Bug 67129

Summary:	When turning OFF Record Changes in Calc, LibrOffice loses all previously recorded changes
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Peter Lairo <PeterLairo>
Component:	Spreadsheet	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	medium	CC:	mariosv
Version:	4.0.4.2 release
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
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Description Peter Lairo 2013-07-21 06:42:02 UTC

When turning OFF Record Changes in Calc, LibrOffice loses all previously recorded changes!

Steps to reproduce:
- open a Calc Spreadsheet
- Turn on Record Changes
- Make some changes / edit the document
- Turn OFF Record Changes
- Dialog appears:   This action will exit the change recording mode. 
                    Any information about changes will be lost. 
                    Exit change recording mode?
- Click YES
- All previously recorded changes are lost.

Desired behavior:
The previously recorded changes should be remembered. Only changes made WHILE Record Changes is OFF should not be recorded.

Sometimes users will want to make edits that do not need to be recorded. e.g., Grammar corrections. But they still want the important change to be recorded. It should be possible to record changes, then turn off record changes for minor edits, and then turn record changes back on again - all without losing the changes made before.

Comment 1 m.a.riosv 2013-07-21 10:13:32 UTC

Hi Peter, thanks for reporting,

I hope you are agree, that more a request for enhancement than a bug.

Change the status to new and the importance to enhancement.

Comment 2 Peter Lairo 2013-07-21 12:28:46 UTC

Actually, I consider this a DATA LOSS bug. But that is for the developers to decide.

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