Feature requests: Mail merge file names, Field styling, preview all entries, save plainmerge work, etc.

[candideu]

This software is incredible and such a lifesaver! The ability to add merge tags to form fields makes Plainmerge a standout application.

Here are some ideas for future features (let me know if you'd like each to be a separate issue):

• Using one of the mail merge fields for the file name -> this would save precious file renaming time
• The ability to preview all the entries before doing the mail merge
• Having the text styling toolbar always visible, so that it doesn't dissapear when the user scrolls down a long PDF
• Having the program remember the text styling used previously, rather than having to restyle each field every time I add a new one
• Batch restyling fields by selecting them using CTRL + SHFT and styling
• Saving the Plainmerge project file so that users can continue working on a mail merge. For example, I had to close the program and restart my PC, which caused me to lose my work. The History button/function only remembered which Excel sheet and which PDF I had opened.
• Having the Canvas / Form switch display both titles. I didn't realize that I could attach merge fields to form fields until I saw this issue: https://github.com/plainlab/plainmerge/issues/2. Having the switch's function be more obvious could help users understand the additional functionalities.
• Not sure if this is a thing, but: the ability to upload an updated version of the same Excel sheet without losing the existing work.

Wish I had known about this program sooner. Thanks for making it!

[manhtai]

Thanks for all great ideas @candideu, I'm flattered. But since nobody asked for those features yet I'm not sure which one I should invest the time to. I might implement the filename feature first because I'm not entirely happy with it too. And let's keep the rest for future enhancement then.

Thanks again for your kind words and thoughts.