https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=165026
Bug ID: 165026
Summary: "Data Ranges" Data Series UI layout is confusing
(shared "Categories" field vs "Name", "X-Values" and
"Y-Values")
Product: LibreOffice
Version: Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Created attachment 198951
--> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=198951&action=edit
Demonstration video
I find the "Data Series" tab (in the "Data Ranges" dialog, or in the chart
creation wizard dialog) to be very confusing and inefficient, mainly due to the
way things are laid out in the right half of the dialog.
There are two main reasons for this:
* The "Categories" range field isn't specific to the selected data serie, but:
1) it's in the rightmost half, where the serie-specific ranges property fields
are;
2) it's stuck *right below* the variable range field
(depending on what property selected above),
with no vertical between those... so I visually confound it with the rest.
It could make a lot more sense to make it global, on the left half of the
dialog.
Or at least label it "Categories (shared across series)" and add some top
margin.
* Selectable properties (Name, X-Values, Y-Values) use a single editable field
below;
This seems wasteful vs just listing properties with a range field next to
each.
Why would I want to select a property first instead of directly setting the
range?
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Observed on:
Version: 25.2.0.3 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: e1cf4a87eb02d755bce1a01209907ea5ddc8f069
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.12; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Flatpak
Calc: threaded
...and every previous version.
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