Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 11782
No toolbars displayed when file is read only
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:38:26 UTC
when a file is read only (or locked by another application, for example word), most of the toolbars are not displayed. This prevents the user from examining the formating settings of the document, or making changes (and later saving under a diffrent name). To add to the confusion, the toolbars are marked as being displayed in the "view" menu. To repro: * Have OO write open with a document- make sure the toolbars are diplayed. * Close the document and mark it as read only (or open it in MS word) * Re-open the document in OO write. * Notice that the toolbars are gone. * go to view-toolbars, and see that they are marked as they should appear * save-as to another name * notice that the toolbars are back
Thank you for using and supporting OOo. OOo is working as designed, but you make good suggestions.
Confirm with 1.1Beta2 WIN98SE, so I change Version. Can we say "all OS"? It can be discussed whether an user needs "tools" for a readonly-document, because tools are used to make (prohibited) changes. But is it senseful not to protect use of toolbar-functions like "search", "images on/off"? And Shoshannah's most important argument: write protection only makes impossible to save the file _with_the_old_name_! Why should we hinder the user (by making the toolbar invisible) to make changes in the document and then to save it with a new name? There is no logic in the actual behavior. Rainer
Hello Matthias, how do we consider the read-only mode within a new toolbar concept for 'Q'?
I have seen this problem also. I noted it when I opened a file as the root user and the file was not writeable by "others" I think that there is some checcking going on for user, group and other writeable flags and root seems to get classified as other when the file is not owned by root. The root user should be able to open and edit ANY files.
Christian, can you please extend your toolbar spec to address the read-only state of the document. I suppose that the Toolbar submenu should contains disabled and unmarked items for the toolbars. Matthias
according to the announcement on releases (http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=releases&msgNo=7503) this issue will be re-targeted to OOo Later.
adding dina as cc
Removing 'accessibility' keyword, since if it *benefits* to accessibility, it is not an accessibility *requirement* and thus shouldn't appear in accessibility queries. it's a general *usability* enhancement.
changed target to 3.0
Retargeted to OOo Later.