[Bug 160764] Request: Set the Navigator viewport to default to Headings rather than Sections

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=160764

--- Comment #6 from John.m.astell at verizon.net ---
Sample1_NoSections.odt is a sample document with no sections defined.

Have the Sidebar Deck set to Navigator. Click anywhere in document except in/on
an object like an image, table, or hyperlink. The highlight in the Navigator’s
hierarchy view goes to the appropriate heading. If you click on an image or in
a table or a hyperlink, the highlight in the Navigator’s hierarchy view goes to
the image/table/hyperlink.

All of this is extremely useful. The issue occurs when there are sections in
the document.

Sample2_HasTwoSections.odt is a sample document using sections.

Have the Sidebar Deck set to Navigator. Have Content Navigation View on. Click
anywhere in document except in/on an object like an image, table, or hyperlink.
The highlight in the Navigator’s hierarchy view goes to the governing section.
This behavior is far less useful for me that going to the governing heading. I
have lots of heading and few sections, as I suspect many/most users have.
Note that if you click on an image or in a table or a hyperlink, the highlight
in the Navigator’s hierarchy view goes to the image/table/hyperlink. This is
the same behavior in a document without sections.

Turn off Content Navigation View. Set Navigate By to Headings. Turn on Content
Navigation View. Now, when clicking in the document the highlight moves to the
appropriate heading. However, only headings are displayed in the hierarchy
view, so clicking an image/table/hyperlink moves the highlight to the heading,
rather than the image/table/hyperlink as before. The latter behavior is much
more useful to me.

The issue is that in either case, the utility to the user is reduced from what
happens when there are no sections. Hence my original feature enhance request.

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