[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 138865] Selecting a tree view row with a check box entry toggles the entry

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138865

--- Comment #5 from Attila Szűcs <szucs.attila3 at nisz.hu> ---
I think it is a design question.
If you can find a way how it should work, that most peoples agree with, i'm
gladly try to change the work of it to that way.

I know it is not ideal this way.. but im not sure what would be the best.. [and
not too complex :)]

in the bug 116675, it was asked to make checkbox easyer toggleable.. because
the checkbox is small... hard to click.
so i made that the whole row (-buttons) toggle the checkbox with left click..
[but it is happening only if the .UI file is set like that...
in options -> load/save -> Microsoft office ... there is a list with 2
checbox/row.. that not toggle with clicking on the row]

You can still right click on it.. to get the focus without toggle.. and use
other way to select... like arrow keys.. but i know it is just a workaround..

i tried to make that only Label text toggle the checkbox.. but text can be much
smaller then the checkbox.. especially if it is '1'
and there was other annoyances.. like there is space between the text and the
checkbox, where click would not toggle.. and the cases when there is more
columns with texts in the rows..

the MSO excel is not a good example here.. because in autofilter you can select
the row only by clicking the text or checkbox... but there it toggles the
checkbox too.. [however excel increase the selection with a few pixels.. it is
a bit easyer to click]
so in excel have the same problem, but harder to click as in calc.

an other difference is that excel selection [the blue rectangle] is only around
the text.. while in calc the selection is around the whole row... 
it may seems not relevant.. but this way we get a hint where we can click to
toggle/select.. [we see visually the selection rectangle size]

if we have to click on the textbox to toggle, but the selection is the whole
row.. then it is a bit confusing to figure out whitch pixel's click will toggle
and witch will select...
and if the texts are full row wide, then again we can't select without
toggle...

I was thinking about more complex solution too, but im not a designer.. 

like:
-we could change that right click would toggle, and left click select
-or it could toggle only if the clicked row is already selected.. so you could
select with 1 click, and toggle with 2 clicks.. 
-or we could give a minimum area (several letter wide) where clicking would
toggle..

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