[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 86303] STATUSBAR: Easy access to change to read only mode

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=86303

--- Comment #14 from csongor at halmai.hu ---
Some popular text/code editors like UltraEdit or PhpStorm, they also have a
read-only _button_ in the status bar. I assume several other similar software
also have one so it is quite obvious to have it there.

LO has a little red floppy-disk-like button in the status bar indicating that
the document is not saved. I cannot see any benefit of that button because the
disabled/enabled shade of the Save icon in the toolbar shows the same
information. Even if the toolbar is turned off, an asterisk after the filename
(Untitled *) could tell the same, which has been there in many applications
since windows 3.1. (Not even mentioning that the double-click action on the
button is quite unusual.)

I think a Read-only toggler would be much more beneficial than this Unsaved
button.  

Anyway, in the long run, it would be the best if the user could configure what
parts of the Status Bar they would like to see. If it is too congested then
they can hide some buttons. 

So, in a long run this button wouldn't harm, I think, and it could improve the
productivity of some. 

One more thought: the users, who really do need this button, they must be power
users. Making _them_ more productive is something that would help a lot in
popularising LO.

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