https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172148
Bug ID: 172148
Summary: Add a vertical sheet tabs sidebar
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Calc
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
This might not even get read, but hopefully someone would really consider
something like this to be added, I think this could really be beneficial to
many users.
Suggesting to add a new vertical sheet tab list sidebar.
I am aware that there are already a few somewhat similar variations of sheet
tabs in list form
-Navigator sidebar
-Context menu of the `+` add new sheet icon in the sheet tab bar
-`Go To Sheet` dialog
but none of them really achieve what I am suggesting.
The sidebar I am suggesting will look and function like the current sheet tab
bar, only in vertical form.
(This way it will hopefully make use of appearance and functionality coding
that already exists/is being used by the current sheet tab bar, so less work
will be needed to create this)
APPEARANCE
-Would show sheets tabs in list from top to bottom
-Background colors used in sheet bar would be used in sidebar. The color
rectangle would be the entire width of the sidebar.
-Text would be left justified (as opposed to centered used in sheet bar)
-The sidebars width could be adjusted
-I would still make it possible to have the current sheet tab bar at the bottom
of screen, be visible, when this sidebar is also visible.
-I would however consider adding a way to be able to hide the current sheet tab
bar that appears at bottom of Calc. This would be for users who want to only
use sidebar.
-This sidebar would be able to be added to the left or right side of screen
-If amount of sheets goes beyond the height of sidebar, mouse scroll wheel
would allow the list to be vertically scrolled (like how the current sheet tab
bar does horizontally)
If could be done in a subtle way, would probably show a vertical scrollbar on
its right side (only when sheet list height goes beyond screen height)
-Because sidebar width could be narrowed, I guess would also add a horizontal
scrollbar at the bottom (only when sheet name width is longer then the current
sidebars width)
FUNCTIONALITY / ACTIONS
-All the hotkeys used in current sheet bar would still apply to this sidebar
list
-Single click on sheet names would load that sheet in view
-Double click on sheet would call up rename dialog
-Could also still use ALT+LMB to inline rename sheet tabs
-Would be able to drag sheets to manual change their sort order
-Drag + CTRL key would copy tab
-Hold CTRL would allow user to select multiple sheet tabs at same time
-Right click would open that sheet tabs context menu
-Can change sheet tab colors
-Can delete sheets
etc. (again all actions would be same as current sheet tab bar)
-Add two new shortcuts for
Bottom sheet tab bar to show/hide
This new vertical sheet tab sidebar to show/hide
Actual Results:
Expected Results:
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
BENEFITS
-Can be easier to see in list form
-Can see all/more tabs at the same time (compared to the sheet bar horizontal
view approach currently used)
-Longer sheet names easier to see
-All sheet name text will be left justified making easier to read
-Being able to see the other names above and below could be beneficial.
OTHER
In replies below I will also mention some extra bonus feature ideas if anyone
is interested.
I will title these replies with the following text (if want to do a keyword
search on this page)
"BONUS FEATURE"
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