Issue 75340

Summary: Misleading "Default" button in Math's format dialogs
Product: Math Reporter: hgkamath <hgkamath>
Component: uiAssignee: AOO issues mailing list <issues>
Status: CONFIRMED --- QA Contact:
Severity: Trivial    
Priority: P3 CC: issues
Version: OOo 2.1   
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Hardware: All   
OS: All   
Issue Type: DEFECT Latest Confirmation in: ---
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Description hgkamath 2007-03-12 21:58:42 UTC
Ambiguous button name "Default", which seems to suggest to that it 
restore defaults, actually it sets defaults.  
Format -> Fonts
Format -> Font size
Format -> Alignment
Format -> Spacing

* Start Openoffice Math
* Goto Format -> Spacing
* Suppose you have made changes
* There is a button "Default", which seems to suggest to a user that 
  it be pressed if one needs to restore defaults.
On the contrary, it asks (which is good! but not what is expected)
" Should the changes be saved as defaults ?
These changes will apply to all new formulas "

Rename button as
*) The button should be renamed to "Save as Document &Default"
   (with a tool tip to emphasize that it pertains to new formulas
    in current document only)

In addition the user interface would be improved by
*) "Save as Document &Default" button should be grayed (disabled) until a change
has actually been made in current category
*) Additionally provide a button "&Restore Document Defaults" to restore
defaults for the currently displayed category.
*) Additionally provide a button "&Restore Application Defaults" to restore
open-office original defaults for the currently displayed category.
*) "OK" should be grayed until a change has been made in any of the categories.
*) "&Restore Document Defaults" and "&Restore Application Defaults"  should be
grayed until a change has been made in the current category.
Comment 1 michael.ruess 2007-03-13 09:08:43 UTC
The misleading naming of the "Default" button should be treated as a defect.
For the other things regarding a redesign you should file a new "Enhancement"
issue. Thanks for your patience.
Comment 2 michael.ruess 2007-03-13 09:20:35 UTC
MRU->FL: the "Default" in the Format dialogs of OOo Math should be named a bit
more clear to its function. The suggest that you restore a default (like in
other OO dialogs) but it will save current values as default for Math formats.