Bug 60388

Summary:	UI: Menu "Tools > Language > ... > More..." shows Character Dialog
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Albert Huang <alberth.debian>
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED NOTABUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	LibreOffice
Priority:	medium
Version:	3.6.5.2 release
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Linux (All)
Whiteboard:	BSA
Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:

Description Albert Huang 2013-02-07 02:30:59 UTC

Problem description: 
When accessing the menu Tools > Language > Selection > More... or Tools > Language > Paragraph > More..., the Font dialog is displayed.

Furthermore (though this may be out of the scope for this report), a different language dictionary (in my case, French) did not show up as an option until I checked for spelling in English, and selected "French (France)" from the "Text language" drop-down menu. In Microsoft Word, selecting "More..." should show a dialog to select the language for that selection, not the application's global settings. LibreOffice shows global settings when accessing Tools > Language > For all text > More...

Also, I think the languages displayed in that menu should reflect the document's language use (if that metadata is stored) or the most recent languages used, with an option to clear the history. I remember seeing Creole (or some other language) that I've never used at all for spellcheck!

Steps to reproduce:
1. Highlight some text.
2. Access the menu: Tools > Language > Selection > More... OR Tools > Language > Paragraph > More...
3. Get the Font Dialog instead.

Alternatively, do not highlight any text (assuming freshly opened) and access those menus.

Current behavior:
Opening the Font Dialog

Expected behavior:
Opening a language selection dialog for the selection/paragraph

I am unsure if this is a Linux-only issue or not, so please consider other platforms as well!

Operating System: Ubuntu
Version: 3.6.5.2 release

Comment 1 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2013-02-07 07:00:55 UTC

Such a Dialog only exists for Writer, so it's a Writer UI issue
The correct name is "Character" Dialog.
That never worked different, and the Character dialog is exactly that what is expected to appear, because there you can select the language for a selection or a paragraph. So this is not a bug.

Comment 2 Albert Huang 2013-02-07 19:56:37 UTC

Hmm... I now see the Character dialog's "Language" drop-down menu. I must say that this is rather confusing - why would Language be placed under the Font tab?

I would still consider this a "bug", though placed under the category of "Feature Request" or something similar.

I believe a separate dialog, with an expanded list, would be better and more user-friendly, since the user is looking to change the language for spell-checking, not the font.

This is yet another reason why I'm hoping you guys revamp the GUI for the better. :) (If you want step-by-step, this is a good step!)

Comment 3 Rainer Bielefeld Retired 2013-02-07 20:23:46 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
Of course we can think about a modification. Best always is if such an Idea has a more general background than only change a single dialog. You should discuss your ideas on <libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org> or <design@global.libreoffice.org>, and may be that discussion brings up a more intuitive solution.

Comment 4 Albert Huang 2013-02-07 23:51:39 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> Of course we can think about a modification. Best always is if such an Idea
> has a more general background than only change a single dialog. You should
> discuss your ideas on <libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org> or
> <design@global.libreoffice.org>, and may be that discussion brings up a more
> intuitive solution.

Ah, so suggestions should go there instead. Thanks for letting me know! I will certainly propose my ideas over there.