For use with remote display, commit [1] provided Expert Configuration variable "AnimationsEnabled" to disable/enable the "animated" ScOverlayDashedBorder in Calc. It also happened to solve an a11y issue of bug 35077. But to be more obvious it now needs a separate CheckBox control on the Tools -> Options -> Accessibility panel. =-ref-= [1] https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=2e293978d80c5113ea37f4c7f4b18ee01f2022e1
@Tomaž, * The Expert Configuration setting is good, but could we also provide a UI checkbox to control this for the benefit of users with vision issues? Grouping it with the other Assistive Technology tools controls on the Accessibility panel would ensure those who need it can find it.
I'm against this option on a prominent position (=> WFM). My arguments are in bug 35077 comment 35. The feature itself supports a11y and disabling it contradicts the original intention.
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #2) >... The feature itself supports a11y and disabling it > contradicts the original intention. We are not looking to reverse the default enabled mode as that is better UX in general. Rather the whole point to the Tools -> Options -> Accessibility panel remains to make configuration as painless as possible for those users requiring Assistive Technology support. For those with photosensitivity to visual stimuli, or full PSE, even the ~2Hz "dance" of the border animation can be disabling. So it is _not_ a question of "promoting" to Tools -> Options, but of specifically grouping it with the other a11y AT tools to control the UI. It just makes sense to do so as it _belongs_ there.
Sure, adding this to the Accessibility panel makes sense (looking at what is available there already).
I will add my hat in the ring that it SHOULD be added to accessibility options. It isn't just for photosensitive, but also for people with OCD who are mildly to severely distracted by animation. Of course, they can use the expert config option, but that is pretty well hidden there.
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(In reply to QA Administrators from comment #6) > QA is asking bug reporters and confirmers to retest open, > confirmed bugs which have not been touched for over a year. There is nothing to test. As far as I am aware, the option still doesn't exist and we are still waiting...
Still valid
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Still valid and still waiting. Almost 12 years now, for a logical and user-friendly way to present an important accessibility option to the users.
(In reply to QA Administrators from comment #10) still valid, no Tools -> Options -> Accessibility option for toggling off the "AnimationsEnabled" settings. Still requires use of Expert Configuration to toggle to boolean.