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Hi Christop, hi all,

Christoph Noack schrieb:
Hi André, all!

Am Donnerstag, den 21.07.2011, 09:48 +0200 schrieb Andre Schnabel:
Hi Michael,

Von: Michael Meeks<michael.meeks@novell.com>
Betreff: [Libreoffice-ux-advise] drawing toolbar interactions

        https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39268

        I was wondering if (since users tend to get stuck in this mode), having
'Escape' escape from the mode back to normal 'selection' would be a
helpful addition to make it more acceptable.

[..]

So, if (_if_) we decide to go for any mode (even today), then I propose
to visualize that mode via the status bar, something like "Draw
rectangle. Use ESC to switch back to selection mode."

The status bar in Draw is unsuitable, because it is already so full with the drawing information (which I don't want to miss), that there is not space enough for an additional word.

I suggest, that if a tool is in "sticky" mode, then a second click on the tool icon will finish this mode. Clicking a second time to switch something off is a often used pattern.

I do not want a changed behavior in Draw/Calc. I very often need different tools one after the other and going to "sticky" mode with a single click would result in an additional click to leave "sticky" for me.

[..]

So, I see two alternatives here (amongst others less attractive ones):
       * Separate the behavior of Draw/Impress and introduce mode changes
         via single click in Draw -->  will make Draw a "real" drawing
         application, but introduced some inconsistency within our tools
       * Solve the issue by introducing a "duplicate object" feature in
         Draw -->  adds some clutter to the menu, but will boost
         efficiency for those who know

I do not really understand your suggestions:

Why would "mode change via single click" make Draw to a "real" drawing application? It is a "real" drawing application, but a lot of people do not know what features already exist in Draw. And the behavior is already inconstant between Writer/Calc and Draw/Impress.

Why "introducing a 'duplicate object' feature"? Besides simple copy and paste, you can drag holding down Ctrl-key or you can use Edit->Duplicate. No need for another "duplicate feature".

Kind regards
Regina


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