Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Full Text Issue Listing |
Summary: | Improve file open dialog, filter file types by application | ||
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Product: | Calc | Reporter: | mfurlotti <mikefurlotti> |
Component: | open-import | Assignee: | AOO issues mailing list <issues> |
Status: | CONFIRMED --- | QA Contact: | |
Severity: | Trivial | ||
Priority: | P3 | CC: | elish, issues, Mathias_Bauer, nick_levinson, rb.henschel |
Version: | OOO300m9 | ||
Target Milestone: | --- | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | All | ||
Issue Type: | ENHANCEMENT | Latest Confirmation in: | 4.1.0-dev |
Developer Difficulty: | --- |
Description
mfurlotti
2009-03-02 20:15:49 UTC
I would prefer the solution in the third chapter. The open file dialog should show per default the files of the used application. Additional filters are IMHO overdrawn. E.g. in writer you open normally opendocument text (.odt.). Indeed, the file type selection list is too long. IMHO the filtering list should be replaced with a field where user types the extension of the desired file. Just like in File name field, while typing a list should appear for quick selection. For example, user types in the file extension field d -> a list appears: dbf dif doc docx dot dotx dxf etc... user types o -> above list reduces to: doc docx dot dotx etc... In any stage the user can click the desired file extension - just like in file name. Moreover, File name field and Extension field should be linked: User filtered for odp files -> while typing in file name field only odp files should be offered in the list. A better open dialog is indeed needed, therefore I think that confirming the request is correct. But I do not think, that the suggestion in comment 2 is good, because file name extension and file type are not necessary the same, and because the file name extension does not always determine the AOO module to be used. I don't know about other OS, but in Windows, you can easily filter the shown file names by entering *.d or *.doc (or what you need) into the file name field and hit Open button. This is a typical case, where help of a UX expert would be good. IMHO filtering by file type is not useful since in most cases user already knows the exact extension of the file he is trying to locate. The extension should determine the program to be used. In Win 7 right click file - Properties - General - Opens with: Change... Maybe also the common open button can be replaced with open buttons near each AOO module. *** Issue 93054 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. *** |