[Issue 126105] type-ahead synchronization on User Field dialog

[bu...@apache.org]

https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=126105

oyekanibro@yahoo.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 CC|                            |oyekanibro@yahoo.com

--- Comment #2 from oyekanibro@yahoo.com ---
Environment - Windows 10 – 64
Processor – Intel Core i5 4300U/
Microsoft Surface Pro 3

I tested out steps outlined in the report, and was able to pin-point the issue.
For further simplicity, in order to allow other testers quickly and easily
observe the steps necessary, I will list out the steps I took: 

1. I opened Writer 4.2.0
2. I loaded the attached file (OO_Feature_Request_SandoxV0.1.odt)
3. I opened Insert > Field > Others (The shortcut is Ctrl + F2)
4. I cleared both the Name and Value text boxes
5. I proceeded to type in a few values to test type-ahead synchronization


OpenOffice Writer 4.2.0 did indeed lack this feature and, considering the
thousands of fields utilized by the reporter, I saw how manually navigating
through all of them to work with each individual one could be a tedious
process. 

To further evaluate the added value this feature could bring, I conducted a
timed test that would help point out how much time type-ahead synchronization
could save a user.

I listed a stratified random sampling of 20 fields, and recorded, using a
stopwatch, how much time it would take to navigate to each individual field
manually, without type-ahead synchronization.

My method involved highlighting any field in the Selection box and typing the
first 1 or 2 letters for quick navigation to the fields beginning with these
letter typed. This is the fastest possible means currently available.

The fields chosen were: 

HTTP_Beta_log_FileSystem_size
WBSF_pak02_filename
WPS_Alpha_binary_install_responsefile_name
JNDI_BPCObserverDatasource
eMEDB_Msg_schema_ConnectIdPw
Database_minor_version
DB2_BPCDB_Tablespace
JAAS_BPCObserverDatabaseAlias_password
pMsg_BPC_schema_name
SAN_Server_Hardware_Model.

It took a combined 174 seconds to navigate through all fields and select each
one. 

For comparing the potential FromUserInput functionality, typing the first
letters required to effectively narrow down the fields’ terms took a combined
92 seconds.

For comparing the potential FromClipboard functionality, copying and pasting
each field individually into the text box and pressing the “enter” key took a
combined 65 seconds (after allowing ample time for navigation across menus).

>From the results obtained, FromUserInput and FromClipboard type-ahead support
could save approximately 47% and 63% of users’ time, respectively.

Suggestion: A possible format of the type-ahead feature could immediately
navigate to the matching field names as the text box is filled, or
“autocomplete” the text box as it is filled and navigate after the “enter” key
is pressed, similar to that which is used for the Font text box (picture
attached below).

-- 
You are receiving this mail because:
You are the assignee for the issue.