[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 137161] Navigator sidebar: unify navigator layout between all LibO modules

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=137161

Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |WONTFIX

--- Comment #7 from Heiko Tietze <heiko.tietze at documentfoundation.org> ---
We discussed this in the design meeting and had difficulties to find a
consensus.

So far the HIG [1] says:

* Avoid vertical scrolling by having content fit into deck height (in respect
to LibreOffice’s default resolution of 1280×768 pixels). In the case of too
many options, consider splitting them into different deck or (preferably) split
over more content panels within the same deck.
* Prefer controls where the setting is one click away (e.g. list box rather
than drop down or direct access to recently used colors in addition to the
widget).
* Prefer mouse-driven graphical widgets in favor of controls that require the
input of an exact value (e.g. an image’s transparency with discrete steps via
sliders).
* Consider introducing presets of properties comprising of the most relevant
settings. For instance, one page margins with all four values.
* Take care of the appropriate tab sequence to support accessibility.

Yesterday's minutes:

+ there are a lot of duplicate functions right now (Sascha); not much of an
  issue because sidebar allows alternative workflows (Stuart)
+ concerned about too many functions in the SB (Heiko); with the first 
  implementation many dialogs were removed, eg. styles, navigator (Stuart)
  + Allow undocking of Sidebar decks (tdf#85905) improves the situation
+ contextual content panel should be avoided (Heiko)
+ <ironic> why not get rid of the properties deck? (Stuart)

My personal view would be that attributes not being an UNO command would be
better suited for the sidebar as UNO commands are perfect for toolbars. But
that's probably not a good advice. Your initial statement of _harmonization_
makes also not much sense since we have, for example, the Properties deck with
a lot of controls and the Styles Inspector with just one tree (therefore
resolving as WF). So maybe we should stick to the current HIG and add
recommendation for the layout as you did for the property dialogs [2]. Would
you volunteer to do this, Andreas?

[1] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Guidelines/SideBar
[2] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Guidelines/PropertyDialog

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