2012/11/1 Andre Fischer <awf....@gmail.com> > On 01.11.2012 09:59, Kevin Grignon wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I've been exploring design alternatives for adding navigation tabs to the >> docked task pane. >> >> See: >> http://wiki.openoffice.org/**wiki/AOO_UX_Design_** >> Exploration_-_Docked_Task_**Pane_Container_-_Tab_User_**Interface_Design<http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/AOO_UX_Design_Exploration_-_Docked_Task_Pane_Container_-_Tab_User_Interface_Design> >> >> > We should keep in mind that there are not only UX changes involved here. > I see three areas to work on: > > 1. UX. Look and feel. Kevin has made the first step in this area. > > 2. Programming framework. There is already a UNO API for plugable sidebar > controls in general. There is a C++ framework for the side bar used in > Impress. These different approaches should be unified and extended to be > usable by all AOO applications and by extension developers. > > 3. Sidebar content. At the moment I only know the sidebar in AOO Impress > (implemented a large part of it myself) and the Symphony sidebar. >
You can dock the stylist, the navigator, the gallery and the old "fontwork tool" to have a sort of sidebar on all AOO components. Regards Ricardo > I think that we want the sidebar for AOO Writer and Calc, too, and have to > think about what to put into it. Here we can learn and copy a lot from > Symphony. > > -Andre >
