[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 139796] Make Insert Special Character a Modeless Window

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=139796

Dave <dhorton668 at gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|DUPLICATE                   |---
             Status|RESOLVED                    |UNCONFIRMED
     Ever confirmed|1                           |0

--- Comment #7 from Dave <dhorton668 at gmail.com> ---
Hi,

I would like to revisit this and explain how it is not a duplicate of BUG
120753.

What I am suggesting is not more special characters in the favorites list. I am
asking for an enhancement that allows the Insert Special Character window to
stay open while moving through the document.

This is how Insert Cross-Reference window works.

I will explain why I think the Insert Special Character window would be better
if it behaved like the Insert Cross Reference window by using an example of my
workflow.

I often write technical documents on the subject of electronics. As such, I am
often writing things like, "As shown in Figure X, ..." and also typing symbols
(like Omega for Ohms.)

When I write, I prefer to not interrupt the flow of my thought process by
inserting these things as they come up. So no writing "Figure" and then
accessing the cross-reference menu. I literally type "Figure X" and go back
later to insert all the cross references at once.

I do the same for resistor values. I type "100k" and then return to insert the
Omega later. This allows me to not interrupt my train of thought by switching
tasks to insert these items.

With cross references, I can open the Insert Cross Reference window once,
scroll through the document looking for "Figure X" and replace the "X" with a
cross reference. The fact that the Insert Cross Reference window is non-modal
lets me do this.

With Insert Special Character, I have to navigate to where I want the
character. USe the menu to open the Insert Special Characters window. Insert
the special character.

Then... and this is the source of my frustration and the reason I'm asking for
the enhancement...

I have to close the window in order to navigate to the next place I want to
insert a special character. (The next resistor value.) I then have to access
the Insert Special Character menu again to insert another Omega.

With multiple special characters in one document, this results in a lot of what
I consider wasted effort of clicking menus. If the Insert Special Character
window would stay open while letting me navigate the document, it would save a
great deal of time.

I can't think of any downside to this modeless window behavior as this is
exactly the way the Insert Cross Reference window behaves.

Please let me know if more details are needed.

Thanks!

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