Bug 128704 - file:reopen of file:reread should be supported for when open files are changed externally
Summary: file:reopen of file:reread should be supported for when open files are change...
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
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unspecified
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2019-11-10 21:39 UTC by ffs
Modified: 2019-11-14 22:00 UTC (History)
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Description ffs 2019-11-10 21:39:56 UTC 
Description:
I need to use LO to view a spreadsheet generated and modified externally.

There is no clean way for LO to detect the underlying file has changed or offer a "reopen" or "reread" service.  This results in a clumsy: close, file:open:recent etc etc dance where a reread service would be nice.

Steps to Reproduce:
open a file, change the underlying file, LO doesn't offer a reopen/reread or detect the changes.

Actual Results:
open a file, change the underlying file, LO doesn't offer a reopen/reread or detect the changes.

Expected Results:
open a file, change the underlying file, LO doesn't offer a reopen/reread or detect the changes.


Reproducible: Always


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Comment 1 ffs 2019-11-11 07:22:57 UTC 
I should add - ideally I'd like to just reread the data/cell contents and leave everything else untouched (position in the sheet, cells hidden, cell boundaries/sizes etc).
Comment 2 m_a_riosv 2019-11-11 08:40:58 UTC 
Sorry there is Menu/File/Reload
Comment 3 ffs 2019-11-14 22:00:20 UTC 
Don't be sorry - that is awesome news and I _cannot_ believe I never noticed, I think I simply expected it to be in the section above.  I;ll book and appoint with the opticians...

Thanks!