https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169060
Bug ID: 169060
Summary: [Feature request] New UI for conditional formatting
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 25.8.2.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Created attachment 203537
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CALC - feature request - new UI for conditional formatting
SUMMARY
The current UI of the conditional formatting is not very effective and has much
room for improvement.
This is a suggestion / design study of how an updated version could look like.
Using wording:
* A "group" is one area to which many formatting rules can apply (this is the
way that it currently is, I just gave a name in lack of knowing the correct
term)
* A "formatting element" is what sets the rule for the format (this also exists
right now, but has a different name)
1) Reducing the window from two (overview -> formatting 'group') down to one.
There is no real need for a second window and it makes working with this tool
harder than needed
2) Controls for the group are now on the left next to the group
* + will add a group
* [document with arrow] will apply the group without changing the file yet (the
use would be if the changes you made apply correctly without the need of
closing the window and reopening it, applying adaptions, closing, opening ...
as it currently is the case)
* - will remove the group
3) Controls for the formatting element are moved to the right
* + will add a formatting element
* [two documents behind each other] will duplicate the currently selected
formatting element
* [bar with arrow] will allow you to edit the area of the group (exactly as it
exists right now)
* [bar with eye] will allow you to show the area of the group. Contrary to the
above, you will only be able to see the effected area and not change it. Often
I just want to check if the size of the area is right. Currently there is no
way to only view the area so I end up using the tool to change it. Even I just
want to view the sometimes larger area, I sometimes also end up editing it,
even I don't want to.
* - will remove the formatting element
4) Controls at the bottom are moved to the side. Only 'Help', 'Cancel' and 'OK'
are kept in place and would work like they currently do.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This style is influenced by the page style (? - the option that let's you edit
sheet size, border, etc) that got added tabs to it some time ago. This made it
not only much more nice looking, but also made it much more efficient (at least
IMHO). So the goal is to reach the same with the change I suggested.
Keep in mind that they are just suggestions, sort of a quick first draft that
can be used for further discussion.
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