Hi Cor
Cor Nouws wrote >> Direct formatting is >> less effective than using styles but LO's styles are if anything more >> confusing to the average user than MSO's. > > Hmm. would you mind to explain why that is the case, in your opinion? Because the direct format button are "in your face" and changing a style requires clicking 1) left click the Style name (assuming the Style bar is showing and that the user knows how to get to it); 2) Click Modify; 3) search for the format option in one out of 12 (!!!) tabs; 4) Click OK Example for changing a full paragraph to Bold in direct format: 1) if you are a keyboard addict as myself just navigate to the beginning of the Paragraph and press Ctrl+Shift+Down and Ctrl+B. Done! 2) if you are a mouse user just click at the beginning of the paragraph, drag to the end and single click on the big B icon. Done! To do the same with Styles you need to select the Paragraph and at least 5 mouse clicks (assuming you know where Styles are) ;) BTW I just added an Enhancement Request so that Sidebar is set per Module/Program https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69534 Best regards, Pedro -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Libreoffice-ux-advise-some-thoughts-on-the-Sidebar-tp4073014p4074686.html Sent from the UX-Advise mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Libreoffice-ux-advise mailing list Libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice-ux-advise