelpful when trying to
override the decisions of the automatic file type detection.
Steps to reproduce the problem:
For example, I often load spreadsheets in TAB or comma delimited format
provided as either a .txt or a .tsv file. If I select 'Spreadsheet files' in
the filter these files open in writer as text files, even though from the
context it should be obvious that they should be handled as spreadsheets. To
achieve the desired functionality I have to scroll through a long list of file
types until I find the (*.csv) option.
Expected behavior:
I suggest two options here:
1. The file type detection should operate in a context specific fashion, e.g.
if specifying 'Spreadsheet files' in the filter, the code should automatically
restrict the file types to spreadsheet files.
2. There should be a way to customize the list of file types available in the
open dialog. I only use 2 or 3 file types on a regular basis (and I doubt
other users use more) and it would be nice if only these were available as
options in the Open dialog with the other ones relegated to Import.
Alternatively, the commonly used options should be moved up in the list.
This kind of functionality issue is common in other parts of libreoffice, e.g.,
in the Paste Special dialog - even here it would be useful to restrict the
types of operations that are made available depending on user preferences.
Operating System: All
Version: 3.6.5.2 release
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