[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 91781] Reorganization of the menu bar for Writer

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91781

--- Comment #50 from Yousuf (Jay) Philips <philipz85@hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #49)
> Similar to Sheet in Calc and Slide in Presentation we could have another
> menu in Writer: Text, that contains of all functions for direct formatting.
> Reason to do so is consistency over programs and a streamlined Format menu.

The problem i see with a Text menu is that it would have to appear in all the
apps if we wanted consistency and Calc now has Sheet and Data, and impress has
Slide and Slide Show. Also with a menu named Text, shouldnt it have everything
related to text and not just direct formatting.

Regarding its organization, a direct formatting submenu with some of the font
direct formatting features would likely lead to confusion, as users may think
only the things under that submenu are considered direct formatting. I think
you forgot to include the paragraph... entry in the section with Spacing and
Align submenus. :D

> The objection that we want to promote Styles contradicts users' behavior,
> IMHO. 

If we want to promote styles in Writer, then maybe we should have a Styles menu
item and pull all the entries out of Format > Styles and place them into it. A
menu item like this would also be useful when we finally add style sets and
document themes. (bug 90497)

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