[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Writer] Header/footer deletion from the UI

[Adolfo Jayme Barrientos]

I agree, the deletion alert is unnecessary. If the user wants to
recover the header, they should be able to do so by using the “Undo”
functionality.

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 2:18 AM, Jean-Francois Nifenecker
<jean-francois.nifenecker at laposte.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> (not sure whether this goes to design or ux, so I'm flooding both :)
>
> LibO version 3.6.4.0+ (Build ID: 2f42a6c)
> Xubuntu 12.04
>
> Writer interface - Using the header (resp. footer) option in the UI
>
> If I ask to delete an existing header using the "Header" button, I'm
> receiving a confirmation dialog informing that the header contents will be
> lost.
>
> I feel that this behaviour is interfeering with the user workflow. IMO, the
> header deletion should be immediate (if the users asks for that, of course
> he knows that the contents will disappear!) so that the user can continue
> working on his document. But, of course, this operation should be undoable
> (which it is not currently).
>
> Thanks for your comments,
> --
> Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux
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