"Mark C. Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:02:04 -0400, Twayne wrote: > >> "M Henri Day" <[email protected]> wrote in message >> news:[email protected] >>> I think most of us can agree that the OOo GUI is getting a bit long >>> in the tooth, but I'm not sure that everybody wants a needed update >>> to tread the primorose path taken by Microsoft Office. List members >>> can judge for themselvs on the following site >>> (http://preview.tinyurl.com/mobp2y ) and post comments to the Sun >>> developers.... >>> >>> Henri >> >> Although I responded to both the 9 question version and the one here, >> I'm not so sure I'd rather see a layout "fix" as much as see some of >> the several-version old, large annoyances fixed. I won't list them >> here because I tend to write "books" when I get going, but I suspect >> most serious users know what I'm talking about. >> I also think Impress was the wrong target for such a demo. >> Assuming a layout redesign is going to go across the board, many >> more use Writer and/or Calc but not IMpress. I never was sure >> whether the questions were about just Impress or the OOo package in >> general. >> >> So ... if there's time to do a layout redesign, how come there isn't >> time to do some annoyances control? In most ways I found version >> 3.x to be a good step forward but in a few areas I felt like it went >> backwards, especially in ignoring the annoyances. >> >> Regards, >> >> Twayne` > > As a new user I would appreciate reading your "book"; I'm never sure > if my problems are something I'm doing wrong (most likely, I admit) or > something that you have already identified as an annoyance. If you > don't feel like writing a book -- how about just a list of examples? > > tnx > > mcm
lol, that's pretty tempting, mcm. But I'll resist it in favor of attacking the most annoying ones singly, a post/issue at a time. I did that once already actually, and came of as being too negative for many people though I received some great replies. Much as I'd like to, I think it's better to just take them one at a time and work them through which I plan to do when I get time to pay them proper attention. There's an old post here that I wrote which gathered some excellent reponses to a few of them if you want to look for it. Then, if you have the ambition, look into the Issue Tracker; lots of information there that might help you but it takes a little time learning to get around it. Before you decide to enter your own issue, be certain to check the Issue Tracker thoroughly because chances are it's already known and either been explained away or given a schedule to be worked on. HTH, Twayne` --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
