So, about the view settings in F/ODT files: On 02/07/2025 22:06, Heiko Tietze wrote: > * Make saving view settings to (Flat/) ODF files optional > + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167149 > + low relevance since view settings depend on author data (Mike) > + use either File > Properties or Options > Security (Heiko) > + File > Properties removes the author from meta data and making > the still existing viewsettings obsolete; we could drop it > + request a toggle at File > Save... (Eyal) > + strongly against further mutilation of system > dialogs (Heiko, Mihai) > + usually there is a function to purged personal data > from a document (Mihai) > + sounds good but requires a clean-up of other places (Heiko) > + we could use a hash number instead of the clear author name; and > keep the viewsettings (Sahil) > => comment
I joined the session after the view-settings-in-flat-ODF was discussed. I will just add that the bug's presentation might have missed its main point, which is that view settings _themselves_ are potentially sensitive personal information. It doesn't matter whether they contain the author name or not; and if the user is not aware
* that view settings are saved in the document (rather than, say, in the app; or not at all), and/or * of how view settings may be exploited in certain situations to gain knowledge the user would not want disclosed
then they may not think of performing any "purging". Eyal
* Apply vertical tabs design with large icons to dialogs with less than 6 tabs + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=167084 + VT are nice even on dialogs with 2 tabs (Sahil, John, Mihai) + display are mostly widescreen (Mihai) and there is an option suggested to switch back to HT (Heiko) + icons are an attractor and make the dialogs more usable (Mihai) + word wrap might be necessary for l10n (Mihai) => do it
