On 10/12/10 21:18, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote: >> All I am going to add is: "which user prefers single-clicks for some >> > status bar items and double-clicks on others, while some are not >> > clickable at all?". > One who has been told / has learned to do so and doesn't bother on any > theory of userfriendly UI :o)).. > >> > "Which user wants to launch dialogs when clicking >> > on apparently empty areas in the statusbar?" > see above.. > >> > and finally "which user wants 2 separators between icon areas that are >> > really empty?" > One who has learned to (double-)click the fourth area will be confused > what to do now. > >> > "which user wants exclamation marks for default situations rather than >> > suitably subtle icons that show modified doc status?" :-) > Again: see above. ("You told me to click the exclamation mark - where > should I click now?"). > Unfortunately, this then plays havoc with the next bunch of users - who have at least partially learnt how to use the interface. One thing the normal user (one step above the "blindly follow the cheat sheet" monkey) values, is a *consistent* interface.
And I know there's no such thing as "intuitive", but I still compare Word and WordPerfect ... I moved to WordPerfect from my previous word processors from choice, I didn't have to learn WordPerfect, it was just "obvious". I *still* (despite using it for many years) don't know how to use Word properly. Cheers, Wol _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice