[libreoffice-design] Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2025-Dec-17

Present: Martin, Dan, John, Heiko
Comments: Meagan, rram, Cor, Eyal

Tickets/Topics

 * Template names "CV" and "Resume" are confusing together
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165506
   + depends on the region, not same the in U.S. (Meagan)
   + subtle differences "a document created and used by a person
     to present their background, skills, and accomplishments" vs. "short
     written summary of a person's career, qualifications, and education"
     ... "In the EMEA and Asian countries, a curriculum vitae (CV)
     is used for similar purposes. (Wikipedia)
   + haven't heard about CV; difference in the templates is limited
     to styling only; better preview would help more than renaming (Martin)
   + purpose is unclear, ask the OP (Martin)
   => comment

 * Options Window - Show blank pages when sidebar categories highlighted
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169642
   + blank page
   + jump to the first page (Heiko)
   + links to the sub‑menu items (rram)
     + or better show a subselection of what belongs to the category in order
       to provide a simplified version of the options (Heiko)
   + options are unstructured and would appreciate a simple alternative;
     blank page sounds wrong, links make no sense; could imagine to see
     some kind of help "where to find what" (Martin, John)
   => comment and make a duplicate

 * Add property to turn autocorrect on/off to styles
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77568
   + Format > Autocorrection > While typing (Cor)
   + set language to None should do the trick, however also blocks
     spell-checking (Heiko)
   + against this setting being part of the style because AC is
     user-centered not document-related (Eyal)
   + would not use a style as it might be changed accidentally (Martin)
   + could be an extra button on the UI like a child of spellchecking
     + but customization is always possible (Heiko)
     + NAB/WF (Martin)
   + conversion to uppercase is often annoying in Calc (Martin)
     + no "While tying" in Calc and a temporary switch off sounds okay
       but would rather align the workflow with Writer and have a "While
       typing" plus "Apply and Edit" (Heiko)
   => resolve WF but comment regarding Calc

 * Provide sidebar expansion/closure button to Standard Toolbar and
   the NotebookBar assemblages
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169102
   + too many interactions right now, but a single button is
     tempting (Heiko)
   + sidebar on/off is customizable (Heiko)
   + no need to aim at the button, clicking anywhere opens the sidebar
     in collapsed form; customization is great (Martin)
   + dislike (random) shortcuts, never knew/trued this button but size
     doesn't matter; an alternative position could be at the statusbar (John)
   + color on hover has been changed recently (Heiko)
   + Tabbed UI shows the sidebar minimized; could be hidden completely
     + not needed to change (John)
   => resolve WF

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