Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:51:20 +1300 From: "Ivan\(tm\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OpenOffice UI To: <dev@ui.openoffice.org>
Hi, I raised some concerns regarding OpenOffice's user interface at the mailing list, but got no reply. The only UI-related information/projects for OpenOffice were from 2000-2003, but nothing recent was available. I wrote: " I have been using OpenOffice.org for a few months, and have read many complaints on the web (as well as in the OOO forums) about the user interface (mainly concerning version 1) being ugly and old. Although version 2 has taken great strides to becoming more aesthetic (which today is very important considering most applications have moved to 16-bit icons), the way this user interface is presented. For example, some icons seem out of place, some are unaligned, and consistency lacks in some parts of the GUI, issues which most applications have under control. That's not to say that these are major flaws or something of great concern, but if OOO is striving to be the best productivity suite alternative there is, these things should be addressed. They may seem insignificant, but addressing them would contribute to a more comfortable, streamlined workspace for users. An example is available at egn.i2.net.nz/ooo. For this, I propose something similar to what Mozilla have done regarding Firefox- creating a graphic interface guideline group to create standards to ensure consistency across the suite and make decisions/recommendations regarding things such as icon design and application layouts. " I have since found the UI project, but as mentioned, everything is outdated. I was wondering what recent developments have been made, who was now responsible for the UI and if I could offer my help in any way. Regards, Ivan. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
