[libreoffice-design] Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2025-May-15

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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