There is no profit in copying failure. I, for one, moved to OOo after testing all the alternatives I could get hold of for spreadsheets and word processors. Even though I was used to MSO, it sucked donkey balls so badly that a change was needed in order to stay productive with reports and calculations. I'm glad to have left. I'm not glad for idiotic yammering that there is recently some kind of obligation to begin copying that crap.
If you want to make progress on the OOo UI, then find some specifics to work on. It has already been mentioned that full mouseless operation is needed for the word processor and spreadsheet. That's one of the reasons you still find WordPerfect word processor floating around. Professional typists can use it quickly. + For the spreadsheet, that's a more mature tool and there are still characteristics and conventions that are legacies from Visicalc. + For the presentation graphics, Keynote is very relevant. I used the presentation graphics extensively for 2.5 years. It does what I needed, but there are many things that can be fixed, especially in slide sorting and managing templates. None of that can be address by finding new combinations of words to create the semantic equivalent of 'copying "the ribbon"' The survey really says almost nothing about what needs work. You'll notice that most of the questions were actually left unanswered. That goes especially for the - equation editor - draw - base - chart For those, a negligible amount of answers were turned in. Some aspects of these may be under-marketed. Or there may be showstoppers that turn people off. What will not work is the Microsoft-style solution -in -search -of -a -problem approach, especially the deIcaza sub-style where the apparent goal is copying crap with religious vigor. Regards -Lars --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
