Bug 136115 - Tracking changes are sorted by action, not by date (by default)
Summary: Tracking changes are sorted by action, not by date (by default)
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.1.0.0.alpha0+
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Track-Changes
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Reported: 2020-08-25 15:44 UTC by Telesto
Modified: 2020-11-18 15:01 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Telesto 2020-08-25 15:44:39 UTC
Description:
Tracking changes are sorted by action, not by date (by default)

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open attachment 162927 [details] (assuming there is no author set in Options)
2. CTRL+A
3. Backspace
4. Edit -> Track changes -> Manage

Notice the list not being sorted by date (or by name). I assume sorted by action


Actual Results:
Sorted by action

Expected Results:
Sorted by date? Or I'm looking at it from the wrong perspective (I mostly interested in the last changes). Or is this not THE workflow


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Version: 7.1.0.0.alpha0+ (x64)
Build ID: 8700bace8c0714d853f5df6918ab9c8bb3d81f77
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 6.3 Build 9600; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL
Comment 1 Telesto 2020-08-25 15:45:16 UTC
Is this a thing, or I'm the person who is abusing the tracking changes concept?
Comment 2 Eike Rathke 2020-08-25 20:32:52 UTC
They are sorted by order of appearance in the document. Quite natural, I think.. if you select the first change and travel through you visit the changes in order.
Comment 3 Telesto 2020-08-25 20:44:29 UTC
(In reply to Eike Rathke from comment #2)
> They are sorted by order of appearance in the document. Quite natural, I
> think.. if you select the first change and travel through you visit the
> changes in order.

Valid user case. In my case I simply wanted to undo the change I made (while retaining the changes someone else made)
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2020-09-08 09:48:45 UTC
Sorting has been proposed in bug 87695 about TC's UX, in particular but not only related to the sidebar. I recommend to make this ticket a duplicate. In case people disagree, I vote for sorting per click on the list header, ideally any. Definitely not a new control or option somewhere.
Comment 5 Xisco Faulí 2020-11-18 15:01:55 UTC
you are one click away to sort it by date, use the column header to sort it.
Closing as RESOLVED WONTFIX