[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 83830] SIDEBAR: Proposal for the creation of a page tab

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83830

--- Comment #9 from Jay Philips <philipz85 at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> I like the latest mockup. 

Glad you like it and hope you like the latest one more.

> The question is still: should the Page tab be a full replacement/alternative
> to the Format>Page dialog?

It is not possible for it to be a full replacement for the Format > Page dialog
in writer or calc, because the dialog has way to much information that couldnt
be packed into such a small sidebar area. It can replace the dialog in impress
and draw, as they only have 2 tabs in the dialog - page, background.

> IOW, what about accessing the header and footer
> properties, page background, page footnotes, etc?

With new sections for header and footer in the latest mockup, it will be
possible to jump into those particular tabs in the dialog.

> As it is, it seems an half-baked solution which I would avoid to go the
> Format>Page dialog because of the completeness I'm looking for.

You cant please everyone with things added to the sidebar, as you cant fit
everything in it, but you can attempt to fit the most used features. If you
look at the text properties tab, you have sections for character and paragraph.
These sections do not contain everything that is available in the character and
paragraph dialogs, but are still useful rather than opening up those dialogs
for commonly used features.

> Side suggestion: have keyboard shortcuts to call each of the individual the
> Sidebar panels is a requirement.

I think that is a good idea and you should file a new bug enhancement for it.

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