[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 141227] New: Formally right, but logically wrong tab order sequence on the «Find and replace» form of Writer and Calc

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            Bug ID: 141227
           Summary: Formally right, but logically wrong tab order sequence
                    on the «Find and replace» form of Writer and Calc
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.1.1.2 release
          Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
                OS: Windows (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: medium
         Component: Calc
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: sergey_nemna at yahoo.co.uk

Description:
It is common practice to implement the tab order sequence  in such a way that
pressing Tab results in the element located underneath (or to the right of) the
active one getting focus. But, maybe, this specific dialogue should be treated
as an exception. I suspect, that in most of the cases what people wish to do is
simple replacement of certain characters by some other characters. The search
criteria implemented as the check-boxes underneath the «Find» field are used
considerably more rarely (surely, I don't have any formal proof for that, just
my own experience matching that of handful of my friends and colleagues at
work).

So, I suggest the «Replace» field be the one to get focus after the «Find» one
with pressing of Tab. With the second press the «Match case» gets focus and the
rest goes as it does now.

The same is true for Writer (the amount of check-boxes «separating» the main
fields is smaller, though). Probably, other components are affected as well.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Launch Calc and hit Ctrl-H.
2. Hit the «Tab» key.


Actual Results:
The «Match case» check-box gets focus.

Expected Results:
The «Replace» field gets focus.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Speaking formally, the following is not a bug. Never the less I see it as a
logical deficiency and non-optimally implemented feature.

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