Re: [libreoffice-users] Navigator position unstable [Was: Position of caption]

On 2020-07-07 17:54, Philip Jackson wrote:
> On 07/07/2020 00:52, John Kaufmann wrote:

> > On occasions when I want the Styles and Navigator visible concurrently (that is, if the Style 
> > sidebar's own alternative Navigator function does not suffice), I leave Styles on the right sidebar 
> > and put the Navigator on the left sidebar. When both panels are on the right, any changes in the 
> > Styles control bar (say, from Styles to/from Page or Design or Properties), seems to cause shifting 
> > in the panel width and position (width never returns to a prior setting). IOW, I think the culprit 
> > is the Styles (F11) panel, not the Navigator (F5) panel.
> >
> > Where do you like to leave the Navigator panel? Floating?
>
> I like to have the Styles panel open full height on the right of the screen and use the little 
> arrow to collapse when not wanted. I activate the navigator by using the F5 key and I like it 
> docked full height next to the Styles sidebar. If I click to retract the Styles sidebar, the 
> Navigator may or may not stay full height on the right. It sometimes retracts with the Styles 
> sidebar and then when pulled out again, it has placed itself inside the Styles sidebar, limiting my 
> view of the styles.

It sounds like our preferences are pretty similar: I used to keep both panels on the right until 
realizing that they don't dock well together. So it sounds like we're talking about the same 
unstable behavior ... though I never saw this:
> Just occasionally the Navigator 'decides' to sit full width across the bottom of the screen.

That said, the bottom line is:
> Not a mega problem, though.

Yes. There are more functional issues to worry about.

John

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