[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 128843] New: enhancement: if text is already in a section, ask for confirmation before linking a file in the section

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=128843

            Bug ID: 128843
           Summary: enhancement: if text is already in a section, ask for
                    confirmation before linking a file in the section
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.4.0.0.alpha1+
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: LibreOffice
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: sdc.blanco at youmail.dk

Problem:  Linking a file into a section replaces text that was previously in
the section.

Not possible to "undo" (e.g. Ctrl-Z).  

Therefore enhancement proposal for a confirmation warning.

Procedure to see problem:

1.  Insert > Section
2.  Enter text in section
3.  Right click - Edit Section
4.  Choose Link, enter filename, and OK
5.  Text entered in step 2 is lost with loading of linked text.

Additional information
1. Not possible to "Undo"
2. The unsuspecting user who then unlinks the file (hoping to recover the lost
text) will see that only the file remains, not the original text.
3. This happens even if the section was marked previously as write-protected
(i.e., false protection).

Suggestion:  

Version 1:  Before linking an external file, pop-up a confirmation box that
warns that all contents of the section will be lost(or replaced).

Version 2:  If it is easy/possible to evaluate whether the section is empty,
then only pop-up confirmation when there is actually something to be lost.

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