I've just a question, I didn't find the right topic. In MS Office it is possible to declare a file open by default as R/O (read only) so that no backup file is created and one can't make accidentally a mistake. How do I proceed in LibreOffice for Writer files or spread sheets etc. many thanks Operating System: Windows 7 Version: 3.6.5.2 rc
You can do something similar by making the file read-only by setting the corresponding file attribute.
it's not the same approach as in MS Office. It's too complicated always to change the attribute of the file. Please add this feature in LibreOffice to declare a file by default at open time as R/O. Add a prompt, so that it can be opened as R/W on request. Thanks From: bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 2:08 PM To: b.inhelder@bluewin.ch Subject: [Bug 60184] FILEOPEN: Open R/O Comment # 1 on bug 60184 from Urmas You can do something similar by making the file read-only by setting the corresponding file attribute. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this mail because: a.. You reported the bug.
Thanks for reporting @Bruno: I discussed this a little bit on our QA channel; and we can't find any other workaround for now then setting each file as Read-Only (as Urmas already mentioned). Is it possible to provide us more information about the use case (why would you use an option to open as Read-Only by default?). Thanks in advance, Joren
Hi Joren It's a feature of MS Word (specified in the security part of the file) that I used in the office. One can declare a file as default R/O at open time to prevent the creation of a ~-file (performance!) and the whole edit-environment and to prevent accidentally unwanted changes (safety) if you just want to read a document. I think over 90 percent of opening a doc-file is just for read. Nevertheless it's possible to open in R/W mode because one gets a prompt if it has to be opened R/O or R/W. I hope my explanations are clear enough and I would appreciate if you could implement such feature also in LibreOffice. Thanks Bruno From: bugzilla-daemon@freedesktop.org Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 9:48 PM To: b.inhelder@bluewin.ch Subject: [Bug 60184] FILEOPEN: Open R/O Jorendc changed bug 60184 What Removed Added Status UNCONFIRMED NEEDINFO CC joren.libreoffice@telenet.be Ever confirmed 1 Comment # 3 on bug 60184 from Jorendc Thanks for reporting @Bruno: I discussed this a little bit on our QA channel; and we can't find any other workaround for now then setting each file as Read-Only (as Urmas already mentioned). Is it possible to provide us more information about the use case (why would you use an option to open as Read-Only by default?). Thanks in advance, Joren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this mail because: a.. You reported the bug.
Hi Bruno, Thanks for your clear explanation. I and others now know what you exactly mean. I'm not a dev but a QA-member, so I can't implement such things :-). Because this is an enhancement request, I mark it as such. Thanks for your time filling this report! Kind regards, Joren
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