[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 127892] Calc sheet tabs: Option to make compact (use smaller font and less padding like in <=6.2)

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127892

--- Comment #5 from Pedro <vermelhusco1904 at gmail.com> ---
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Calc 6.3 (left) versus Calc 6.2 (right) 1920*1080

I am against offering an option to use the old design of the sheet tab. It's a
waste of developer time to offer such a thing for minor benefits for a minority
of users that should have no problems to adjust their workflow slightly.
The benefits to users with impaired vision should supersede these ones.

Furthermore, the issues pointed out are minor at best. As you can see in my
attachments of Calc 6.3 versus Calc 6.2 at 1920*1080 and 1366*768 the
differences to data visualization are minimal.
Also the differences to number of tabs that are visible in both cases are
minimal as well.

At 1920*1080 I can still only see fully 47 rows. The 48th row was cut-off in
6.2 and is slightly more cut-off in 6.3 but still reachable if someone wants to
select directly with the mouse.

At 1366*768 I can only see 29 rows in Calc 6.2 and I can only see 29 rows in
6.3. There is no difference in data visualization with the old design and the
new design.

As for the number of visible sheet tabs:
At 1920*1080, in 6.2 I could fully see 27 sheets in 6.2, and I can fully see 27
sheets in 6.3. The 28th sheet is still clickable in 6.3, so there's no forcing
of having to use the arrows to navigate because there's loss of visualization
of a sheet tab.
At 1366*768, in 6.2 I can fully see 19 sheets and in 6.3 I can fully see 19
sheets. The 20th is not selectable in 6.3 but can still be picked in 6.2.

These trade-offs were considered when coming up with the new design and were
deemed acceptable considering the benefits for visually impaired users and to
update the UI. I am against changing vertical and horizontal padding because I
don't agree that the current design has severe impacts on anyone's workflow.

I also could not find a difference in the default height of the formula bar as
mentioned here.

However, I do agree that a better visual separation between inactive sheet tabs
should be considered.

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