[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 143249] UI: Improve handling of configuring table borders in table properties dialog (to make it work for multiple workflows)

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143249

--- Comment #16 from Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> ---
Created attachment 173608
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Mockup

Requirements are simple:

   + Benjamin wants to show a grid on the table.
   + Eve wants to configure the border style using potentially different 
     attributes per side.
   + Adrian wants to install LibreOffice for visually disabled people too.

Not yet implemented:

   + Eve wants to store a configuration and apply in other documents.

The mockup takes the known design principle with a list of presets at left, the
attributes in the middle, and a preview right-hand.
The line style Position is a multi-selection toggle button, one selects all the
border lines that should be modified. In contrast to the current configure and
apply (on click at the preview) this workflow would apply the modifications
immediately. Meaning if some positions are selected (toggle button active) and
the vertical left line is added now, it will become blue. To keep the left
line's color (and use it also at right) one has to uncheck both horizontal
first. If none is selected the attributes are taken from the selection.

In the first iteration, the alternative approach was to apply line attributes
only individually via dropdown. This idea was rejected as regression to the
current solution with multiple selection.

Previously it was possible to click repeatedly on the preview and disable a
border line. This is replaced in the mockup with a checkbox. The preview is not
clickable.

For the padding a dropdown allows to set the distance for all sides (currently
done via "synchronously") or individually for each side. Thus, the dropdown has
5 items.

The mockup is done with Penpot, publicly available at
https://design.penpot.app/#/workspace/35358890-e54f-11eb-b623-4c4b7a420f0b/4f34a020-e552-11eb-b623-4c4b7a420f0b?page-id=4f34a021-e552-11eb-b623-4c4b7a420f0b

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