Difference between revisions of "BetterDefaults GraphicsFontsSettings workout"

Revision as of 14:22, 9 August 2010

1. Graphics d&d from application: by d&d of graphics from other application the shown graphic is a link; that can lead to irretation and misunderstandings, because the user may thought that he has copied the graphic and not only the link to the graphic. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost for the normal user. f.e. he works on a presentation at home and afterwards take the doc to a congress -> the link does not work on the environment he use there and he is lost in this moment. copy the pic insted of the link is the more awaited state and should be default.

2. Paste pictures from web:

• if you d&d a pic from web you get an HTML code instead of the pic
  
• pasting from web pics from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL) causes "Unknow graphics format" error
  

3. Impress formula font too small: The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert->Objects->Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt (default for text is 18pt). This setting is not changable.

4. Changing default font: It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI) in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting (for example tools/options/fonts). This is especially a problem when working with asian languages.

5. Remember sidepane tab position: The active element in the sidebar always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions". This can be extremely annoying. For example: If I want to edit the "custom transitions" on several slides, always after switching to another slide, the sidebar "forgets" that I was working on "custom transitions" and goes back to the default "Layout". Always the last accessed element should stay the active element, if one switches to another slide.

6. Duration of pause to 0: In Slide Show settings (Slide Show/Slide Show Settings) for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated" defaults to 10 seconds. Set the default to 0 seconds in order to improve compatibility with MS Powerpoint users, and secondly to leave the decision to insert a pause to the user.

7. Zoom fit to width: Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel.

community feedback

.. above issues mainly results from Better Defaults

Autor: Christoph Lukasiak (Clu) 3 August 2010