[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 158404] Start Center Recent Documents view: make it so hover changes item selection

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158404

--- Comment #18 from Buovjaga <ilmari.lauhakangas at libreoffice.org> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #17)
> (In reply to Buovjaga from comment #16)
> > I will focus on the multiselection for now and not change the hover
> > behaviour.
> I'm somewhat surprised by hover = selection idea. Wasn't it only about
> multiselection, as sufficiently explained in comment 12, for example. To
> summarize:
> 
> Issue
> + Multi-selection has no meaning in the start center (and minor in the
> template manager)
> + Hovering over selected items is not visible anymore (neither needed)
> 
> Expected result
> + Selection remains possible for a11y (primarily via tab/F6 + arrow keys; no
> _need_ to block it via mouse - and mouse click selects anyway)
> + Selected items are opened via enter or single click (we would have to
> switch to double click if multi-selection was possible)
> + Hovered items give feedback so users get what clicking means in advance
> 
> Still need for UX input?

Steve's idea was never about removing any feedback upon hover, but indeed to
make hover equal to selection. It made sense to me looking only at Start
Center, but as Stuart pointed out we have pre-selection highlighting all over
the place (including the buttons in Start Center).

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