Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 69747
Date field does not update itself
Last modified: 2006-09-22 15:37:56 UTC
When the date field is inserted into the Header (Insert->Fields->Date), it does not update itself automatically. So, if I insert the date today, open the document tomorrow, and print it, today's date will appear in the header instead of tomorrow's.
Reassigned to ES.
I cannot reproduce it. Please attach a sample document.
-> j_k9 : this is the normal behaviour in OpenOffice.org. By default the date is fixed when inserted in a doc. If you want a date that changes when the day changes, you have to double-click on the inserted date and select "date" instead of "date (fixed)". So this issue should be closed as it is not a bug.
pagalmes - Thank you - that works. The default behaviour is quite odd though, and non-intuitive - the OO.org developers might consider changing the default to "Date" instead of "Date (fixed)"?
Their must be one default. In this case, the fixed date as default makes sense when writing a letter. One doesn't want to have the original date changed each time one opens the file.
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That is true... But others put the date field there so that it will print with the correct date, no matter when the field was added. It is a bit tedious to have to change this every time. You might want to consider adding this as a section in the Options panel? That way, each user can set the default type for each field, instead of having to correct the format manually each time they use it..
Yes maybe adding a check-box could be interresting. es -> what do you think ? Maybe something for the specs ?
I don't think so. This is a typical case. For each default that exist 50% of the users wish it like this, the other 50% like that. The only way to make everybody happy is to set an option "this or that". An option that approx. 0.0001% will really use. We have already to many options and we have to restrict them to very special cases. Plus, the Fields dialog is not a black box. It costs only 1 click while inserting the date to switch to variable. No need of an option for this.
-> es : Thanks for the answer. That makes things clear.