Design/Meetings/2023-02-15

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    Link

    https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/2023/msg00015.html

    Minutes

    Present: John, Cor, Heiko
    Comments: Stuart, John, Pedro, Rafael
    
    Tickets/Topics
    
     * Styles Preview should be able to show a grid of list
       styles (Tabbed UI)
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153525
       + a "More..." button could open the Stylist in the
         sidebar (Stuart, Heiko)
       + could be a small expander button on the lower right edge (Cor)
       + strong support for a Tabbed NB in general and completely
         implemented features in particular (John, Pedro, Rafael)
       + take the full space is easy to achieve, expanding into a list
         might a bit more difficult
       => do it
    
     * Most bundled page styles are nonsensical and/or redundant
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153534
       + every single page style has a use case (Cor)
       + never had any problems with the list of page styles (John)
       + the (small) list can also be filtered (Heiko)
       => resolve WF/NAB
    
     * Style organizer's "Next style"'s function not clear to user
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153600
       + label and help is clear (John)
       + labeling it "Next paragraph style" adds no information and
         it's reasonably clear what the dialog/label is talking
         about (Cor)
       => resolve WF/NAB
    
     * Editing:- Feature Request "go to - special" feature needed
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149933
       + introduce function to search for special content like blanks,
         constants etc. sounds like a good idea (Cor)
       + would be a comfortable shortcut for many searches (Heiko)
       + alternatively we could have a special entry in the sidebar
         + would be inconsistent as blank evaluates data while the
           existing Navigator options detect model content (Cor)
       => do it
    
     * Change "heading level" to "outline level"
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152605
         + see comment 14 for (tentatively accepted) proposal
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153499
         + use index level for index entry outlines
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=153596
         + see also ToC dialog
       => consistency in naming is good, go for it
    
     * Permit "No User Input" as a data validation which would then
       permit filter sorting
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149497
       + reasonable request
       + (Standard/Auto-) Filter work on protected sheets
       + Sorting should work too, at least optional (Cor)
       + afraid of data integrity issues aka references to a certain
         cell that changes after sorting (Heiko)
       + option should not be at data validation but at the
         protect sheet dialog among the other exceptions (Heiko)
         + has the drawback that it applies to the whole sheet (Cor)
       => allow users to permit sorting