2008/10/29 Barbara Duprey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Zoltán Kócsi wrote: > >> I have an ancient OOo and I thought it might be time to update to the >> 3.0 version. However, I do not want to update to a version where >> toolbars are popping up and disappearing depending on the context; >> that's one of the main reasons I skipped the 2.x series. >> >> I find it most annoying and distracting when the document jumps up and >> down when toolbars pop into existence and hide themselves as I move the >> cursor. The detached mode with the pop-up windows is none the better (I >> think that was proven by the existence of the pop-up blocking feature in >> every browser). >> >> So, before downloading and installing, I thought I'd better ask: Do >> the toolbars still come and go as they wish, no matter what I want, or I >> have control over their existence and they grey themselves out when not >> relevant to the current context? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Zoltan >> > > Although I agree with you that these toolbars are distracting, I've killed > them in my 2.4.1 (and earlier) OOo versions. The trick is that *while one is > displayed* you go into View > Toolbars, find it, and uncheck it. Then it > won't come back uninvited! > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > An alternative solution to make them disappear for good (they are sometimes quite handy could be to dock them on the side of the screen. In these days of widescreens there is a lot of wasted real estate on the left and right of the page. Even better, get rid of some buttons in the standard toolbar and dock them on the top of the page.
Cheers, Michele
