Summary: | Add Layer manager window / Enhance the Navigator | ||
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Product: | LibreOffice | Reporter: | Jan Kirchner <imcon2> |
Component: | Draw | Assignee: | Not Assigned <libreoffice-bugs> |
Status: | NEW --- | ||
Severity: | enhancement | CC: | arnaud.versini, chris.cowsley, heiko.tietze, peter.matter, rb.henschel, stephane.guillou, vsfoote |
Priority: | medium | ||
Version: | Inherited From OOo | ||
Hardware: | All | ||
OS: | All | ||
See Also: |
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68392 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70012 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77827 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99401 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89130 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90244 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146486 https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122587 |
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Crash report or crash signature: | Regression By: | ||
Bug Depends on: | |||
Bug Blocks: | 99648, 103030 | ||
Attachments: | Mockup |
Description
Jan Kirchner
2012-10-28 15:39:07 UTC
This is a valid request. Currently only the property 'visible' has an easy, one click access. I'd rather integrate layer management into the navigator. (In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #2) > I'd rather integrate layer management into the navigator. The integration of a layer control for the navigator is an excellent idea (Bug 90244), but in addition, a replacement for the control layers through tabs currently have in LO Draw is necessary. An alternative method that can be used by switching the page pane with a very similar ui to other drawing applications like GIMP, Inkscape, Photoshop, Corel Draw, etc. There are many reasons to be, as the familiarity of users having a "typical" layer control, a simpler option than that obtained with the navigator (typical power users), etc. I'll make a small mockup to show this idea. Created attachment 128558 [details]
Mockup
A simple mockup of how the alternative layer manager might work, in addition to other interesting elements to consider.
Based on my experience as a user, the navigator is only used by power users and in complex documents. A simple alternative, always visible and similar to that available in other drawing applications is important.
In the mockup:
• Layer tabs disappear and could give way to a default color bar
• it's used the page pane to toggle between page view and layer view
• Layer view has an interface similar to other drawing applications and only shows the layers of the current page
(In reply to Bastián Díaz from comment #4) > Created attachment 128558 [details] Excellent proposal, almost the same as in https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2016/07/31/how-the-navigator-may-support-object-handling-in-libreoffice-draw/ The problem with layers is that ODF defines it differently from what other tools understand. The concept is orthogonal to groups, which quickly ends up in a mess for non-experts. The Navigator is not used today because it has some flaws. I would fix those rather then introduce new UIs. But in the end we will have the same interaction, I guess. No need for further input from UX. Please revamp the Navigator, see also bug 90244. *** Bug 139330 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** *** Bug 154338 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** |