Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 122061
First click into spin boxes should select complete content
Last modified: 2014-04-16 14:14:46 UTC
Current state: one click on a spin box has the cursor blinking. user has to select data within spin box to change it. Proposed state: one click on a spin box has the entire data within spin box highlighted and ready to be changed.
This is request for enhancement is not related to the new sidebar feature. These controls are standard ones used allover in OpenOffice. --> generalizing summary
I do not see big importance, the currently required double click is not unreasonable. @Edwin Sharp I understand the request and at least sometimes wish exactly the same. But can we know that everybody will think so? may be other users are happy with the current behavior because they want to have the cursor flashing next to the digit they want to delete and replace? Can you add a hint concerning a styles guide, other software doing that the way you suggest or similar or similar? If the request should be fulfilled additionally we would need a decision whether really all contents should be selected or only the numeric content. Currently a double click in most spin button fields selects all contents, but see "Bug 56998 - Display a space character before unit symbols". If there is a space between number and unit a double click will select number _or_ unit.
(In reply to comment #2) > can we know that everybody will think so? may be other users are happy with > the current behavior because they want to have the cursor flashing next to > the digit they want to delete and replace? Please realize no matter how hard we try, we will never make everyone happy. > Can you add a hint concerning a > styles guide, other software doing that the way you suggest or similar or > similar? Please realize we don't need confirmation from some other software to make ours better.
lack of public interest -> closed
Appropriate enhancement request, so reopened. Additional Info: a) Competitors (All: WIN 7) It seems that most other software I checked behaves similar to AOO a1) FreeOffice Plan Maker: I checked Menu 'Format -> Cell -> Border' what has similar spin button fields for distance to border as AOO Behavior similar to AOO, click into cell leads to flashing caret in input pane, <ocntrol+a> selects all input pane contents (value + unit), double click will select numeric value or unit, depending on click location. a2) Calligra: I checked Menu 'Format -> Cell -> Position' what has similar spin button fields as AOO. Behavior similar to AOO, click into cell leads to flashing caret in input pane, <control+a> selects all numeric value in input pane contents, double click will select numeric value integer part or decimals (!) or unit, depending on click location. a3) Lotus Symphony: Same as AOO a4) Mozilla Print Dialog / Number of copies: Behavior as in AOO Currently I do no know any example for behavior as requested. Although I see some advantages with requested behavior, it might be bad to do things different to anybody else. @Edwin: Do you have any examples for software doing that as you requested?
Never worked different back until OOo 1.1.5, may be more early
I'll try to locate where I encountered this but nevertheless we can be pioneers.
one of few examples for "click on field highlights content": FileLocator http://www.mythicsoft.com/default.aspx
Lack of public interest.
(In reply to Edwin Sharp from comment #9) > Lack of public interest. Please stop closing appropriate Enhancement Requests.
Created attachment 83208 [details] ods with date and time field with spin bttons I understand the wish but have a look into the attached spreadsheet. There are a date and a time field with spin buttons. Both works like other fields in the UI. And this should be also furthermore. Place the cursor in day, month, year and accordingly in hour, minutes and use the spin buttons. What should be selected by the first click into the field without breaking the functionality and consistence?
Current behavior: click - affected by spin buttons month - month day - day year - year hour - hour minute - minute Proposed behavior: click - highlighted month - month day - day year - year hour - hour minute - minute Benefit: user can immediately type value with keyboard without using the spin buttons repeatedly.