https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61736

Rainer Bielefeld <[email protected]> changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |NOTABUG

--- Comment #8 from Rainer Bielefeld <[email protected]> ---
(In reply to comment #7)
NOTABUG, see below

I think there are (at least) 2 possible uses for form controls such a Combobox

a) In a Standard text you have a sentence where 2 possibilities can be
selected, for example a quotation standard text with
"Without any warranty"
"2 years warranty"
Or "Mr." / Mrs. / Miss."
Of course, Author does not want to have a selector in the final printed or PDF
exported text

b) questionnaires with poll results
There were several selectors, for example age of responder
"Less than 20 years " 
"21 ... 50 years"
"more than 50 years"
and similar.

It will ease to understand the contents of the document if it is visible that
there was a choice (and it was not a poll only for people "21 ... 50 years").
Because the document may not be changed after it has been sent by responder,
"PDF Form" is not an option. And so here a behavior different from "a" would be
useful.

My conclusion:
Currently "a" is supported by LibO, "b" is not. If someone thinks that "b" (or
even a different "c", "d", ...) might be useful he can submit an Enhancement
Request for an additional option/function/whatever, but not to replace the
existing behavior.

@nrbrtx:
If you can contribute a conclusive scenario showing that typical users of an
office suite (NOT web page designers!) need such a different behavior please
submit an enhancement request.
And pleas do not mix up "Print Preview" and "Page Preview" in your
argumentation.

And a dentist and a plumber both might know a lot about tongs, but the
experiences are not transferable. In a similar way I think web design has some
needs and habits different from those in office world for what LibO is. But of
course, LibO is open for good new ideas what are related to office use.

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