Bug 161749 - "Rulers > Rulers" should read "Rulers > Horizontal".
Summary: "Rulers > Rulers" should read "Rulers > Horizontal".
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.2.4.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium trivial
Assignee: Not Assigned
URL: https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/how-to-...
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Blocks: Rulers
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Reported: 2024-06-23 12:02 UTC by Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart
Modified: 2024-06-23 23:55 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Screenshot demonstrating the problem. (127.84 KB, image/png)
2024-06-23 12:02 UTC, Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart
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Description Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart 2024-06-23 12:02:09 UTC
Created attachment 194917 [details]
Screenshot demonstrating the problem.

Currently, in the Rulers submenu of the View context menu entry in the menu bar, the entry to (dis)enable the horizontal ruler is labelled "Horizontal Ruler", whereas the vertical counterpart is labelled merely "Ruler". Instead, for consistency and clarity (as https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/how-to-remove-the-horizontal-ruler-in-libreoffice-writer/76659/2?u=rokejulianlockhart demonstrates) they should be labelled merely "Horizontal" and "Vertical" respectively.
Comment 1 Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart 2024-06-23 12:04:19 UTC
(In reply to `{3rd: "Beedell", 1st: "Roke"}`{.JSON5} from comment #0)
> Created attachment 194917 [details]
> Screenshot demonstrating the problem.
> 
> Currently, in the Rulers submenu of the View context menu entry in the menu
> bar, the entry to (dis)enable the horizontal ruler is labelled "Horizontal
> Ruler", whereas the vertical counterpart is labelled merely "Ruler".
> Instead, for consistency and clarity (as
> https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/how-to-remove-the-horizontal-ruler-in-
> libreoffice-writer/76659/2?u=rokejulianlockhart demonstrates) they should be
> labelled merely "Horizontal" and "Vertical" respectively.

Actually, the erroneous label is "Rulers" instead of merely "Ruler", so this is definitely an accident, rather than deliberate (but erroneous regardless).
Comment 2 Mike Kaganski 2024-06-23 15:39:09 UTC
The "Vertical" item doesn't work without the "Rulers" element - to the latter is more general, it is not only about the horizontal one. It enables the rulers display; and the "vertical" controls if the vertical ruler is visible in rulers visibility mode.

But I agree, that this is not really useful. Having two simple separate ones: one for horizontal, and one for vertical, would be much nicer.
Comment 3 Bogaboga Man 2024-06-23 17:27:36 UTC
Confirmed on Version: 24.2.4.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 51a6219feb6075d9a4c46691dcfe0cd9c4fff3c2
CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 22631; UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: en-CA (en_CA); UI: en-GB
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 4 Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart 2024-06-23 23:55:56 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #2)
> The "Vertical" item doesn't work without the "Rulers" element - to the
> latter is more general, it is not only about the horizontal one. It enables
> the rulers display; and the "vertical" controls if the vertical ruler is
> visible in rulers visibility mode.
> 
> But I agree, that this is not really useful. Having two simple separate
> ones: one for horizontal, and one for vertical, would be much nicer.

Thanks for the explanation.