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In answer to bobharvey in duplicate issue 6371:
[And would you have a spreadsheet tab next to a wp tab? or not?]
The answer is YES! I usually have 10-15 documents open. Example: 5 different
MS Accesses instances, 4 or 5 text/Writer documents, 2 or 3 spreadsheet/Calc
documents. I am using [cutting/pasting] information out of each of these
ârepositoriesâ to assemble new documents, story boards, business cases, or
programs. This often includes 2 or 3 new âstory boardsâ in simultaneous
production drawing from these same 10-15 different sources. To have the ability
to simplify all my OO open documents [including the new Base] into tabs and show
one instance on the Windows Taskbar, would leave room on the Taskbar for the
other 5 or 10 programs that are being used to support the âstoryâ. This is
not
to say that I wouldn't want to have 2 or 3 instances of OO open, each with their
own set of tabs. I tend to do this with Firefox, opening 2 or 3 instances and
having each instance host tabs on a particular theme or story.
Here are some rough thoughts on where the tabs would naturally fit.
Window / âTitleBarâ
File/Edit/View âControlBarâ
1st âToolBarâ
2nd âToolBarâ
Add a 3rd Toolbar known as a âTabBarâ
This âTab Barâ would have a âtabâ or âbuttonâ of all the open
documents listed
in the menu item of âWindowâ on the ControlBar.
Justification:
1)In FireFox, the tabs are *after/below* all the Tool/Control bars and
*before/above* the working space. It would seem a natural fit to have a
âTabBarâ below the two default tool bars of each OO Application. The trick
would
be to get the ControlBar, ToolBars, and working space to change in relation to
the type of document that is clicked in the TabBar. Similar to when switching
between tabs in Firefox, the URL bar changes to the right web address. [Of
course switching to the correct ControlBar, ToolBars, and Workspace would be a
hair more complex than changing text in a URL bar =) ]
2)After spending time in FireFox, it would seem unnatural to have the tabs above
the ControlBar.
3)Having the tabs on the bottom of the instance also seems awkward. Document
changing functionality seems naturally grouped at the top. Also, some
applications [like Calc and Draw] have tabs near the bottom for certain
functions already built into the application. The eyes also draw to the title
bar on the top to see the which document is open, so tabs [which depict which
document your working on and have open] would âfeelâ better near the top.
In regards to the referenced issues:
7833 -- is a completely unique concept not related to tabs. Document tabs
provide *only* the function of aggregating open documents and providing quick
navigation between those documents.
6371 â I have never used StarOffice, nor do I know how long ago 5.2 was in its
prime. Using Firefox tabs creates a bit of a paradigm shift in your thinking.
But as most users attest, once the mind grasps the the concept, it's near
impossible to turn back. Now that a small percentage of the population has a
grasp of this âtabâ concept, these users will naturally want it to flow
into the
rest of their workspace because of the organization and ease it provides. I see
the concept growing and maturing just as having multiple âwindowsâ did.
20701 â is a completely unique concept from open document tabs and proposes
providing tabs that reflect sections in one document and NOT tabs for each open
document in OO. If this feature comes to fruition, I see it as a feature of the
application itself. Example: Providing small tabs at the bottom of the Writer
application much the same as the tabs in Calc.
Since I am fairly new to contributing, I would be more than willing to help in a
usability study [as bobharvey mentioned in issue 6371 ] or in other ways. I
just need to be pointed in the right direction.
One last hair-brained idea: A "plugin" could be made for Firefox to allow a
tab to open an instance of an OO application. The same way "FireFTP" [a unique
FTP Application] opens in a tab of FireFox. I'll post this suggestion over on
Mozilla.
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