[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 143037] Relative size setting overwritten only after closing dialog when image size changed in the Crop tab (see comment 3)

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143037

Stéphane Guillou (stragu) <stephane.guillou at libreoffice.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Blocks|                            |103152, 108280
            Version|7.0.6.2 release             |Inherited From OOo
            Summary|Editing an Image Objects    |Relative size setting
                   |Settings in Writer on the   |overwritten only after
                   |Type and Cut Pane, the Type |closing dialog when image
                   |Panes Changes are lost,     |size changed in the Crop
                   |when clicking OK            |tab (see comment 3)
                 CC|                            |libreoffice-ux-advise at lists
                   |                            |.freedesktop.org
           See Also|                            |https://bugs.documentfounda
                   |                            |tion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14
                   |                            |3324
           Keywords|                            |needsUXEval

--- Comment #3 from Stéphane Guillou (stragu) <stephane.guillou at libreoffice.org> ---
Steps for what the OP describes:

1. Open Writer, insert image
2. Insert an image
2. Right-click on image > Properties... > Position and Size, activate "Relative
to Entire paragraph area" for width
3. Go to Crop tab, change the width in "Image Size"
4. Back in "Position and Size" tab, see that Relative option is still active
5. Click OK; see image width changed
6. Right-click > Properties... > Position and Size

Result: Relative setting off, overwritten.

But I think the overarching issue here is how the fields sync inconsistently in
the Crop tab (and beyond), since OOo 3.3 times.

Currently, changing values in the "Crop" section:
- updates the values in the "Image Size" section if "Keep scale" is used; or
- updates the values in the "Scale" section if "Keep image size" is used.

So far, so good: my logical interpretation of the two bottom sections is "the
size of the crop area with different units", i.e. another method to define the
cropping area.
However, as soon as you touch the values in the "Image Size" or "Scale"
sections, the values are not synced anymore with the "Crop" section, and are
only used to stretch or shrink the image accordingly. This is unexpected: it
goes against the selected "Keep scale / Keep image size" setting, has no effect
on cropping, and is a duplication of the "Position and Size" tab.
Furthermore, changing those bottom values does not update the preview
whatsoever.

I think there is too much complexity in this tab, and that we should either:
A. improve it by properly syncing the values across sections + making the
preview always update, including with the stretching of the image; or
B. simplify it by removing the two bottom sections and the "original size"
button. (The preview would ideally still need to update for when the image size
is preserved, i.e. shrinking / stretching the image)

UX team, what are your thoughts?


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103152
[Bug 103152] [META] Writer image bugs and enhancements
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=108280
[Bug 108280] [META] Image crop bugs and enhancements
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