On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 01:12:40PM +0200, Armin Le Grand wrote:
>     Hi List,
> 
> I agree that the conent (no content) is not good. What we want the
> user to do is to select an object or create/insert one, so it would
> be nice to offer just that. It is a suggestion, but offering
> insertin of objects may be best. Possibilities for this:
> 
> (1) Gallery
> (2) Panel which offers to start DrawObject construction, like in the
> drawing toolbar
> 
> We have a panel for (1), but the context switch would need to change
> the TabBar (instead of reacting on context switch and changing the
> panels dependent of content).
> 
> We have no panel for (2), but it may be not too difficult to crreate
> one. Wouldn't it be nice to have/show that panel for other apps,
> too? It could show the draw object creators as ToolBars with useful
> groups, but some of this vertically, thus offering a much more
> direct selection which object creation to start than the current
> Draw toolbar offers...
> 
> Maybe too much for 4.0, but...

Option (2) looks like
http://www.libre-software.net/sites/default/files/eva/2008%2005%20-%20Redoffice%20review/2008%2005%20-%20RedOffice%20-%20Screenshot%2012%20Shapes.png
RedOffice 4 Beta came with a side panel, whole article
http://www.libre-software.net/redoffice-review-chinese-office-suite


Regards
-- 
Ariel Constenla-Haile
La Plata, Argentina

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