Re: [tdf-discuss] UI proposal

Le 2010-10-15 16:29, Mirek M. a écrit :
> Hi Michel,
>
> That gives me a lot to respond to -- I'll try to be as concise as possible.
> a) Why the change in menu categorization? Because the old one wasn't good
> enough. "File" contained tools that applied to both the currently-opened
> file and to the office suite as a whole. "Edit" and "Tools" menus held
> miscellaneous commands. There were commands under "Table" that weren't
> specific to tables. It was a mess. But if anyone wants to revert back to the
> classic UI, there definitely should be an option to do so.
> b) I agree -- the Ribbon UI is less than ideal.
> c) The interface definitely should be as flexible as possible.
> d) Please read http://clickortap.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/the-citrus-menu/ :
> I think it might answer some of your concerns.


I just read your second post on the subject. It seems more promising 
than the first post. I am not a fan of black menus, which I find them 
gorgeous, but harder to read. Maybe that's a problem with my 
half-a-century old eyes.

Still, while the traditional menu system isn't perfect, I don't consider 
it a disaster. Whether the traditional menu approach or a newer one is 
used, we should make sure that we *improve* on the structure of menus 
and on the user experience, whether it's for occasional users or power 
users.

Right now, when I do word processing, compatibility issues often force 
me to use Microsoft Office. But when I have the choice, I tend to prefer 
Microsoft Office 2003 for short documents (it's easier to define pages, 
styles, move illustrations...), but OpenOffice for anything above 20 
pages (user-defined variables are easier to define and styles are easier 
to define).

Regards,


--
Michel Gagnon
Montréal (Québec, Canada)




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