To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=93054 Issue #|93054 Summary|open/save-as: dialog: file type: add short list Component|framework Version|OOo 2.4.0 Platform|PC URL| OS/Version|Linux Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|ui Assigned to|tm Reported by|nicklevinson
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Aug 23 19:52:20 +0000 2008 ------- Being able to select from all the possible filters is very helpful, but many users will find a subset of filters to be almost always sufficient, and many find numbers of clicks to be oppressive (I think some people should get a life, but maybe they'd retort the same thing and demand fewer clicks.) When I open a Text Encoded file, it takes about half a dozen clicks to scroll down to that item and then select it in the file type list. It would be efficient for users if a user could specify for a short list which filters they commonly use. The shortlist could ship with the most likely as defaults, such as OOo native format, and users could then add or subtract from the shortlist. The full list would remain available. For example, I might configure a list to have only one file type, my favorite. I could then go to the full list for the unusual need. If the shortlist built itself by OOo reading a configuration file written in plain text, sysadmins configuring many installations of OOo for institutional or departmental use could give everyone the same shortlist that fits their practices; users could then add and subtract to customize individually. To prevent the institutionally-written configuration file from having a nonexistent file type by error, such as when misspelled, the shortlist seen by the user should consist of only what's in the config list and is also in the master file type list (Boolean AND). For extra points, if OOo has any self-diagnostic capabilities, the diagnosis could highlight any inconsistency between the shortlist config file and the master list. But the important part of the enhancement is the availability of a shortlist to reduce the amount of clicking. This might help also for other dialogs. I rarely use OOo other than Writer, but I imagine this could be useful for the other applications, too. Thanks. -- Nick --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
