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
