[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 91752] Libre base recommendation to load forms at startup

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91752

--- Comment #5 from Alex Thurgood <iplaw67 at tuta.io> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #4)
> Not sure if loading a database makes sense, or if the user rather expects a
> table/form etc. But having a shortcut to frequently used data makes sense.
> 

What do you mean "having a shortcut to frequently used data" ?

The initial proposal makes perfect sense for a database user that uses ODB
files with embedded forms - it seems like a very good proposal to me.

Currently, the only way to have a form load on startup is via a macro, or an
extension containing macros that serves as a gateway to the forms to be loaded
(with event activated buttons).

The initial proposal suggests having a UI under the Base entry that would allow
the user to decide whether any registered ODB datasource should be opened with
a given form instead of the basic Base application window, query the list of
available forms from the ODB file, and allow the user to choose which form
should be loaded on opening the file.

IMO, this could probably also be implemented from the registered datasource
dialog under Options > LibreOffice Base > Databases and then Edit
on one of the already registered databases. Currently, this Edit dialog only
allows the user to point to an ODB file and give it a name, but it could be
expanded in the way suggested to allow for selection of a form to be opened
when the ODB file is loaded.

If that were implemented, one would also need to provide the same option in the
ODB database UI somewhere, such as under the Tools menu, or perhaps more
logically, an option in the Forms window to select a default form to be loaded
on startup. In this way, one wouldn't be reliant on having to register the ODB
file with the office application (however, I'm not sure that this is actually
possible within the current code for non-registered database files).


It might also be worth asking Lionel (the Base code caretaker) what he thinks
of such an idea...

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