https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154420
Bug ID: 154420
Summary: Enhancement - Right click on Footer to include fields
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.4.4.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Please add "fields" to dialog box when right clicking on footer/header so as to
easily add fields for page number, author, etc.
Otherwise, to insert fields into footer, user has to click from menu > Insert >
Fields > Page Number.
The current method of adding page numbers to Footer via above method is obscure
non-intuitive.
This results in large amount of time wasted finding out how to do this
proceedure which is simple and straightfoward in other office softwares.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open new document
2. Insert footer via menu > Insert > Header and Footer > Footer > Default page
style
3. Mouse cusor on footer, right click and find no dialog for inserting fields
into footer
Actual Results:
No "fields" in dialog box on right click over footer
Expected Results:
Expect that a right click on footer would bring up dialog box for inserting
various footer components such as page number, date, author in a simple, quick
and straightforward operation.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Please see screenshots for:
Right click over footer: https://paste.pics/f028aaee3999d13e4b8ad8a043b61e46
Existing method for inserting fields into footer:
https://paste.pics/101229ccc83cf1c3956bcf58241323ec
Example of where to add "Fields" into footer dialog box:
https://paste.pics/1f1ee38005a4a2d37219c66796ca11c5
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