[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 130840] UI Create a better UX for "Tracking Changes" mode

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130840

--- Comment #4 from stdedos@gmail.com ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #3)
> (In reply to stdedos from comment #2)
> > When 'Tracking Changes' is activated ... 
> >
> > Expected Results:
> > A) All disabled operations are still visible wherever they are supposed to be
>
> What "operations" exactly are disabled? Maybe an example is helpful.

Have you tried reading
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130838 ?

Please don't blame me for an "inactionable" ticket if you haven't bothered with
half of it (which is really short, so, I don't understand how is that
possible).

> > B) All disabled operations have some indication/explanation on "why" they
> > are disabled
>
> Is this idea limited to TC?

No, for me it's a UX principle (not really a UI-er, though).
However, I don't know how far this practice has been applied - so I'll stick
with what I have tried (and have an opinion about) instead.

> > C) There is a status icon showing that tracking changes are activated
>
> Agreed, should be also indicated on the statusbar. However, you see TC
> toggled on in the dedicated toolbar and unless you hide TC it's perfectly
> clear in the document.

I haven't really configured LibreOffice that much. And, I can tell you it took
3 days timespan trying to figure out "why" I cannot delete sheets.

It is true, I didn't bother going
https://help.libreoffice.org/6.4/en-US/text/scalc/01/02170000.html?DbPAR=CALC#bm_id3156424,
which, I didn't know existed. I could clearly find Sheet>Delete Sheet option
(so I thought I didn't need any "Help"), and I have used worksheets enough - I
thought that there is nothing more to "deleting a sheet".

What you are talking about is probably what I've seen here
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130832#c2 (and thus
reconsidered the original bug
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130832), but, I am
confident enough that there wasn't anything to see. Of course, maybe the TC
rendering was not that visible for me if it was e.g. a couple of cells with
that visualization.

Also, on top of all of that, I believe you are making the assumption that I
_activated_ TC, and I knew I was using it.
If so, you would be wrong. I have a bug open here for that
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130847 (on See also)

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