https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=120236
Kevin Grignon <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |[email protected] --- Comment #7 from Kevin Grignon <[email protected]> --- While I'm not qualified to speak to the validity of negative or positive bullet margin values within the specification, I feel I can comment on the user experience. Conceptually, here is how I see the bullet margins relative to the page element. I feel the page margins define a canvas within which a document author can capture and organize their thoughts and ideas. I see bullets or numbered lists as a formatting action that help an author structure the information design of their document. Indentation of bullets and numbered lists is an additional positional formatting action that assists in establishing a visual and information hierarchy for the content. >From a user experience and usability perspective, I feel that we should provide user control and freedom to increase or decrease the indentation of bullets within the available, margin-defined area. This will allow a user to use bullets and indentation in combination to structure their information - which is the main goal. Our design solution should also be mindful to prevent errors, or prevent the user from entering a state which does not support their formatting goals or information design goals. Bullets extending off the page (either negative or positive), may create a situation where the user is unable to understand the system status, as the content is not visible, and where is may be difficult to recover. In summary, I would recommend - that we keep the bullets within the margin-defined document work area - that we allow the user to position the bullets anywhere within this area, but not beyond (negative, nor positive) Keep it simple, keep it predictable. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
