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------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 8 04:25:12 -0800 2005 ------- Hi, In the old 1.1.x UI this toolbar was opened from the Drawing toolbar by long-click on Text. My preference would be to keep that kind of functionality. making the "text-toolbar" long-click open from the T icon in the Drawing toolbar. Another good solution would be just to drop that text-toolbar and add teh "classic callout" to the Callouts toolbox. I do not understand why now the first items in the drawing toolbar are just simple drawing tools instead and long-clik toolboxes as they were (this is issue 44247). This means less functionality in the UI. A user can put as "direct" click the most used tool, without need to dock separate toolbars (wasting screen space). I have heard the argument that new users may be confused by having a different icon in the same place if they select another tool. But: a) New/novice users probably never change it to another b) The 1.1.x design is superior to MSO, Why drop it away? Even more when OOo 2.0 beta *do* keep several toolboxes with that function. See the "Curve" and "Connector" items in the Drawing toolbar. They do let you chose the tool and remember it. I have the impression that the new design of the Drawing toolbar has not been considered in full. I think that some decisions were made without thinking in the consequences for overall functionality and consistency of the UI. I do not know if the main goal was to "look like MSO", but it seem to. However, the result is a mix, inconsistent, prone to more confusion. I agree it may be easier for teh absolute beginner, but it makes the learning curver more steep than before (it is more difficult to become an expert user), and work with advances features by teh expert user is less eassy now. It is NOT possible to work as before in soem parts, we are *forced* to do as begginers. Compulsory fit into a UI is not quite friendly. - Enrique - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
