Make separate apps for spreadsheets, presentations and docs

[Suzie97]

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug? I think that, if the spreadsheet, presentation and docs are separated to individual apps like in MS Office and LibreOffice, it would lead to a better UX.

What is the current behavior? All the apps are bundled in the OnlyOffice desktop editors app and each app is opened like a browser tab.

[ShockwaveNN]

@Suzie97 Not sure why this will be better solution? Could you provide any example which advantages will give separate applications?

[Suzie97]

I think if the apps are separated, it would be easier for less tech savvy users.

Like my mom knows what MS Excel is, what powerpoint is etc. When she wants to edit a document, she directly opens up MS Word, which she recognizes with the logo and blue color accent.

If MS Word had to be opened by opening the MS Office dashboard and then choosing word, I think she would get confused.

[ShockwaveNN]

@Suzie97 Thanks for your explanation

@Rita-Bubnova could you create an issue in our internal issue tracker so our architecture team discuss this idea?

[Rita-Bubnova]

Hello, @Suzie97, @ShockwaveNN. I created issue 49321 in our private issue tracker for discuss this enhancement with our team.

[mcanepa]

I would like to add another example, some times I have a spreadsheet and a text document open at the same time. When I'm done with one of them, I tend to close the app entirely instead if the particular tab. I forgot that they could co exist under the same window. I'm very used to having separtate windows for each type of file

Also, it would be more easy to find each type of file in the taskbar if they have separate icons

[janxkoci]

It would also allow having two (or more) documents open side-by-side (but this can be done also within one window, as is done in WPS office and at least some older MS office (2010 I think)).

Edit: Nevermind, apparently it's already possible.

[Wallby]

I think having multiple completely different applications in one application is confusing. The application is called "ONLYOFFICE Editors". I think it doesn't make sense that one application is described using a plural world (i.e. "Editors").

[Wallby]

The feature to have e.g. a spreadsheet and a document in two tabs in the same window might be quite nice though. Perhaps add more start menu shortcuts and rename the "ONLYOFFICE Editors" shortcut to e.g. "ONLYOFFICE" to communicate that it won't open any editor and add additional shortcuts ONLYOFFICE Document, ONLYOFFICE Spreadsheet, ONLYOFFICE Presentation, and ONLYOFFICE Form..?

[janxkoci]

Having one app / launcher for the whole office suite is quite common on mobile - most office suites do it, with the exceptions of GDocs and MS Office (but note that MS offers also a single app/launcher version). I don't think it's a confusing concept.

[Wallby]

Having one app / launcher for the whole office suite is quite common on mobile - most office suites do it, with the exceptions of GDocs and MS Office (but note that MS offers also a single app/launcher version). I don't think it's a confusing concept.

Hence the suggestion to keep what is now "ONLYOFFICE Editors" but rename it and add additional shortcuts.

[janxkoci]

Hmm, what? I was saying that having one icon for everything will probably be fine and not confusing to many people.

But I realized I don't really care either way, as my original comment here was about a related feature that already exists, so I'm done here - sorry for the constructive but accidental spam :upside_down_face:

[Wallby]

I think what would be ideal is..

1. a separate launcher application that opens a new window to not have a confusing "ONLYOFFICE" tab in every window

2. the taskbar icon of an editor window being different for a document, spreadsheet, presentation, and form (the icon next to explorer on the taskbar below would be for the launcher application)

A window with more than one type of editor inside could perhaps use the icon for the first tab.

[janxkoci]

@Wallby So if I don't use separate windows and keep everything in one window, your proposal would behave exactly as the current default behaviour? Sounds fine...

[GhostOfSatoshi]

I would also like this. Separate icons for the editor apps on windows would add plenty options and much easier to work with. Also keep the launcher as today, so one can use the way one likes.