To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59862 Issue #:|59862 Summary:|date fields should not update until doc is edited Component:|Word processor Version:|OOo 2.0.1 Platform:|All URL:| OS/Version:|All Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|editing Assigned to:|mru Reported by:|wizangzing
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Dec 28 15:23:57 -0800 2005 ------- Background: Date fields (not fixed date fields) currently update to the current date as soon as you open the document. In my experience, these fields are typically used to record the date of the document, meaning the date it was last updated, and are used so the author doesn't have to remember to manually change the date. Issues: -1- you can't open a document to find out when it was last edited (and, if it is the version you want) because the date changes as soon as you open it, and -2- if you open the document to print it, the printout has the date the doc was printed instead of the date it was written. Possible solutions: -1- do not update date field values until the "dirty" flag is set indicating the document has been modified, i.e. change the date value when you ungrey the Save button. -2- push the date value change onto the undo stack so that if you undo your changes back to the point where the save button is grey again, the date is restored. -3- if enough people like the current behaviour, a new field type can be added with the proposed behavior, perhaps called "date modified". personally, I think the change should be made directly to the date field. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
