Re: [libreoffice-design] [Libreoffice-ux-advise] Windows look

["Mirek M." <mazelm@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 8:25 AM, Sean White <runicpaladin@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm inclined to disagree with your use of some of those examples.  While
> some of the changes made to Gnome particularly make it work better on touch
> devices, those devices make up a very small portion of the devices upon
> which it is being used so changes such as the enlarged icons, enlarged
> title bar and enlarged menu bar don't make too much sense when considering
> the market niche in which they are in.  Likewise many would say that
> Microsoft ditching a nice looking, usable and relatively intuitive platform
> such as its classic desktop with Aero for a gaudily coloured, non-intuitive
> on a normal computer workstation environment like Metro was a terrible
> decision that might prove to be a worse than the Vista debacle.


That's why I used these examples -- they're being carried out in spite of
consumer backlash.
Also, while touch input may arguably not be so important now, it is seen as
the way computers will progress. Most Windows 8 laptops plan to ship with a
touch screen or at least a large multitouch touchpad.

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