LibreOffice: The Next Five Years

Re:LibreOffice: The Next Five Years by fsloth on Friday July 10, 2020 @07:37AM (#23790468)

Generally, though, you shouldn't optimize GUI:s for new users but for intermediate users.

[0] Cooper, "About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design"

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Re:LibreOffice: The Next Five Years by HeckFeck on Friday July 10, 2020 @09:26AM (#23791237)

That should be a tenant of UI design, especially for any kind of productivity software.

Think of the Blender, GIMP or Sony Vegas GUIs. Daunting the first time you open them, but after you've successfully finished a few creations you'll begin to appreciate their power.

For any serious work, overly-simplified GUIs are quickly exhausted. They may get a pass for IM or social media apps, but I can't think of many other useful applications.

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