Hi Michel, 2010/10/16 Michel Gagnon <[email protected]>
> Le 2010-10-15 16:29, Mirek M. a écrit : > >> Hi Michel, >> >> >> That gives me a lot to respond to -- I'll try to be as concise as >> possible. >> a) Why the change in menu categorization? Because the old one wasn't good >> enough. "File" contained tools that applied to both the currently-opened >> file and to the office suite as a whole. "Edit" and "Tools" menus held >> miscellaneous commands. There were commands under "Table" that weren't >> specific to tables. It was a mess. But if anyone wants to revert back to >> the >> classic UI, there definitely should be an option to do so. >> b) I agree -- the Ribbon UI is less than ideal. >> c) The interface definitely should be as flexible as possible. >> d) Please read >> http://clickortap.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/the-citrus-menu/ : >> I think it might answer some of your concerns. >> >> > > I just read your second post on the subject. It seems more promising than > the first post. I am not a fan of black menus, which I find them gorgeous, > but harder to read. Maybe that's a problem with my half-a-century old eyes. > :) That's okay. My mock-up centered around Ubuntu's Ambiance theme, which has dark menus. The theme should be different for Windows, Mac OS X, and various Linux themes. > > Still, while the traditional menu system isn't perfect, I don't consider it > a disaster. Whether the traditional menu approach or a newer one is used, we > should make sure that we *improve* on the structure of menus and on the user > experience, whether it's for occasional users or power users. > Right now, when I do word processing, compatibility issues often force me > to use Microsoft Office. But when I have the choice, I tend to prefer > Microsoft Office 2003 for short documents (it's easier to define pages, > styles, move illustrations...), but OpenOffice for anything above 20 pages > (user-defined variables are easier to define and styles are easier to > define). > > Regards, > > > > -- > Michel Gagnon > Montréal (Québec, Canada) > > > > > -- > E-mail to > [email protected]<discuss%[email protected]>for > instructions on how to unsubscribe > List archives are available at > http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ > All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- -------------------------------------------- Q: Why is this email five sentences or less? A: http://five.sentenc.es -- E-mail to [email protected] for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
