[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 149030] UI: Make the animation effect list a drop down in the sidebar

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149030

Telesto <telesto at surfxs.nl> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Telesto <telesto at surfxs.nl> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #1)
> Lists are superior to dropdowns in case of large content. If you dislike the
> empty space, how about filling it even when disabled?

The list being empty is more at the outer edges of my 'issue'.. Major point is
more the large effect list using plenty of space in the sidebar, where the list
of animations in document should have 'priority', IMHO

You currently can resize everything.. so you can grow the animation list.. But
this goes at the expense of the effect list. At minimum the list will have only
3 items visible :-(. So list being superior for large content doesn't hold
(especially with space restrictions) 
I'm anyhow not totally grasping why lists being better for large content? 
The font drop down contains a lot entry's depending on number of fonts
installed on the system (nobody complains)

Go to Tools -> Customize -> Toolbars/ or context menu tab an expand target also
a large list. Drop downs can work here too.. 

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A drop down where you can even type to filter by name be faster compared to
scrolling around a list (so mimicking the font box behaviour)

-- a couple of issues with my proposal
* There might be some 'issue' with automatic preview. Currently you can click
on entry en the preview will play. If you have drop down box, the drop down box
would collapse. But you could say keep mouse 4-5 seconds above some entry and
it will play

* Another issue is that dropdown is mostly downwards orientated, but well there
is not a lot of space. A large drop down would preferred compared to small one.
Which ends up reposition.. 'Add" and the list of effects first, and existing 
animation in document below. I even think it's more natural workflow.

I tend to work top down.. You first need to add effect, before you have list of
animations.. but well this depends on the workflow, adding animations vs
editing pre-existing animations.

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I obviously missed the whole design discussion of the the animation deck :-)

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