[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 157039] Method to clear search text drop down list in Base form

[bugzilla-daemon at bugs.documentfoundation.org]

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157039

Stéphane Guillou (stragu) <stephane.guillou at libreoffice.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Whiteboard| QA:needsComment            |
             Blocks|                            |108440, 116885
            Summary|Method to clear search text |Method to clear search text
                   |drop down list in Base      |drop down list in Base form
                   |form.                       |
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
           Keywords|                            |needsUXEval
           See Also|                            |https://bugs.documentfounda
                   |                            |tion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12
                   |                            |2311
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
                 CC|                            |libreoffice-ux-advise at lists
                   |                            |.freedesktop.org,
                   |                            |stephane.guillou at libreoffic
                   |                            |e.org

--- Comment #1 from Stéphane Guillou (stragu) <stephane.guillou at libreoffice.org> ---
That's a good point.
I can confirm that I can see previous searches from a different database in a
form's Record Search dialog.

Version: 24.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 2902ab24ecc5ffbf4907ea83b2028508b9de6364
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: es-MX (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

As a comparison, the Find and Replace dialog in Calc and Writer only saves
searches per session. Close and reopen LO, the list is cleared.

Maybe instead of adding a way to clear the search, it should just do like Calc
and Writer and not save anything between sessions?

Although there is a request to go the opposite way and make Find and Replace
_remember_ searched terms between sessions: Bug 122311

So a design decision should be consistent across these dialogs.
In my opinion, if search terms as saved, there should absolutely be an option
to clear the list. And possibly, a setting to opt into it. (Thinking of shared
computers on which one user might not like discovering that another user is
able to see logged search terms they have used previously.)


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108440
[Bug 108440] [META] Database form bugs and enhancements
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116885
[Bug 116885] [META] Privacy and data security issues
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