Bug 68252

Summary:	UI: Add FONTWORK into the INSERT menu
Product:	LibreOffice	Reporter:	bugquestcontri
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Ivan Timofeev (retired) <timofeev.i.s>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	barta, timofeev.i.s
Priority:	medium
Version:	3.3.0 release
Hardware:	Other
OS:	All
Whiteboard:	BSA target:4.2.0
Crash report or crash signature:		Regression By:

Description bugquestcontri 2013-08-19 01:44:30 UTC

Problem description: 
I wanted make a test Writer using the portable version of 4.1.0.4 and needed Fontwork. As I wanted to insert something I went to the INSERT menu and did not find Fontwork. Only after looking into Help I found it is in the Drawing Toolbar.

For a novice this can be very cumbersome, especially if he/she comes from MS Word. 


Solution
Please add Fontwork to the INSERT menu.


(PS In my production version I am using all I need in my highly customized toolbars thus forgot that Fontwork is in the Drawing Toolbar. Thus I can be regarded as an Writer novice.)


Operating System: Windows XP
Version: 4.1.0.4 release

Comment 1 tommy27 2013-08-20 14:06:56 UTC

basically you propose to change the default location of the Fontwork item.
I change version field to 3.3.0 since the actual location has always been like this in any LibO release.

Comment 2 bugquestcontri 2013-08-21 15:40:01 UTC

Yes I propose a change of the default location. Currently one needs to open the Drawing Toolbar to be able to insert a Fontwork element.

I regard it as too complicated for person not so experienced with Writer, etc to get the idea to look into the Drawing Toolbar. Thus it should be made possible to insert a Fontwork by default from the Insert menu. 

That a Fontwor tool icon is additionally available in the Drawing toolbar is good, as well as it is necessary to customize toolbars and place the Fontwork icon at any toolbar.

Comment 3 tommy27 2013-08-22 07:54:09 UTC

I suggest to subscribe to the UX-advise mailing list and discuss this feature request.

http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-ux-advise

Comment 4 Ivan Timofeev (retired) 2013-08-22 09:26:38 UTC

Sounds good, "Fontwork" can be added to Insert-Picture submenu, like in msword.

Comment 5 tommy27 2013-08-22 11:19:51 UTC

@Ivan
are you taking this?

Comment 6 Commit Notification 2013-08-22 14:53:39 UTC

Ivan Timofeev committed a patch related to this issue.
It has been pushed to "master":

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/core/commit/?id=f2bfb0d4a4b206852c811b18b25ca508a40aee7f

fdo#68252: Add FONTWORK into the INSERT menu



The patch should be included in the daily builds available at
http://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More
information about daily builds can be found at:
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds
Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.

Comment 7 Ivan Timofeev (retired) 2013-08-22 15:04:24 UTC

Fixed. Hmm, now it is Insert->Picture->Fontwork Gallery... which sounds like it inserts a gallery. :) Probably better to rename it to just "Fontwork..."

Comment 8 bugquestcontri 2013-08-23 05:50:02 UTC

@Ivan, thanks for your commitment!!!

When under INSERT menu, you are right, FONTWORK only would be the better term.