Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: Initial icon design

Hi Christoph, *

thanks for the UX thoughts...

Christoph Noack schrieb:
> Hi Bernhard,
>
> here, I'd like to offer a rough guess ...
>
> Am Montag, den 29.11.2010, 11:48 +0100 schrieb Dr. Bernhard Dippold:
> > What is the UX reason for providing three sets of icons besides a
> > combined set for application/documents and another one for templates?
>
> Because it is common behavior :-) One reason for that (I think) is, that
> many software applications support numerous file types. Thus, several
> file type icons relate to one "main" software applications (e.g. think
> of graphic files being displayed by one tool).

This would lead us to using only the main application icon and not 
providing direct access to the separate modules...

Why not? - Who opens an empty Writer file by clicking on the module 
executive file?

(I always start with LibO main application and feel a bit uncomfortable 
with the eight LibO entries in my applications menu)
> In LibO, we do have these separate modules (e.g. Writer, Calc, ...), the
> main software icon (e.g. on Mac OS X for calling the StartCenter).
>
> Consequently, there is a need to supply at least some module /
> application icons. Especially since we are somehow bound to the desktop
> user interface guidelines, or at least, common behavior. Data type icons
> don't show up in the Start menu, for example.

Sorry for being unclear - my question is: Why can't we use the same 
icons for application and documents?

Who needs to differ between application and document?

(Only if we keep on to provide the different sub-module starters)

Best regards

Bernhard


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