[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 143834] Word count is inconsistent and useless with view track changes

[bugzilla-daemon at bugs.documentfoundation.org]

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143834

Dieter <dgp-mail at gmx.de> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1
            Summary|[1] Word count wrong with   |Word count is inconsistent
                   |tracked changes and deleted |and useless with view track
                   |paragraph                   |changes
             Blocks|                            |83946
                 OS|Linux (All)                 |All
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEW
                 CC|                            |dgp-mail at gmx.de,
                   |                            |libreoffice-ux-advise at lists
                   |                            |.freedesktop.org
           Keywords|                            |needsUXEval
         Whiteboard| QA:needsComment            |

--- Comment #1 from Dieter <dgp-mail at gmx.de> ---
I confirm it with

Version: 7.2.0.3 (x64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 2a7ea282da28d665a7dc086360567b4aea27bf08
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL

I can't see a consinstence behaviour here and I also think, that word count is
completely useless in such a case.

Second example:
1. Write a sentence with five words
2. Enable record and view track changes
3. Delete that sentence and write a new sentence with three words => WC 8 words
The display shows eight words, but for the author, this is a completely
irrelevant information. Either the text has three words (if you accept changes)
or it has five word (if you reject changes)

=> NEW

I don't know, if there is a consenus about the expected behaviour, but we
chould have one. Personally I can sse two possibilities
a) Word Count has always the result of the document without showing track
changes (that's also the expecatation from bug reporter)
b) Word count is disabled, if document shows track changes

I would prefer solution b), because it obvious, that you can't count the words
with visible track changes in a helpful way.

cc: Design-Team for further input and decision.


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83946
[Bug 83946] [META] Tracking changes issues
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