[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 90090] Rearranging the UI of Draw

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90090

Jay Philips <philipz85 at hotmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #11 from Jay Philips <philipz85 at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #10)
> If we think of using Draw to prepare illustrations/graphics for use in other
> ODF documents, the Portrait orientation of the page/graphic is not optimal. 

I'm of the opinion that each app/module is an independent piece and documents
created in one can be placed in others, but i'd assume we dont make changes
based on this possibility. It is possible for me to create the same
illustrations in Impress that can be created in Draw because they are from the
same code base. It is also possible for me to create similar illustrations in
Writer and Calc, with the exception of not being able to have connectors.

> Practical truth is that most illustrations/graphics being prepared in Draw
> would benefit from a smaller default page/graphic size--either square as an
> Icon, or in Landscape mode.  Proportioned to better place onto a document
> page as an OLE. Likewise for a illustration/graphic being prepared to place
> into an Impress presentation--Landscape graphics are more often needed than
> Portrait.

With a square or landscape mode, how would turn out on a print out.

> Providing a cleaner UI (Sidebar content panel, and maybe tweak the context
> menu) to resize and orient the page/graphic size will help with that.

Yes the most ideal thing is to have the sidebar page tab accessible so users
can make the necessary changes they need.

> Defaulting to Landscape would provide better UX by requiring less fuss at
> the start of the drawing session.

There will always be fuss at the starting of any drawing session (this happens
to me in inkscape or gimp) to set the most optimal page size for whatever one
is working on.

@Heiko, Cor: What is your take on this.

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