On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Kevin Grignon <kevingrignon...@gmail.com>wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 9:28 PM, RGB ES <rgb.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 2012/11/15 Kevin Grignon <kevingrignon...@gmail.com> >> >> > Hello All, >> > >> > I've been exploring the information design (content) for the dockable >> task >> > pane. I've analyzed the current content in both LS and AOO, and captured >> > some thoughts on future design direction. >> > See: >> > >> > >> http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/AOO_UX_Design_Exploration_-_Task_Pane_Content_-_Information_Design >> > >> > Capture any thoughts or feedback in the discussion section of the wiki >> > page. >> > Thanks, >> > Kevin >> > >> >> Good ideas, indeed! Just a small point about the proposal: you are >> separating direct formatting (Content properties) from styles (Style list) >> which is a good idea, but we must keep in mind that there is no "direct >> formatting" for pages on Writer: the menu you get when you go to Format → >> Page does *not* do direct formatting, it just edit the current page style. >> >> IMO, the options are: >> >> - to not include page information on the content properties docker >> >> - to just show a static info panel giving the option to edit the >> corresponding page style or to apply one of the styles from a list. >> >> Maybe (thinking aloud in real time) instead of a "page" section it would >> be >> more interesting to show a "breaks" section, where you can insert and >> manage page breaks with change of page styles and reset of page >> numbering... or maybe put all this on its own panel. The possibility to >> edit the page style should be limited to the style list panel. >> >> Regards >> Ricardo >> > > > Ricardo, > > Thanks for the input. > > I've posted your comments to the wiki discussion. > > I'll explore the page properties vs. style options. > > Regards, > Kevin > > > Ricardo, While Lotus Symphony presents page properties in the contextual task pane, they are related to the 'Page Styles'. Evoking the 'More' option command in page properties section header evokes the Page Styles document. So, are the page properties actually stored as styles, or just called styles? I can't imaging someone looking to change the page styles to change the page orientation. Curious. Thoughts? Kevin
