Description: In Writer, on the Text Flow tab in Table Properties dialog, the radio buttons are positioned confusingly. The radio buttons "Page" and "Before" are positioned closely together, making it look like they form a group. The same goes for "Column" and "After". This is known as the "law of proximity": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestalt_psychology#Law_of_proximity In actuality, "Page break" and "Column break" form one group while "Before" and "After" form another. Therefore the positioning of the radio buttons should be adjusted so that the visual grouping is aligned with the logical groups. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Insert a table to a document in Writer 2. Right-click and select "Table properties..." 3. Go to Text Flow tab. Actual Results: The radio buttons are placed so that the visual and logical grouping are in conflict. Expected Results: The radio buttons are placed so that the logical grouping is supported visually. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: n/a
Created attachment 182512 [details] Screenshot of the Table Properties dialog I tend to agree with the need to redesign the position of these radio buttons. Let's hear from the UX team.
Switching Column and Before, for example, wont help much. A label does, for example Type: (o) Page ( ) Column Position: (o) Before ( ) After Another option is to use dropdown controls like [x] Break at [Page] by placing [Before] With Page Style [ ] Starting with [ ] Page Number [ 1 ]
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #2) > Switching Column and Before, for example, wont help much. A label does, for > example > > Type: (o) Page ( ) Column > Position: (o) Before ( ) After I agree labels would be useful, but I suggest a layout for them like this would be even better: Type: Position: (o) Page (o) Before ( ) Column ( ) After Easy to read, takes advantage of the law of proximity.
(In reply to Tuomas Hietala from comment #3) > Type: Position: > (o) Page (o) Before > ( ) Column ( ) After Actually, that spacing should be bigger for l10n and clarity. More like this: Type: Position: (o) Page (o) Before ( ) Column ( ) After
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #2) > Another option is to use dropdown controls like > > [x] Break > at [Page] by placing [Before] > With Page Style [ ] > Starting with [ ] Page Number [ 1 ] I thought about the same, so +1 to that solution Set to NEW as valid enhancement (it isn't a bug in general)
So we agree on the label and suggest different solutions for the placement. May the doer decide. Code pointer: sw/uiconfig/swriter/ui/tabletextflowpage.ui
*** Bug 161218 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #2) > Switching Column and Before, for example, wont help much. A label does, for > example > > Type: (o) Page ( ) Column > Position: (o) Before ( ) After > > Another option is to use dropdown controls like > > [x] Break > at [Page] by placing [Before] > With Page Style [ ] > Starting with [ ] Page Number [ 1 ] +1 to using dropdown controls, and making it fully consistent with the identical options as Format | Paragraph | Text Flow.