Bug 83712

Summary:	EDITING: FEATURE-REQUEST: down-arrow on last line should move to end of line
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	Eyolf Østrem <eyolf>
Component:	Writer	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	cno, danielboontje, libreoffice-ux-advise, vsfoote
Priority:	medium	Keywords:	needsUXEval
Version:	Inherited From OOo
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
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Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:
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Bug Blocks:	98259

Description Eyolf Østrem 2014-09-10 12:54:50 UTC

Problem description: 
When the cursor is on the last line of a document, down-arrow should move it to the end of the line, and correspondingly up-arrow to the beginning of the line on the first line of the document.
This is how many(/most?) other editors work, and it is a good feature. I cannot think of a situation where that behaviour would be a disadvantage, and even though one can get there with end/home, it is more practical to have it on the same key, especially since the home/end keys are far removed from the arrow keys on some keyboards.

Operating System: All
Version: 4.3.1.2 release

Comment 1 Cor Nouws 2014-09-10 14:10:41 UTC

Hi Eyolf,

Thanks for the issue - I see no objection 
(but for me, no advantage too, to be honest).

> New & cheers,
Cor

Comment 2 Eyolf Østrem 2014-09-10 14:15:50 UTC

It's purely for convenience - but if one spends a lot of time in front of a Writer window, it's those little conveniences that matter. 
I might also add that a similar bug/feature re[port|quest] that I filed with KDE's editor Kate in 2006 has now finally been implemented! Even before that, I filed the same issue with OpenOffice, and never heard a word, other than "That's a silly request!"
So thanks for the positive reception!

Comment 3 Dieter 2020-04-28 06:51:20 UTC

*** Bug 132295 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 V Stuart Foote 2020-04-28 12:46:00 UTC

This is actually a rather bad idea--a special movement detecting 'last line of last paragraph'.

Modifying the <Down> cursor's current action, uno:goDown (labeled "To line below"), with additional logic when positioned on the last line of the document, would require it be checked on each usage.

IMHO unnecessary as the <End> key already is assigned the uno:goToEndOfLine action and functions on any line of document.

Also, we provide a specific uno:goToParagraphEnd "To Paragraph End", that while unassigned can be user customized for use as a keyboard shortcut--as a movement applicable within any paragraph, not just the last line of the last paragraph.

=> WF

Comment 5 Dan 2020-04-28 12:51:44 UTC Comment hidden (no-value)

a bad idea which other word-processors have implemented... :/
" => WF " means what?

Comment 6 V Stuart Foote 2020-04-28 12:59:41 UTC Comment hidden (no-value)

(In reply to Dan from comment #5)
> a bad idea which other word-processors have implemented... :/
> " => WF " means what?

=> WF, my UX recommendation for a WONTFIX outcome for this enhancement.

Comment 7 Heiko Tietze 2020-04-29 14:40:32 UTC

True, editors do this. But for what reason? And I don't see any use case like "I want to select the full paragraph" (which is solved by the extra command). So cuncur with Stuart's WF.