Bug 92485

Summary:	Feature Descriptions are unhelpful
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	dlasher
Component:	Installation	Assignee:	Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	barta, ilmari.lauhakangas, vsfoote
Priority:	lowest
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:
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Bug Blocks:	113458
Attachments:	A not-helpful Feature Description

Description dlasher 2015-07-02 06:06:35 UTC

During Custom Setup, some Feature Descriptions are not helpful.

For example the option XSLT Sample Filters has a feature description of "XSLT Sample Filters". It would be better to say what an XSLT sample filter is used for.

Such is also the case for OpenGL slide transitions and the Extension subfeatures.

Comment 1 tommy27 2015-07-02 06:16:57 UTC

please list all items that need a better description and propose what you would like to write instead of it.

Comment 2 Xisco Faulí 2016-09-10 15:04:17 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least
6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as
possible and mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED. Due to regular bug
tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDINFO status with
no change in 30 days the QA team will close the bug as INVALID
due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our NEEDINFO policy please read the
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https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bugzilla/Fields/Status/NEEDINFO

If you have already provided the requested information, please
mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED so that the QA team knows that the
bug is ready to be confirmed.
 
Thank you for helping us make LibreOffice even better for everyone!


Warm Regards,
QA Team

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 16:48:27 +0200

Comment 3 dlasher 2016-10-08 02:36:38 UTC

The options that most need proper descriptions are:

•XSLT Sample Filters
•Extensions > MediaWiki Publisher
•Extensions > Solver for Nonlinear Programming
•Extensions > Script provider for JavaScript
•Extensions > Script provider for BeanShell

Currently in 5.2.2.2 the _descriptions_ of these features are simply the _names_ of these features, repeated, and it is not clear to end-users what those features actually do.

Comment 4 Buovjaga 2016-10-13 18:52:43 UTC

Sounds fair -> NEW

Comment 5 dlasher 2016-10-13 20:26:55 UTC

Created attachment 127997 [details]
A not-helpful Feature Description

If it isn't clear what I'm referring to, here's a screenshot