https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169741
Bug ID: 169741
Summary: Too difficult for user to distinguish the 3 (or 4?)
kinds of UNO alignment commands
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 26.2.0.0 alpha0+ master
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Keywords: needsUXEval
Severity: minor
Priority: medium
Component: UI
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Blocks: 103238, 115596, 129661
For ever kind of alignment (start, end, right, left, center, justify), we seem
to have multiple alignment commands. For example:
1. .uno:AlignLeft
2. .uno:LeftPara
3. .uno:ObjectAlignLeft
4. .uno:CommonAlignLeft
Jonathan says (bug 165507 comment 28) that the third kind is the command that
does both (2.) and (3.) for use in static menus. (And I had only asked him
about (2.) and (4.) )
I am still confused about these commands: Aren't these three things just all
the same function? If not, how do they differ? Why does the formatting toolbar
have .uno:LeftPara, rather than any of the others (e.g. "common align")?
... now, the thing is, I don't just want to get the answer to these questions
_here_. This bug is about making it easier for users who customize their
toolbars or menus to understand the difference, and which command they would
want to choose.
Specifically, if you search for 'Left' in all commands, you find only the first
and third items (LeftPara and CommonAlignLeft). They have the same icon, same
label in the Customize dialog and almost the same tooltip when used ("Align
Left" vs "Left"). The user will not know which of them to choose and why.
I suppose the most straightforward solution would be changing the commands'
labels to be more informative and distinguishing. It is also possible to
consider the choice of icons, but I'm not suggesting that for now.
Referenced Bugs:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103238
[Bug 103238] [META] Customize dialog bugs and enhancements
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115596
[Bug 115596] [META] Labels of UNO commands bugs and enhancements
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=129661
[Bug 129661] [META] Right-To-Left (RTL) user interface issues
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