[Libreoffice-qa] Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2023-Aug-16

[Heiko Tietze]

Present: John, Hossein, Heiko
Comments: Eike, Justin, Bogdan


Tickets/Topics

  * Select paragraph (quad click) causes jumping to the end
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156369
    + see also https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=137603
    + MSO hides the caret on selection, we show it and give feedback where
      it is; changing this should be done
    + not so many people requesting this change (John)
      + actually it is a frequently asked question (Heiko)
      + depends on the OS/DE how selection works (Notepad on Windows
        hides the caret likewise MSO while Kate on Linux/KDE does the
        same as we do, ie. show and move the caret)
    + advantage of showing the caret is better feedback; you see what has
      been selected (important when the text spawns multiple pages)
    + do not change this; and if do it optional (Heiko)
    => make this request a duplicate of 137603 and comment there

  * Warn when default format is changed
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90593
    + no warning when changing the default at Tools > Options > Load/Save
    + pointless in first place and common without (Bogdan, Justin)
    + saving as plain txt gives no warning but changing on SaveAs to doc
      it warns; MSO gives a warning for odt (for example) even when it is the
      default (together with a don't show again checkbox)
    + would expect the same as MSO for all formats but odt/fodt; the "warn when
      not saving..." below should become "Do want in case of alien formats"
      being controlled on the confirmation dialog
    => do so

  * Wrong cell attributes assumed
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113687
    + valid request but header should be taken into account (Eike)
    => make the format of inserted rows/cols depending on the action
       left/right (rather prior/after) resp. below/top

  * Cannot copy formula by copying cell when displaying with Show Formula
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156357
    => assigned

  * Option to REQUIRE pressing F2 or Enter to switch to cell edit mode
    and ignore any data entry attempts otherwise
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155891
    + option to disallow direct input in Calc (F2 always required)
    + if implemented it should be done as expert option to make it hard
      to find for average users (Hossein)
    => do it
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