https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160629
Bug ID: 160629
Summary: Bullets and Numbering dialog in Writer does not say
it's about an implicit list style
Product: LibreOffice
Version: Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Keywords: needsUXEval
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: kelem...@ubuntu.com
Blocks: 103364
Created attachment 193628
--> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=193628&action=edit
Example file with para DF overriding implicit List style
When a bullet and numbering is applied from the toolbar, an implicit list style
is created, which can be seen in the Style inspector.
Problem is that the settings in the B&N dialog can be overridden by paragraph
direct formatting and after that, it is not obvious why changes made in the B&N
dialog are not applied to the already direct formatted paragraphs - especially
if all paragraphs are such.
It would be better to somehow make it obvious that this dialog is editing a
style and the user would then get a hint that the paragraph settings can
actually be modified elsewhere too.
I'm not entirely sure what would be a good solution here.
For comparison when a list style is edited from the sidebar, the dialog title
says "List Style: Bullet –" or similar.
-> Maybe retitling the B&N dialog to "B&N style" could help.
Another idea is to put some warnings to the Position tab that the "Indent at"
and "Aligned at" values can be overridden by paragraph settings (by Before Text
Indent and First Line Indent resp.) - not even the extended tip of the relevant
boxes say this, maybe changing that could help.
Or some info label in the dialog telling that "These settings can be overridden
by the paragraph formatting"
1. Open attached document
2. Right click on the text, choose List - Bullet and Numbering
3. Go to the Position tab
4. Change the Aligned at or Indent at value, press OK
-> Figure out on your own why the a) and c) paragraphs formatting changed but
not b)'s.
My other report about extending Spotlight to List styles also aims to solve
this issue, although in an "after the deed" style. But it would be nice to have
something during editing.
Referenced Bugs:
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103364
[Bug 103364] [META] Bullets and numbering dialog bugs and enhancements
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