[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 147098] Should "Region" field be missing in Options -> Libreoffice -> User Data? (or is label wrong?)

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147098

--- Comment #8 from joao.victor.bonfim at hotmail.com ---
(In reply to sdc.blanco from comment #5)
> Confirm that Tools -> Options -> LibreOffice -> User Data has a label
> "Country/Region" but only one field. 
> 
> In addition:  Place cursor placed in that field, press Tab. 
>      Result:  cursor moves to "title" field  (i.e., not a "hidden" region
> field)
> 
> Tested with:
> 
> Version: 7.4.0.0.alpha0+ (x64) / LibreOffice Community
> Build ID: 5c138ac6a8334825ef171ac6291b66b277eb4288
> CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19043; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL:
> win
> Locale: en-US (da_DK); UI: en-US
> Calc: CL
> 
> 
> Asking UX to clarify whether the problem is with the label or with a missing
> field.

I think it is a case of both, since the "State" field is nowhere to be found
and the label isn't helping either.

> The current used slash character obviously causes user's confusion.  But
> dropping "region" is probably not a great idea.  Maybe we can just change the
> label to something else like "Country and region"?

Maybe use "Territory" or "Nation or Region" instead, since "country and region"
implies that both must be present simultaneously and that might induce to usage
that would generate a bad design? Since, under that context, "USA, North
America" would be the only "correct" usage.

> The variable is internally called just *country (cui/source/optgenrl.cxx).
> Same at Insert > Fields > More Fields: Document = Sender : Country. I guess we
> can just ignore "Region" (or remove as the slash is used to label the multi
> fields in this dialog) since "State" above can be used for what I have in mind
> in case of region, eg. Texas. Using "North America" would be pointless.

Having different assigned namespaces for the same contextual name/identifier
(i.e.: not having all the labels that reference country use the same
value/point to the same source for the value) and have to depend on edits for
consistency on labels and such seems quite inefficient, merely an opinion.

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