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This page documents the usability activities for OOo. The page has been created in July 2007.

UX To Do List for OOo 2.4

The following issues have been selected from the top-17 and the ux-ctest list below:
1. Issue no.: 7180: Need ability to move columns/rows in spreadsheet: Specification: Done OOo 2.4
2. Issue no.: 4040: Convert text to columns
3. Issue no.: 27745: Basing autofiltering on the result set, not all rows.
4. Issue no.: 20496: Enhanced formula input
5. Issue no.: 15546: Enter-Key behaves not as expected

UX To Do List for OOo 2.3

The following UX issues have been solved for OOo 2.3.
1. Issue no.: 78661: Auto-capitalization in Calc cells is perceived as very annoying: Specification: Done OOo 2.3
2. Issue no.: 25278: Print only selected spreadsheet: Done OOo 2.3
3. Issue no.: 78488: New Error Message when print output is empty: Done: OOo 2.3
4. Issue no.: 7269: Page Down Should Switch Pages if there is nothing to scroll: Done OOo 2.3/2.4
5. Issue no.: 51656: Edit columns width and page margins: Done OOo 2.3/2.4
6. Issue no.: 51564: Sum function does not automatically recognize target cell for result: Specification Done OOo 2.3
7. Issue no.: 38108: Calc K/B shortcuts: Done OOo 2.3

High Votes Issues in July 2007

The following issues are the top 17 high voted Calc issues in July 2007.
1. Issue no.: 7180: Need ability to move columns/rows in spreadsheet: Specification: Done OOo 2.4
2. Issue no.: 33851: Behavior with cut/copy/paste/fill cells and autofilter: Specification draft
3. Issue no.: 8811: Behavior with cut/copy/paste/fill cells and autofilter
4. Issue no.: 8275: Allow multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet through workbook sharing
5. Issue no.: 4040: Convert text to columns
6. Issue no.: 5560: Spreadsheet Sheet Labels (change Color and Font)
7. Issue no.: 27745: Basing autofiltering on the result set, not all rows.
8. Issue no.: 5930: Engineering Notation
9. Issue no.: 15773: Currency symbol left justified, while amount right justified in a cell.
10. Issue no.: 21280: Automatic Insert (shift down or shift right) of cells, columns, or rows when cut, or copied, and pasted
11. Issue no.: 20857: R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet
12. Issue no.: 12666: Autofilter works just on one sheet (only one auto-range per document)
13. Issue no.: 20496: Enhanced formula input
14. Issue no.: 59745: Cell notes do not move when cells are sorted in Calc
15. Issue no.: 25855: Copy multiple seperated rows
16. Issue no.: 4695: INDIRECT function fails with named cells
17. Issue no.: 15546: Enter-Key behaves not as expected

UX-ctest Issues

The following ux-ctest issue have been recorded during usability sessions.
1. Issue no.: 60408: Sum Icon in Calc not Found
2. Issue no.: 60406: Column & Row Headers: No feedback on switching off
3. Issue no.: 60403: Edit menu: Expected menu command to duplicate sheets
4. Issue no.: 60402: German terminology in context menu for sheet controls could be misunderstood
5. Issue no.: 60401: Calc does not support all users' strategies regarding sorting data
6. Issue no.: 60400: Spreadsheet handling wording table vs. spreadsheet
7. Issue no.: 60399: Delete Columns/Rows in the context menu is missing if the cursor is not positioned on Column/Row Header
8. Issue no.: 51564: Sum function does not automatically recognize target cell for result: Specification Done OOo 2.3

Other UX Issues

The following issue have been recorded during expert talks with customers.
1. Issue no.: 78661: Auto-capitalization in Calc cells is perceived as very annoying: Specification: Done OOo 2.3
2. Issue no.: 969: Auto-Correct on leaving cells does not work:
3. Issue no.: 25278: Print only selected spreadsheet: Done OOo 2.3
4. Issue no.: 78488: New Error Message when print output is empty: Done: OOo 2.3 Done
5. Issue no.: 7269: Page Down Should Switch Pages if there is nothing to scroll: Done OOo 2.3/2.4
6. Issue no.: 51656: Edit columns width and page margins: Done OOo 2.3
7. Issue no.: ??????: Add Color Picker and Link to Color Dialog to Color Float
8. Issue no.: 66484 Missing Range Chooser Issue
9. Issue no.: 5432 F4 should repeat last command
10. Issue no.: 10864: Color chooser do not show latest color

Issue List from the French Community

The French community has also build an issue list for Calc. This list will also be taken into account when determining which issues have to be fixed in future versions.

Major Spreadsheet Design Flaws

Data Typing

See issue 79924.

Every decent programing language implements a typing mechanism of variables to reduce the rate of errors. However, spreadsheets have failed to introduce typing, although a great number of errors could be prevented IF such a mechanism was built in.

CURRENCY

Calc should implement a strong typing system. In a first phase, I advocate implementing a general typing system for currency (a generic currency type), later extending it to further units (probably 'time-units' being next and followed by other units). For full details, see issue 79924.

Discoleo 20:29, 23 July 2007 (CEST)

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