[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 144946] Base: Tabbed Application UI

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144946

David <eagleview7 at protonmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from David <eagleview7 at protonmail.com> ---
(In reply to Gerhard Weydt from comment #3)
> The problem described only arises when using an embedded database (HSQLDB,
> Firebird). The database is unpacked when the document is opened, the data
> reside in the local storage, where all changes are stored immediately. But
> they are only saved permanently when the document is closed or saved, by
> zipping the database. (It's not a question of "opening the main window",
> this must be open, because otherwise no forms ... can be open.) So there's
> no need to do anything in addition. The only possible problem is a crash
> before the document is saved/closed, then the changes are lost.
> But tabs instead of separate windows would change nothing at this situation.
> By the way: forms and reports are sort of separate Writer documents, I think
> it would be a difficult task, requiring crucial changes in the user
> interface, to present them in tabs.

Typical elitist programmer response. So the word "opened" was used instead of
"show" or "bring to the forefront". A typical user probably won't even think of
making that distinction.  Think of what the user might be suggesting instead of
defining the words only by programmer-speak and then arguing based on that
definition.  If unsure, ask.  So what that an example of use might only happen
in an embedded database.  Most users used to MS Office are probably going to
use that option instead of taking the trouble of setting up a server.  The
point is that so many windows must be dealt with. So what if it's difficult to
program.  The market doesn't care. Tabs are generally thought to present a much
more usable interface. The clutter created by the multi-window approach is an
archaic design and bugs 33173 & 37134 have been open for over a decade, so why
just totally shut this idea down?

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