[Bug 52607] Writer UI: Terrible usability of AutoText dialog when creating new AutoText

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=52607

--- Comment #12 from Gerry <gerry.treppel at googlemail.com> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #11)
> Created attachment 195577 [details]
> Mockup

Thanks for the Mockup. I really like the separation of overview and creation of
new AutoTexts and the Mockup. Here some comments from me.

General comments:

* Concerning the preview window: Is it possible to add a zoom slider for the
preview window? In the current (old) dialog, it is necessary to perform a right
mouse click in order to change the zoom level. A zoom slider would be much
better.

* The AutoText dialog should not be a modal dialog. Currently, the (old) dialog
is modal and it is not possible e.g. to select any text in the document after
the user has opened the dialog. 

Comments on the Mockup for the creation of new AutoTexts dialog:
* I think there should be a drop-down dialog to choose the category where the
new AutoText should be placed in.

Comments on the Mockup for the overview dialog:
* I think there should be five buttons: "Help", "New AutoText" (out of
selection), "New Category", "Insert", and "Close". (I don't know where else the
"New Category" best fits; it could be also placed in the context menu when
performing a right mouse click on a category)
* In the context menu, 
** I think it is sufficient, if there is only "insert", "copy", "modify" and
"delete". 
** The "categories" entry is not necessary, if there is an option to change the
category after the user clicks on "Modify". Alternatively, the dialog could
allow drag and drop from of an autotext entry from one category to the other.
** If one performs a right mouse click on a category in the list, it would be
good to get a context menu showing "Modify" and "Delete", and "Import?" (is it
currently possible to import a category of AutoTexts? I am not sure)

Additionally to that:
* Since the create new AutoText dialog would be now a separate dialog, the
following would be possible now: If the user selects text/tables/images in a
document and then performs a right mouse click, there could be the new entry
"Create AutoText out of selection".

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