Hi Jay, hi all,
thanks a lot for your work with the toolbar proposal.
I had a look at the screenshots and the coments on this list. I would
like to add a few comments, too. I also wanted to send it to the UX
mailing list, but I could not find Jay's related email there.
First, I like the grouping of icons. I think it is a good idea that
everything is accessible and the interface clean. However, I understand
the criticism that some people may not find their buttons anymore.
Hence, it would be perfect, if there is a super-simple method to
permanently add buttons out of a group to the toolbar. The best method
would be if the icon from the group can be simply put there by
drag&drop. Then the user has his/her preferred icon again on the
toolbar. Such an easy mechanism will save lots of headaches on all sides.
There are two icons, I would definitively not remove from the default set.
Please don't remove:
* "New file" icon which currently is on the top left side of the
toolbar. I have seen lots of people using it and it shows the
excellent integration of all office components (which is a big plus
compared to MS Office!). People will be very confused if they do not
easily find their way of starting a new document. Think of the
confusion about the "backstage-flower" in MS Office 2007. People had
been revolting that they did not find new, open, save and print.
* "Styles and formatting" currently on the second row left side of the
toolbar. If statistically people are not using this button enough,
it is a matter to promote this button more, as the reliance on
styles is LibreOffice's big strength. (taken from the OSBA-funding
site, additionally chart styles and object styles are in
development. Table styles in Writer and Calc are still missing, though).
A general question: How does the toolbar proposal integrate with the new
sidebar?
Best greetings,
Gerry
Am 26.07.2014 06:08, schrieb Jay Philips:
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