[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 88559] Display of inherited attributes from parent styles in Styles dialog

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88559

Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #14 from Mike Kaganski <mikekaganski at hotmail.com> ---
Caolán: this bug (a major usability pain actually) depends on abilities of used
controls; could you please advise?

This (and related bug 89826) might have many possible fixes, e.g.:

- controls showing default values having blue border (accessibility problem?)
- having bold labels (same)
- having labels include some indicator text
- dedicated additional labels *after* (to the right of (in LTR case)) controls
- having no value at all (but what about controls like borders/color picker,
which are not edit controls? Create special "blank" states for them?)
- a variation of the latter, when the controls do have values, but in grey
color
- a small "lock" button next to *each* control which pressed state means "use
inherited"
...

They all seem to have multiple problems (accessibility; cluttering, etc) - but
the main problem is implementability. The way to indicate the status of *each
single property* in style dialogs (inherited or defined explicitly here in this
style), and (to a lesser extent) a way to reset that single property to
inherited status, is really needed thing. The problems should be fixed after
the fact (e.g., accessibility could be handled by providing appropriate
information to screen reader and tooltip; clutter is of less importance, and
let design team to re-order controls to fit better after the fact, etc.)

I say that resetting single properties is needed "to a lesser extent", because
if the controls would indicate their "inherited" status (say, have colored
border), then using "Standard" button to reset to inherited would be much more
usable. But of course, a combined solution (like a small button) would be
welcome by many.

Could you please advise what solution is possible/preferred?

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