Issue 16921

Summary:	text/cell property dialogue box improvement suggestion
Product:	General	Reporter:	lars <lars_o_hansen>
Component:	ui	Assignee:	AOO issues mailing list <issues>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	Trivial
Priority:	P3	CC:	elish, issues
Version:	OOo 1.0.0
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Latest Confirmation in:	4.1.0-dev
Developer Difficulty:	---

Description lars 2003-07-16 02:10:33 UTC

on the font tab:

-replace the bold/italic attribute field/lists by their corresponding 
icons/buttons: saves much space

-keep the "enter size manually" field but replace the list by a slider with 
which on can change size immediately. 4 markings for orientation and setting 
the value directly will be enough (but the current appropriate value is shown 
in the "manual field" of course): 10,30,50,70

-for font field: see issue 7249


-replace the color menu by the font color icon of the toolbar which pops up a 
color selection grid.

-add icon-buttons for each of the options found on the text-effect tab (the 
buttons should include an arrow to indicate they are not just a switch) which 
when clicked on open a seletion filed similar to that of the collor button


-increase the visible range of the font selection field


-add a field "favorite fonts"


-add a field "compare fonts" where on can send fonts and then also render the 
current selected text or a sample text in the preview box in these fonts 
additionally for comparison purpose


-be consistent over applications (Writer, Calc): offer all properties 
everywehere, eg. "Blinkend" not just in Writer, but in Calc too. And make their 
guis equal, eg. for position/orientation

Comment 1 atr 2003-07-16 07:36:24 UTC

ATR->BH: Hi Bettina, please have a look on this enhancement, thanks.

Comment 2 ace_dent 2008-05-16 02:11:37 UTC

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Comment 3 lars 2008-05-17 16:33:27 UTC

issue still valid:

it concerns inter- and intra-application consistency and ease of use.

Comment 4 bettina.haberer 2010-05-21 15:12:23 UTC

To grep the issues easier via "requirements" I put the issues currently lying on
my owner to the owner "requirements".

Comment 5 Edwin Sharp 2014-02-19 15:35:07 UTC

(In reply to lars from comment #0)
> on the font tab:
> 
> -replace the bold/italic attribute field/lists by their corresponding 
> icons/buttons: saves much space
space is not an issue.
> 
> -keep the "enter size manually" field but replace the list by a slider with 
> which on can change size immediately. 4 markings for orientation and setting 
> the value directly will be enough (but the current appropriate value is
> shown 
> in the "manual field" of course): 10,30,50,70
slider is hard to control, but making the size list two dimensional can eliminate scrolling.
> 
> -for font field: see issue 7249
Closed - Wont fix.
> 
> -replace the color menu by the font color icon of the toolbar which pops up
> a 
> color selection grid.
agreed - palette is better than list. 
> 
> -add icon-buttons for each of the options found on the text-effect tab (the 
> buttons should include an arrow to indicate they are not just a switch)
> which 
> when clicked on open a seletion filed similar to that of the collor button
buttons are more appropriate for toolbars.
> 
> -increase the visible range of the font selection field
Also here, switch to two dimensional list.
> 
> -add a field "favorite fonts"
Good idea for the toolbar, not here.
> 
> -add a field "compare fonts" where on can send fonts and then also render
> the 
> current selected text or a sample text in the preview box in these fonts 
> additionally for comparison purpose
IMHO not useful.
> 
> -be consistent over applications (Writer, Calc): offer all properties 
> everywehere, eg. "Blinkend" not just in Writer, but in Calc too. And make
> their 
> guis equal, eg. for position/orientation
different applications - different needs, inter-consistency not always appropriate.