Thanks to all who responded. For some reason I don't understand, the zoom control has reappeared on my status bars, so problem not so much solved as disappeared.
Ah well, such is life. Happy days! MR On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 10:50 AM, M Henri Day <[email protected]> wrote: > 2017-02-06 18:13 GMT+01:00 Philip Jackson <[email protected]>: > >> On 06/02/17 16:00, M Henri Day wrote: >> > 2017-02-06 13:59 GMT+01:00 Philip Jackson <[email protected]>: >> > >> >> On 04/02/17 18:25, M Henri Day wrote: >> >>> 2017-02-03 3:25 GMT+01:00 MR ZenWiz <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> >>>> This seems to be missing, or maybe I clicke don something that made it >> >>>> go away, but I can't find anything to help turn it back on. >> >>>> >> >>>> Is this a new "feature?" The help command does not seem to show it >> >>>> being absent, but I don't see it any more. >> >> >> >>> >> >>> The zoom button can be enabled by following the procedure outlined >> >> here : >> >>> https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Adding_Buttons_to_Toolbars >> >> >> >> Henri, I'm not sure this answers the op's problem. The link you provide >> >> tells how to customize toolbars and the op has a problem with the status >> >> bar. The status bar doesn't have a context (right click) menu - >> >> although some sections of it do and their context allows to modify what >> >> that section does. >> >> >> >> And the other suggestion : Tools > Customize > Toolbars doesn't help >> >> either because the dropdown box of toolbars does not include the status >> >> bar. >> >> >> >> How does one modify the status bar to add or subtract different >> components >> >> ? >> >> > Philip, you're quite right ; I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that the OP >> > was more concerned with the zoom *function* than with just where the >> > control was to be found. As I mentioned in my reply above, a zoom button >> > can be enabled in the toolbar, but if, for some reason, one prefers to >> use >> > the status bar, a zoom slide control can also be found at the extreme >> right >> > of the status bar when that function is enabled.... >> > >> > At least it works that way for me in LibreOffice 5.3.0.3 on Linux Mint >> > 18.1.... >> >> Yes, me too. I have both the slider and a zoom dialog at the left hand >> end of the status bar but I'm working on Writer 5.1.4.2 - the distro >> standard for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. >> >> Your last post seems to indicate that 5.3 didn't abandon this feature >> because you have it. The OP did think he might have done something to >> remove it accidentally. >> >> Is there a way for the user to add / remove features (ie customize) the >> status bar ? I don't think so. >> >> Philip >> > > Philip, my impression, like yours, is that the status bar in LO 5.3.0 > *cannot* > > be customised, but only configured to be displayed or not.... > > Henri > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
