Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2023-Mar-15

[Heiko Tietze]

Present: Cor, Heiko
Comments: Dieter, Stephane, Jim, Eyal, Regina, Caolan, Andrea

Tickets/Topics

  * Keyboard short cut to traverse over open modules
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147219
    + could be a UNO command to access uno:WindowList or
      some Alt+W+<number> mnemonic (Heiko)
    + isn't it a question of the OS, eg. alt+^ switches between
      windows of the active application in Gnome (Cor)
    => function welcome, comment on ticket

  * MASTER DOCUMENT: In navigator 'Insert -> File' should be
    'Insert -> Text File' to be more precise
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153666
    + agree with renaming (Dieter)
    + Insert from the popup menu is the same as Insert > Text
      from File... and unifying the labels makes sense (Heiko)
    + "Insert > Insert from File" replaces the current text while
      Insert > File adds the document into a new section (Cor)
    + rename to "Text Document" to make it clear what type of
      document can be loaded (Heiko)
    + could be misunderstood as ASCII text or RTF files (Cor)
    => resolve WF/NAB also to keep the help

  * In Writer, there should be 3 types of hyperlinks
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153740
    + somewhat over-engineering (Dieter)
    + if, it should be done for all types (Stephane)
    + easy-hackable (Jim)
    + some options like a) different underlining, b) split the
      hyperlink section in the navigator, c) add icons (Heiko)
    + a) not so good, b) could have merits, c) clutters (Eyal)
    + hovering over the entry shows the type (Cor)
    => use case needed to make coding necessary

  * Request: Rename "Square" gradient to "Rectangle" gradient in the UI
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154071
    + a) "Square" -> "Rectangle", b) "Quadratic" -> "Quadratic (square)"
    + +1 for a) -0.5 for b) with the explanation in brackets (Heiko)
    + needed for transition (Regina)
    + agree with both (Eyal)
    + we need to make sure that renaming wont affect legacy documents (Cor)
    + "Rectangular" and as a compromise "Square (Quadratic)" using the old
      name in brackets (Heiko)
    => do it

  * Impress: Improve search for animations
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149015
    + easy-hackable (Caolan)
    + consistency is prime (Eyal, Heiko)
    => do it

  * Bring back the transparency option
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154140
    + moving this option into expert settings make sense (Heiko)
    + it's also about accessibility (Andreas)
    + option is not specific to Calc; was probably added to deal with
      performance issues with transparency back in the year dot (Cor)
    + if it is a FAQ we should consider to bring it back (Cor)
    => will ask for more info (Cor)
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