Bug 108131 - Confusing color fields for line
Summary: Confusing color fields for line
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
5.4.0.0.alpha0+
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Color-Picker-Widget
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Reported: 2017-05-26 15:01 UTC by Fakabbir amin
Modified: 2023-10-01 13:15 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Document showing three different color selected (71.55 KB, image/png)
2017-05-26 15:01 UTC, Fakabbir amin
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Description Fakabbir amin 2017-05-26 15:01:31 UTC
Created attachment 133622 [details]
Document showing  three different color selected

While inserting a line in document (Insert->Shape->Line). The bar that helps to customize the properties of line is confusing regarding color. 

To give color to the line we have three options "Line Color", "Fill Color", "Fill Color"(According to more detailed preference). This creates a lot of confusion particularly while creating a simple line.

It would be better to have the undesirable options to be disabled for all cases unless polygons are drawn.

LO version Info :

Version: 5.4.0.0.alpha0+
Build ID: 74ccd02eda2d6325a27266fd935aba29b3d75020
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 4.10; UI render: default; VCL: gtk2; 
TinderBox: Linux-rpm_deb-x86_64@70-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2017-04-27_23:51:14
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); Calc: group

Also in,

Version: 5.3.0.3
Build ID: 5.3.0-2
CPU Threads: 4; OS Version: Linux 4.10; UI Render: default; VCL: gtk3; Layout Engine: new; 
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); Calc: group
Comment 1 Regina Henschel 2017-05-26 17:25:10 UTC
Yes, the left "Fill Color" can be removed. The drop-down for selecting the color is integrated in the "Fill Style", and the left "Fill Color" has no advantage; it cannot be moved to a new place, because it vanished immediately, when you drag it.
Comment 2 Heiko Tietze 2017-05-28 09:46:22 UTC
(In reply to Regina Henschel from comment #1)
> Yes, the left "Fill Color" can be removed. 

Agreed.

(In reply to Fakabbir amin from comment #0)
> It would be better to have the undesirable options to be disabled for all
> cases unless polygons are drawn.

Please do not hide the inappropriate controls. Better disable the remaining fill color options when a line is selected.
Comment 3 Fakabbir amin 2017-05-28 09:56:03 UTC
> Please do not hide the inappropriate controls. Better disable the remaining
> fill color options when a line is selected.

Yes, this also could be done to avoid confusion. 
But having disabled and unhindered controls might look crowded.
Comment 4 Heiko Tietze 2018-07-07 07:53:31 UTC
No further input from UX needed, please implement. Perhaps it's an easyhack.