https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160918
Bug ID: 160918
Summary: FORMCONTROLS: Add ability to sort tab order by
alphanumeric based on form control name
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.5.2.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: st...@nyhof.id.au
This is a feature request to sort the form controls tab order alphanumerically
based on control name.
The 'Automatic Sort' option in the form control properties tab order dialog is
useful in many circumstances. However, there are times when it is not perfect.
Citing two examples:
1. A checkbox or radio button might be before (i.e. to the left of) an
associated text box. If it is smaller in height, the text box will be sorted
first, even though a user would logically want it second.
2. Some forms use column layouts. For usability, the tab order should scroll
down the first column before moving to the next column. Because 'Automatic
Sort' does not recognize columns, it produces a tab order that jumps back and
forth between the column based the field's vertical alignment.
I do not propose to change 'Automatic Sort' to cater for these unique
circumstances; it would likely be too difficult to come up with consistently
effective rules.
Instead, I propose that the form designer would benefit from using a naming
scheme with their controls that alphanumerically sequences their tab order
(e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, etc.). Then a button could be added beside 'Automatic
Sort' in the tab order dialog, labelled something like 'Alpha Sort'.
I know it would make my life easier. Right now I have to fix tab orders
manually; I used a naming scheme to make this easy but it remains a tedious
chore for every form I create.
Thanks for your consideration of my feature request.
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