[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 84350] Creation of a shapes drop down group button

https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84350

--- Comment #8 from Owen Genat <owen.genat@gmail.com> ---
Jay I think the problem you are going to have with this enhancement is that it
will depend on changing a few other UX aspects. Of all the large
drop-down-style examples, only that of Word 2013 offers the same level of
convenience to what the Drawing toolbar in LO currently offers. I would
certainly not want to draw anything elaborate or large with a single-group
drop-down as the amount of clicking would be excessive.

For example, by default, the Basic Shape group displays the Diamond, however I
can select Hexagon, which changes the displayed shape for that group. I can
then draw multiple hexagons fairly quickly and easily, via a series of
single-click selections. I can simultaneously do the same for any group, thus
having the desired Block Arrow, Callout, Flowchart, or object from another
group, should I choose to expose these.

With the Word 2013 arrangement each selected shape is moved to the Recent Used
Shapes area at the head of the drop-down (or bottom of pop-up if the toolbar
appears at the screen bottom). That is pseudo-convenient as it still requires
hunting for the required icon each and every time.

(In reply to comment #5)
> If you really want to show them all at once, why not extend the already 
> existing pane in the sidebar?

I can see how the proposed enhancement reduces the need for an entire dedicated
Drawing toolbar. However I tend to agree with this comment by Regina that the
effort would be better spent creating a new pane in the sidebar and then
changing View > Toolbar > Drawing to expose this pane. This is similar to the
recent change with regard to the Styles and Formatting toolbar.

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