On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Tanstaafl <[email protected]>wrote:
> On 2013-02-19 11:44 AM, sun shine <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 19/02/13 16:33, Tanstaafl wrote: >> >>> I read recently that IBM had finally donated all of the Lotus Symphony >>> UI code to AOO... >>> >>> Are there any plans to at least take a look at this code and possibly >>> cherry pick it to give a facelift for LO? I don't want (hate!) the >>> ribbon in MSO, but would love to see the UI with a decent >>> facelift/refresh... >>> >> > And what did you have in mind? >> > > Tabbed interface (should be optional/easy to drag/move a doc out into its > own window), formatting tools/toolbars on the side (Symphony are on the > right, but should be movable), TaskPane (similar to the ribbon, but doesn't > replace the menus), and there are others... > > Lots to pick from, so it should at least be on the table... It's a ridiculous amount of work to integrate the code even if it's open. Furthermore, the debate is ongoing and heated about if those kinds of changes are even desired. Best, Joel -- *Joel Madero* LibreOffice QA Volunteer [email protected] -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
