https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=173461
Bug ID: 173461
Summary: UIReplace calc’s navigator "data range" button with
"Select data area", adjust terms and icon.
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 3.3.0 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Calc’s navigator sidebar has a button tooltipped "Data range", showin a data
ranges (sc_dataranges) button. This suggest it is referring to named-, or
database-, or selected ranges.
What it does seems to be like the uno command .uno:SelectData
(https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/scalc/01/SelectData.html),
which is selecting a rectangular area of cells with content around the
currently selected cell.
Given that it took the creator and commenters on the issue (172400) several
experiments and a look at the code, I think this is a usability problem and
suggest the following to improve the situation:
- Check the code if .uno:SelectData and the current behavior of "data range"
diverge in some way. I could not find out any differences, but if there are it
might make sense from the point of usability to make them behave the same to
allow transfer of knowledge. (see Nielsen #4)
- Based on the menu entry of .uno:SelectData, name the button "Select Data
Area" in its tooltip
- Based on the menu entry of .uno:SelectData, change the button icon to the
"sc_selectdata" icon.
- Change the tooltip of "start" to "Start of data area" and "end" of "End of
data area" (Alternatively, there could be a label "Data Area" for these
controls, but that would be a larger change)
- Adapt the documentation (see 173404 , probably using text from
scalc/SelectData.html)
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open the navigator sidebar in calc
Actual Results:
The button shows a data range icon and is called "data range"
Expected Results:
Based on its behavior, the button should be called "Select Data Area" and have
a sc_selectdata icon.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Version: 26.2.3.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 70e089b17412e4cb7773e41413306b17a2328c34
CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render: Skia/Raster;
VCL: win
Locale: de-DE (de_DE); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
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