https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=105973
Bug ID: 105973
Summary: Writer - Line Spacing dropped from Context Menu -
Replaced by links to other Menus?
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 5.2.3.3 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Created attachment 131165
--> https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=131165&action=edit
attachment 1 - traditional right-click context menu in writer
In the change from 5.1 to 5.2 in writer, the normal "Line-Spacing" entries were
dropped from the Right-Click context menu for text editing in writer. (for some
reason that bug filed on or about December 2, 2016 is no longer accessible
here). That made document editing much more difficult where there are frequent
line-spacing changes (like for pleadings and briefs). The normal context for
5.1 (shown in Attachment 1) allowed handling changes seamlessly without
diverting attention from the paragraph.
When "Line-Spacing" was dropped in 5.1, I was assured that context menus could
be edited in 5.2 to allow placing line spacing back in the Right-Click context
menu. I am now using the following on openSuSE Leap 42:
Version: 5.2.3.3
Build ID: 20m0(Build:3)
CPU Threads: 4; OS Version: Linux 4.4; UI Render: default;
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); Calc: group
There is no way to add the line-spacing commands back to the context menu. The
various help indicates adding line-spacing to the menubar and right-clicking
the button will allow the command to be added to the context menu. However,
that does not work.
I need line spacing back in the text-editing context menu in writer. Please
restore that functionality to the context menu, or provide a documented way
that I can customize the context menu and add it myself.
The current context menu in writer is all but worthless (see attachment 2).
Aside from copy, cut, paste, it contains NO usable commands but instead
contains links to other menus. (Why would you ever have a menu point to another
menu? Really?) A context menu should contain frequently used COMMANDS relative
to the current context -- a 'context menu', not links to other menus available
in the menubar.
The 5.1 context menu was a well thought out and helpful context menu. It
provide direct access to Clear Direct Formatting, Font, Size, Style, Alignment,
Line Spacing, Change Case and Synonyms. The current context menu in 5.2
reflects Zero thought about human-factors or efficiency in word processing.
Frankly it looks more like a collection of things left as placeholders until
somebody finds the time to come back and actually make it do something (the
KDE4/Plasma approach to interface design)
Please elevate this issue and make it a priority. Context menus that do nothing
but list other menus do not help users that rely on writer do anything
productive. (other than file bug reports about lost functionality)
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