Bug 163704 - Drop-down list in the Writer's Properties window
Summary: Drop-down list in the Writer's Properties window
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 162738
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
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24.8.2.1 release
Hardware: All Windows (All)
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Reported: 2024-10-31 18:06 UTC by Peter
Modified: 2024-10-31 18:32 UTC (History)
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Description Peter 2024-10-31 18:06:38 UTC
Description:
The new drop-down list in the Properties window causes additional unnecessary clicks. If you always specify only one value for a document (e.g., source), now you have to click the drop-down box, click the correct value, click on the field value and type it in, even if you are working on successive versions of the same document.

Is it possible that the drop-down list would remember the last selected item, and when you reopen the document and the Properties window, you would only be able to change its value?

Another option is to be able to choose between a Properties window with a drop-down list, or to choose Properties with fields in the window (no drop-down), or to be able to customize the settings of the Properties window.

I pay attention to this because it slows down my work. I work with documents where I usually specify fields: Title, Subject, Source, Comments, and adding a drop-down list has slowed down my work.

Actual Results:
You need three clicks with choose the drop-down value, instead of one.

Expected Results:
One click to move to the desired field.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 24.8.2.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 0f794b6e29741098670a3b95d60478a65d05ef13
CPU threads: 6; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (10.0 build 18363); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: pl-PL (pl_PL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 Mike Kaganski 2024-10-31 18:30:55 UTC
See bug 160937 comment 13.
Comment 2 Mike Kaganski 2024-10-31 18:32:11 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 162738 ***