Bug 159732 - Feature request for LibreOffice Viewer: Allow updating external links
Summary: Feature request for LibreOffice Viewer: Allow updating external links
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Android Viewer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
unspecified
Hardware: ARM Android
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2024-02-15 12:24 UTC by Dragos
Modified: 2024-02-19 07:56 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Attachments
Calc file - it reads an external web page and computes an estimated Nasdaq 100 Index for the cuurent moment during extended trading hours. (30.69 KB, application/octet-stream)
2024-02-15 12:28 UTC, Dragos
Details
Screenshot of infobar in desktop version (116.58 KB, image/png)
2024-02-19 07:53 UTC, Michael Weghorn
Details

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Description Dragos 2024-02-15 12:24:11 UTC
Description:
Hello, this is my review of LibreOffice Viewer on Google Play:

"I like the app and I wish it to have at least one feature that would be very useful to me. I have Calc files with data extracted from live web pages with auto updating enabled. On desktop Libreoffice it works, but the files are not updating in this app, all I can see is what data was saved last time. It would be very useful to me to be able to see on the go actualized data from my auto updating files. Thanks in advance!"

I got an e-mail from developer which recommended to file here a feature request so here I am.

This is the example file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qpeOU8unbuXp_gBompWXfTF4rWLMK-ap/view?usp=sharing

Thanks in advance!

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Load the file in LibreOffice Viewer
2.
3.

Actual Results:
File is static, it shows the data saved last time. No auto update from externa web page.

Expected Results:
Should load new data from the external web page, make calculations in the cells based on new data and update the cell in top left corner.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
LibreOffice Viewer for Android
Version
7.6.4.1/e19e193f88cd/The Document Foundation
Comment 1 Dragos 2024-02-15 12:28:25 UTC
Created attachment 192578 [details]
Calc file - it reads an external web page and computes an estimated Nasdaq 100 Index for the cuurent moment during extended trading hours.
Comment 2 Michael Weghorn 2024-02-19 07:53:14 UTC
Created attachment 192629 [details]
Screenshot of infobar in desktop version
Comment 3 Michael Weghorn 2024-02-19 07:56:48 UTC
Thank you for your report!

I can confirm this.

In the desktop version, an infobar appears, mentioning that automatic updates have been disabled for security reasons, but it has an "Allow updating" button to make this work, s. attachment 192629 [details].

Adding a similar prompt to the Android version seems reasonable.


LibreOffice Viewer for Android
Version 7.6.5.2
Build ID: 3bface63276d