https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155561
Heiko Tietze <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC|libreoffice-ux-advise@lists |heiko.tietze@documentfounda |.freedesktop.org |tion.org, | |mentoring@documentfoundatio | |n.org Ever confirmed|0 |1 Summary|Option to Disable Overwrite |Warning when the overwrite |Mode (Insert Key) |mode is enabled for the | |first time Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEW Keywords|needsUXEval |difficultyMedium, easyHack, | |skillCpp --- Comment #4 from Heiko Tietze <[email protected]> --- We discussed the topic in the design meeting. While switching between insert/overwrite is standard behavior not every casual user is aware of the classic workflow, in particular on macOS. Microsoft blocked overwrite completely by adding an option with the default off. However, as LibreOffice users are typically more tech-affine we suggest not to follow this example but add a confirmation dialog that is shown the first time overwrite is activated (except per statusbar). It would tell the user "By pressing the insert button you switch between the insert and the overwrite mode indicated by a block caret. An active overwrite mode is also shown in the statusbar. Do you want to enable it now? [Yes/No] /p (This dialog will not show up again.)", ideally with an image similar to the tip-of-the-day. The dialog must not close on accidental key press so the initial focus needs to be apart the buttons. Tentative code pointer https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/vcl/source/control/edit.cxx?r=5c156156#1685 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
