Last modified: 2014-06-26 01:22:43 UTC
Highlighting entire paragraphs and applying or removing list formatting should consistently apply or remove formatting, currently some items are ignored.
(In reply to Jared Zimmerman (WMF) from comment #0) > Highlighting entire paragraphs and applying or removing list formatting > should consistently apply or remove formatting, currently some items are > ignored. Which items?
Nested list items… Shouldn't clear formatting clear nested list items styles as well? That would be my expectation.
(In reply to Jared Zimmerman (WMF) from comment #2) > Nested list items… > > Shouldn't clear formatting clear nested list items styles as well? That > would be my expectation. No. Lists, tables, blockquotes, headers, preformatted etc. are all considered "structural" changes rather than "styles". Right now the selection-action behaviour for links is modelled after a number of different editors with some insanely complex edge-cases (e.g. applying "make numbered list" to a selection covering some numbered list items, some paragraphs, some nested bullet list sub-items, and some partials of the above).
I'd love for us to do a set of user tests around this. Just because word/gdocs/openoffice does something doesn't mean it is the correct thing to do. Not saying we got it wrong, but I think hearing specific feedback on this from users might be useful. I agree that a table or a link isn't "formatting" in this sense, but lists don't fit as neatly into that category for me, I'd love to hear from users.
@abbey, can you create a card in the backlog to help the VE team validate some of the assumptions around formatting behavior best practices please.
(In reply to Jared Zimmerman (WMF) from comment #4) > I'd love for us to do a set of user tests around this. Just because > word/gdocs/openoffice does something doesn't mean it is the correct thing to > do. Not saying we got it wrong, but I think hearing specific feedback on > this from users might be useful. Absolutely. Just flagging that we've already spent many dozens of hours going back and forth about this with users and designers. It's not remotely a green field. :-) > I agree that a table or a link isn't "formatting" in this sense, but lists > don't fit as neatly into that category for me, I'd love to hear from users. Definitely.
