Re: Toolbar / Styles dialog final proposals

J.M. Maurer wrote:
>>> Two issues remain:
>>> + Can we get along without left/center/right/justify in the toolbar?
>>> Maybe with the introduction of shortcuts?
>>>
>
> Hmmm, i'd drop the color/spelling check "crap" first... I never used
> them before, and I do use the alignment controls a lot
>
>
>>> + I'm tempted to remove the Underline button as this is said to be a
>>> relic from typewriter days (it would of course still be available
>>>
>> from
>>
>>> the "Format -> Font" dialog).
>>>
>> I would agree. I might also argue the same for the text colour button
>> and the spellchecker; on the other hand, I would like to keep the
>> highlight button, as I use that often, probably most often of all the
>> TB
>> buttons, after the style combo.
>>
>
> Yay for comflicting uses... My opinion would not be against either
> choice though. Drop the spell checker though (that is almost always
> automatic anyway)
>
> About the font name: I'm not sure. My dad for example does not even know
> what a "Times new roman" is, let alone that it is a font (not kidding
> here). For him, the proposal would work nice... for me, well, I can use
> both.
>
> Marc
>
>
>
I like it! I would be a little nervous removing the horizontal
alignment buttons (except maybe for full-justify, but maybe not) since
those are the style tools of choice for university students writing
papers: titles get centered, headings/names get right-justified, and the
rest is all left. I will ask around today and see what the actual usage
of these buttons on my campus is. Spell-checker and colors, though, as
long as they're somewhere else too, would be fine to drop: automatic
spell checking works nicely, and colors are rarely used.

Ryan

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