Bug 165952 - Show an "advanced timeline" on the animation panel
Summary: Show an "advanced timeline" on the animation panel
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.2.2.2 release
Hardware: All All
: low enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Blocks: Object-Animations
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Reported: 2025-03-28 16:55 UTC by wodsfort
Modified: 2025-05-16 08:31 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Example in Onlyoffice (8.36 KB, image/png)
2025-03-28 16:57 UTC, wodsfort
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Example in Powerpoint (12.32 KB, image/png)
2025-03-28 16:57 UTC, wodsfort
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Examle as it can will be displays (65.38 KB, image/png)
2025-05-13 18:13 UTC, wodsfort
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Description wodsfort 2025-03-28 16:55:18 UTC
Description:
When I worked with Powerpoint and Onlyoffice I could edit animation in very comfortable panel "Animation" but LO didn`t have panel.

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:
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Expected Results:
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Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
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Comment 1 wodsfort 2025-03-28 16:57:02 UTC
Created attachment 200064 [details]
Example in Onlyoffice
Comment 2 wodsfort 2025-03-28 16:57:27 UTC
Created attachment 200065 [details]
Example in Powerpoint
Comment 3 V Stuart Foote 2025-05-03 20:54:57 UTC
The Animation panel in the Sidebar 'Animation' deck (<Alt>+7 shortcut) seems to provide all tools and a GUI to assign and preview animation for elements of individual slides.

The Sidebar Deck can be undocked, and resized larger if preferred.

While running the slide show from any slide allows full screen assessment of the layout of the presentation and its effects.

I can't see that anything else is required that is not already present.

Please explain what this enhancement might include, and how it would be an improvement over what is already provided.
Comment 4 Eyal Rozenberg 2025-05-03 21:07:25 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #3)
> The Animation panel in the Sidebar 'Animation' deck (<Alt>+7 shortcut) seems
> to provide all tools and a GUI to assign and preview animation for elements
> of individual slides.

I think OP means they want to see a timeline with overlapping bars, like in the screenshots. We don't have that on the sidebar.
Comment 5 Eyal Rozenberg 2025-05-03 21:08:38 UTC
... and he hasn't specifically asked for that to be available on the sidebar.
Comment 6 Heiko Tietze 2025-05-05 07:37:28 UTC
@wodsfort: Please comment. And additionally to "I want a visual timeline" please explain why this feature is needed. This use case typically includes a goal and the workflow like "I want to achieve Foo by doing Bar and fail because of Baz". 

Or comment if you don't have a specific workflow in mind but recommend the timeline as a design goodie.
Comment 7 wodsfort 2025-05-13 17:34:57 UTC
Hi,sorry i have problems with nontification so didn`t see your meassages earlier.I not have specific workflow but i`ll send as I see this animations panell soon.
Comment 8 wodsfort 2025-05-13 18:13:30 UTC
Created attachment 200785 [details]
Examle as it can will be displays
Comment 9 Heiko Tietze 2025-05-16 07:06:44 UTC
We discussed the topic in the design meeting.

The "advanced timeline", as MSO calls this feature, is a nice addition but serves an unclear use case. Why would you control the duration of animations with the mouse, and what benefit comes from seeing the overlap (the sequence is clear with the list)? But no objection to implement the feature. But please with an option to disable it.
Comment 10 wodsfort 2025-05-16 08:31:20 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #9)
 
> please with an option to disable it.

Yes,I agree