New open office UI prototype

Re:New open office UI prototype by TweedHeads on Friday August 07, 2009 @08:24AM (#747457)

Idea: Use two sidebars, one fixed to the left for formatting (never change its buttons so users don't get lost), one to the right that changes based on probable actions like working with tables as soon as you enter a table, or image manipulation, etc.

Leave just the menu on top for more vertical space for the document.

I'll use that.

ps. resize toolbars and use small icons when using monitors with resolution less than 1024x768.

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Re:New open office UI prototype by jsonscripter on Friday August 07, 2009 @08:27AM (#747461)

What I love about your comment is that your idea is already possible with today's Open Office. Just no one takes advantage of it.

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Re:New open office UI prototype by TweedHeads on Friday August 07, 2009 @11:13AM (#747691)

Then make it the default for next version, just redesign it to be part of the layout with huge buttons instead of just a toolbar dragged to the side.

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