Re: [office-collab] observation: a formerly "change tracked" insertion of content is splitted into two.

["C. Boemann" <cbo@boemann.dk>]

On Tuesday 04 December 2012 16:53:31 Oliver-Rainer Wittmann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I observed in Apache OpenOffice 3.4.1 and in Microsoft Word 2010 that a
> formerly "change tracked" insertion of text content is splitted into two
> "change tracked" insertions by a later insertion of text content.
> Steps to reproduce the observation:
> - create new text document
> - insert a paragraph with some text
> - start/enable Change Tracking
> - insert more text to the paragraph
> - save and close the text document
> - open the text document as another user (change the user name in the
> options of the application before)
> - insert text right in the middle of the last inserted text
> - observe the tracked changes
> -- in AOO 3.4.1 via Menu - Edit - Changes - Accept or Reject
> -- in Microsoft Word 2012 e.g. via Review - Reviewing Pane - Reviewing Pane
> vertically
> --> the former insertion is splitted into two insertions which can be
> independently accepted or rejected.
> 
> What do you think about such an behavior?
> 
> 
Sounds like wrong behavior from a user's point of view. As a user I would 
certainly expect such changes to be stacked rather than flat splitting old 
changes.