[libreoffice-design] Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2022-Jun-08

Present: Cor, Heiko
Comments: Rafael, Seth, Eyal

Tickets/Topics

 * When clicking an Insert-shape button, focus is wrong
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149341
   + the toolbar "insert shapes" command remains active while you
     can draw multiple shapes in Writer; and escape cancels this
   + once drawing the shape is finished, the tool should no longer be
     selected in the sidebar, and return to selection mode by
     pressing Esc (Rafael)
   => sounds good (Cor)

 * Make the selection behavior when double-clicking a word a user preference
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149254
   + include the trailing space on double-click (and insert back in case
     of overtyping)?
   + keyboard use with ctrl+shift+left/right includes the space
     and we should do the same for the mouse (Cor)
   + if so, have an option for it
     + nope
   => do it

 * Proposal for slight change in position and label of controls in the
   Position dialog for objects
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149407
   + a) "From left" of "Paragraph area" by "0.70cm" (Seth)
     + to => of makes sense (Cor)
     + "to" does not fit always, eg. with "left of entire page" (Heiko)
     + change wont improve the understandability (Cor)
   + b) Align "Paragraph area" to "From left" with offset "0.70cm" (Eyal)
     + unclear how it works in other languages and can of worms (Cor)
   => recommend to not change (WF) but no string objection if someone
      volunteers; better do smaller steps

 * Change submenu label for formatting textboxes and shapes in
   Calc and Impress
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149414
   + intention to not use the generic "object" and consistency across modules;
     alternative make a pseudo .uno for Calc (Seth)
   + any objection to change "Object and Shape" -> "Text Box and Shape"
   + Insert > OLE Object (but in fact Insert > Shape) barely combines with
     Format > Object & Shape
   + Text Box and Shape sounds much better
   => do it for all modules

 * It's difficult to reach text area properties
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149411
   + does the command Format > Object and Shape > Text Attributes...
     need a more prominent position?
   + somehow misplaced in the main menu but expect it to be in
     the sidebar (Eyal)
   + Fit width/height might be worth to add to the "Columns" deck (renaming
     needed) and we could add the deck's generic property action (Heiko)
   + New label could be "Text" (Cor) or "Text Attributes" (Heiko)
   => do it

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