[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 143249] UI: Improve handling of configuring table borders in table properties dialog (to make it work for multiple workflows)

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143249

Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> changed:

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--- Comment #21 from Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> ---
(In reply to Regina Henschel from comment #18)
> The mockup has no way to change the inner lines only.

You have to pick the right item from Line Style > Position (the inner line
options are missing as we don't have icons for it yet).

(In reply to Regina Henschel from comment #17)
> The mockup has only the preset "Frame".

These presets are not a selection but a full configuration with all attributes
for all borders.

(In reply to Telesto from comment #19)
> My initial impression (or misreading) is that the mockup has less
> capability's compared to the current, click at the preview thingy.

Yes and no. Thing is that we mix selection and application. Right now you
define the line style first and apply this to the positions. That can be one or
many. And I guess this third state was introduced as kind of undo.

Even with my proposal that turns the workflow around into select first and
apply per setting the attributes, we run into trouble with multi-selection.
Consider one line is blue and the other red. What I wrote to explain the
behavior is hard to understand for users. And now we have to balance the demand
for applying an option to a variable set of positions vs. simplicity/clarity of
interactions.

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