Latest revision as of 20:16, 8 October 2010

List of Better Default Setting Suggestions

Statuses:

Proposed: initial state
Discussing: being discussed on the mailing list
Rejected: refused after discussion
Accepted: validated by UX team
Developing: someone is actually creating the patch to change the behaviour

Draw/Impress

Idea	Application	Issue num	Description	Name	Status	Details
provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals	Draw		Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.	Regina
Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene	Draw	Issue 67847	3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if perspective is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of Issue 67847 .	Regina
Change Handle Size	Draw/Impress		The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: Grid Handling).	ChristophNoack
Changing default font	Draw/Impress	Issue 70585	It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI) in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -> Openoffice.org -> fonts -> Change default font or somewhere similar. This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.	Clu
default colour of drawing objects	Draw/Impress	Issue 93507	The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.	Gerald	Developing	Bullets, colors & shortcuts
Enable Vertical Text Button for all	Draw/Impress	Issue 54423	It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.	gquigs
Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default	Draw/Impress		The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily	ja
Paste pictures from web	Draw/Impress		Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.	Quest
Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments	Draw/Impress	Issue 107125	I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).	vkkodali
bullet point lists	Impress		Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults: (1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text. (2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.	Gerald	Developing	Bullets, colors & shortcuts
Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)	Impress		The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider.The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation. There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.	andreasma		Out of scope ?
change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode	Impress		It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.	andreasma		Out of scope ?
Default shadow should be transparent and smaller	Impress		A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance : 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3) ; Color : Black (instead of Grey) ; Transparency : 60 % (instead of 0%)	CamilleM	Accepted/Rejected	Transparency creates printing problems
Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on	Impress		'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' & 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default => they should be switched on by default (more info: Grid Handling).	Clu
Change default pen color from neon green	Impress	Issue 47990	As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation	Clu	Accepted	Bullets, colors & shortcuts
Default user annimation	Impress	Issue 62838	I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list.clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default	Clu
Duration of pause to 0	Impress	Issue 49762	In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set 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.	Clu		Graphics, fonts & settings
Slide Titles editable in navigator	Impress	Issue 21888	The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.	Clu
Real Slide Titles in Navigator	Impress	Issue 21888	It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.	Clu
Change default table color	Impress	Issue 102922	After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again & then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:	Clu
Shortcut for adding a new slide	Impress	Issue 100650	'=> alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense	Clu	Rejected	Shortcut conflict
Open pps files in show mode	Impress	Issue 52755	If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this: "C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1" This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation: "C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"	Clu		Out of scope ?
remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar	Impress		delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -> it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue	Clu
Properties on context	Impress		I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)	Clu
empty bullets should not be shown in presentation	Impress		like it is at ms office (from fl)	Clu	Developing	Bullets, colors & shortcuts
serial effect for set of bullet points	Impress		if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)	Clu		Bullets, colors & shortcuts
Change rotate button in mode on/off	Impress		if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode	Clu
space key to shift slide	Impress		in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)	Clu
switch task pane off	Impress		at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)	Clu
dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic	Impress	Issue 107641	.. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)	Clu
allow slide scrolling	Impress		by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)	Clu
Copy when moving by default	Impress		under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)	Clu
delete Navigator icon	Impress		the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful => delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)	Clu
Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.	Impress	Issue 90415	Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. Remark: Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!	Gerald
Default Impress formula font should be much larger	Impress	Issue 21118	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.	Gerald		Bullets, colors & shortcuts
Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide	Impress	Issue 100650 .		Gerald	Rejected	See duplicate. Shortcut conflict
Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing	Impress		Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.	Gerald
Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide	Impress		The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". 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.	Gerald
Add a button "Save Template"	Impress		automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)	Liz
provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor	Impress		Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)	Liz
when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box	Impress		the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)	Liz
show links with the “short text” instead of the path	Impress		(from a chat I had with a sales guy)	Liz
Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide	Impress		to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)	Liz
Add more page layouts	Impress		I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)	Liz
Show Color Panel	Impress		View -> Toolbars -> Color Bar	mr_smyle
pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides	Impress		In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.	parity
switch off impress wizard	Impress		looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying	WG	Rejected	« Regarding the wizard the user feedback data (aka usage tracking) tellsUs that many users do use this wizard today. »
Default Impress formula should be scalable	Impress		Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on impress)	xihh

Writer

Idea	Application	Issue num	Description	Name
"Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,	Writer		It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.	CamilleM
Initialize the writer	Writer		I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already: set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21 turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete. (from a letter of st)	Clu
misc autocorrects	Writer		turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)	Clu
Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles	Writer		At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.	dvc
Make ToC hyperlinked	Writer		A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.	Fopper
Ugly style sheets for headings in Writer	Writer		I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles. Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. Vince42	Gerald
Autotext default preview window too small	Writer		The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.	Gerald
Remove old word versions from Save As dialog	Writer	Issue 21118	Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)	gquigs
Space Markers Off	Writer		Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).	mr_smyle
Enable Add Comment Button	Writer		I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer	mr_smyle
Ctrl+B & Crl+I to styles	Writer		Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.	mr_smyle
Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'	Writer	Issue 15498		Name
Make manual page break in Writer better visiable	Writer	Issue 33518 and duplicates Issue 65150 , Issue 82353 , Issue 96963 , Issue 22646	for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.	Name
Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation	Writer		If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.	oiaohm
Make the "record changes" feature more attractive	Writer		The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.	paperjam
Simpler way for page orientation	Writer		People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.	Quest
Distance in numbering styles larger	Writer		Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.	Regina
Add a gap in table of contents	Writer		Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text.	Regina
Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm	Writer	Issue 22136	Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.	Regina
Add a spacing below for tables	Writer		Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style text body is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style Table contents has below spacing 0cm too.	Regina
Change "Show as tip" for word completion	Writer		The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Word Completion tab	RGB
Styles and formatting panel docked right	Writer		Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.	xihh
Enhancement print preview	Writer, (Calc ?)		Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.	Quest
Text Paragraph Indents	Writer(RU)		For style 'Text Body' in RU Locale. Off top margin. Add first line indent 1cm. On justify.	mr_smyle

Calc

Idea	Application	Issue num	Description	Name
Change print default to 'All Sheets'	Calc		In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).	Clu
Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc	Calc		please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)	Clu
Use ??/?? as default for fractions instead of ?/?	Calc	Issue 67862		fst
Enable Vertical Align Buttons	Calc		I always enable toolbar buttons for vertical align text in the cells. MT: +1	mr_smyle
Table keyboard handling consistent	Calc		Tools > Options > Calc > Table > Keyboard handling > Insert cell > Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.	Safway
Find & Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default	Calc, Writer		If you select a range of cells before a Find & Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be: - pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection- unchecked if there is no active cells range selection	Gilles Bignebat (gibi)
Shortcut For Insert Comment	Calc, Writer		Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins	mr_smyle
Default line too thick	Chart	Issue 98803	especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.	Name

All

Idea	Application	Issue num	Description	Name	Details
"tagged PDF" as default	All		PDF-Export: set "tagged PDF" as default (30% bigger files, but accessible by default) .. from letter of MT	Clu
"don't register" as default	All		First-Start-Wizard: "don't register" as default .. from letter of MT	Clu
New Document Property : PrintIntention	ALL		All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document see also http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239	Fernand
Remove the limits on multi-level undo!	All	Issue 98009	I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.	Gerald
"Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format	All		If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"->"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.	Gerald
Improvement Program in startup wizard	All		Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)	gquigs
Don't put OO install files on Desktop	All		It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.	gquigs
No Splash Screen	All		Disable the splash screen by default, 3.2 is fast enough starting. it just feels like it is getting in the way.	gquigs
Disable OpenOffice's Open/Save Dialogs	All		At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -> General -> Open/Save	gquigs
Increase default size of graphics cache	All	Issue 63253	Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.	jbfaure
Many Issues From helen_russian	All		Look at this page, please: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en -- Discussion was here at 5:05:35 PM	mr_smyle
Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple	All		I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.	oiaohm
Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed	All		This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.	oiaohm
Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars	All		Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.	oiaohm
Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground	All		Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.	oiaohm
Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.	All		The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.	paperjam
Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --> Options --> Load/Save --> Microsoft Office by default	All		It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.	parity
Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically	All		In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration	pvilela
Check all words	All		Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.	Quest
Lower level macro security	All		In currently state (high level), OO.o automatically doesn't run any macros. In medium level, OO.o doesn't run macro, but ask user if should it be run.	Quest
Information bar on the top instead pop-up	All		It concerns passwords, macros and may be comments. Please, look at DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3	Quest
More security user's data	All		Options > Load/Save > General. Always create backup copy is unchecked and Save AutoRecovery take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.	Quest
General look popups	All		All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice.	Quest
More resizeable Findbar	All		Findbar should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere. ;)	Quest
Add Math formula icon to standard bar	All		Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.	Regina
Uncheck transparency warning	All		Uncheck transparency warning in Tools > Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.	Regina
Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default	All		Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.	RGB
Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"	All		OpenOffice \| General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips	Safway
Tab Stops with reasonable settings	All		Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > General > Settings > Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49	Safway
Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable	All		Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > Grid Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution > Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution > Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.	Safway
Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box	All		Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.	vkkodali
Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics	All except Draw		If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special->As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.	Jörg
change default color in form wizard	Database		the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -> this is a bad default and looks unprofessional => change it in anything common like 'light gray'	MSC
All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments	Impress, Calc, Writer		Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?	Gerald	Bullets, colors & shortcuts
Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog	Impress, Writer, Calc		Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-> file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)	gquigs

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-| ''Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on''
+| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
-| '''Impress'''
+| Draw
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-| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' &amp; 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default =&gt; they should be switched on by default (more info: [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling Grid Handling]).
+| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
+|
+|
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-| ''Change Handle Size''
+| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
+| Draw
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=67847 Issue 67847 ]&nbsp;
+| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if perspective is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=67847 Issue 67847 ]&nbsp;.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
+|
+|
+|-
+| Change Handle Size
+| Draw/Impress
 |
 | The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling Grid Handling]).
-| [[User:ChristophNoack|ChristophNoack]]<br>
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:ChristophNoack ChristophNoack]
-| Proposed
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+|
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-| ''bullet point lists''
+| Changing default font
-| '''Impress (1)'''
+| Draw/Impress
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70585 Issue 70585 ]&nbsp;
+| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI) in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -> Openoffice.org -> fonts -> Change default font or somewhere similar. This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
 |
-| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults:
-*(1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text.
-*(2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
-| style="background:green" | Developing
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout details]
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-| ''default colour of drawing objects''
+| default colour of drawing objects
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
+| Draw/Impress
-| {{issue|93507}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=93507 Issue 93507 ]&nbsp;
 | The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
+| Developing
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout Bullets, colors & shortcuts]
 |-
-| ''default colour of tables''
+| Enable Vertical Text Button for all
-| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
+| Draw/Impress
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=54423 Issue 54423 ]&nbsp;
+| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gquigs&action=edit&redlink=1 gquigs]
 |
-| Like above. Look at Impress/Draw: Table Toolbar &gt; Table Design; Writer: menu Table &gt; AutoFormat
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
-|-
-| ''Text position in cells''
-| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
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-| Text in table cells should be in center (vertical) position, not top. I guess many people crates simple tables to school or home work. They use this function as first.
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
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-| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
+| Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default
-| Draw
+| Draw/Impress
 |
-| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
+| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:JoostAndrae ja]
+|
+|
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-| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
+| Paste pictures from web
-| Draw
+| Draw/Impress
-| {{bug|67847}}
-| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if ''perspective'' is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of {{bug|67847}}.
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
-|-
-| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
-| Writer
-| {{bug|22136}}
-| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
-|-
-| ''switch off impress wizard''
-| '''Impress'''
 |
-| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
+| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Wg WG]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
+|
+|
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-| ''Changing default font''
+| Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments
-| '''Impress &amp; Draw'''
+| Draw/Impress
-| {{bug|70585}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107125 Issue 107125 ]&nbsp;
-| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI)
+| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
-in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -&gt; Openoffice.org -&gt; fonts -&gt; Change default font or somewhere similar. <br> This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Vamsi_Kodali&action=edit&redlink=1 vkkodali]
+|
+|
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
 |-
-| ''Change default pen color from neon green''
+| bullet point lists
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{bug|47990}}
+|
-| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. <br> p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings &amp; check 'mouse pointer as pen' &amp; starting a presentation<br>
+| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults: (1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text. (2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
+| Developing
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout Bullets, colors & shortcuts]
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
 |-
-| ''Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)''
+| Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider.<br> The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings &amp; check 'mouse pointer as pen' &amp; starting a presentation.
+| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider.The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation. There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
-There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:andreasma andreasma]
+|
+| Out of scope&nbsp;?
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:andreasma andreasma]
 |-
-| ''change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode''
+| change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
 | It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:andreasma andreasma]
-|-
-| ''Show Color Panel''
-| '''Impress'''
 |
-| View -&gt; Toolbars -&gt; Color Bar
+| Out of scope&nbsp;?
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
-|-
-| ''Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.''
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|90415}}
-| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. '''Remark''': Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
 |-
-| ''All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments''
+| Default shadow should be transparent and smaller
-| '''Impress''', Calc, Writer
+| Impress
 |
-| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
+| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance&nbsp;: 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3)&nbsp;; Color&nbsp;: Black (instead of Grey)&nbsp;; Transparency&nbsp;: 60&nbsp;% (instead of 0%)
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Camillem CamilleM]
+| Accepted/Rejected
+| Transparency creates printing problems
 |-
-| ''Default Impress formula font should be much larger''
+| Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|21118}}
-| The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert-&gt;Objects-&gt;Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt.
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
-|-
-| ''Default Impress formula should be scalable''
-| '''Impress'''
 |
-| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on '''impress''')
+| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' & 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default => they should be switched on by default (more info: [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling Grid Handling]).
-| xihh
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide''
+| Change default pen color from neon green
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|100650}}.
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=47990 Issue 47990 ]&nbsp;
-|
+| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| Accepted
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout Bullets, colors & shortcuts]
 |-
-| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
+| Default user annimation
-| Writer
+| Impress
-| {{issue|21118}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=62838 Issue 62838 ]&nbsp;
-| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
+| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list.clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Enable Vertical Text Button for all''
+| Duration of pause to 0
-| '''Impress, Draw'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|54423}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=49762 Issue 49762 ]&nbsp;
-| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
-|-
-| ''Default user annimation''
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|62838}}
-| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list.<br> clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Duration of pause to 0''
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|49762}}
 | In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set 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.
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_GraphicsFontsSettings_workout Graphics, fonts & settings]
 |-
-| ''Slide Titles editable in navigator''
+| Slide Titles editable in navigator
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|21888}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21888 Issue 21888 ]&nbsp;
 | The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Real Slide Titles in Navigator''
+| Real Slide Titles in Navigator
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|21888}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21888 Issue 21888 ]&nbsp;
 | It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Change default table color''
+| Change default table color
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|102922}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=102922 Issue 102922 ]&nbsp;
-| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again &amp; then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
+| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again & then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Shortcut for adding a new slide''
+| Shortcut for adding a new slide
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|100650}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100650 Issue 100650 ]&nbsp;
-| =&gt; alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense<br>
+| '=> alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| Rejected
+| Shortcut conflict
 |-
-| ''Open pps files in show mode''
+| Open pps files in show mode
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|52755}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=52755 Issue 52755 ]&nbsp;
-| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this:
+| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this: "C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1" This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation: "C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+| Out of scope&nbsp;?
-"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1"
+|-
+| remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar
+| Impress
+|
+| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -> it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
-This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation:
+|-
+| Properties on context
+| Impress
+|
+| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
-"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"
+|-
+| empty bullets should not be shown in presentation
+| Impress
+|
+| like it is at ms office (from fl)
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| Developing
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout Bullets, colors & shortcuts]
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
 |-
-| ''Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default''
+| serial effect for set of bullet points
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
+| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:JoostAndrae ja]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout Bullets, colors & shortcuts]
 |-
-| ''Default shadow should be transparent and smaller''
+| Change rotate button in mode on/off
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance&nbsp;: 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3)&nbsp;; Color&nbsp;: Black (instead of Grey)&nbsp;; Transparency&nbsp;: 60&nbsp;% (instead of 0%)
+| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Camillem CamilleM]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-| | style="background:red"| Rejected
+|
-| Transparent objects create problems with printing
+|
 |-
-| ''Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments''
+| space key to shift slide
-| '''Draw, Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|107125}}
+|
-| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
+| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
-| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar''
+| switch task pane off
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -&gt; it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
+| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing''
+| dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107641 Issue 107641 ]&nbsp;
+| .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
 |
-| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
+|
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
 |-
-| ''pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides''
+| allow slide scrolling
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
+| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
-| [[User:Parity|parity]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Properties on context''
+| Copy when moving by default
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
+| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''empty bullets should not be shown in presentation''
+| delete Navigator icon
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| like it is at ms office (from fl)
+| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful => delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-| style="background:green" | Developing
+|
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout details]
+|
 |-
-| ''serial effect for set of bullet points''
+| Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=90415 Issue 90415 ]&nbsp;
+| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. Remark: Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
 |
-| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
+|
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
 |-
-| ''Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide''
+| Default Impress formula font should be much larger
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21118 Issue 21118 ]&nbsp;
+| 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.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
 |
-| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". 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.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout Bullets, colors & shortcuts]
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
 |-
-| ''Change rotate button in mode on/off''
+| Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100650 Issue 100650 ]&nbsp;.
 |
-| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| Rejected
+| See duplicate. Shortcut conflict
 |-
-| ''space key to shift slide''
+| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
+| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Add a button "Save Template"''
+| Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
+|
+| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". 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.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
+|
+|
+|-
+| Add a button "Save Template"
+| Impress
 |
 | automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Liz Liz]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor''
+| provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
 | Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Liz Liz]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box''
+| when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
 | the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Liz Liz]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''show links with the “short text” instead of the path''
+| show links with the “short text” instead of the path
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
 | (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Liz Liz]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide''
+| Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
 | to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Liz Liz]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Add more page layouts''
+| Add more page layouts
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
 | I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Liz Liz]
-|-
-| ''switch task pane off''
-| '''Impress'''
 |
-| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Zoom fit to width''
-| Writer, '''Impress'''
 |
-| Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel (Stylish, Task/Slide panel)
-CLU: as i understand you the current impress already behave like that: close task or slide pane -&gt; work area grows, activate them -&gt; work area shrinks .. may you describe it more precise for better understanding .. thx
-Quest: This is exactly what I thought. You can also watch short example movie: [http://marcinmilkowski.pl/video/OpenOfficeorg/Better%20default/Zoom%20fit%20to%20width.ogv Zoom fit to width.ogv] [4 MB]
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
 |-
-| ''dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic''
+| Show Color Panel
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
-| {{issue|107641}}
+|
-|  .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
+| View -> Toolbars -> Color Bar
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''allow slide scrolling''
+| pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
+| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Parity&action=edit&redlink=1 parity]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Copy when moving by default''
+| switch off impress wizard
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
+| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Wg WG]
+| Rejected
+| «&nbsp;Regarding the wizard the user feedback data (aka usage tracking) tellsUs that many users do use this wizard today.&nbsp;»
 |-
-| ''delete Navigator icon''
+| Default Impress formula should be scalable
-| '''Impress'''
+| Impress
 |
-| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful =&gt; delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
+| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on impress)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| xihh
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Paste pictures from web''
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
 |
-| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert &gt; Picture &gt; From file&gt; URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
+|
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
 |}
+==Writer==
-<br> <br>
 {| width="100%" class="prettytable"
@@ Line 392: / Line 473: @@
 ! scope="col" | Name<br>
 ! scope="col" | Status<br>
-! scope="col" | Reason why<br>
+! scope="col" | Details<br>
 |-
-| ''Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on''
+| "Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,
-| '''Impress'''
+| Writer
 |
-| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' &amp; 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default =&gt; they should be switched on by default (more info: [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling Grid Handling]).
+| It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Camillem CamilleM]
-|-
-| ''Change Handle Size''
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
 |
-| The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling Grid Handling]).
+|
-| [[User:ChristophNoack|ChristophNoack]]<br>
 |-
-| ''bullet point lists''
+| Initialize the writer
-| '''Impress (1)'''
+| Writer
+|
+| I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already: set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21 turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete. (from a letter of st)
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
 |
-| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults:
-*(1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text.
-*(2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
 |-
-| ''default colour of drawing objects''
+| misc autocorrects
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
+| Writer
-| {{issue|93507}}
-| The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
-|-
-| ''default colour of tables''
-| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
 |
-| Like above. Look at Impress/Draw: Table Toolbar &gt; Table Design; Writer: menu Table &gt; AutoFormat
+| turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Text position in cells''
+| Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles
-| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
+| Writer
 |
-| Text in table cells should be in center (vertical) position, not top. I guess many people crates simple tables to school or home work. They use this function as first.
+| At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Dvc&action=edit&redlink=1 dvc]
+|
+|
 |-
-| 'Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'
+| Make ToC hyperlinked
 | Writer
-| {{Bug|15498}}
+|
-|
+| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
-| Name
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Fopper Fopper]
+|
+|
 |-
 | Ugly style sheets for headings in Writer
 | Writer
 |
-| I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles.
+| I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles. Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Vince42 Vince42]
-<br> Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. [[User:Vince42|Vince42]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
+|
+|
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
 |-
-| Make manual page break in Writer better visiable
+| Autotext default preview window too small
 | Writer
-| {{bug|33518}} and duplicates {{bug|65150}}, {{bug|82353}}, {{bug|96963}}, {{bug|22646}}
-| for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.
-| Name
-|-
-| Default line too thick
-| Chart
-| {{bug|98803}}
-| especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.
-| Name
-|-
-| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
-| Draw
 |
-| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
+| The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
-|-
-| Add Math formula icon to standard bar
-| All
 |
-| Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.
+|
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
 |-
-| Distance in numbering styles larger
+| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
 | Writer
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21118 Issue 21118 ]&nbsp;
+| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gquigs&action=edit&redlink=1 gquigs]
 |
-| Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.
+|
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
 |-
-| Add a gap in table of contents
+| Space Markers Off
 | Writer
 |
-| Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text. [[Image:UglyDefaultSpaceInTOC.png]]
+| Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
+|
+|
 |-
-| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
+| Enable Add Comment Button
-| Draw
-| {{bug|67847}}
-| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if ''perspective'' is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of {{bug|67847}}.
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
-|-
-| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
 | Writer
-| {{bug|22136}}
+|
-| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
+| I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
+|
+|
 |-
-| Add a spacing below for tables
+| Ctrl+B & Crl+I to styles
 | Writer
 |
-| Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style ''text body'' is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style ''Table contents'' has below spacing 0cm too.
+| Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
-|-
-| Uncheck transparency warning
-| All
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-| Uncheck transparency warning in Tools &gt; Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.
-| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
-|-
-| change default color in form wizard
-| Database
-|
-| the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -&gt; this is a bad default and looks unprofessional =&gt; change it in anything common like 'light gray'
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Msc MSC]
-|-
-| ''switch off impress wizard''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Wg WG]
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-| Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics
+| Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'
-| All except Draw
+| Writer
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15498 Issue 15498 ]&nbsp;
+|
+| Name
+|
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-| If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special-&gt;As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.
-| Jörg
-|-
-| ''Changing default font''
-| '''Impress &amp; Draw'''
-| {{bug|70585}}
-| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI)
-in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -&gt; Openoffice.org -&gt; fonts -&gt; Change default font or somewhere similar. <br> This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
 |-
-| ''Change default pen color from neon green''
+| Make manual page break in Writer better visiable
-| '''Impress'''
+| Writer
-| {{bug|47990}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33518 Issue 33518 ]&nbsp; and duplicates [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=65150 Issue 65150 ]&nbsp;, [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82353 Issue 82353 ]&nbsp;, [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=96963 Issue 96963 ]&nbsp;, [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22646 Issue 22646 ]&nbsp;
-| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. <br> p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings &amp; check 'mouse pointer as pen' &amp; starting a presentation<br>
+| for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.
+| Name
+|
+|
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
 |-
-| ''Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)''
+| Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation
-| '''Impress'''
+| Writer
+|
+| If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
+|
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-| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider.<br> The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings &amp; check 'mouse pointer as pen' &amp; starting a presentation.
-There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:andreasma andreasma]
 |-
-| ''change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode''
+| Make the "record changes" feature more attractive
-| '''Impress'''
+| Writer
 |
-| It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
+| The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:andreasma andreasma]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Paperjam&action=edit&redlink=1 paperjam]
-|-
-| Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"
-| All
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-| Options &#124; OpenOffice &#124; General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips
+|
-| Safway
 |-
-| Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --&gt; Options --&gt; Load/Save --&gt; Microsoft Office by default
+| Simpler way for page orientation
-| All
+| Writer
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-| It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.
+| People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.
-| parity
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
+|
+|
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-| Tab Stops with reasonable settings
+| Distance in numbering styles larger
-| All
+| Writer
 |
-| Tools &gt; Options &gt; Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw &gt; General &gt; Settings &gt; Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49
+| Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.
-| Safway
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
+|
+|
 |-
-| Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable
+| Add a gap in table of contents
-| All
+| Writer
+|
+| Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
+|
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-| Tools &gt; Options &gt; Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw &gt; Grid
-Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution &gt; Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution &gt; Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.
-| Safway
 |-
-| Table keyboard handling consistent
+| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
-| Calc
+| Writer
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22136 Issue 22136 ]&nbsp;
+| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
 |
-| Tools &gt; Options &gt; Calc &gt; Table &gt; Keyboard handling &gt; Insert cell &gt; Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.
+|
-| Safway
 |-
-| Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default
+| Add a spacing below for tables
-| All
+| Writer
+|
+| Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style text body is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style Table contents has below spacing 0cm too.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
+|
 |
-| Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature
-when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.
-| RGB
 |-
 | Change "Show as tip" for word completion
 | Writer
 |
-| The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a
+| The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Word Completion tab
-long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -&gt; AutoCorrect Options -&gt; Word Completion tab
+| RGB
+|
+|
-| RGB
 |-
-| Space Markers Off
+| Styles and formatting panel docked right
 | Writer
 |
-| Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).
+| Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Xihh&action=edit&redlink=1 xihh]
+|
+|
 |-
-| Shortcut For Insert Comment
+| Enhancement print preview
-| Calc, Writer
+| Writer, (Calc&nbsp;?)
 |
-| Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins
+| Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
+|
+|
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 | Text Paragraph Indents
@@ Line 618: / Line 686: @@
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 | For style 'Text Body' in RU Locale. Off top margin. Add first line indent 1cm. On justify.
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
-|-
-| Many Issues From helen_russian
-| All
 |
-| Look at this page, please: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;layout=1&amp;eotf=1&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&amp;sl=ru&amp;tl=en -- [[Renaissance:Status Meetings:2010-02-22|Discussion was here]] at 5:05:35 PM
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
-|-
-| ''Show Color Panel''
-| '''Impress'''
 |
-| View -&gt; Toolbars -&gt; Color Bar
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
+|}
+==Calc==
+{| width="100%" class="prettytable"
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-| ''Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.''
+! scope="col" | Idea<br>
-| '''Impress'''
+! scope="col" | Application<br>
-| {{issue|90415}}
+! scope="col" | Issue num<br>
-| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. '''Remark''': Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
+! scope="col" | Description<br>
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
+! scope="col" | Name<br>
+! scope="col" | Status<br>
+! scope="col" | Details<br>
 |-
-| Remove the limits on multi-level undo!
+| Change print default to 'All Sheets'
-| All
+| Calc
-| {{issue|98009}}
+|
-| I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.
+| In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| Styles and formatting panel docked right
-| Writer
 |
-| Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.
-| [[User:Xihh|xihh]]
-|-
-| Find &amp; Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default
-| Calc, Writer
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-| If you select a range of cells before a Find &amp; Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be:
- - pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection
- - unchecked if there is no active cells range selection
-| [[User:Gibi|Gilles Bignebat (gibi)]]
 |-
-| ''All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments''
+| Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc
-| '''Impress''', Calc, Writer
+| Calc
 |
-| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
+| please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Default Impress formula font should be much larger''
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|21118}}
-| The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert-&gt;Objects-&gt;Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt.
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
-|-
-| ''Default Impress formula should be scalable''
-| '''Impress'''
 |
-| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on '''impress''')
+|
-| xihh
 |-
-| ''Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide''
+| Use&nbsp;??/?? as default for fractions instead of&nbsp;?/?
-| '''Impress'''
+| Calc
-| {{issue|100650}}.
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=67862 Issue 67862 ]&nbsp;
-|
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
-|-
-| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
-| Writer
-| {{issue|21118}}
-| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
-|-
-| Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog
-| Impress, Writer, Calc
 |
-| Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-&gt; file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
+| fst
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
+|
-|-
+|
-| ''Enable Vertical Text Button for all''
-| '''Impress, Draw'''
-| {{issue|54423}}
-| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
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 | Enable Vertical Align Buttons
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 | I always enable toolbar buttons for vertical align text in the cells. MT:&nbsp;+1
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
-|-
-| Enable Add Comment Button
-| Writer
 |
-| I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
-|-
-| Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles
-| Writer
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-| At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.
-| [[User:Dvc|dvc]]
 |-
-| Use&nbsp;??/?? as default for fractions instead of&nbsp;?/?
+| Table keyboard handling consistent
 | Calc
-| {{issue|67862}}
+|
-|
+| Tools > Options > Calc > Table > Keyboard handling > Insert cell > Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.
-| fst
+| Safway
+|
+|
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-| New Document Property&nbsp;: PrintIntention
+| Find & Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default
-| ALL
+| Calc, Writer
 |
-| All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: <br> The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. <br> I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document <br> see also http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&amp;msgNo=22239
+| If you select a range of cells before a Find & Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be: - pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection- unchecked if there is no active cells range selection
-| Fernand
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gibi Gilles Bignebat (gibi)]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Default user annimation''
+| Shortcut For Insert Comment
-| '''Impress'''
+| Calc, Writer
-| {{issue|62838}}
+|
-| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list.<br> clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
+| Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Duration of pause to 0''
+| Default line too thick
-| '''Impress'''
+| Chart
-| {{issue|49762}}
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=98803 Issue 98803 ]&nbsp;
-| In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set 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.
+| especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| Name
+|
+|
 |-
-| ''Slide Titles editable in navigator''
+|
-| '''Impress'''
+|
-| {{issue|21888}}
+|
-| The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.
+|
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
-|-
+|
-| ''Real Slide Titles in Navigator''
+|
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|21888}}
-| It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Change default table color''
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|102922}}
-| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again &amp; then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Shortcut for adding a new slide''
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|100650}}
-| =&gt; alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense<br>
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Open pps files in show mode''
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|52755}}
-| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this:
-"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1"
+|}
-This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation:
-"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"
+==All==
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+{| width="100%" class="prettytable"
 |-
-| ''Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default''
+! scope="col" | Idea<br>
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
+! scope="col" | Application<br>
-|
+! scope="col" | Issue num<br>
-| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
+! scope="col" | Description<br>
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:JoostAndrae ja]
+! scope="col" | Name<br>
-|-
+! scope="col" | Status<br>
-| "Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,
+! scope="col" | Details<br>
-| Writer
-|
-| It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Camillem CamilleM]
-|-
-| ''Default shadow should be transparent and smaller''
-| '''Impress'''
-|
-| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance&nbsp;: 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3)&nbsp;; Color&nbsp;: Black (instead of Grey)&nbsp;; Transparency&nbsp;: 60&nbsp;% (instead of 0%)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Camillem CamilleM]
 |-
 | "tagged PDF" as default
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 | PDF-Export: set "tagged PDF" as default (30% bigger files, but accessible by default) .. from letter of MT
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
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 | "don't register" as default
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 | First-Start-Wizard: "don't register" as default .. from letter of MT
 | [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+|
+|
 |-
-| Improvement Program in startup wizard
+| New Document Property&nbsp;: PrintIntention
-| All
+| ALL
 |
-| Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)
+| All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document see also [http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239 http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239]
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
+| Fernand
+|
+|
 |-
-| Don't put OO install files on Desktop
+| Remove the limits on multi-level undo!
 | All
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=98009 Issue 98009 ]&nbsp;
+| I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
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-| It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.
+|
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
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-| ''Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments''
+| "Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format
-| '''Draw, Impress'''
-| {{issue|107125}}
-| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
-| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
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-| Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box
 | All
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-| Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.
+| If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"->"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.
-| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
+|
+|
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-| Increase default size of graphics cache
+| Improvement Program in startup wizard
 | All
-| {{issue|63253}}
-| Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.
-| [[User:Jbfaure|jbfaure]]
-|-
-| Change print default to 'All Sheets'
-| Calc
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-| In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).
+| Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gquigs&action=edit&redlink=1 gquigs]
-|-
-| Make the "record changes" feature more attractive
-| Writer
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-| The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.
+|
-| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
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-| Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.
+| Don't put OO install files on Desktop
 | All
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-| The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.
+| It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.
-| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gquigs&action=edit&redlink=1 gquigs]
+|
+|
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 | No Splash Screen
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 | Disable the splash screen by default, 3.2 is fast enough starting. it just feels like it is getting in the way.
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gquigs&action=edit&redlink=1 gquigs]
+|
+|
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 | Disable OpenOffice's Open/Save Dialogs
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-| At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -&gt; General -&gt; Open/Save
+| At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -> General -> Open/Save
-| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gquigs&action=edit&redlink=1 gquigs]
-|-
-| Autotext default preview window too small
-| Writer
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-| The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.
+|
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
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-| Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically
+| Increase default size of graphics cache
 | All
+| [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=63253 Issue 63253 ]&nbsp;
+| Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Jbfaure jbfaure]
 |
-| In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration
-| [[User:Pvilela|pvilela]]
-|-
-| ''remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -&gt; it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
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-| "Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format
+| Many Issues From helen_russian
 | All
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-| If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"-&gt;"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.
+| Look at this page, please: [http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en] -- [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Status_Meetings:2010-02-22 Discussion was here] at 5:05:35 PM
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Mr_smyle mr_smyle]
-|-
-| ''Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
+|
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
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-| ''pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides''
+| Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple
-| '''Impress'''
+| All
+|
+| I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
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-| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
-| [[User:Parity|parity]]
-|-
-| Initialize the writer
-| Writer
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-| I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already:
-set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm
-set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm
-set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm
-set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21
-turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals
-capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes
-set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete.
-(from a letter of st)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
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-| ''Properties on context''
+| Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed
-| '''Impress'''
+| All
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-| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
+| This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
-|-
-| Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc
-| Calc
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-| please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''empty bullets should not be shown in presentation''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| like it is at ms office (from fl)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
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-| ''serial effect for set of bullet points''
+| Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars
-| '''Impress'''
+| All
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-| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
+| Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
-|-
-| ''Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". 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.
-| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
-|-
-| ''Change rotate button in mode on/off''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
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-| misc autocorrects
+| Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground
-| Writer
+| All
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-| turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)
+| Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
-|-
-| ''space key to shift slide''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Add a button "Save Template"''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
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-| ''provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor''
+| Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.
-| '''Impress'''
+| All
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-| Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
+| The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Paperjam&action=edit&redlink=1 paperjam]
-|-
-| ''when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
-|-
-| ''show links with the “short text” instead of the path''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
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-| ''Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide''
+| Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --> Options --> Load/Save --> Microsoft Office by default
-| '''Impress'''
+| All
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-| to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)
+| It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
+| parity
-|-
-| ''Add more page layouts''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)
-| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
-|-
-| ''switch task pane off''
-| '''Impress'''
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-| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
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-| ''Zoom fit to width''
+| Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically
-| Writer, '''Impress'''
+| All
+|
+| In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Pvilela&action=edit&redlink=1 pvilela]
+|
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-| Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel (Stylish, Task/Slide panel)
-CLU: as i understand you the current impress already behave like that: close task or slide pane -&gt; work area grows, activate them -&gt; work area shrinks .. may you describe it more precise for better understanding .. thx
-Quest: This is exactly what I thought. You can also watch short example movie: [http://marcinmilkowski.pl/video/OpenOfficeorg/Better%20default/Zoom%20fit%20to%20width.ogv Zoom fit to width.ogv] [4 MB]
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
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-| ''Check all words''
+| Check all words
 | All
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-| Options &gt; Language Settings &gt; Writing Aids &gt; Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.
+| Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
+|
+|
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-| ''Lower level macro security''
+| Lower level macro security
 | All
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 | In currently state (high level), OO.o automatically doesn't run any macros. In medium level, OO.o doesn't run macro, but ask user if should it be run.
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
-|-
-| ''Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple''
-| All
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-| I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.
+|
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
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-| ''Information bar on the top instead pop-up''
+| Information bar on the top instead pop-up
 | All
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 | It concerns passwords, macros and may be comments. Please, look at [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3 DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3]
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
+|
+|
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-| ''More security user's data''
+| More security user's data
 | All
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-| Options &gt; Load/Save &gt; General. ''Always create backup copy'' is unchecked and ''Save AutoRecovery'' take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.
+| Options > Load/Save > General. Always create backup copy is unchecked and Save AutoRecovery take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
+|
+|
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-| ''dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic''
+| General look popups
-| '''Impress'''
-| {{issue|107641}}
-|  .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
-|-
-| ''Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed''
 | All
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-| This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.
+| All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. [http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=560 Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice].
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
+|
+|
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-| ''Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars''
+| More resizeable Findbar
 | All
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-| Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_Common_find_toolbar Findbar] should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere.&nbsp;;)
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Quest-88 Quest]
-|-
-| ''Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation''
-| Writer
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-| If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.
+|
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
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-| ''Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground''
+| Add Math formula icon to standard bar
 | All
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-| Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.
+| Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Oiaohm oiaohm]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
+|
+|
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-| ''General look popups''
+| Uncheck transparency warning
 | All
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-| All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. [http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=560 Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice].
+| Uncheck transparency warning in Tools > Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Regina Regina]
+|
+|
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-| ''Enhancement print preview''
+| Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default
-| Writer, (Calc&nbsp;?)
+| All
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-| Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.
+| Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| RGB
+|
+|
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-| ''More resizeable Findbar''
+| Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"
 | All
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-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_Common_find_toolbar Findbar] should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere.&nbsp;;)
+| Options | OpenOffice | General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| Safway
+|
+|
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-| ''Simpler way for page orientation''
+| Tab Stops with reasonable settings
-| Writer
+| All
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-| People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.
+| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > General > Settings > Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| Safway
+|
+|
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-| ''Ctrl+B &amp; Crl+I'' to styles
+| Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable
-| Writer
+| All
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-| Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.
+| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > Grid Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution > Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution > Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.
-| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
+| Safway
+|
+|
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-| ''allow slide scrolling''
+| Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box
-| '''Impress'''
+| All
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-| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
+| Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Vamsi_Kodali&action=edit&redlink=1 vkkodali]
+|
+|
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-| ''Copy when moving by default''
+| Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics
-| '''Impress'''
+| All except Draw
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-| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
+| If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special->As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| Jörg
+|
+|
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-| ''delete Navigator icon''
+| change default color in form wizard
-| '''Impress'''
+| Database
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-| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful =&gt; delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
+| the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -> this is a bad default and looks unprofessional => change it in anything common like 'light gray'
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Msc MSC]
+|
+|
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-| ''Paste pictures from web''
+| All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments
-| '''Draw/Impress'''
+| Impress, Calc, Writer
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-| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert &gt; Picture &gt; From file&gt; URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
+| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
-| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Gerald Gerald]
+|
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout Bullets, colors & shortcuts]
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-| ''Make ToC hyperlinked''
+| Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog
-| Writer
+| Impress, Writer, Calc
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+| Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-> file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
+| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gquigs&action=edit&redlink=1 gquigs]
+|
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-| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
-| [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Fopper Fopper]
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-''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki Christoph Lukasiak] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]), [mailto:Elizabeth.Matthis@Sun.com?subject:OOoWiki Elizabeth Matthis] 30 March 2010''