https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436800
Bug ID: 436800
Summary: Huge sidebars waste too much space, make multitasking
impractical. Suggestion to move the tools into the
toolbar and menus.
Product: calligracommon
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: usability
Assignee: calligra-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: leftcr...@tutanota.com
Target Milestone: ---
This is a general UI problem that affects the entire suite. The sidebars take
up anywhere from a quarter to a third of the window area on normal screens.
This means you can't tile a calligra window with anything else and expect to be
able to see the content.
The worst thing is that most of the space in the sidebars is completely empty.
Most of the tools are tiny buttons that could fit into a two-row toolbar - the
gargantuan sidebars give them five times the space they actually require. I've
never seen software where whitespace crowds out content to this degree.
I would urge Calligra developers to adopt the kind of interface seen on other
office suites and move the tools out of the sidebars. Maybe just put them all
in the menubar, at least for starters, so users have at least some alternative
to the sidebars.
It's sad to see such an impressive project completely crippled - at least for
me, though I suspect I'm not the only one - by one strange UI decision.
Otherwise, a native office suite like Calligra could be a great asset for the
desktop as a whole.
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