To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=115563 Issue #|115563 Summary|Usability tweaks to "Special Characters" dialog Component|framework Version|1.0.0 Platform|All URL| OS/Version|All Status|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard| Keywords| Resolution| Issue type|ENHANCEMENT Priority|P3 Subcomponent|ui Assigned to|tm Reported by|jurf
------- Additional comments from j...@openoffice.org Sat Nov 13 17:34:05 +0000 2010 ------- Feature request: tweaks to "Special Characters" dialog This issue requests three minor changes to the "Insert | Special Characters" dialog, all intended to improve usability. Should these requests be programatically distinct, feel free to split the issue. 1. At present, when a character is selected, the dialog shows a zoomed view of the character, and its Unicode value. The request is for the character's Unicode name to be shown as well (eg "LATIN SMALL S WITH DOT BELOW"), as per Unicode's scheme (see http://unicode.org/Public/UCA/5.2.0/allkeys.txt - a more recent version may exist). The enchancement removes confusion between visually similar but semantically very different characters, which can be indistinguishable depending on font design, hinting, and/or screen resolution. For example, can you tell the difference between these: ᾽ ᾿ ’ ʼ ̓ ̕ ? (if this looks corrupt, your font lacks some of the characters) 2. At present, the zoomed character view and Unicode value are only shown when a glyph is actually selected (and thus added to the selection string). The information would be more usefully displayed before character selection, meaning on mousing over. 3. At present, the dialog's Delete button clears the entire selection string; kinder would be for it to clear only the last character added. If implemented, "Undo" might be a better button label. Many thanks --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: issues-unsubscr...@framework.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: issues-h...@framework.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: allbugs-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: allbugs-h...@openoffice.org
