[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 Heiko Tietze changed: What|Removed |Added Assignee|libreoffice-b...@lists.free |rafael.palma.l...@gmail.com |desktop.org | Blocks||109139 Keywords|needsUXEval | Status|UNCONFIRMED |ASSIGNED CC|libreoffice-ux-advise@lists |heiko.tietze@documentfounda |.freedesktop.org|tion.org Ever confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #7 from Heiko Tietze --- We discussed the topic in the design meeting. To summarize the issue: with a cell background equal or close to the highlight color, selections become invisible or hard to spot. One idea was to follow Excel's example and have an additional frame in the default cell background color. However, Excel puts the focus around the selection while we distinguish the two states. This might look ugly. We may also change the line style. But the proposed dashed appearance could interfere with the cell border style and the copy state with MarchingAnts being disabled. The cell background cannot have a hatching, which could be otherwise an option too. Another solution could be to alter the highlight color if the cell background is not the default. The color merge function could be a simple way to implement this. Referenced Bugs: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109139 [Bug 109139] [META] Cell selection bugs and enhancements -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 --- Comment #6 from Rafael Lima --- Created attachment 194423 --> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=194423=edit Screenshots of Excel, OnlyOffice, Google Sheets and Calc See attached ODG file with screenshots of how Excel, OnlyOffice and Google Sheets handle this issue. In Excel/OnlyOffice a white internal outline is used, and honestly it gives good contrast to me. I was about to create a ticket to propose the same thing. In Google Sheets they still haven't dealt with this issue. My proposal is to do the same as Excel/OnlyOffice and add an internal white outline. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 --- Comment #5 from LeroyG --- (In reply to Robert Lacroix from comment #0) > […] changing cell border for active and > selected cells to a dashed line using the normal colour for dashes and the > complementary colour between the dashes. Instead of dashed line, a two-color double line could be easy to implement and better visually. (In reply to ady from comment #3) > Further changes in up-coming versions will also have an impact on this > matter. For example, the active cell/range indicator (the same we are > discussing in this enhancement request) is shown slightly outside the cell, > instead of overlapping with the cell's limits / grid / border. Good to read of the coming enhancements. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 --- Comment #4 from Heiko Tietze --- Dashed lines are used to indicate the source of a copy action (including marching ants that, however, can be disabled). And I doubt it will fix "the problem" "once-and-for-all". Please check again with the latest changes. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 --- Comment #3 from ady --- (In reply to Robert Lacroix from comment #0) > Fix this problem once-and-for-all by changing cell border for active and > selected cells to a dashed line using the normal colour for dashes and the > complementary colour between the dashes. There are some merits to the proposal, but also some potential conflicts. The solid "focus" (or active) line might conflict with some borders and other lines used in Calc, but dashed lines are also in use under other conditions. In LO 24.2, there have been some changes that affect how the active cell is shown/marked. For instance, there is a new optional Column/Row Highlighting setting. Further changes in up-coming versions will also have an impact on this matter. For example, the active cell/range indicator (the same we are discussing in this enhancement request) is shown slightly outside the cell, instead of overlapping with the cell's limits / grid / border. So maybe this enhancement request includes an interesting suggestion, but perhaps the aforementioned changes reduce the need for it. Using a 2-colors "dashed" surrounding line to mark the active cell/range might be worth consideration anyway. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 --- Comment #2 from Robert Lacroix --- (In reply to m_a_riosv from comment #1) > Please attach a sample file, reduce the size as much as possible without > private information, and paste the information in Menu/Help/About > LibreOffice, there is a copy icon. Won't the colour of the border of the active cell depend on the user's platform, and not necessarily on the contents of a workbook? It's blue for me, the same colour as the row and column indicators. Version: 7.4.7.2 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 40(Build:2) CPU threads: 12; OS: Linux 6.6; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); UI: en-US Debian package version: 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u1 Calc: threaded -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 m_a_riosv changed: What|Removed |Added CC||miguelangelrv@libreoffice.o ||rg --- Comment #1 from m_a_riosv --- Please attach a sample file, reduce the size as much as possible without private information, and paste the information in Menu/Help/About LibreOffice, there is a copy icon. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
[Bug 161204] UI - dashed outline for active cell border
https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161204 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) changed: What|Removed |Added CC||libreoffice-ux-advise@lists ||.freedesktop.org Keywords||needsUXEval -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.
