Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 95897
usability problem: inconsistant use of term "User Data"
Last modified: 2014-01-26 19:26:06 UTC
In Options dialog, there is a section "User Data", where user can fill their organization, address, email / telephone number etc. In "Insert Fields" dialog, there is a section "Sender" where user can take the value of the "User Data" setting and insert it into the current document. This is confusing especially to first time Fields users. They don't understand why "User Data" is "Sender" data, especially if the document is not supposed to be send to anybody at all ("I don't send it, so who is the Sender?") I propose to change "Sender" field-section to "User Data". In fact it is better to change both to "User Profile" because "Data" is a too general term. User would ask "What is my Data? My Data includes my documents and presentations" and gets confused when his/her data is only his contact information. They don't get confused when the see a form of contact information which named "User Data", but they get confused if they find their contact information during inserting fields of "User Data". Generally any data are "User Data", this is really not good wording. It pisses the user off if the user himself is a professional editor, which picks on incorrect wording, and which is one of most important user of OOO because their use of OOO shows the product capability.
Framework issue, as long as the Properties refer to all components. Reassigned to FL for decision.
IMHO Tools - Options... - OpenOffice - User Data -> Personal Details Insert - Fields - Other... - Document - Type - Sender -> Personal Details