[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 90244] SIDEBAR: Enhancing Navigator in Draw

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90244

--- Comment #5 from Regina Henschel <rb.henschel at t-online.de> ---
(In reply to Jay Philips from comment #0)
> Created attachment 114362 [details]
> mockup
> 
> Navigator in Draw can be a very useful tool but it needs to be displayed
> either within the properties tab or within all tabs, as it will provide an
> overview of the pages and objects within a document as well as management of
> them.

Or allow the user to detach it from the sidebar. Such way friends of a separate
Navigator are pleased as well. The property pane is already so full, that there
is not enough place for the tree view of the navigator.

> 
> In order to improve navigator so that i provides such features, improvements
> need to be made to its functionality.
> 
> 1) Mouse Interaction - Single clicking on an page/slide, group, or object
> should select it.

Why change it? Now it is Double-click or Enter, I see no problem with that.

 Drag and drop of slide/page to change its order and drag
> and drop of an object/group to change the layer arrangement on a page.

In the standalone Navigator dragging inside the tree view changed the index
order for traversing the objects via tab key. This functionality is lost in the
Navigtor in the sidebar. With disabling the standalone Navigator this missing
feature becomes a bug. This feature needs to be restored. Perhaps you need to
specify a modifier for movement. In addition the feature needs shortcut keys
for accessibilty without mouse.

> 
> 2) Mouse Context Menu - Right-clicking on an entry with the navigator should
> provide the options to rename, duplicate, delete, and ungroup.

That needs an object dependent specification. For example an OLE object should
have an "Edit" item. In regard of context menu the three types of Navigator
(Writer, Calc, Draw/Impress, ) should become more consistent. 

> 
> 3) Property Icons - Each page and object will have easy access to hide and
> show with the clicking of an eye icon within the entry row. Each object will
> have easy access to lock its position by clicking on a lock within the entry
> row.

Such icons need to be accessible without mouse. You need to specify that.
Simple arrow key will not work, because they are used for the tree view.

Beside of that, I think, that making the Navigator of Draw more like the Object
Manager of Corel Draw is a good idea.

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