Re: [tdf-discuss] UI proposal

Hey,

Here's what I think the whole style and document setup should look
like. It's done very quickly in Inkscape, so don't expect anything
spectacular. Still, I hope you get the general idea.
http://bausch-lai.de/img_ex/LibO/draft-styler.png
- There's a central place for the style setup, much like the current
window (I don't remember how it was called in English), but fancier
and more to the point.
- On the left there are style classes, predefined and custom ones
- This window is easily accessible, much like the current "direct style" things
- Styling is relative and inherits from parent (changes to the
inherited things should be marked somehow, e.g. by a small icon)
- You can import them from other documents
- They are categorized: Paragraphs, Tables, Images
...

Now, I think that direct formatting should behave as follows:
- If you mark a word and want it red, you simply change its color
- The style manager creates a new style, inherited from the
surrounding words' styles (maybe in a new section "auto styles" or
something along these lines) or some kind of class that only affects
this property, like color: red (much like css works).
- You get a dropdown in your direct formatting toolbar showing "recent styles"

What do you think?

Joey

2010/10/31 Michel Gagnon <michel@mgagnon.net>:
> Le 2010-10-30 15:47, Mirek M. a écrit :
> > Hi Michael, everyone,
> > Here's an experimental mockup of how style editing could work:
> > http://clickortap.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/citrus-editing-styles/
> >  It
> > changes a few things in an effort to be less daunting and more
> > comprehensible to newbies. All the old features should still be there,
> > though, just under different terminology.
>
> It looks nice. The approach, however, is similar to one that might be used
> in Ms Office 2003. There are two possible problems with it:
> - It is harder to define many styles at once this way than in the
> traditional dialogue box. On the other hand, the visual approach you have is
> great for fine tuning or for adding one or two styles to an existing
> document.
> - There has to be a way to define, and more importantly to see the
> specifications that are linked vs those that are not, those that are defined
> in relative vs absolute terms. In your example, I should see that Heading 5
> is defined using Heading 6 as base style and that it will be followed by
> Body Text. I should also see that the only elements modified from base style
> are typeface (+Bold) and line (-Underline).
>
>
> Groups vs linking a style to a style.
> I actually see it as two very different concepts. We already know how a
> style may be linked to another "base style". But apart from that, I see
> groups such as: styles used for the main document, styles for annexes
> (typically smaller type)
>
> You also suggest that bundled styles should now be deletable. I think it is
> a great idea, at least for all non-essential styles. In other words, it
> might be easier for the casual user to see by default the following: Body
> text, Headings 1 to 4.
>
> Regards,
>
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> Michel Gagnon
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