[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 91820] Reorganization of the menu bar for Calc

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=91820

--- Comment #7 from Yousuf (Jay) Philips <philipz85@hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to Cor Nouws from comment #6)
> > > OK clear, thanks.
> >
> > So do you have a preference here?
>
> I think the change is good.

I changed it from 'Freeze Panes' to 'Freeze Rows and Columns' as i'd assume
most people would know what panes are, me included. :D

> > So are the 3 calculate items correct to place under Data?
>
> In fact it is a mixed group, about calculation and auto-Input. And AutoImput
> is really a tool :)

So you okay with moving AutoInput to Tools and keeping the rest under Data?

> > Guess my words werent clear when i wrote that sentence. Yes we (me and you)
> > discussed the issue in the past and then we (me and heiko) discussed it as
> > part of the HIG. In the HIG we decided that we need to consistency across
> > apps, so it was preferred to have the least opened menus (tools, windows,
> > help) to the end together, like in writer.
>
> One can also say: all between File and Tools is consequent (I read in the
> Writer issue that there is still a search for that holy grail :) ) and that
> the rest before view is app-specific.
> I have no strong preference here.

I believe it is quite similar to our toolbars, where we put the most important
buttons on the left (new, open, save) and less important on the right (draw
tools).

> > It is not as cluttered as most menus as it has 20 items in it, while the
> > sheet menu has 25 items in it. The menu had 16 items in it before i made
> > changes to it.
>
> It adds cluttering because Filter is mentioned twice in the main menu.
> It hurts to my eyes. May be only me?
> (No others interested in Cal  ?) 

Well i'm hoping you never open the File menu, as save is mentioned 4 times. :D

> > > Not yet, no. But again we face a situation where part of the entries can be
> > > considered to apply for sheets as well as for different components, I'm
> > > afraid.
> >
> > Yes that is always a challenge, so we try to make the best possible that
> > fits best.
>
> Still going on. Thanks for that!

LibreOffice is a never ending story.

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