Re: [libreoffice-design] Survey - Current Issues

Hi!

1.) What do you think about LibreOffice as it stands today?
I think is the best alternative of MSO and a free office suite that has
great potential but still lacks in some functions.

a) What aspects of the User Interface do you like? Why?
I like the pdf button. Is very useful. And i like the contextual floating
menus, and the side Impress toolbars because is a way to access specific
functionality easily.

b) What aspects of the User Interface do you dislike? Why?
The Office 97 look and the menus. I think is not what it is required these
days, is complicated, ugly and unnecesary.

2.) How could LibreOffice better suit your needs in terms of UI?
I think that it could make easier to find not too common functions, and make
common functions easy to find for newbies. I think the interface should be
more clear, and take the goal of made it easy to use for a 5 years kid. And
also, in the sense of being "free" i think the interface should be easy and
in a great way configurable by the user.

3.) What would you like to see LibreOffice become?
Well besides kicking MSO ass, i would like LibreOffice to have it own sign,
and not always trying to be the "competence" of MSO. I think LibreOffice
should be identified by it easy of use and configurable interface.

Here is a link to a mockup of an interface i proposed in another thread just
to take it as an idea:
http://www.librethinking.com/index/images/OpenProjects/LibreOffice
/libreofficedrawersmockup.png

Best regards,

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Phil Jackson <sapient@clear.net.nz> wrote:

> On 6/20/2011 12:09 PM, Scott Pledger wrote:
>
> > Hey all,
> >
> > While we're trying to come up with goals for LibreOffice, I'd like to see
> > what people think of LO as it stands today.  Please please please take the
> > time to respond to this as it can really help us to determine where exactly
> > we ought to go!
> >
> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------------------
> >
> >
> > 1.) What do you think about LibreOffice as it stands today?
>
> A suite that has the potential to become a very usable and productive
> system
>
>
>
> >   a) What aspects of the User Interface do you like? Why?
>
> Has some elements that go to make it more usable.
>
>
>
> >   b) What aspects of the User Interface do you dislike? Why?
>
> Too many icons, not enough context-sensitive menus
>
>
> > 2.) How could LibreOffice better suit your needs in terms of UI?
>
> By maximising vertical space, making menus self-descriptive as to purpose,
> respects my time by  not making me do unnecessary things.
>
>
> > 3.) What would you like to see LibreOffice become?
>
> The most usable suite with true high productivity that is responsive to its
> users and evolves by a Kaizen philosophy.
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil Jackson
>
> > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------------------
> >
> >
> > More specific surveys will follow, once I have a better idea of what to
> > ask! :)
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Scott
>
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