Bug 102044 - Set cursor focus to the end of the mispelt word in Spelling dialog
Summary: Set cursor focus to the end of the mispelt word in Spelling dialog
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
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5.3.0.0.alpha0+
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Keywords: accessibility, needsDevEval, topicUI
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Blocks: Spell-Checking a11y, Accessibility Dialog
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Reported: 2016-09-10 14:03 UTC by Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired)
Modified: 2023-02-02 09:36 UTC (History)
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Description Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2016-09-10 14:03:27 UTC 
When the spelling dialog is opened and when a new mispelt word is highlighted, the cursor should return to the 'not in dictionary' text area so that a user can easily modify the word and a screen reader can read the mispelt word, as presently a a11y users cant know which of the text area words are mispelt.
Comment 1 Alex ARNAUD 2017-07-18 16:16:18 UTC 
Dear all,

I agree with Yousuf but it's more logical to read the word in most language from left to right so I prefer to have the cursor at the beginningo
Comment 2 Alex ARNAUD 2017-07-18 16:17:20 UTC 
(In reply to Alex ARNAUD from comment #1)
> Dear all,
> 
> I agree with Yousuf but it's more logical to read the word in most language
> from left to right so I prefer to have the cursor at the beginningo

...beginning of the misspell word.

Best regards.
Comment 3 Yousuf Philips (jay) (retired) 2017-07-18 17:02:13 UTC 
(In reply to Alex ARNAUD from comment #1)
> ... but it's more logical to read the word in most language
> from left to right so I prefer to have the cursor at the beginning

Having the cursor at the end makes it easier for users to modify it and more people make errors at the end of a word than at the beginning. This is also the same behaviour available in MSO.