Bug 91867 - Open Navigation/Style menu from the status bar in the sidebar.
Summary: Open Navigation/Style menu from the status bar in the sidebar.
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
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4.4.2.2 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2015-06-05 05:29 UTC by Bastián Díaz
Modified: 2015-06-17 22:02 UTC (History)
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Description Bastián Díaz 2015-06-05 05:29:09 UTC 
Description of problem:
Currently selecting items Number of pages/Page style from the status bar, the options navigation/Styles are displayed in window mode, repeating the options available from the sidebar.

Version-Release number of selected component:
LibreOffice 4.4.3.2
Fedora 22 (GNOME)

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select Page Number/style page from the status bar.
2. Click in the optión to display Navigation/styles menu.

Current results:
Navigation/style menus are displayed in windowed mode.

Expected results:
Navigation/style menus are displated in the sidebar

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Comment 1 Cor Nouws 2015-06-05 08:15:34 UTC 
Hi Bastián,

The first design choice is that the Navigator can be opened in the Side bar and as separate window. 
And apparently the choice also is that clicking the status bar functions the same as F5.

I never use the clicking on the status bar, but have no insight in the reasons for the choices made so far..

Cheers - Cor
Comment 2 Bastián Díaz 2015-06-07 05:25:31 UTC 
(In reply to Cor Nouws from comment #1)
> Hi Bastián,
> 
> The first design choice is that the Navigator can be opened in the Side bar
> and as separate window. 
> And apparently the choice also is that clicking the status bar functions the
> same as F5.

I understand. However, it is repetitive to have the same options on the screen at the same time. If I'm right, it's the same argument that changed the behavior of Styles and Formatting.

> I never use the clicking on the status bar, but have no insight in the
> reasons for the choices made so far..

I also did not use it, but it seems logical since they are a shortcut to the options that are easily recognizable from the status bar. It is a pity that is not used for the side panel.

Thanks
Comment 3 Cor Nouws 2015-06-10 07:35:31 UTC 
(In reply to Bastián Díaz from comment #2)
> I understand. However, it is repetitive to have the same options on the
> screen at the same time. If I'm right, it's the same argument that changed
> the behavior of Styles and Formatting.

People rely strongly on having Navigator and (e.g) Styles and formatting open at the same time. This has been discussed extensively and decided accordingly.
Comment 4 Bastián Díaz 2015-06-12 06:58:38 UTC 
(In reply to Cor Nouws from comment #3)
> 
> People rely strongly on having Navigator and (e.g) Styles and formatting
> open at the same time. This has been discussed extensively and decided
> accordingly.

In my view, the user should be able to open the windows mode options from the sidebar (similar to how open the additional options in the Properties tab), however, if it is an issue that has already been discussed, feel free closing the bug report.

Thanks
Comment 5 Cor Nouws 2015-06-17 22:02:33 UTC 
(In reply to Bastián Díaz from comment #4)

> In my view, the user should be able to open the windows mode options from
> the sidebar (similar to how open the additional options in the Properties
> tab), however, if it is an issue that has already been discussed, feel free
> closing the bug report.

Doing so now. Thanks for your reply.
And of course chime in if new ideas / other issues come up.
Cheers,
Cor