On 10/04/2020 13:03, Peter Kovacs wrote: > > Am 10.04.20 um 13:02 schrieb Dave: >> My response is in-line with your original post. >> >> On 10/04/2020 10:02, Peter Kovacs wrote: >>> Does anyone remeber the thinking behind this or has it been always like >>> this and I just never knew. >> To the best of my recollection it has been this way since Sun open >> sourced OOo in 2001. > I suspected as much from Pedro's explanation. >> >>> I mean I would not notice it if I had not to describe it to someone >>> else. >> Just out of curiosity, what would you consider to be a better >> terminology to use for that tab. Obviously the word "Text" would be a >> misnomer, since spreadsheet calculations cannot be performed on plain >> text, without some form of prior conversion into a numeric format. > > an interesting question. Hard to answer. > > My choice would be cell characteristics.
If we were looking for an alternative name for the "Format Cells" dialog that might be a suitable candidate, but the tabs (Font, Font Effects, Alignment, Borders, Background) are all "Cell Characteristics". We could then start debating whether or not "Cell Protection" is a characteristic of a cell :) I am perfectly comfortable with "Number", but if a change of that tab name was deemed necessary my vote would go to something like "Type" or "Class". Just my 2c worth. Regards Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
