[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 113932] Make Select text by clicking in Margins MSO compliant

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113932

--- Comment #8 from Magalaan <magalaan@gmail.com> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #4)
> (In reply to Magalaan from comment #3)
> > If you do not appreciate me making suggestions, please say so, and I will
> > stop bothering.
>
> If you find it a bother, then don't. But suggestions of UX improvements are
> welcome and appreciated if presented in context mindful of development
> efforts.
>
> As I indicated in comment 2, we already provide a functional implementation
> that meets user needs. We are not "obliged" to provide the same UI that MS
> implements for their products.
>
> The implementation issue is that there is no linkage between the paragraph
> object, table object or frame and the page "margin" on which it sits. 
> Presently, one does not click in the margin--but rather clicks in the border
> of the object (the "arrow" that appears when over the "target") to have some
> effect on the object. Positionally clicking in the page margin would require
> new development to link to the attributes of the target object. 
>
> It has some merit, but would equally result in complaints of spurious
> selection. I am not convinced it would provide improved UX sufficient to
> justify the dev effort. But I'll defer to fellow UX team members.

I see your point. I guess we should not go there. 
Though it would be nice if we had a little more width to click on to select a
row in a table than 1mm. could it be 5-10mm?

I am only glad you feel not obliged to provide the same UI as MSO, I like the
LO UI better than MSO UI. I think the devil is in the detail and it pays to do
these minor improvements, especially with often reoccurring actions like
selecting.

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