Issue 5928

Hi Falko,

1 4 u.

From my point of view the behaviour of the dialog is Ok as it is, if
you know the name of the function just use the alphabetical order to
select it.

Frank

The "All" list is to long; so it will nearly always cost less time if 
the wizard starts with "last used function" - makes work easier.

Or even better: have two lists:

one the old with categories and next to it a list with last used 
functions.

Such things make life and work much easier !


The prob. is that the "All" list is so long that moving the (small -
which is harder to click and a prob. too) slider doesn't make one 
easily find the needed fct.
So one uses the categories. And once one has to open that drop-down 
menu; it doesn't matter where one started, only that it's much 
likelier to have the needed fct already in the last used fct list.

Only at the beginning it costs more time for people always used to 
using the ALL list for accessing always new functions. But after some 
time they won't use all XXX # fct.s but only "some" - and then the 
last used fct. list will be easier to handle!

It's these small things which make the difference !

i thought the last used fct. list is file-independant but program 
dependant and for all files (one created oneself);

but now I must see that either the list is too short or not saved for 
a long enough time or file-dependant after all.

Also fct which one has only clicked on but not "used" (by pressing 
OK) are saved in the list. In total I don't kow the exact cause for 
the behaviour and what the list really does (/seems to do) but I 
suggest the behaviour is: file-independant, infinite time, last one 
on top, presentation (design) as in last comment (seperate list 
always accessible next to standard list).

Created attachment 2717 [details]
enhancedesigned dialogue  RLE bitmap  48 KB

let's see if it works:

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The whole wizard concept undergoes a complete re-design for 2.0
Since your requests relates to the "old" version it is outdated.

The whole wizard concept undergoes a complete re-design for 2.0
Since your request relates to the "old" version it is outdated.

closed

Because there is no progress done on the function wizard this issue is still 
valid. See the attached bitmap for how the function wizard should look like. 
Also include custom functions as a category, see issue 6386. bitmap: 
http://www.openoffice.org/nonav/issues/showattachment.cgi/2717/formula%
20wizard%20redesign.bmp

Still valid.

re-assigned to FL for further handling.

I really like my design proposal.

I propose to simply add the most recently used (MRU) feature available for a
list box control (like used for the font drop down list box in the toolbar).
This MRU list is shown on top of the complete function list, separated by a
line. It would show all recently used functions of the chosen category. If
possible, we should think about making this MRU list persistent. The MRU list is
disabled, if the “Most Recently†category is chosen.

This change would be affordable and does not need any UI changes. I will give it
a try for 3.x. 

*** Issue 126441 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue. ***