I discovered this few times ago. I don't know if it's easily possible to implement this type of feature to be "cross-system", I'm not a dev. But I must agree, this is very interesting.
Kévin 2011/10/29 Oren Barnea <oren.bar...@gmail.com> > I didn't know about this feature of OS X. Turns out it's been around since > 2006! > Here's a short video demonstrating it: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WScF1OAL094 > > The notes under the video say that "It works in all programs, even > Photoshop". Does it work in LibreOffice under OS X? :) > > Thanks for this Kévin, very interesting. > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 11:51, Kévin PEIGNOT <peignot.ke...@kpeignot.fr > >wrote: > > > Hy every one ! > > > > What you are speaking here make me think about MAC osx help system. You > > type > > what you want to do and it open the good menu for you. I do not have a > MAC > > myself so I can't make capture but I'm sure there are a lot easily > findable > > on YouTube or other. It's a great way to help AND learn AND save time I > > think. Maybe we could think about a similar system ? > > > > Kévin > > > > --- > > Sent from gmail for Android > > Le 25 oct. 2011 23:00, "Christoph Noack" <christ...@dogmatux.com> a > écrit > > : > > > > > Hi Oren, all! > > > > > > Dear designers, I had to moderate Oren's mail and already included a > > > quick reply with a proposal from some time ago (see below, please). > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 25.10.2011, 22:29 +0200 schrieb Oren Barnea: > > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 22:09, Christoph Noack > > > > <christ...@dogmatux.com> wrote: > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > Concerning your idea ... yes, we had some similar proposals > > > > some years > > > > ago, but we didn't get that far to consider it / implement > it. > > > > If you > > > > like, please have a look at: > > > > > > > > > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Proposal_by_Andreas_Schuderer#Keyboard_Command_Invocation > > > > > > > > [...] > > > > Thank you for the link to the proposal from a few years ago. It's > very > > > > well written and quite convincing IMHO... Do you happen to remember > > > > why it didn't even get considered? I read somewhere that after the > > > > split from OO.o, the development of LibreOffice became quicker and > > > > more flexible - do you think there's a chance that the idea that got > > > > rejected back then might be getting a warmer welcome now? > > > > > > It didn't get considered, since we brainstormed about new ways to > access > > > functionality ... first, we needed improved menus (the command > > > invocation was something optional), then it was prototyped, then it > > > became clear that before any changes OOo needed to be cleaned up first, > > > then we got the first results in Impress, and then ... well the story > of > > > LibO :-) > > > > > > Surely, the LibreOffice development became quicker and more flexible > ... > > > because many developers are free to decide on their tasks and time. > This > > > means we need to find someone who likes this idea. One, who may start > > > doing a simple proof-of-concept via an extensions (or something like > > > that). In this case, it needs asking them ... any developer around who > > > might know whom to ping? > > > > > > Some years ago, I also thought a bit about such an issue ... for > example > > > something like an "Awesome Bar" (see Firefox) for OOo/LibO. > > > * Enter a word ... it's a term in the document as well? Then show > > > the function to search / jump to that word. > > > * Enter a number ... it's a heading? Then resolve it to a > > > cross-reference. > > > * Enter a function ... maybe the user needs help as well. Offer to > > > go to the help topic. > > > * ... > > > > > > You'll get the point ;-) But first, let's have some room for the others > > > as well ... > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Christoph > > > > > > Am Dienstag, den 25.10.2011, 10:11 +0200 schrieb Oren Barnea: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Here's an idea aimed at helping with the long-standing problem of the > > > huge > > > > number of commands, options and menu items in office suites, and > their > > > low > > > > discoverability. It's more of an adaptation of existing ideas, > > actually. > > > > > > > > Desktop application launchers (Gnome-Do, Katapult, Synapse and their > > > likes) > > > > have been around for years and IMHO are a very convenient way of > > > executing > > > > applications, launching files and so on. Recently they have gone more > > > > mainstream, as Windows 7, Gnome Shell and Unity all have similar > > > > functionality built into their interfaces. I think an office suite > > could > > > > benefit from having a similar interface as a way to improve the > > > efficiency > > > > of work and the discoverability of the commands and options available > > to > > > the > > > > user, since the traditional menu structure and the newer Ribbon style > > are > > > > both lacking in this. > > > > > > > > As a first step to implement this idea, I think it might be possible > to > > > > create an index of the texts in the localization files of > LibreOffice, > > > which > > > > include all the commands, options and word in dialog boxes that a > user > > > might > > > > want to execute. Once the index exists, a plug-in can be written to > > > launch a > > > > search box that lets the user type what they want to do, search the > > index > > > > for the typed text, show the user a list of items that fit that text > > and > > > > execute the selected item. > > > > > > > > I don't know how difficult or easy it would be to do this. Maybe the > > > > suggested way of implementing this idea is not even possible (I'm > > > actually > > > > not sure there is a way to map the indexed words to the actual > > commands, > > > and > > > > if there isn't one, what would it take to create it.) > > > > > > > > I have to say that I'm not a software developer and I know almost > > nothing > > > > about the structure of LibreOffice. Everything I wrote about the > > > > implementation of this idea might be totally wrong. I know that some > of > > > the > > > > things I talk about don't even belong to this specific mailing list, > > but > > > I > > > > think this is the right place to suggest this idea. > > > > > > > > I would be very happy to hear your opinions about this idea and if > it's > > > > worth pursuing. > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > Oren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@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 > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@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 > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@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 > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@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
