On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 00:49 +0100, Mathias Bauer wrote: > Jonathon Coombes wrote: > > > Agreed. I think you are just saying what I mentioned in a different way. > > I did not mention the "formatting" toolbar, but the floating toolbars > > that work similarly to the object bar of old. > > It's more than that: the floating toolbars in OOo2 basically are the > same as the different object bars in OOo1.x, they still replace each > other, but now - if you want - each of it can have a different position > (by default they have the same), while in OOo1.x they allways had the > same position so they appeared as if they were one toolbar with context > sensitive content. > > And - as I said - in Ooo1.x the formatting toolbar shared this position > with the object bar(s) and now has a different position by default. > > The toolbar concept in OOo2 is more or less "old wine in new bottles" > ;-). Means: the same concept (context sensitive toolbars) in a new look.
Agreed. > > I have not looked at MS Office too much, but when you context > > sensitivity, do you mean in the floating toolbar action or as part > > of the context menu? > > I was talking about the toolbars. The toolbars in OOo2 are still context > sensitive, the object toolbar (now floating by default) still is > replaced when the selected object is of a different type. Agreed. > You can make your toolbar environment much more similar to OOo1 by > docking all object toolbars at the top of the window (below the main > toolbar). Try it out, you won't see a big difference when you switch > from normal text to a selected object of any kind. You will notice a > difference if you put the cursor into a table. In OOo1 the table bar > will replace the formatting bar while in OOo2 you see both. Hmmm... Had not thought about trying that. Sounds like an interesting experiment though. Thanks for the insight. Regards Jonathon -- OOo Tips: http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au/tips.rss OOo Knowledgebase: http://mindmeld.cybersite.com.au Training4Linux: http://www.training4linux.com Cybersite Consulting: http://www.cybersite.com.au --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
