[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 134976] UI: a quick way to pick a ODF version on save

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134976

--- Comment #13 from Sascha Z <live at hushmail.com> ---
(In reply to Telesto from comment #2)
> -> "impact on all". 
> Same thing as the evolution of file format. Impacts all too. I prefer no
> versions at all :-). ODT 1.1 1.2 (comp-ability mode/ extended) 1.3. How many
> ODT file variants will be around :-(. Everything is called ODT. 
> 
This is exactly an argument against this feature request. LO evolved over time
and there are four file-formates for this reason + the old OO file-formates not
longer present in recent LO. Once accepted would we have to integrate all the
legacy file-formates in the save dialog.

The only two reasonable solutions for me would be:

A - Fall back to the old fashion and reintroduce a version drop-down menu so we
would have two drop-down menus, one for type and one for version

-   this would scatter the now basic save dialog again
+  this would allow to us to take all ms office versions out of the first
dialog, effectively simplify it or

B - Replace the whole Default File Format settings (if this doesn't have other
impacts) under Settings>Load\Save with a simple checkbox meaning Show exotic
file formats

+  unchecked, would this approach take most of the file-formates out the Save
menu
+  shown file formates by default could be related to local settings e.g.
Unified Office Format shown by default in China but not shown by default on
other locals
-  lot of work for the developers
-  hiding LO capabilities to users not aware of this setting

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