[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 156188] Add Favorites section to Formula Editor

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=156188

--- Comment #4 from George <yann_ltb-2012 at yahoo.com> ---
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #2)
> Not clear this is a viable approach. The sm Formula editor assembles entries
> made in the Edit frame into the math nodes displayed.
> 
> Seems like a better way to proceed here would be the enable the global
> Special Character Dialog (SCD) split button and charchart picker for use in
> the sm Formula Editor.  The SCD split button already has support for global
> Favorites (12) and Recents (up to 12).
> 
> The current Elements --> 'Others' panel provides picker for common single
> glyph elements. 
> 
> While the 'Symbols...' picker dialog gives other presets and each of the
> styles (Greek, iGreek and Special) includes an 'Insert' button action to add
> user favorites.
> 
> The intent is customization (as recorded to user profile for reuse), the
> Symbols... --> Special --> Insert... provides that now.  While the 'Others'
> panel remains fixed.
> 
> Then there is the issue where specific symbols have StarMath or MathML
> "Names" https://www.w3.org/TR/MathML2/byalpha.html used to compose the sm
> formula nodes.

Special character is no good here, the formulae accept arguments, can be
hierarchical, etc. I don't see why "Not clear this is a viable approach", if
it's something that can be implemented then that's what viable means, are you
saying such a feature cannot be implemented in libreoffice?

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