Bug 170709 - UI: separate managing table styles from applying a table style
Summary: UI: separate managing table styles from applying a table style
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
26.8.0.0 alpha0+ master
Hardware: All All
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Blocks: Writer-Table-Styles
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Reported: 2026-02-10 12:02 UTC by Telesto
Modified: 2026-02-10 13:44 UTC (History)
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Description Telesto 2026-02-10 12:02:11 UTC
Description:
UI: separate managing table styles from applying a table style

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Writer
2. Try to access 'Edit Table Style' in AutoFormat Styles Dialog (Menu Table -> AutoFormat Styles)

Actual Results:
* The Table AutoFormat Styles dialog is directed toward applying a table style to existing table.
* The dialog has being changed to allow editing styles (bug 105933)

However this introduces a new issue. 
* You can't access AutoFormat Styles without table present.
* Pressing OK in the AutoFormat Styles dialog results in applying the style to the selected table. If only want to change a style without applying it (or for a different table), you have to press Cancel to close the dialog



Expected Results:
Separate the applying from managing table styles

* Allow the AutoFormat Styles to be opened without table selected
* A close button dialog button is added, and OK relabeled to 'apply', which disabled if cursor not in a table


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 26.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64)
Build ID: 680(Build:0)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Windows 10 X86_64 (build 19045); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: nl-NL (nl_NL); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 1 Heiko Tietze 2026-02-10 12:16:30 UTC
I vote for removing the AF dialog (at least in Writer).
Comment 2 Telesto 2026-02-10 13:44:04 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #1)
> I vote for removing the AF dialog (at least in Writer).

In principle I agree. However, it would practical to list the alternative ways to access the functionality. 

A) From where can apply table style to existing table? 
* From the sidebar, I assume. Especially with bug 152481 implemented
* Table properties dialog? Bug 170680
* Right Click Context Menu?

B) How do you access 'Edit Table Style'
* From the sidebar, I assume. Especially with bug 152481 implemented
* Table properties dialog? Bug 170680
* Insert Table Dialog? (bug 170713)