Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 45812
sub-toolbars are not available if Office-window is too narrow
Last modified: 2013-07-30 02:20:36 UTC
When the window is too narrow for all buttons of a toolbar to fit, they are available only via the arrows at the right edge of the toolbar. Some buttons have additional options. For example, in Calc, background color, font color and border have additional menus of their own, for colors or border types. The problem that I have found is that these sub-options (colors, border types) are not available from the right click-menu of short toolbars.
Hi nadavoid, thanks for using and supporting OpenOffice.org... reassigned to cj mci -> cj: Hi cj, please have a look at this issue. I'm not sure if we took care about this problem... changing Type to "Defect" and OS to "All"
changing summary from "incomplete toolbar when window too narrow" to "sub-toolbars are not available if Office-window is too narrow"
CJ -> SSA: We have this already discussed a couple of weeks ago. As already planned for 2.0 we are going to turn the options menu of toolbars into a vetical aligned toolbar. I've attached a mock-up showing a first draft of the "new" look. Please ping me before you start with the implementation so that we can specify the details. Thanks.
Created attachment 26323 [details] mockup of options menu
changing issue type
changed component and added dependency
*** Issue 25120 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
This enhancement requires substantial changes to several modules and to the window handling especially on Unix, where it is not possible to display floating windows on top of menus (required by several controllers like the color chooser etc.). Major rework like this cannot be done for a product patch and will be scheduled for the next full release.
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I just have set 3 issues as dup of 25120. Judging by this number I think the problem has to be addressed earlier than "OOo Later".
*** Issue 71952 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
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*** Issue 78429 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
*** Issue 81838 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
Right now the perception that users are having is that OpenOffice is broken in this area. It would be better if the buttons that don't work in vertical mode simply did not appear until this enhancement is made. Or possibly gray them out and make them inactive.
This happens also with the "highlight" button
reassigning to pl, however, chances are only marginally better that he will find the time to work on it...
*** Issue 99073 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***
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