Bug 138456

Summary: Add an APPLY button to "Number Format" dialog
Product: LibreOffice Reporter: R. Green <greenandpleasant2000-support>
Component: WriterAssignee: Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX    
Severity: enhancement CC: libreoffice-ux-advise, xiscofauli
Priority: medium Keywords: needsUXEval
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
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Description R. Green 2020-11-24 12:09:09 UTC 
Version: 7.0.0.3 (x64)
Build ID: 8061b3e9204bef6b321a21033174034a5e2ea88e
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 19041; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB
Calc: threaded

The "Number Format" dialog is difficult to understand from the helpfiles. IMV, it would assist the user if there was an "Apply" button so that s/he could experiment with the format codes (rather than having to OK, then reopen the dialog).
Comment 1 [REDACTED] 2020-11-24 22:43:49 UTC 
The result/preview of the selected format code is already in the preview in the middle of the right side of the dialog. What is the additional benefit of an Apply button?
Comment 2 Heiko Tietze 2020-12-04 09:31:23 UTC 
Uwe has a point, please comment.
Comment 3 R. Green 2020-12-04 12:17:39 UTC 
The code in the Preview is difficult to understand for a casual user—even after reading the "Number format codes" help page. An apply button would facilitate "kludging" the correct result by simply trying different formats until the user gets the right result.
Comment 4 QA Administrators 2020-12-05 04:29:48 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 5 Heiko Tietze 2020-12-05 07:14:51 UTC 
(In reply to R. Green from comment #3)
> The code in the Preview is difficult to understand...

It's not the code but the preview right-hand at the dialog, which shows WYSIWYG the current format.
Comment 6 QA Administrators 2020-12-06 04:04:11 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 7 Heiko Tietze 2021-02-11 14:57:42 UTC 
No more opinions, so resolving WF following c1.