First post detailing a specific feature -- the menu:
http://clickortap.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/the-citrus-menu/

2010/10/15 Marc Paré <[email protected]>

> Le 2010-10-15 14:43, Jon Hamkins a écrit :
>
>  On 10/15/2010 11:25 AM, Marc Paré wrote:
>>
>>> Le 2010-10-15 03:11, Jon Hamkins a écrit :
>>>
>>>> On 10/14/2010 03:03 PM, Mirek M. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>> Since it seems like LibreOffice won't adopt the UI Oracle's preparing
>>>>> for
>>>>> OOo, I'm starting a massive LibreOffice UI proposal series. Here's the
>>>>> intro: http://clickortap.wordpress.com/2010/10/14/citrus-ui/
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Given the prevalence of wide screen displays, I always wondered why the
>>>> tool bars are often placed on the top and bottom. It's seems more
>>>> logical to place them on the left or right, where there is more space.
>>>>
>>>
>>  Let's not forget that many users in developing countries do not have
>>> access to large screens. 17inch screens are still very much in use and
>>> sometimes smaller. I don't think that this group of users need to be
>>> marginalised by more expensive hardware considerations.
>>>
>>
>> Actually, I was also thinking of small screens. I have a 13" laptop, but
>> it is widescreen - by which I mean the aspect ratio is 16:9, not 4:3. It
>> really cuts into the available working height of a document when there
>> is a title bar, a menu bar, a couple of rows of tool bars, a horizontal
>> scroll bar, a bottom tool/zoom bar, and possibly a ruler.
>>
>> Currently, the toolbars are movable to the sides, which helps me a lot.
>> I hope any new UI for LibO keeps this kind of flexibility.
>>
>> ----Jon
>>
>>
> Sorry, I had forgotten to mention the obvious, laptops.
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Marc
>
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