Bug 160834 - Unclear meaning of "Ignore pieces of length"
Summary: Unclear meaning of "Ignore pieces of length"
Status: UNCONFIRMED
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Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
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Hardware: All All
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Reported: 2024-04-26 17:48 UTC by Tuomas Hietala
Modified: 2024-04-26 17:48 UTC (History)
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Description Tuomas Hietala 2024-04-26 17:48:09 UTC 
Description:
The UI string "Ignore _pieces of length:" is somewhat confusing and contradictory. The following explanation is given in Help: "Set the minimum number of characters to trigger a valid comparison."

The UI and Help are at odds here, because it's not clear whether the selected number of characters is to be ignored (as indicated by the UI string) or if it's the minimum amount to be taken into account (as indicated by Help)

"Pieces of length" should IMO also be reworded for clarity. I'd suggest replacing the string with something like "Minimum number of characters to compare" (if Help is correct) or "Maximum number of characters to ignore" (if Help is not).

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to Tools -> Options -> LibreOffice Writer -> Comparison


Actual Results:
The UI string is confusing and contradicts Help.

Expected Results:
The UI string and Help are in agreement and are easy to understand.


Reproducible: Always


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