[libreoffice-design] Minutes from the UX/design meeting 2025-Aug-20

Present: Eyal, John, Heiko
Comments: Stuart, Jan, Bogdan

Tickets/Topics

 * Add a simple smart paste option
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172908
   + AF'ing per on-type and on-exec available (Stuart)
   + sufficient (and overly complex right now), no need for
     another on-paste (Heiko, Jan)
   + workflow reminds on markdown where we have it via paste special;
     consequently we should not go with an automatic (Eyal)
   + welcoming a paste special option "Paste and auto correct" (Eyal)
   + would rather accept some always apply on paste; IOW treat paste as
     typing (Heiko)
   + would apply to all AC options and to avoid trouble for other use
     cases like copy a hyperlink and paste as plain text (which with the
     suggested change be converted), this could be made optional like
     "[x] Treat paste as type" underneath the M/T static text (Heiko)
   => accepted

 * Navigator - Auto Enter while navigating with keyboard
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172300
   + sounds good (Bogdan), weird (Ady)
   + was kind of agreed last week for bug 172297
   => DUP

 * Add new aggregate function: "uniform value or empty"
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172762
   + drill to details does the trick, no need for non-standardized
     functions (Heiko)
   + argue that this envisioned function is commonly needed,
     not difficult, and just another aggregation function (Eyal)
   + suggest to add Uniform to the subtotals list of the data field
   => comment

 * The Calc Notebookbar sectioning and command labeling has (too)
   many problems
   + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172628
   + bug 170773 add sheet direction toggle button
     + excel has it as big button, Writer has it -> request adding it
       as buttons on the tab (Eyal)
     + disagree with the frequency of use; this could well go into the
       context menu (Heiko)
     + .uno:SheetRightToLeft is a toggle could replace Rename Sheet
      on the Layout tab, which is can go into the context menu (Eyal, John)
     => accepted
   + bug 173101 labeling & placement issues
     + remove Save as Template as it is available in the expander of Save,
       and make Templates a big button (John)
     => accepted
     + "File" is redundant (Eyal), could become "Document" (Heiko)
     + make these changes consistent across modules (John)
     => rename "File" to "Document"
     + remove "Print" from "Print Directly.." and "Print Preview" (Eyal)
     + duplicate to bug 163117, at max a dependency (Eyal)
     => no action required
     + leave commands as unsectioned if there is no good label
     => every command should be in a labeled section = no
  => to be continued

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