toolbars automatic appearance behaviour

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#1

Readers,

When opening a document and a particular object becomes visible (e.g.
a table) a floating toolbar appears (e.g. table toolbar).

How to configure LO to stop this behaviour?

Thanks.

#2

Hi :slight_smile:
I think people try to add that annoying toolbar at the end of one of the existing ones or at the end of a custom toolbar so when it appears it's hidden off-screen a bit.  Not an elegant work-around!
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#3

Hi,

Readers,

When opening a document and a particular object becomes visible (e.g.
a table) a floating toolbar appears (e.g. table toolbar).

How to configure LO to stop this behaviour?

next time the unwanted toolbar appears, just close it (with the x
button on the top right corner). If you ever need the toolbar again,
you can activate it again by using "View > Toolbars".

Sigrid

#4

Am 05.10.2011 18:01, e-letter wrote:

Readers,

When opening a document and a particular object becomes visible (e.g.
a table) a floating toolbar appears (e.g. table toolbar).

How to configure LO to stop this behaviour?

Thanks.

When you use the menu command View>Toolbar>xxx, the toolbar will be hidden permanently.

#5

This is already known; this request is to configure LO so that
unwanted toolbars _never_ appear unless they have been requested via
the options in the menu bar. It is an example of unwanted design. The
analogy is with the noscript extension for firefox; if the web page
reader does _not_ want ecmascript code to run, (s)he can configure the
web browser to prevent any ecmascript being activated _by default_ and
code only runs when specifically wanted.

This "feature" of automatically displaying a table toolbar when a
table becomes visible is an annoyance and provides no benefit,
especially frustrating as there is no function to control this
behaviour; it was expected to find such a function in the menu bar
option 'tools'|'auto correct options'.

#6

Everyone has an opinion, is an Unwanted design for you.
If you want, you can make an extension, or even a code modification, to
change the behavour.

#7

Am 06.10.2011 01:10, MiguelAngel wrote:

Everyone has an opinion, is an Unwanted design for you.
If you want, you can make an extension, or even a code modification, to
change the behavour.

Is there any technical problem why nobody takes notice of my solution? This "problem" is well known since the first version of OOo and the solution remained the same.

#8

This action does not consistently prevent toolbar appearance.

#9

Am 06.10.2011 11:50, e-letter wrote:

When you use the menu command View>Toolbar>xxx, the toolbar will be
hidden permanently.

This action does not consistently prevent toolbar appearance.

Click a table. The table toolbar pops up. Toggle off View>Toolbars>Table.
Restart the office and click a table. No toolbar pops up.

#10

Hi :slight_smile:
Have you tried docking it at the end of an exisiting toolbar?  Hiding it like that might work?
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#11

Am 06.10.2011 17:18, Tom Davies wrote:

Hi :slight_smile:
Have you tried docking it at the end of an exisiting toolbar? Hiding it like that might work?
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

Do you ever check out what you or anybody else suggests or do you mail from a computer where LibreOffice is not installed?

#12

Am 06.10.2011 17:18, Tom Davies wrote:

Hi :slight_smile:
Have you tried docking it at the end of an exisiting toolbar? Hiding it like that might work?
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

Do you ever check out what you or anybody else suggests or do you mail from a computer where LibreOffice is not installed?

#13

Am 06.10.2011 11:50, e-letter wrote:

When you use the menu command View>Toolbar>xxx, the toolbar will be
hidden permanently.

This action does not consistently prevent toolbar appearance.

Click a table. The table toolbar pops up. Toggle off View>Toolbars>Table.
Restart the office and click a table. No toolbar pops up.

#14

Am 06.10.2011 01:10, MiguelAngel wrote:

Everyone has an opinion, is an Unwanted design for you.
If you want, you can make an extension, or even a code modification, to
change the behavour.

Is there any technical problem why nobody takes notice of my solution? This "problem" is well known since the first version of OOo and the solution remained the same.

#15

Am 05.10.2011 18:01, e-letter wrote:

Readers,

When opening a document and a particular object becomes visible (e.g.
a table) a floating toolbar appears (e.g. table toolbar).

How to configure LO to stop this behaviour?

Thanks.

When you use the menu command View>Toolbar>xxx, the toolbar will be hidden permanently.

#16

Hi :slight_smile:
It works here.  Ubuntu 10.04 and LO 3.3.2
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile: