https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159402
Bug ID: 159402
Summary: Writer should offer a working macro immediately
user-available, to encourage new macro users
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.6.4.1 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: car...@gmail.com
Description:
Writer has a great macro utility, with an extensive helpful introduction for
noobs
(https://books.libreoffice.org/en/GS70/GS7013-GettingStartedWithMacros.html)
BUT - very few users ever learn to write macros, partly because there is no
working example they can easily run.
We need a simple macro available on the task-bar, which can be run simply by
clicking the icon, and does no damage.
For example, it could save to Desktop a copy of the currently selected text
being edited. Or change the font.
The user is then prompted to consult Tools / Macros / etc to find out more, and
can modify it.
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Edit any document in Writer, select a paragraph
2.
3.
Actual Results:
No simple way to run an existing safe macro on the document or selection.
Online documentation is extensive but arduous, involving multiple non-intuitive
steps before anything can be run.
Expected Results:
Most users will never explore the macro utility - perhaps this is why the
support documentation has not been updated for years.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: Yes
Additional Info:
Most complex tasks are best approached by modifying something that works, and
learning by trial and error. Detailed instructions are easier to follow at a
later stage.
example: A regex tutorial will usually start with some simple command that can
be executed within a few keystrokes.
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