Design/Meetings/2024-09-11

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    https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/2024/msg00111.html

    Minutes

    Present: Sahil, Rafael, Heiko
    Comments: Stuart, Steve, Ady, Kenneth
    
    Tickets/Topics
    
     * The "Check for updates" dialog should provide links to
       release candidate wiki pages
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149400
       + Wiki format is sufficient (Stuart)
       + No problem with a link to the point release in the updater (Rafael)
       + Not much beneficial since minor updates are (usually) just
         bug fixes (Rafael)
       + unclear why someone wants to learn about release candidates (Sahil)
       => keep with minor importance and add a link to the major and the minor
         release at the update info
    
     * Comment indicator size and color aesthetics and customization
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162660
       + proposals in c16
       + no need to fix, other app do the same (Rafael)
       + depending on the background? probably not; and makes the UI busy (Rafael)
       + if many users complain about the border we may add an advanced
         option (Sahil)
       + border was white in the past
       + using an icon could be a solution (Sahil)
         + but blocks changing the color, has issues with zooming,
           and RTL/LTR (Heiko)
       => resolve WF; we have no solution that makes everyone happy
    
     * make active cell highlight selection grid line a bright grey instead
       of white in dark mode or not use it at all?
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162759
       + competitors also show a white inline rectangle (Rafael)
       + necessary to keep the focus rectangle visible even on a cell
         background close to the highlight/accent color (Ady)
       + unlikely use case (Steve)
       + a) use document background (not sure to provide good contrast; and
            looks ugly),
         b) merge the highlight color with the background and have less contrast,
         c) go with white (guarantees to be visible together with the focus color)
       + no user ever complained on other office suites about the color (Rafael)
       => WF
    
     * UI missing for nesting character styles
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115311
       + ability to nest CS is extremely important (Kenneth)
       + request is to apply more than one CS, eg. Emphasis+Strong Emphasis
         (Eyal) (and consequently to highlight both in the Stylist)
       + it is possible to inherit CS and Strong Emphasis can be moved
         under Emphasis which applies attributes from both styles; this nesting
         can also be done per Inherit From attribute (Heiko)
         + Style Inspector does not properly read the nested CS attributes
       + stacking is what Eyal suggests while nesting implies a hierarchy (Sahil)
       + similar discussion for PS where one style is wished to be available
         under different parents (Heiko)
       + we should not make the styles handling more complicated (Rafael)
       => comment and keep ticket for more wisdom