Proposal: Switch the config option "ShowCurrentModuleOnly" to true by default. Reason: We should treat individual LO modules as such. Suggesting spreadsheets in Writer's recent document list confuses the user. Start center shows all recent documents while the lists in Writer, Calc, Impress, etc should only show the types supported by the current module.
-0.5 from my side, more opinions please.
Public poll at https://fosstodon.org/@libodesign/111736524074789979
ODF workflows are better supported with MRU showing its full 25 item default from all modules. Filtering the MRU by active module (and shifting the shown entries to follow the active module) in practice forces you to keep all the modules open just to see the full MRU. MRU does better as a simple stack, with some ability to pin and optionally sort by module. -1
ShowCurrentModuleOnly is available since LO 7.6 with 6836776fa295293c114c267bca38d18603993a54 for bug 56696.
I don't know if it could be possible to show the files for the same module at the beginning, It is like if there were filtered, but we can see all files.
Created attachment 191881 [details] Current state of the MRU documents What about increasing the number of prepended documents in the MRU?
Sorry first time trying to use mastodon so I can respond to your poll. I created an account at mindly.social thinking that would let me participate (since it's federated) but it looks like I would have to have an account on fosstodon.org to login and vote. Can someone give me a tip please?
(In reply to graham from comment #7) > Sorry first time trying to use mastodon so I can respond to your poll. I > created an account at mindly.social thinking that would let me participate > (since it's federated) but it looks like I would have to have an account on > fosstodon.org to login and vote. > > Can someone give me a tip please? Try logging into mindly.social and put the URL https://fosstodon.org/@libodesign/111736524074789979 in the search box. That shouĺd lead you to the poll from the perspective of your server. (If it has reached it.)
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #3) > ODF workflows are better supported with MRU showing its full 25 item default... While I basically agree, changing the default is not the end of the world. In fact it kind of promotes the start center since you would still see documents from all modules there (unless you filter).
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #9) > (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #3) > > ODF workflows are better supported with MRU showing its full 25 item default... > While I basically agree, changing the default is not the end of the world. > In fact it kind of promotes the start center since you would still see > documents from all modules there (unless you filter). No real objection to increasing MRU history default, but I think for on launch performance we may need to implement enhancement of bug 99716 to clean up the profile .XCU, and refactor the MRU objects as needed.
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #2) > Public poll at https://fosstodon.org/@libodesign/111736524074789979 Poll has ended and users are somewhat split, as usual, but the majority appreciates the change. 41% for "Keep showing all documents in the MRU" vs. 59% for "Show only documents from the current module" (out of 491 responses in total). One idea is worth to consider as a compromise: "I also thought of a submenu item "Other files >" in the module's MRU menu item, but then the user will lose the context of the current module, which would cause confusion as this is unexpected behaviour." (Sven Puschmann)
Samuel Mehrbrodt committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/ca704f49ea82dd69e0df059f6a80214fb77f026d tdf#159120 Show only documents from the current module by default It will be available in 24.8.0. 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.
Thanks all! I would suggest as a follow up fix to adjust the number of documents displayed as described in bug 159257.
(In reply to Commit Notification from comment #12) > Samuel Mehrbrodt committed a patch related to this issue. > It has been pushed to "master": > > https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/ > ca704f49ea82dd69e0df059f6a80214fb77f026d > > tdf#159120 Show only documents from the current module by default > > It will be available in 24.8.0. > > 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. @Samuel, Heiko, * So the change simply toggles the 'ShowCurrentModuleOnly' setting from False to True, and can be changed back from Expert Configuration..., works as expected. Unfortunately there is no corresponding adjustment of the MRU History handling for the 'Clear List'. Which now will delete non-visible MRU items (and their thumbnails) from profile. Seems like the 'Clear List' is going to need to be tweaked to respond only to current module as well.
Another follow-up like bug 159257, IMO.
(In reply to Commit Notification from comment #12) So just bitten by this gem. A bit of QA work teasing out diff between Writer handling of paragraph Styles and Draw handling of text attributes in a drawing shape style (missing Fixed line spacing for bug 145081). Closed the drawing to review its .fodg then back into LO (Writer still open) and attempted to open from MRU recent file list--not there! Racked my brain for a bit. Oh, wait--I now have to toggle expert config 'ShowCurrentModuleOnly' to expose all recent documents. Hmm, is this really an improvement to UX?
Huh, BZ now *auto-Reopens* on comment. Huh? Back to fixed...
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #17) > Huh, BZ now *auto-Reopens* on comment. Huh? History shows you reopened on 18th of January, for the issue in comment 14 I assume? (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #16) > Racked my brain for a bit. Oh, wait--I now have to toggle expert config > 'ShowCurrentModuleOnly' to expose all recent documents. Hmm, is this really > an improvement to UX? I'm also a bit unsure now that the change is live. But I respect the results of the poll. Now that it's the default, wondering if a way forward, so that list is not a dead end, could be one of: - sub-submenu titled "other file types" or something of the sort, with files from other components (overengineering?); or - prioritising bug 77590 so we can add a link to the Start Center from that menu.
(In reply to Stéphane Guillou (stragu) from comment #18) > History shows you reopened on 18th of January, for the issue in comment 14 I > assume? OK, didn't remember reopening this--wasn't too keen on it. Now I know why.