https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77261
--- Comment #13 from Stefan Knorr (astron) <heinzless...@gmail.com> --- So, I fundamentally agree with the second argument from the description: The Cut, Copy, and Paste buttons "could cause some confusion for new users, since the user must know exactly where the cursor is in order to paste something there" It happens to me too, occasionally. I am mostly ambivalent about the first and third reason Daniel gives. Now, the context menu is indeed not known to everybody. Especially Mac users, used to one-button mouses don't always know that anything like the context menu exists. And given how plenty of people seem to be unable to use a computer beyond some specific instructions they were given during their training, I'd say the context menu is at least not too obvious. However, Microsoft Office 2010 introduced a floating, half-transparent toolbar widget* that would help us out here: + close to the text cursor => precise, quick + always visible => obvious => it would be possible to remove the toolbar icons The caveat of this solution is that it requires some grace in displaying the toolbar, maybe even a little animation. LibreOffice does not do well in this area currently. (See the still-jerky animations of the Header/Footer indicator.) It might also need some fine-tuning (hide if the user hasn't moved the mouse for 5 seconds etc.), to make it unobtrusive. * If you're on Linux, try Bijiben aka GNOME Notes. It has a formatting toolbar that works somewhat similar to the Office toolbars, but only appears when text is selected. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Libreoffice-ux-advise mailing list Libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-ux-advise
