Bug 136313

Summary:	Inconsistency in Bringing forth the Page Style Window Using the Status Bar from LibreOffice Calc
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	szfong
Component:	Calc	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	libreoffice-ux-advise, thomas.lendo
Priority:	medium	Keywords:	needsUXEval
Version:	7.0.0.3 release
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
See Also:	https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=87750
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Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:
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Bug Blocks:	86066

Description szfong 2020-08-30 23:39:21 UTC

Description:
Because of Bug 133661 I had to correct many LibreOffice Writer files that has the wrong Default Page Style. I also check many Libreoffice Calc Default Page Style.

It because irritating when LibreOffice Writer only needs a SINGLE click to bring up the Page Style Window while LibreOffice Calc requires a DOUBLE click to bring up the Page Style Window. This becomes an issue when using my travel Laptop + Trackpad. On my Desktop + standard mouse, it is not as irritating for either a single or double click.

Can it be changed to be more consistent for the two programs as I use Writer & Calc the most.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. In LibreOffice Writer, a SINGLE click is all that is needed to bring out any of the Windows from Writer's Status Bar.
2. In LibreOffice Calc, a DOUBLE click is needed to bring forth any of the Windows from Calc's Status Bar.

Actual Results:
Wordprocessor Status Bar shortcuts requires a single click from mouse/trackpad.

Spreadsheet Status Bar shortcuts requires a double click from mouse/trackpad.

Expected Results:
Would be great if the two program are a bit more consistent for this function as I would get use to the single click (I had to do it a few hundred times), and wonder why it didn't work with the Calc Spreadsheet app, which needed a double click to bring out the same dialog window.

Reproducible: Always

User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 7.0.0.3 (x64)
Build ID: 8061b3e9204bef6b321a21033174034a5e2ea88e
CPU threads: 2; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19041; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Comment 1 Heiko Tietze 2021-04-29 09:10:32 UTC

Actually I'd prefer to not start any function directly from the statusbar, neither per single or double click. It's not obvious that giving feedback (what the statusbar is supposed to do solely) about the page style, for example, is also an option to execute a function around this information. Commands should be located in context menus, right click the page style and find "Properties" or "Edit" as an entry there.

But OTOH, we do have many items that conveniently start on single/double click. And it's easy to learn. So at least we should make it consistent.

Comment 2 Thomas Lendo 2021-05-04 21:40:24 UTC

As other preferences in the statusbar also react with single click, I support the unification:

* Single click should open the page style window in Calc.
* Right-click should open a context menu with all available page styles in Calc.

This would be consistent with the slide master names in the statusbar of Impress and Draw.

Comment 3 Thomas Lendo 2021-05-04 21:48:40 UTC

Ah, I see, both from comment 2 is already existing in older bug reports:

* Bug 87750 - make page style choosable from right click on status bar

* Bug 91914 - UI Double click needed on status bar in Calc to open dialog Page style and Navigator (unlike Writer; where one click is in use)

Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2021-05-07 07:02:51 UTC

This topic was on the design team's weekly agenda. And we agree with your view and the need for consistency. But let's keep the tickets together and make this one a duplicate of bug 91914.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 91914 ***