Feature Request

I know this is a bad time, since 4.0 was just released, but improvement is an ongoing process.

For the 'recent documents' menu selection under 'file', it would be nice to:
1) allow us to set the number of recent documents, under tools/options.
2) allow us, in the recent menu, to right click and set certain files to 'permanent' so
     they will not fifo off the stack. An asterisk (blue?) could act as a visual flag.

John

Feature requests should be made through our bug tracker, most devs don't
follow the user mailing list (they already have way too much on their
plates).

https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/BugReport_Details

Best Regards,
Joel

I went to the site that you recommended. I could not find any feature request link. I searched for 'feature', no luck. I also could not find a reference to 'recent', as my 'feature request' might be interpreted to mean that it is a 'bug'. I searched the entire page.

John

I remember seeing some packages that allow you to define the number of "recent documents" are kept in the queue. I never seen the "permanent" one, but that would be an interesting thing to have. That way, if you are actively working on editing and updating documents on a regular basis, you do not have them removed from the "recent" list because you were required to do some other more pressing and time sensitive work. I wonder how it might be done.

Also, it would be nice to be able to clear the list from time to time to keep other users of a "shared" system from "snooping" into what work you are doing for others. I knows this might dealt with only using "user accounts" that "point" to user only folders, but I have worked at places where you did not have that ability of keeping your work away from the other users of the system. Even if you used thumbdrives to store the data files, the other users could access the list of files you worked on. Wiping work history would be a good thing for some.

Don't worry, just file it as a bug, and explain that it is a feature
request. The devs will understand.

I will follow your advice, although I think that this process needs review. I feel that it is disrespectful to the people that are creating this great program to say that since My Idea (emphasis added) is not there, then it is a bug. Secondly, good improvements from actual users might not be suggested because of the above and the fact that it is not clear where to request them.

John

This was mentioned on this mailing list probably the latter part of last year. An extension was first created for OpenOffice.org before Sun was bought by Oracle. The name is History Maker. It will work for LO as well. You can get it here:
http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/en/project/HistoryMaster.
      It only changes the number of documents kept on the recent document list.

--Dan

Hi :slight_smile:
The QA team and bug-triagers are pretty smart so they can sort it out for you (or others).  There are a lot of drop-downs on the page and it's a little tricky to find the right one but when you know where it is then you could help the bug-triagers by just doing that for a whole load of 'bug-reports' where the poster grumbles that they couldn't find the option.  There's all sorts of simple, dumb, easy things that can be quite a significant help and can help you learn your way in to doing more and more complex stuff. 
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

I will follow your advice, although I think that this process needs review. I feel that it is disrespectful to the people that are creating this great program to say that since My Idea (emphasis added) is not there, then it is a bug. Secondly, good improvements from actual users might not be suggested because of the above and the fact that it is not clear where to request them.

John

John,

Using the bug tracking system and flagging it as feature request puts all the issues for the devs and QA team in one central spot. Unfortunately the use of "bug tracking" is sometimes a little misleading .

Jay

I am one of the QA members and I assure you, no developer is offended that
a feature request is reported as a bug. It is our (QA) job to ensure that
they are categorized correctly after the request/bug is confirmed.

@Tom - thanks for the compliment :smiley:

Best Regards,
Joel

Hi John,

You must be new to the world of open source software. Virtually *all* open source software projects track Feature Requests in their bug trackers... usually you just flag it as an enhancement request, but it is still in the big tracker.

It is just a convenience thing, no disrespect intended...

For the 'recent documents' menu selection under 'file', it would be nice to: 1) allow us to set the number of recent documents, under tools/options.

I know this is not quite what you are asking for, but in the absence of exactly what you want, you may like to try customising the Standard toolbar to display the "Load URL" command. (Click the down-arrow at the right of the toolbar and select Customize Toolbar... .) This gives a much longer list of recent files. Note that the customisation needs to be made separately for each LibreOffice component that you wish to display this, but the list itself is common to all of them.

I remember seeing some packages that allow you to define the number of "recent documents" are kept in the queue. I never seen the "permanent" one, ...

Earlier versions of (close your eyes if these are dirty words for you) Microsoft Word (at least) had a "Work" menu which allowed you to create your own list of frequently used documents - which would not evaporate until you wanted them to; later versions of Microsoft Office have dropped this idea but allow you to pin items already on the recent files menu so that they do not drop off.

Brian Barker

I like both of these ideas, but especially the ability to flag a file as "permanent."
When you file the "bug/feature" let us know the number or link so we can add our +1.