| Summary: | CONFIGURATION: Writer don't remember the toolbars | ||
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| Product: | LibreOffice | Reporter: | mrmister001 <mrmister001> |
| Component: | Writer | Assignee: | Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | Jorendc <jorendc> |
| Severity: | enhancement | ||
| Priority: | medium | CC: | libreoffice-ux-advise, mozilla, mst.fdo, nrbrtx |
| Version: | 4.0.0.3 release | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | All | ||
| See Also: |
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60436 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64856 |
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| Whiteboard: | BSA | ||
| i915 platform: | i915 features: | ||
Thanks for reporting. I can confirm this behavior using Linux Mint 14 x64. Because this is not yet a 'feature' I mark this as enhancement request. *** Bug 60436 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I found a workaround for this regression, so I can at least *close* toolbars now as explained in Bug 60436. Workaround: 0. Create a new LibO Writer/Calc document. 1. Open some other toolbar that are docked to the window (like Find). 2. Close the window. 3. Create a new LibO Writer/Calc document. 4. Close the new toolbar and the Standard toolbar. 5. Close the window. 6. Create a new LibO document. So i've played around with Writer and the following toolbars are remembered in all versions i've tried (from OOo 3.3 to current master): Align Drawing Find Form Controls Form Design Formatting Insert Standard Tools not remembered in any version: 3D Settings Bullets and Numbering Drawing Object Properties Fontwork Form Navigation Frame Media Playback OLE Object Picture Standard (Viewing Mode) Table Text Object Formula OOo 3.3 and 3.4beta used to have an additional HyperlinkBar (remembered). LO 3.4.6 and later has an additional "Navigation"; in 3.4.6 it was remembered but not in 3.5.7.2 or later versions. LO 4.0.5.2 and later has an additional "Logo" (not remembered). so... this is mostly a pre-existing problem, except for: - Navigation not remembered is a regression for which separate bug 64856 exists - bug 60436 appears not at all a duplicate of this since the reporter claims it started in LO 4.0 (alas i can't reproduce it) => removing "regression" i have a suspicion that a lot of the non-remembered toolbars are somehow "context sensitive", e.g. you only see Table if the cursor is actually in a table. now, the question i have for our UX people is whether there are any toolbars that should have their visibility state remembered but currently don't? This doesn't appear to be fixed yet in 4.1.1. Is there any ETA on the fix? I think I saw this bug in 4.3.2 I'll copy my comment from https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81475#c23 here: I think that dynamic appearance/disappearance of toolbars is not a good idea. For me it is comfortable to place toolbars once and use them when I want to use them, not contextually (current object- or action- dependent). But now in 4.3.2 toolbars disappear even if they have Lock Toolbar Position option checked. Please enable static toolbar positions. Popping toolbars may cause attention switch and may lower document author's productivity. Otherwise you will create another stupid, ugly, non-usable Ribbon/MFI. I think that many LibreOffice users would be happy with MS Office 2003-like interface. Users do not need bells and whistles, they need comfortable and customizable interface. This interface should allow users to place and pin (lock) toolbars as they want and use keyboard shortcuts for more productivity (for example, the fastest way to add Cross-Reference is to press <Alt-i><e>). |
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Problem description: If I go to View... Toolbar... and I select a toolbar, for example 3D settings, the toolbar is shown... If I select the image toolbar it is show... but when I close writer and I open it again, it doesn't remember thouse toolbars and force me again to open them this is annoying because if I normally work with pictures in the document, it is forcing me to open the toolbar everytime I open writer, which is a royal pain. Steps to reproduce: 1. Go to Writer and open some toolbars, for example 3d settings and the image toolbar 2. Close Writer 3. Open Writer, you'll see the toolbar is not remembered and force you to configure again the toolbar to be shown Current behavior: Writer don't remember the toolbars I've selected to be shown Expected behavior: When I tell Writer to show a toolbar is because I like that toolbar and I expect Writer show it, and when it close, remember that toolbar to be shown next time if I configure something is because I want that stay in that way and remember the configuration, that is the normal thing... but writer don't remember the configuration of the toolbars and even if you want to show them, it doesn't remember the toolbars you want to be shown next time Operating System: Windows 7 Version: 4.1.0.0.alpha0+ Master