[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 139341] New: The new "Notebook bar" feature does not switch between the options properly

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=139341

            Bug ID: 139341
           Summary: The new "Notebook bar" feature does not switch between
                    the options properly
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.1.0.1 rc
          Hardware: All
                OS: Windows (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: raindrops.fromsky at gmail.com

Description:
The customizability of the toolbars is a favorite feature with the old users.

Users can add buttons for extensions and macros to the toolbars, and launch
these functions easily.
But this benefit is lost when we choose any of the "Notebook bar" layouts.

In fact, if we switch from "standard toolbars" layout to any "Notebook bar"
option, and then return to the standard toolbars mode, the user loses all the
customization that he did in the toolbars.

If the user is warned about loss of toolbar configuration, he may not want to
switch to a "Notebook bar" mode.

But the View > User Interface... dialog does not make it clear that the first
option (standard toolbars) and the rest are NOT equivalent, in the sense that
the first is fully customizable, while the others are not.

So the user can switch to the "Notebook bar" mode, and find that all his
customized buttons are not available.
He would have no clue why that happened in the first place.
And if he wants to return to his old familiar layout, he will find the
customization missing from there also!

SUGGESTED SOLUTION:

The "View > User Interface..." dialog should have two groups of options: 
1. Classic toolbars layout 
2. Notebook bar.

This second category should have the remaining six suboptions. 
This will alert the user that all seven options are not equivalent.

Further, the explanatory text should warn the user that the Notebook bars are
not editable. 
This is an unknown feature for an old user.

Thirdly, the customization of the standard toolbars should not be lost.
The user should be able to return to the same old familiar customized layout.

If that is not possible, at least warn the user that if he exits the "Standard
toolbars" mode, his customizations will be lost.

Steps to Reproduce:
See above

Actual Results:
See above

Expected Results:
See above


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
[Information automatically included from LibreOffice]
Locale: en-US
Module: TextDocument
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OS: Windows (All)
OS is 64bit: no

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