Created attachment 111443 [details] animation list tab in various presentation apps In the custom animation tab of the sidebar in impress, the animation effects list control shows 3 pieces of information per entry - how the animation starts, what category the effect belongs to, and the name of the object. Only the name of the object is written as text, while the other two are represented as images, with no means to understand what they could mean unless you clicked on each entry. It would be useful to be able to know more information from a glance without having to click on each one of the entries, most importantly i would assume would be the effect name. It possible, a tooltip might also come in handy for mentioning stuff as well. Here are what other presentation apps show in the animation sidebars: Google Docs: Mini Object Preview, Effect Name, Effect Action Powerpoint: Order Number, Effect Category, Object Name iWork Keynote: Order Number, Object Type, Effect Name WPS Presentation: Order Number, Effect Action, Effect Category, Object Name
I agree it should be improved. Because I don't know the meaning of the images from memory the images have currently no real meaning for me. Therefore, to have a tooltip would be very good. But for this we would also need an image for the start "With previous". Maybe, it could also be good to have an order number. Furthermore, I think it would be very good to have the effect name, because currently you would need to press Modify Effect button to see it (the image shows only the category, but with no tooltip, therefore little meaningfulness). In Bug 87813 Jay also proposes to add the category and effect name list boxes into the Sidebar, which I like. This would also be very good in this case, because if you click on an effect then not only the category image but also its name and the effect name could be shown in the bottom as it also already done in the case of how the animation starts.
(In reply to A (Andy) from comment #1) > I agree it should be improved. Because I don't know the meaning of the > images from memory the images have currently no real meaning for me. I believe if the images were larger, they would be clearer and would likely make more sense. :D > Therefore, to have a tooltip would be very good. But for this we would also > need an image for the start "With previous". Yes i also noticed that there was no image for it as well. :D > Maybe, it could also be good to have an order number. I believe that it is understandable without it (google doesnt have it either), but we do have some empty white space to the left of each animation that it could easily fit into. > Furthermore, I think it would be very good to have the effect name, because > currently you would need to press Modify Effect button to see it (the image > shows only the category, but with no tooltip, therefore little > meaningfulness). The effect name is visible without clicking the modify effect button, though i believe it is not in the best place, which is likely why you didnt notice it (i did also before). When you click on an entry, the effect name appears above the 'Start:' label and drop down, in the 'Effect' heading.
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