[Libreoffice-ux-advise] Deleting multiple styles at once

[Samuel Mehrbrodt]

We should not annoy the user with Confirmation dialogs if the change is 
undo-able (which _is_ the case).
So _one_ warning would be ok, if some of the styles are in use. But if 
they are not, we don't need a Confirm dialog.

Please see
http://alistapart.com/article/neveruseawarning
and
http://www.google.com/search?q=undo+instead+of+confirm

for more arguments.

Thanks
Samuel

Am 08.02.2013 13:20, schrieb Joren:
> Op 08-02-13 13:06, Olivier Hallot schreef:
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>> Hi Samuel
>>
>> Em 08-02-2013 09:49, Samuel Mehrbrodt escreveu:
>>> Maybe we should show the Message box only if the styles are in use?
>> Absolutely. Please do. Styles are a resource very few users master. A
>> mistake can reformat the whole document and cause grief.
> Sorry for my late answer.
> The previous behavior was: you get a message box with text depending 
> on the fact you're trying to delete an used style or not. If so you 
> get a message:
>
> You are deleting an applied Style!
> Do you really want to delete Style <name>?
> Options: YES NO
>
> If the style isn't used you get the same message but without the first 
> rule:
>
> Do you really want to delete Style <name>?
> Options YES NO
>
> We have several possibilities here (please add when I forgot some 
> important):
>
> 1) Delete all styles one by one with message boxes listed above 
> (depending on used or not another message text)
>
> 2) Ask the user with a message box he'll delete all selected styles 
> and warn that it's possible some styles are used
>
> 3) Ask the user with a message box he'll delete all selected styles, 
> and ask them individually per used style he/she is sure about deleting 
> this used style (i.e.: one message in the beginning and a message for 
> every used style)
>
> 4) see previous line, but with a checkbox (=delete them all right 
> away) on the message box when asking to delete an used style.
>
> 5) Just delete all selected styles at once, no matter it's used or 
> not, without any message box (I think this is _not_ preferable)
>
> Any preferences/combinations/suggestions/votes of/for listed options 
> above?
>
> Thanks for this discussion.
>
> Kind regards,
> Joren
>
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