[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 102915] Restore Clear Direct Formatting (an uno: ResetAttributes command) to the context menu

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102915

--- Comment #34 from Octavio Alvarez <octallo at alvarezp.org> ---
As a heavy user of styles, I'll allow myself to state that "Clear Direct
Formatting" is way too useful as a styles-related tool. Even though it affects
DF only, the tool is used in the context of styles.

The reason is really simple: without the existence of styles, "Direct
Formatting" just becomes "Formatting" and the need for "Clear Direct
Formatting" turns into "Clear All Formatting", without the distinction between
the two types of formatting. So there is a reason why the command only clears
direct formatting and nothing more.

Also, as I said on bug #86606 c18 [1], the statement that "Direct formatting
has been removed from the default configuration of the context menu" is false.
For it to be true, the items "Character" and "Paragraph" should be removed too
from the menu. Those are nothing more than Direct Formatting.

My guess is that the intention was to remove "individual directly-applicable
formatting attributes" from the context menu, like Font, Size, Bold, etc.

Furthermore, it is known that the Design Team has the intention of promoting
the use of styles. For people willing to learn, the appearance of the words
"Direct Formatting" in a menu as prominent as the context menu lets people
grasp the idea that there is some particular kind of formatting that is called
"direct", and in consequence, there has to be another kind of non-direct
formatting. This, in turn, helps people understand that there are *two* ways to
apply formatting attributes to text.

In conclusion, the given arguments for removal make no sense and I consider it
an unfortunate design decision. Restoring the option to the context menu would
be the best way to proceed.

[1] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86606#c18

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