https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58371
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Bug ID: 58371
Summary: VisualEditor: "Clear formatting" should never be
highlighted
Product: VisualEditor
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Editing Tools
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Classification: Unclassified
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I'm not sure if this was done on purpose, but when selecting text containing
some formatting in some or all of the selected text (e.g. part of a link and
some text after it, or part of a bolded string) the toolbar shows the "Clear
formatting" button highlighted (similarly to how the "Bold" icon is highlighted
when selecting bolded text).
The toolbar is supposed to reflect current state of selected text. Showing the
"Clear formatting" button already activated seems like an impossible state (it
would theoretically mean some hypothetical "clear" annotation is applied to the
selected text, which is incorrect. The only case in which that would
technically be correct is if you apply text that is already cleared of
formatting).
This highlighting for the "Clear formatting" button is confusing from a UX
point of view. I would associate it with how "bold" is highlighted when bolding
is applied.
When encountering this strange UX behaviour earlier today, it took me a while
to figure out what it is supposed to mean (longer than it should for an
intuitive editor). I don't think this is because I'm familiar with
VisualEditor's previous state, but more in general.
I think the correct approach would be to never highlight the clear formatting
button in the toolbar, and have it be an "apply" button, you select text, and
then activate (not deactivate) "clear formatting".
This concept also exists in other popular editors.
Alternatively, though that would be a new concept for people to learn, perhaps
change the icon to something that means the opposite of no formatting, so that
it being turned on for selected text, and being able deactivate it, like it
currently does, actually makes sense as an action take.
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