In the spirit of simplification. Maybe the "Field Codes" option can be removed from: Tools > Options > LO Writer > View - Field Codes It does not seem to provide or do anything that View > Field Codes (Ctrl-F9) already provide. If true, then a rare opportunity to simply a UI dialog box.
(In reply to sdc.blanco from comment #0) > It does not seem to provide or do anything that View > Field Codes (Ctrl-F9) > already provide. I think, it provides a general setting (for all documents), while view => Fild codes is only for the actual document; see https://help.libreoffice.org/6.5/en-GB/text/shared/optionen/01040200.html?&DbPAR=WRITER&System=WIN: "Field codes Displays the field names in the document instead of the contents of the fields. You can also choose View - Field Names in a text document." Does this answer your question? => NEEDINFO
(In reply to Dieter Praas from comment #1) > Does this answer your question? => NEEDINFO Thanks Dieter. Please consider: 1. Set Field Codes in Options, and OK 2. In a document, hit Ctrl-F9, then look in Options again (see that setting for Field codes is now unset) 3. Show Field Codes in a document. Open a new document (preferably a template with field codes, so you can quickly see the effect). The field codes are shown. 4. Same document as in step 3, now hide field codes. Open new document. The field codes are not shown. In other words, in practice: 1. Ctrl-F9 toggles the setting in Option. 2. Opening new (or existing documents) adopts the current "show field code" setting of the current document (with the exception that for Untitled (unsaved) new documents, even if Field Codes are set, it has no effect if you open an existing document). If there are no "bugs" in the Option (in relation to intended operation). Then my simple-minded suggestion was to drop this option from the Options - Writer - View menu, because it provides no functional value or operational effect that cannot already be achieved easily with View > Field Codes (Ctrl-F9).
After some testing I also can't see the benefit in "Field Codes" option in Tools > Options > LO Writer > View - Field Codes cc: Design-Team for further input
Absolutely true, let's remove this option.
Heiko Tietze committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/468a740f0fe09f8939368eca3067b4101c84c057 Resolves tdf#129793 - Remove "Field codes" option It will be available in 6.5.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #4) > Absolutely true, let's remove this option. Would it make sense to evaluate the suggestion in the light of other options that are present, people using Notebook Bar variations (that maybe not all offer the same as the main menu view?), ..?
Verified with Version: 6.5.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) Build ID: 350d25da375f221edfa37309324ce3c68cf297ef CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18362; UI render: default; VCL: win; Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI-Language: en-GB Calc: threaded Heiko, thanks for fixing it!