https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104443
Bug ID: 104443
Summary: Put "Allow row to break across pages and columns" into
Row Height dialog
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Keywords: needsUXEval
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: mikekagan...@hotmail.com
The "Allow row to break across pages and columns" checkbox is available in
Table Format dialog (Text Flow tab). It is a per-row property, and works
accordingly: if no cells are selected in current table, then it works for all
rows; but if any cells are selected, then it shows/sets the property for those
rows only. In case when the selection includes rows with different values of
the property, the checkbox is set to "undefined" third state.
But that it works like that isn't evident on the tab. One can suppose that this
is per-table property (I had supposed so for many ears until today, for one),
despite the "row" is used in singular there.
The proposal is to also add the same checkbox to "Row height" dialog (available
in menu Table->Size->Row Height...). The checkbox could fit there rather well,
despite it's not directly a height-controlling property (still, it controls
vertical layout of the row). Because the dialog is specifically row-oriented,
the applicability of the property would be evident. And because the property is
also accessible from Table Format dialog, so the Row Height dialog wouldn't
need a rename (because the added option is just a convenience option).
Added checkbox should be disabled when whole table's property to break is
disabled (just like it works on Text Flow tab of Table Format).
The duplication of functionality is not a problem here: there are a number of
places where we duplicate functionality. E.g.: "Go to page" vs Navigator;
Column Width vs Columns tab of Table Format; font settings on toolbar vs
Character format etc.
An alternative could be to add a tab to Table Format dialog named Rows, and
place row-specific (height and break) controls there.
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