[Bug 130344] [Feature Request] Command palette

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130344

V Stuart Foote <vsfoote at libreoffice.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Blocks|                            |151228

--- Comment #4 from V Stuart Foote <vsfoote at libreoffice.org> ---
(In reply to Uncombed5936 from comment #3)
> Dieter, that's not what a command palette does. Unlike Help, a key
> combination like Alt+/ would bring up a search field. If you typed 'brea'
> you would be dynamically presented with commands containing that string,
> including 'Insert page break'. Selecting it would immediately insert a page
> break. No need to pause your thought process to go looking for the option in
> menus, or to search on the internet or in Help for instruction on how you to
> locate it and then do it. For applications with complex options command
> palettes are phenomenally efficient, and you can concentrate on what you are
> supposed to be working on. 
> 
> Like Jess, I find it extremely frustrating when I know what I am looking for
> but I have to drop what I am doing for minutes looking around in submenus.

Initial offering was with bug 91874 [1] at the 7.2 release in August of 2021,
and currently the '<Shift>+<Esc>' shortcut brings up a 'Search command' pop-up
dialog that performs string matches against localized menu and toolbar button
entries.

Additional issues/requirements as against META bug 151228, please review those
collected issues and comment on any that are applicable to your use case--or
submit new enhancement requests via new Bugzilla isssue.


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151228
[Bug 151228] [META] Search for commands
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