[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 133836] Autofilter enables deselect items automatically when typing a search

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=133836

--- Comment #30 from ady <adylo811517 at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #29)

> Turning it into "[ ] Add" ends up in a strange workflow where one
> has to select the checkbox first to get the intended result - otherwise all
> previous input would be lost.

Having "[ ] Add" (or some alternative nomenclature) is at least respectful of
the current behavior and workflow. A tooltip on it would add some clarity and
allow for users to discover it and try/test its effect. Such setting would have
to be remembered until the specific autofilter is canceled and it should be
independent for each column/field of the whole autofilter set. To be clear,
this is just a comment about it; I am not saying I am 100% convinced.

Some brainstorming, not having thought about the following thoroughly-enough...

A possible alternative would be to have an additional checkbox on the left of
each value (OFF by default), located to the left of the current one: setting
the additional check box ON [x] would "fix" the current status of the
already-available check box on that value (leaving it grayed out), whether it
would be ON or OFF. The new additional check box on each value would also
remain independent of the current "All" and independent of the search box. The
new additional check box would be cleared by a new upper ("Fix all" or
equivalent) check box located to the left side of the current "All" filter.

This is similar to the aforementioned "[ ] Add", but per-value. I guess both of
these could be implemented. This provides additional flexibility for the
possible different results of the filter, at the cost of more UI artifacts,
screen area, and also (potentially) additional clicks for the new behavior (but
not for the current behavior).

This all is only a *brainstorming* idea (not having thought about it
thoroughly-enough), not a suggestion. Clearly it would make the AutoFilter UI
heavier and wider. I'm not sure it would be intuitive "as-is" - I'd have to see
the resulting UI. Tooltips are essential. The default status and behavior
should remain as the current one.

Maybe the new additional check boxes (or whichever other alternative) should
also remain hidden (or not included) in the Autofilter feature, only to be
shown by some new additional new "Complex Autofilter" alternative, leaving the
current Autofilter feature without these changes. Both should share the basic
characteristics, in order to avoid branching code (with the maintenance
consequences). Again, brainstorming only.

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