Libre Office has design guidelines and you should stick to following those ones instead of basing your contributions in design guidelines from other software.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 1:53 PM, Roland Spitzlinger <r.spitzlin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Samuel, > > I love to get my hands dirty. Just give me some time and I’ll send you > some mockups. Obviously I believe the numbers sidebar is really well > crafted, meaning, I will base my work on that. If that's too close to the > apple UI, please let me know. > Apart from that I tend to follow the excellent elementary HIG. > > Best wishes, > Roland > > Am 04.12.2015 um 14:37 schrieb Samuel Mehrbrodt <samuel.mehrbr...@cib.de>: > > > Hi Roland, > > > > thanks for the screenshots. > > Is there a chance you could get your hands dirty and try to improve the > sidebar in calc yourself? We could lend you a hand if you like. > > > > Or do you have specific suggestions, what should be improved? If you do > not plan to work on things yourself, it would most likely be picked up by > someone if you break your suggestions down into small, concrete enhancement > suggestions filed in bugzilla. > > > > Thanks a lot > > Samuel > > ________________________________________ > > Von: Roland Spitzlinger <r.spitzlin...@gmail.com> > > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. November 2015 16:05 > > An: Samuel Mehrbrodt > > Cc: design@global.libreoffice.org > > Betreff: Re: [libreoffice-design] libre office vs numbers > > > > Hi Samuel, > > > > thanx for your reply. > > I put the screenshots in the following folder: > > > https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B5CZFCSGix1ebmx2VlRSZWZkLXM&usp=sharing > > > > Please also note the links to the individual screenshots below. > > > > best wishes, > > roland > > > > Am 26.11.2015 um 15:46 schrieb Samuel Mehrbrodt <samuel.mehrbr...@cib.de > >: > > > >> Hi Roland, > >> > >> many thanks for your suggestions, they are good points. > >> > >> Unfortunately this mailing list has stripped off your attachments - > could you please upload them somewhere else and post links to them? > >> > >> Thanks > >> Samuel > >> ________________________________________ > >> Von: Roland Spitzlinger <r.spitzlin...@gmail.com> > >> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 25. November 2015 23:37 > >> An: design@global.libreoffice.org > >> Betreff: [libreoffice-design] libre office vs numbers > >> > >> hello everyone, > >> > >> first of all thanx for your great effort! > >> I have been using libre office for many years and it has improved a lot > since then. > >> > >> I have been working on user interfaces in the past and I just thought > you might appreciate a few thoughts that could potentially help improve the > libre office UI. In fact, I have done a little comparison of libre office > calc and numbers (osx). Based on that, here are a few suggestions: > >> > >> divide options into managable groups. do not show all options at the > same time. > >> instead organize them in sections > >> work with tabs > >> avoid strong color contrasts. the human eye isn’t made for it. > >> avoid black on white background, use grey shades instead (dark grey on > light grey is highly recommended) > >> avoid bold text in strong colors such as black and red > >> avoid colors in general, unless used to highlight something. this helps > the user to focus on the important matters. > >> only use colors to highlight the current state of a text/cell (e.g. the > checkbox „Tausendertrennzeichen“ should be in color if it is active for the > marked cell, otherwise it should be grey) > >> do use colors for color options, obviously. > >> combine related buttons in groups (see e.g. the button group > „Ausrichtung“) this way the UI is less clustered and easier to comprehend. > >> hide unnecessary design elements. as we all know, good design is as > little design as possible. > >> only show indicators when they are actually needed (see the two > screenshots with color option below) > >> avoid additional external formating menus with ever more options. > instead work with tabs and control buttons within the sidebar framework > (see last screenshot below) > >> avoid scrollbars > >> if they seem necessary, then this is a sign that there is already too > much information > >> if a scrollbar is needed, hide it until the user actually starts > scrolling > >> > >> hope this is of any help. If you have any questions go ahaid. > >> > >> In any case, thanx again for your effort! > >> > >> best wishes, > >> roland > >> > >> > >> comparison of formating panels: > >> numbers vs. libre office > >> > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5CZFCSGix1eMkNnNV9qMUtEcW8 > >> > >> > >> > >> While libre office shows all options in one place, numbers breakes them > down into logical and more comprenhensible sections. > >> > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5CZFCSGix1eczNSSk8yUFRfeUk > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5CZFCSGix1eR0Fyck9IZTFPS1U > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5CZFCSGix1eWG9OUUpnRkNWbnM > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5CZFCSGix1eWTB2OGtMUi1ZQ28 > > > >> > >> > >> color option: > >> mouse over color option: > >> > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5CZFCSGix1ebnU4M05CZDI5c1E > > > > additional options: > > https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5CZFCSGix1eUnRyM3R5Z0ZYZ0E > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > >> Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > 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 > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > 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 > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ 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
