[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 118621] UI: Request for Enhancement: Turn off Footer/Header Menu.

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=118621

--- Comment #5 from Christoph Bartz <chr.b at posteo.de> ---
Yes, of course, there are some advantages, no doubt.
But there are also (a lot of) problems, that occur with the header/footer
pop-up.

For a detailed description, see first entry of this bug and Comment #3. Here a
short list of issues:
• Poor handling and bad interactions when Pictures or Tables are at the top of
the page.
• Chance of unintentional insert of a header/footer. That really annoys.
• It lags and glitches a lot relative to other elements of the UI.
• Problems with zooming out to multipage-view.
• Headers and footers are added normally just one time, but the pop-up menu
appears every time. Is this really necessary?

And, with due respect Herr Tietze, I don't agree with your explanations.
1. I don't see, how the menu shows ›very clear‹ that you aren't in the document
canvas. Why? Because it's blue and slow? What kind of justification is that? In
my opinion it only presenting function and nothing more. 
2. You said, competitors require the user to double-click somewhere, and this
space might be very small, depending on page settings. First, where is the
problem? A double-click is definitely not unintended – in contrast to a
single-click! And second, relating to the page settings, where is the
difference to LibreOffice?? The LibO-User also have to click on the
header/footer space. And this space could also be very small. When margin is
set to 0,01 cm you also have problems with the pop-up menu.
3. You don't see a use case to disable it. I can tell you:
  3.1. You just don't want to insert any header or footer.
  3.2. You are using other ways to insert a header, for example:
    3.2.1. Navigation bar → Page.
    3.2.2. Menu Insert → Header/Footer.
    3.2.3. Navigation bar → Styles → Page Styles.

So, finally...
1. I don't want you to abolish it. I just want a option to suppress it, that it
don't always pop up when I single-click in margin space. It is really annoying.
It lags. There are so many other good ways to insert a header/footer.
2. The menu Insert → Header/Footer is very sparse. An addition with controls,
what the floating menu contains, would be useful (see Comment #1).

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