Bug 158979 - Remember last option at Merge Cells
Summary: Remember last option at Merge Cells
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.3.0.3 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Kyle Stefun
URL: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/how-do-...
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Keywords: difficultyBeginner, easyHack, skillCpp
Depends on:
Blocks: Calc-Merge-Split Dialog-Remember-Settings
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Reported: 2024-01-02 16:48 UTC by Tracey
Modified: 2024-11-26 04:44 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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2024-01-02 16:48 UTC, Tracey 		Details
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Description Tracey 2024-01-02 16:48:28 UTC 
Created attachment 191703 [details]
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Every time I merge cells I have to choose the first option.

add a default option to Merge Cells for one of the three choices.

Thanks, Tracey
Comment 1 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2024-03-27 00:43:40 UTC 
There's a few ways this could be envisaged (not necessarily exclusive to each other):
- remember last setting (per session or in profile)
- "set as default" option in the dialog
- option in Options > Calc
- only expert configuration to change it app-wide
- giving access to new Uno commands so they can be added to toolbars or menus by user

I'll let the UX/design team decide what is best here.

See also bug 147837, in which a change of default / an indicator of hidden cells is discussed.
Comment 2 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2024-03-27 00:47:06 UTC 
(We've got the 3 options since LO 5.3)
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2024-04-03 09:09:37 UTC 
KISS: remember the last option (per session)

Code pointer: 

sc/source/ui/miscdlgs/mergecellsdialog.cxx 
just add a static variable to initialize one of the three radio boxes