[Libreoffice-ux-advise] drawing toolbar interactions

[Regina Henschel]

Hi Christop, hi all,

Christoph Noack schrieb:
> Hi André, all!
>
> Am Donnerstag, den 21.07.2011, 09:48 +0200 schrieb Andre Schnabel:
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>>> Von: Michael Meeks<michael.meeks at novell.com>
>>> Betreff: [Libreoffice-ux-advise] drawing toolbar interactions
>>>
>>> 	https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39268
>>>
>>> 	I was wondering if (since users tend to get stuck in this mode), having
>>> 'Escape' escape from the mode back to normal 'selection' would be a
>>> helpful addition to make it more acceptable.
>
> [..]
>
> So, if (_if_) we decide to go for any mode (even today), then I propose
> to visualize that mode via the status bar, something like "Draw
> rectangle. Use ESC to switch back to selection mode."

The status bar in Draw is unsuitable, because it is already so full with 
the drawing information (which I don't want to miss), that there is not 
space enough for an additional word.

I suggest, that if a tool is in "sticky" mode, then a second click on 
the tool icon will finish this mode. Clicking a second time to switch 
something off is a often used pattern.

I do not want a changed behavior in Draw/Calc. I very often need 
different tools one after the other and going to "sticky" mode with a 
single click would result in an additional click to leave "sticky" for me.

[..]
>
> So, I see two alternatives here (amongst others less attractive ones):
>        * Separate the behavior of Draw/Impress and introduce mode changes
>          via single click in Draw -->  will make Draw a "real" drawing
>          application, but introduced some inconsistency within our tools
>        * Solve the issue by introducing a "duplicate object" feature in
>          Draw -->  adds some clutter to the menu, but will boost
>          efficiency for those who know

I do not really understand your suggestions:

Why would "mode change via single click" make Draw to a "real" drawing 
application? It is a "real" drawing application, but a lot of people do 
not know what features already exist in Draw. And the behavior is 
already inconstant between Writer/Calc and Draw/Impress.

Why "introducing a 'duplicate object' feature"? Besides simple copy and 
paste, you can drag holding down Ctrl-key or you can use 
Edit->Duplicate. No need for another "duplicate feature".

Kind regards
Regina