Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2025-May-15

[Heiko Tietze]

Present: Sahil, Ted, Heiko
Comments: Stuart, Eyal

Tickets/Topics

  * Page count in range UX improvement
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166320
    + confirmation/warning dialog makes not much sense (Sahil, Heiko)
    + (yellow) static text could be a solution (Sahil)
    + at least case #1 could be solved by disabling the checkbox (Heiko)
    + turn extended tip into an ordinary tip; and improve the online
      help (Sahil)
    => comment

  * Set a confirmation dialog for "Clear List" and "Clear Recent
    Documents" in the Start Center
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166386
    + not required as the user clearly sees whats/he does;
      no benefit from the additional dialog (Sahil)
    + +0.5 for the query with a warning (Heiko)
    + if implemented it should show up as well in the running app (Stuart)
    => comment (easyhack)

  * Direction buttons placed one on top of the other in NB Tabbed UI
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166406
    + move LTR/RTL into the upper row and NPC into the lower (Eyal)
    + sounds reasonable (Ted)
    => do so (easyhack)

  * UI: Hold and move scrollbar, it doesn't jump back when moving
    mouse (far) away from it
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166293
    + horrible UX and dangerous too (Stuart)
      + being able to take a peek somewhere and go back to the starting
        point is a nice feature; if the cursor moves away from the
        scrollbar you jump back, moving the cursor back you stay
        where you are (until mouse button is released)
    + like it but understand the complaint; would be surprising
      for non-Windows users; maybe optional (Ted)
    + Bookmarks with Navigator do the trick out of the box (Sahil)
    => recommend to wait for more interest

  * LO is not have comfortable panel of animation like Powerpoint
    or Onlyoffice
    + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165952
    + rather a timeline (Eyal)
    + nice idea (Sahil)
    + unclear use case (Heiko)
    + MSO has an "Advanced timeline" (with the option to disable
      next to the actual item and allows to change the timing (Heiko)
      + still no good use case
    => no objection to implement it, if it can be disabled
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