Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 93999
Using "decrease indent" button in list must adapt tab position
Last modified: 2017-05-20 11:15:29 UTC
Start a numbered list, click "decrease indent" button -> the tab position in the list attributes will not be correctly adapted
move target to 3.2.
Hm... That is a little bit complicated. The "decrease indent" and the "increase indent" buttons changes the indent attributes at the current paragraph respectively at the paragraphs in the current selection. Also adapting the list tab position of the corresponding list level attribute of a potential applied list style would cause an effect on all paragraphs, which apply the list style and are on the same list level. Thus, I think it does not make sense to adapt the list tab position, too OD->MRU: Let us come together in person and discuss a possible solution. OD->all others: Any suggestions for a possible solution.
I compared with a competitor... there, the "increase / decrease" buttons affect the current level of the paragraph. I do not think, that this is intuitive... we should not copy this behavior. IMO, if one works on a list, I can imagine, that he intends to change all indent/tab settings of a list level by using the indent-buttons... FL, OD, what is your opinion about that?
This would be similar to the "increase/decrease" effect of TAB/SHIFT-TAB at the beginning of the first list item of a list. Right? Sounds reasonable to me. CC Jacqueline Rahemipour in order to her input on this.
Yes, that's my intention. Jacqueline, Frank, what do you think about this idea?
From my experience users expect to change the numbering level with the increase/decrease buttons (because MSO does so) and not to change the paragraph indent. Both buttons don't have an useful effect in OOo in such cases, because the standard tab positions don't fit to the level positions of the numbering. Furthermore, clicking "decrease" and after that "increase" the indent will be no more at the old position. So I would suggest to change the behaviour of the increase/decrease buttons, if the cursor is placed in a numbered paragraph. The buttons should change the numbering level in this cases (similar to "Promote/Demote one level" buttons). I'm not sure, if someone will miss the old functionality, may be this should stay available as well. Would it be possible to get the old behaviour by pressing e.g. ctrl when clicking the buttons?
MRU->FL/OD: good have now feedback from the "user's ear" ;-) IMO it is reasonable to map the "decrease / increase indent" buttons to "promote / demote level" function if users expect this and are used to this.
setting keyword "numbering"
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".