#1924 NORM Trial-3: Selecting text in Abiword automatically switches to Text tab

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#1924: Selecting text in Abiword automatically switches to Text tab
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  Reporter:  jfuhrer                   |       Owner:  uwog   
      Type:  defect                    |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Trial-3
 Component:  write-activity (abiword)  |     Version:         
Resolution:                            |    Keywords:         
  Verified:  0                         |  
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Comment(by HoboPrimate):

 This problem also will apply to other activities, especially those which
 are more advanced: When a object within this activity can be manipulated
 by various tools situated in different toolbars, having the active toolbox
 be switched when that object is selected, will get in the way rather than
 help the user work-flow.
 In fact, this already happens in Write, with the Format toolbox. The user
 might be use Style on his text, and after selecting some piece of text,
 have the toolbox be switched to "Text".

 Eben, have you planned a future way to show more than one toolbox at the
 same time ? This would, at a pain of decreasing real space, ease the
 problem, while keeping the goodness of contextual tool switching/showing.

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