To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=43343 Issue #:|43343 Summary:|"Master Mode" is very confusing, error-prone and not |coherent with the "Layouts" dialog Component:|Presentation Version:|680m79 Platform:|All URL:| OS/Version:|Linux Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|DEFECT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|ui Assigned to:|wg Reported by:|benji2
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Feb 22 10:19:15 -0800 2005 ------- Hi, OOo2.0 includes a new master-mode manager on Impress, which is very confusing compared to 1.1.x. Let me tell why i think so. - The "master view" is hidden deep on the menus, while it was one click away on 1.1.x. A quick access should be on by default. Even by customizing the toolbar, it has no default icons, and it's still hard to left the master mode. - The "master" tab of the Task panel is very confusing because it doesn't always apply designs (while it _can_ apply layouts) to the local slide. One has to use the "Slide Design" context-button for that (altough for applying layout, one _has to_ use the panel, the context-button does nothing) - The "master tab" panel applies the master to _all_ slides, which is very dangerous (it can leads to lost of any current custom master), hard to undo (one has to click "Undo: Apply presentation attributes" as many times as the number of slides). This feature should provides a warning (same as the layout changing does). This is very confusing compared to the very simple way in OOo1.1.x (altough a little more powerful for the seldom case one wants several Master in the same documents). To make it more friendly to 1.1.x and new users, it should: - make "Apply to selected slide only" the default action when clicking on any master of the "Available for Use" tab of the Tasks panel - put a warning when the current master is edited (or copy it in the task panel so one can choose it again later) -Either remove the "select Design" popup which is redundant with the task panel, or add a "select Layout" popup which would be redundant with the task panel. At least, it would be coherent. Note that one Tasks Panel is closed, the "change layout" seems not to work, it should be workarounded - add an easy way to switch to master mode like in 1.1.x (either in toolbar, near scrollbar like 1.1.x, or within the "Normal/Outline/Notes..." tabs series) Of course, those are suggestion. I hope somethings can be done about it, because Impress 2.0 looks confusing and harder to learn that 1.1.x, the current way it is, while it should be even simpler ! Thanks ! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
