I don't think it would be that hard to do a preview-- you wouldn't even need to have it be completely representative. For all the user cares, a simplified image just showing the page, the general toolbar area, and so on would probably be sufficient-- and it would be no harder to implement than an apply button from a programming perspective (probably simpler, actually!). I'm not saying Apply is bad, but the dialogue for options right now is kind of huge, especially for tight screens.
-- Christopher Lee Executive Director Champion Debate On Thursday, July 14, 2011 at 11:48 PM, Andrew Pullins wrote: > > > > > > I like the idea that the colors and them be a "live preview" it will just > be some time before that is implemented it sounds complicated. but till > then I think that the Apply button will work nicely. > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:45 PM, RGB ES <rgb.m...@gmail.com > (mailto:rgb.m...@gmail.com)> wrote: > > > 2011/7/15 Christopher Lee <gunboatdeba...@gmail.com > > (mailto:gunboatdeba...@gmail.com)>: > > > Ricardo, > > > > > > > Already possible: Tools → Options → LibreOffice → Appearance → change > > > > "Application background" from "Default" to your preferred colour. If > > > > you need a different colour define a new one under Tool → Options → > > > > LibreOffice → Colors: your new colour will be available when you > > > > change the background. > > > It may already be possible, it's fairly deep in the menu trees for > > someone trying to do something simple. It's also not equipped with a live > > preview or any semblance of an attempt at matching color schemes, and the > > color picker is kind of dated/ugly (choose from a dropdown list? A color? > > Out of some forty or fifty sets? Not a good idea!). I think Alex is just > > suggesting that 1) We could change the default, which is sensible, and 2) At > > least make it more apparent. > > > > The whole LibO's colour management needs a rewrite, I think that > > everyone agrees with that. IMHO, without a proper way to select AND > > define colours, the "already possible" solution is the only possible > > answer... we can talk for hours on end about how > > difficult/deep/whatever the options are, but I think we need to > > discuss first of all about the colour palette: only then we will be > > able to discuss how to use those colours. > > For a "live preview" I think it is enough (1) to extend the "Apply" > > button we see on style management since 3.4 to the Option dialogue. > > > > (1) In the mathematical sense of the word: I have no idea how > > difficult it is to add the Apply button there, but I'm sure it is > > enough to solve the problem, so it is a "Sufficient condition"... :) > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > (mailto:design+h...@global.libreoffice.org) > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > deleted > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@global.libreoffice.org > (mailto:design+h...@global.libreoffice.org) > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@global.libreoffice.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
