Bug 120589 - Chart Wizard should alert the user when incorrect data is entered in a field
Summary: Chart Wizard should alert the user when incorrect data is entered in a field
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Chart (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.2.8.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL:
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks: Chart-Wizard Chart-Enhancements
  Show dependency treegraph
 
Reported: 2018-10-14 16:12 UTC by teammember0x01
Modified: 2019-03-23 13:19 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
Crash report or crash signature:


Attachments

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description teammember0x01 2018-10-14 16:12:51 UTC
Description:
The fields in the Chart Wizard that require a range to be used can have text entered into them mistakenly by a user. When this happens the incorrect text is highlighted red and none of the buttons located at the bottom of the screen will work. This highlighting is not helpful enough for the user to correct this problem. What should happen instead is a dialog box should be displayed telling the user which field has incorrect data in it and what correct range data would look like.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new spreadsheet.
2. Enter this example data:

name	x	y
red	1	2
red	2	3
red	4	5
red	5	5
red	5	6
red	7	8

3. Select all the cells that have numbers in them.
4. Click the chart button on the tool bar.
5. Under Chart Type (first screen) select "XY (Scatter)".
6. Push the "Next >>" button
7. In the Data Range screen push the "Next >>" button.
8. In the Data Series screen enter "red" in the "Range for Name" field.


Actual Results:
The text in the "Range for Name" field is highlighted. None of the bottom buttons work except for Cancel. 

Expected Results:
A dialog box should appear telling the user that the "Range for Name" field is only for range data. An example range should be displayed.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
Version: 4.2.8.2
Build ID: 48d50dbfc06349262c9d50868e5c1f630a573ebd
Comment 1 Heiko Tietze 2018-11-19 12:17:16 UTC
I fully agree with actionable hints. But a message box is clumsy and annoying; so better show a balloon tip or some static text underneath the control.