[libreoffice-design] Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2021-Dec-08

Present: Heiko
Comments: Luke, Thomas, Caolan, Eyal, Justin, Rafael

Tickets/Topics

 * When selecting text, automatically select entire word
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70418
   + once a full word has been selected moving the cursor should
     extend the whole word; useful when input is not precise (Luke)
   + very useful behavior (Thomas)
   + What should be the default behavior?
     + start with character, revert per character
   + Where should this setting be changeable?
     + no option here (at least not in the UI) (Heiko)
     + option at Tools > Options > Writer & Impress -> General -> Editing (Luke)
   + How can it be made possible to switch temporarily to the other mode?
     + all or nothing
   + shift+ctrl+arrow does it out of the box, cross-plattform and
     cross-application; no need to change (Heiko)
   + on Windows, the selection per mouse works as described on Wordpad too
   + as a Linux user I would dislike such a feature (Heiko)
   => keep ticket

 * Group similar autofilter submenu items to save the vertical space
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146018
   + combine background and font color (Caolan)
     + premise to have colors mutually exclusively selected is met
     + overflow per group, at least on gtk
   => patch submitted, looks good

 * Flip Impress templates when locale setting is set to RTL language
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145730
   + mirroring the content is likely to fail, rather ship RTL templates (Heiko)
   + make templates direction-sensitive or pick LTR/RTL variant (Eyal)
   + have dedicated RTL templates (Heiko) fails in case of mixed content (Eyal)
   + would prefer anyway to ship working templates, if needed with RTL and LTR
     flavors, rather than automatically flipping content
   => keep ticket

 * Description box on Macro Selector should have fixed height
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145976
   + fix dialog size or fix size of description?
   => follow the HIG and make the dialog non-resizable

 * Change Tab color dialog for sheet color selection to some
   sub menu color palette
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145990
   + change current default behavior and use some special selection (Roman)
   + wouldn't limit LibreOffice' flexibility; but having all the option
     in a submenu would be nice (Thomas)
   => resolve WF

 * Clicking into a cell of table will select the full table instead of
   entering the corresponding cell
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117484
   + standard behavior since ages (Justin, Rafael)
   + keep current (consistent) behavior (Heiko)
   => resolve NAB

 * Table Alignment options are somewhat confusing, illustration needed
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145980
   + would prefer to integrate this topic into the revamp of the dialog (Heiko)
   => keep ticket


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