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

[Jean-Francois Nifenecker]

Hi,

Le 08/02/2013 13:32, Samuel Mehrbrodt a écrit :
> 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.
>

Every time anaction is un-doable, then no warning is necessary.

Now, to the topic: style-s deletion.

-- People using styles and managing them are -- unfortunately -- very few.
and
-- People using styles and managing them know what they do when they 
add/change/delete one ore more styles.

Thus, a confirmation dialog is unnecessary for them.

Moreover, the proposal I read above in this thread seems an half-full plate:

>> 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

To a newbie, this is too much or not enough. Too much because the action 
can be undone, as stated above; not enough because the user is not told 
what the consequences can be.
To a power user, this is a disruption in his workflow.

>> 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
>>

Same here: if I delete the style, what are the consequences? -> state it 
or stay silent.


So, as you might have guessed ;) my proposal is to get rid of any 
message box for that matter.

My 2 euro-cents,
-- 
Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux