Issue 102374 - Control (Ctrl)/Command (Cmd)-Click to select layered objects should be the default behavior
Summary: Control (Ctrl)/Command (Cmd)-Click to select layered objects should be the de...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 3.1
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Keywords: needmoreinfo, oooqa
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Reported: 2009-05-29 22:57 UTC by kenpardue
Modified: 2013-08-07 14:38 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Sample document illustrating layer selection (486.55 KB, application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text)
2009-06-01 16:20 UTC, kenpardue 		no flags Details
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Description kenpardue 2009-05-29 22:57:37 UTC 
Currently, selecting objects layered on top of one another require the user to
Control-Click (PC) or Command-Click (Mac) in order to select an object layered
on top if the base object is selected.

That is, if I have a callout layered on top of an image and accidentally select
the image, the only way to select the callout layered on top is to either
Ctrl/Cmd-Click it, or deselect the image first.

I propose that this is a usability bug preventing the user from quickly
selecting elements that he/she wants to move.  Automatically selecting top-most
layer is the default behavior in Microsoft Word, iWork Pages, as well as other
applications, and OpenOffice should match this.
Comment 1 eric.savary 2009-05-30 11:49:10 UTC 
Please attach a sample document which illustrates what you mean.
Comment 2 kenpardue 2009-06-01 16:20:25 UTC 
Created attachment 62688 [details]
Sample document illustrating layer selection
Comment 3 kenpardue 2009-06-01 16:24:59 UTC 
Attaching a sample document as requested.  The process:

1. Left click on the image in the document.
2. Left click on one of the graphical callouts in the document.

What is expected: The callout is selected
What happens: The callout is not selected

In order to select the callout, you either have to deselect the image and then click on the callout, or 
control/command+click the callout.

This is a fairly minor thing, except that I had no idea about that key command in the first place and 
would suggest that most users don't know about it either.  Having the layered objects on top may lead 
to a lot less frustration time.
Comment 4 eric.savary 2009-06-02 21:36:06 UTC 
Now I understand and I do agree!
Reassigned
Comment 5 eric.savary 2009-06-02 21:36:58 UTC 
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