Issue 46027 - manipulating table border through toolbar icons is not intuitive at all
Summary: manipulating table border through toolbar icons is not intuitive at all
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Writer
Classification: Application
Component: ui (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.0 Beta
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial with 12 votes (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: AOO issues mailing list
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: 108857 110401 (view as issue list)
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Reported: 2005-03-25 20:40 UTC by jeongkyu.kim
Modified: 2013-08-07 14:38 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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a screenshot to compare table border icons between OO.o 2.0 and MS Word 2007 Beta (14.73 KB, image/png)
2006-05-30 18:10 UTC, jeongkyu.kim 		no flags Details
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Description jeongkyu.kim 2005-03-25 20:40:25 UTC 
The table border icons in toolbar seems to work in additive way, which is not
intutive at all. For instance, when I click 'north and south' border icon, I
expect west and east borders to be removed. But it does not work in that way.
Clicking icon _only adds_ the border(s) shown in the icon. However, 'no border'
icon works as expected - it removes all borders.

So, the easiest way to work with icons is to remove all borders first before
adding necessary ones. I wonder if this behavior is intented. If not, then I
hope this gets fixed soon.

Steps to reproduce

1. open new writer document.
2. add table.
3. locate caret inside cell.
4. click 'north and south' border icon in table toolbar.
5. confirm that there is no change.
6. click 'no border' icon.
7. click 'north and south' border icon again.
8. confirm that the cell only has north and south borders.
Comment 1 eric.savary 2005-03-27 14:54:47 UTC 
What do you call 'north and south' icons?
Comment 2 jeongkyu.kim 2005-03-27 15:53:11 UTC 
Hi es,

Sorry for confusion. :-) A 'button' might be better term than 'icon' here. In
OO.o 2.0 beta, you will see 'table toolbar' when you place caret inside table
cell. And when you click 'borders' button (4th button in top line), you will see
borders toolbar which shows 8 buttons. I meant 'north and south' as 3rd button
in bottm line.
Comment 3 eric.savary 2005-03-28 16:20:58 UTC 
Reassigned
Comment 4 eric.savary 2005-03-28 16:21:26 UTC 
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Comment 5 jeongkyu.kim 2006-05-30 18:10:10 UTC 
Created attachment 36811 [details]
a screenshot to compare table border icons between OO.o 2.0 and MS Word 2007 Beta
Comment 6 jeongkyu.kim 2006-05-30 18:14:54 UTC 
I wonder if 'needmoreinfo' keyword prevents this issue from being processed.
Please have a look at the attached screenshot. The table border icons in MS Word
are funtionally grouped and reflect border states well, which results more
intuitive user experience.

If the screenshot is well enough to explain this issue, please remove
'needmoreinfo' keyword and consider this issue in planning the requirements.
Comment 7 kpalagin 2008-04-23 18:16:32 UTC 
Removed keyword.
Comment 8 cno 2008-04-23 19:25:02 UTC 
Trying in 3.0m10 (pre-beta) I find that it is a little different.

It behaves as follows:
- the tob border of a cell belongs, to the row above (unless in the top-row)
- the right border of a cell belongs to the column right (apart from the last
column)

Also each cell has it's own border properties. Once set in a cell, it might
influence setting borders in adjacient cells. (see issue 83111)
Comment 9 michael.ruess 2010-02-03 12:14:55 UTC 
*** Issue 108857 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Comment 10 michael.ruess 2010-03-26 08:41:00 UTC 
*** Issue 110401 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***