https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166464
--- Comment #12 from [email protected] <[email protected]> --- So I want to try and keep the request focused. I agree that the Autotext dialog box is difficult to use. For example, it does not clearly distinguish which snips are coming from which autotext file. Frankly, I find it so cumbersome I don't bother with it, and use an external app (Beeftext) to get around how difficult it is to use. But that is not my request. My request is for LibreOffice to have a functionality similar, if not superior, to the Quick Parts Gallery in Microsoft Word. I disagree that the sidebar is used exclusively for things that are needed regularly. The properties sidebar, while valuable, does not include a litany of settings. The gallery, on the other hand, is something I never use. Same with the Style Inspector and the Accessibility Check. However, the sidebar is a large space, adjacent to the document itself, where routinely used snippets could be sourced from. Not snippets used so often that it needs it's own coded mnemonic. And, to my knowledge, the snippets in Autotext keep their style information. For example, I regularly draft up custody orders, which are numbered paragraphs with certain terms. Sometimes the parents get joint custody and some times one gets sole custody. A heading "standard custody conditions" which then expands to reveal the different clauses would save me lots of time. A heading for "medical treatment related conditions" would keep things organized. I also do criminal defense. And having stock paragraphs related to different legal arguments would make drafting easier (and faster). There are third-party options to add all this to Word. Or I can do it myself building separate quickpart galleries and creating a custom ribbon. My hope was that this was not too cumbersome a request, and would allow me to continue my transition to LibreOffice (and give me something to show to other lawyers to convince them to convert as well). My 2c. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
