I think the GUI is okay the way it is. I strongly believe that changes should be introduced in an incremental fashion. To this end, I think Project Renaissance has made some headway and it should be sustained and implemented in the future versions of LibO. For now (the upcoming release or two), LibO development should concentrate more on tidying up the code and improving stability and performance.
However, I agree that the icons and buttons look a bit aged and can use some modernization. I am looking forward to seeing Per's PDF. Cheers! Vamsi. On Sat, 2010-10-02 at 20:43 +0200, Per Eriksson wrote: > Hi, > > The organization of the toolbars and menues is just one possible way. > > In general, it works good for me as it is, though I have been working on > some minor minor enhancements (on a pixel level) that could make the gui > look alittle more 2010. I am going to summarize it in a pdf and would be > happy to share. > > Best > > Per > > AG skrev 2010-10-02 19:54: > > On 02/10/10 18:02, John Wohn wrote: > >> +1. I hate everything about the MS GUI. It adds nothing as far as I > >> can see. The current OOo GUI is fine. There's no need to fix > >> something that isn't broken, just to make it look sexy. What I want > >> from LibreOffice is a quick, easy, usable office suite that just > >> works. If we try to emulate MS we just look like "me too." > >> > >> Lane& I can't be the only ones who feel this way. > >> > >> If we try to make a cool sexy UI, then please, please, retain the > >> option to keep the UI that works. > >> > >> Just my thoughts. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> John > >> > >> > >> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Lane Lester<l...@the-web-doctor.com> > >> wrote: > >>> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 8:16 AM, Mike Houben<m...@crazyhstudio.net> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> what do you don't like about our GUI? > >>> > >>> I like the present GUI just fine, and I hate the new MS GUI. I > >>> particularly > >>> like the ease with which the toolbars can be customized, because the > >>> default > >>> selection of tools is much different from the one I use. > >>> > >>> It would be nice if someone would create some more tool icons for > >>> those menu > >>> items currently without icons. I always include Column Break and > >>> Page Break > >>> on a toolbar, and I have to select from the unassigned icons, none > >>> of which > >>> are just right. > >>> > >>> It might be good if, when a person runs LO the first time that a > >>> document be > >>> loaded which has some basic instruction for customizing the > >>> toolbars. It > >>> should also include direction to both Tools / Options and Tools / > >>> AutoCorrect Options for setting personal preferences. > >>> > >>> Lane > >>> -- > >>> Lane Lester > >>> The Web Doctor<http://www.the-web-doctor.com/> > >>> You can have your own website for just $10+10+10! > >>> Click here to visit one of my > >>> sites.<http://pageswirl.com/rotate.php?user=lanelester> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> To unsubscribe, send an empty e-mail to > >>> discuss+unsubscr...@documentfoundation.org > >>> All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and > >>> cannot be deleted. > >>> List archives are available at > >>> http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ > >>> > >>> > > +1 > > > > I'd far rather have an application that is stable, easy to use > > (without all the current seemingly unnecessary contortions one has to > > go through to get page styles, and bullets and watermarks, etc.), and > > works well rather than have a fancy (at least in some people's > > opinion) GUI that serves only to mimic MSOffice. > > > > AG > -- To unsubscribe, send an empty e-mail to discuss+unsubscr...@documentfoundation.org All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted. List archives are available at http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/
