Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 18111
No mechanism to "hide" deletions in Options/Text Editor/Changes
Last modified: 2013-08-07 14:38:26 UTC
When "show changes" is enabled, inserts and removals are displayed (correctly). However, most word processors with this feature have a checkbox somewhere that says "hide deletions" (as distinct from strikethrough or recoloring). When performing complex edits, I often find that the visible deletions make reading the modified text impossible (visible insertions present no such difficulty). I therefore turn off "show changes", which largely defeats the purpose of change tracking (at least for editing). Further, change bar visibility should be enabled/disabled independent of text-level change visibility. This is a defect because (a) it is pragmatically essential and (b) it is available in most of the competing products.
Try: Tools > Options > Text Document > Changes Does this solve your problem? Thanks, Tam
It does not. The configuration of change display allows me to change color, strikethrough, and the like, but it provides no means by which I can altogether prevent deletions from appearing. I did spend quite a bit of time fiddling. What I am looking for is "do not show" (i.e. hide), as opposed to "no change". That is, I want deletions hidden while insertions appear with markup indicators. I do remember that Word did not always have this ability -- early on it had the same options that OO provides right now. Usability of the change marking features improved dramatically when it was introduced. In any case, is the nature of the request clearer now?
Confirming
please set at least a target OOo later if you set a issue to new this ist more an enhancement than a bug set target to OOo later reassigned to bh
To the extent that OO is trying to compete with Word and/or present Word documents in a fashion that is consistent with what the author said should be displayed, this is a bug. I have no problem with whatever label you want, but this shouldn't be treated as a request for a new feature that is previously unknown -- it's a deficiency in the usability of the existing feature, and a significant gap in function relative to alternative tools. I'm tempted to look into this and submit a patch, but between EROS and OpenCM the likelihood that I will get to this within geologically forseeable time is pretty much zero.
OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker - Feedback Request. The Issue you raised has the status 'New' pending further action, but has not been updated within the last 4 years. Please consider re-testing with one of the latest versions of OOo, as the problem(s) may have already been addressed. Either use the recent stable version: http://download.openoffice.org/index.html or consider trying the new OOo 3 BETA (still in testing): http://download.openoffice.org/3.0beta/ Please report back the outcome so this Issue may be Closed or Progressed as necessary - otherwise it may be Resolved as Invalid in the future. You may also wish to search for (and note) any duplicates of this Issue that may have advanced further by checking the Issue Tracker: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/query.cgi Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues as part of: ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on my owner to the owner "requirements".