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Originally posted by bastiaan View PostI don't care so much how the interface looks, but I think it should be intuitive.
For example, if you want to permanently change the paper size for all new documents, you have to create a new template and then set that template as the default template. That's not intuitive: intuitive is a knob in the preferences. (At least, that's where I expect it.)
More generally, it is necessary to Google for how to do anything except basic formatting. The goal should be, rather than introducing fancy new 3D graphics, to simply make the program intuitive.
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I don't care so much how the interface looks, but I think it should be intuitive.
For example, if you want to permanently change the paper size for all new documents, you have to create a new template and then set that template as the default template. That's not intuitive: intuitive is a knob in the preferences. (At least, that's where I expect it.)
More generally, it is necessary to Google for how to do anything except basic formatting. The goal should be, rather than introducing fancy new 3D graphics, to simply make the program intuitive.
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Originally posted by ua=42 View PostIf they ever do change the user interface, I hope they make it optional. Then people could decide what they wanted, rather than being forced to use something they don't like.
Heck, if they use a flexable enough framework, other perople could try out different ideas and put them up as extensions.
Personally I like the old syle and don't want to be forced to learn a completly new interface.
But going that direction, Blender is very exciting! A completely dynamic UI which can be altered via python scripts, etc.
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Originally posted by Cyber Killer View PostSo nobody touch the UI of LibreOffice. If anything new should be made, then it has to be optional, with the current one staying default.
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At first I hated ribbons, but now... I still hate them with passion! It's the most useless UI element I've ever seen. Every time I have to use MSO at work it's a real pain. I usually end up writing plaintext with a normal editor and then pasting it to MSO when I really have to write a company doc :-P.
So nobody touch the UI of LibreOffice. If anything new should be made, then it has to be optional, with the current one staying default.
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If they ever do change the user interface, I hope they make it optional. Then people could decide what they wanted, rather than being forced to use something they don't like.
Heck, if they use a flexable enough framework, other perople could try out different ideas and put them up as extensions.
Personally I like the old syle and don't want to be forced to learn a completly new interface.
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Originally posted by schmidtbag View PostAt first, I really hated the ribbon bar. With MS office 2007, it wasn't that special. But on newer versions it's a real time saver and much easier to use. I just with they had a vertical ribbon bar, which LibreOffice appears to have done, somewhat (its disabled by default). Horizontal space beyond a certain size is useless, so there was absolutely no reason MS couldn't give the option for a vertical bar. With office tools gaining so many features, the old menus and toolbars are starting to become clustered, disorganized, and unwieldy. It worked back in 2003 (especially when screen real estate was limiting) but today, I find them annoying.
Ribbons might be a move in the right direction, but we need them developed even further, so it feels right and more intuitive.
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Originally posted by YoungManKlaus View Post@Azpegath: as long as we don't end up with ribbons ...
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