https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151185
--- Comment #9 from Maxim Monastirsky <momonas...@gmail.com> --- We have few other commands that "just open the sidebar", as can be seen with 'git grep ::sfx2::sidebar::Sidebar::ShowPanel'. What makes this case particularly confusing in my opinion are 2 things: 1) If the sidebar is already open (which is the default configuration for Impress/Draw), the command does nothing on subsequent click, giving the impression that the command does not work. This in unlike the other commands that act as a toggle and collapse the sidebar if it's open. Such behavior at least gives the user a clue on how the command is supposed to work. 2) The table design panel doesn't have its own deck. Instead, it's hosted in the Properties deck with a lot of other formatting controls. It might be confusing for a user to click on a "table design" function, and get a lot of character and paragraph controls in response. Moreover, it's buried in the bottom of the deck, which typically will be off-screen with lower resolutions. And the panel itself might be actually collapsed. I believe that moving the table design panel to its own deck will largely resolve the confusion. And it should allow us to keep it accessible even when no table is selected (like it was before the panel was moved to the sidebar), which might be proven to be useful given the new editing capabilities. Imagine a user that wants to define few table styles in a template, but don't want the template to actually include a table. With the current workflow, it's required to temporarily insert a table, then edit the styles, then remove the table. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
