[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 123912] DOCX Text in protected form created in Writer is editable in Word

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123912

--- Comment #13 from Aron Budea <baron at caesar.elte.hu> ---
(In reply to Justin L from comment #8)
> (In reply to Aron Budea from comment #1)
> Previously it was just all or nothing protection.  If we want to support
> Word documents with partial protection where some sections are protected and
> others are not, then the ALL protection (Protect Forms) needs to be turned
> off so that LO native selective protection can be used. I don't think there
> are any other options.

I see now how this works in Word, thanks for the clarification! Before, I
haven't seen that protection can be set per section (I haven't been dealing
with such documents), and confused it with the read-only restriction setting's
editable regions.

I think in Writer we're missing a single convenient place where protection
could be set. Something similar to Word's Restrict Editing sidebar would be
straightforward (only the part related to filling in forms). It'd make sense if
the user didn't have to change the individual sections' protection settings,
but could do it with a checklist similar to Word (and the same with the
password).

What I found convenient in the current Protect Form setting is that as I
understand it's supposed to take care of the most common protection setting. In
the end I'd expect to have a similar functionality where you switch to form
protection, and turn it on. Personally I'd prefer to keep it for the time being
as an all/none form protection setting, but when it comes to discussing the
topic further, I'd rather think about how to enhance the functionality to take
it closer to Word's.

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