[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 89131] UI Control spin button for number of heading rows in dialog Insert Table is not working

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89131

--- Comment #15 from sdc.blanco at youmail.dk ---
Another perspective for thinking about the Table > Insert Table dialog.

Why not let the software do the mental arithmetic to add the required number of
rows to match the value in the “Heading rows” spinbox plus the value in “Rows”
in the general column – rather than pushing that task over to the user, as is
done at present? 

Explanation of work flow.

1. General section offers Rows and Columns (do some users just take the default
to get started, because it is easy to add rows and columns?)

2. Options section introduces a post facto question (after deciding rows and
columns), where user must take some positive actions (a) “enable” Heading (b)
decide whether to change number of Heading rows. 

Why can’t user assume that the “Heading rows” are going to be added “on top” of
the rows and columns, which were already decided (or not) in the General
section? (I probably did).

>From that point of view, the spinbox could/should take any value, where those
rows are added "on top" of the rows chosen in General.

That approach would make disabled spinboxes unnecessary (and possibly the
tooltip as well -- or maybe inspire another tooltip).



(note that Table Properties – Text Flow tab has the control:
   Repeat Heading The first [spinbox] rows
where it is possible to enter any value into the spinbox 

(though in that case, if the value exceeds the number of rows, 
the value is reset to total number of rows on reopening the dialog).

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