Bug 75563 - Open Extension Manager from Extension button in the new Start Center
Summary: Open Extension Manager from Extension button in the new Start Center
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
4.2.0.4 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: needsDevEval
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Blocks: Start-Center Extension-Manager
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Reported: 2014-02-27 09:08 UTC by Stefan Knorr (astron)
Modified: 2025-01-22 08:08 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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2025-01-21 18:48 UTC, BogdanB 		Details
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Description Stefan Knorr (astron) 2014-02-27 09:08:01 UTC 
The new Start Center has an Extensions button in its bottom left.

The behavior of this button was never specified, so the new implementation follows the old one in this regard: it opens the extensions website.

To me, it would make more sense to open the Extension Manager window instead which shows all installed extensions and also has a prominent link to the extensions website.
Comment 1 retired 2014-02-27 12:02:51 UTC 
Agreed, enhancement and NEW.
Comment 2 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2014-02-28 05:38:39 UTC 
Then, having the Extension Manager in the Tools menu would be redundant.
Comment 3 Sveinn í Felli 2014-02-28 07:41:49 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Then, having the Extension Manager in the Tools menu would be redundant.

Then how is one supposed to find the Extension Manager if LO is opened by opening a document directly ?
Comment 4 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos 2014-02-28 09:45:47 UTC 
(In reply to comment #3)
> Then how is one supposed to find the Extension Manager if LO is opened by
> opening a document directly ?

Of course, that is when you don’t have any document open.
Comment 5 Stephan Bergmann 2014-02-28 10:02:40 UTC 
...but we also have the redundant "File - New - Text Document" etc. menu entries in the start center.
Comment 6 Jean-Baptiste Faure 2014-03-01 15:50:14 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> Then, having the Extension Manager in the Tools menu would be redundant.

Yes, but it is not a bad thing that should be avoided. To the contrary, that increases the probability that new users discover this functionality.

Best regards. JBF
Comment 7 Robinson Tryon (qubit) 2015-12-13 11:20:46 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 8 Heiko Tietze 2020-03-09 12:50:52 UTC 
Please add keyword needsUXEval and CC libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org if input from UX is needed.
Comment 9 BogdanB 2025-01-21 18:48:51 UTC 
Created attachment 198655 [details]
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There is no more Extension button on Start center. Is this bug still valid?

Extension Manager can be accessed through Tools - Extensions.
Comment 10 Heiko Tietze 2025-01-22 08:08:23 UTC 
It never was a _valid bug_ but a slight irritation. IMO those buttons advertise features around the application. It would be pointless to start the extension manager from the start center on a very prominent position.