Re: [libreoffice-design] LibreOffice dialog windows should conform with Linux's Standard "Command Button Layout"

2011/7/16 nick rundy <nrundy@hotmail.com>:
> LibreOffice presently uses a  Microsoft Windows command button layout in its Dialog windows even 
> when installed on a Linux distribution. Linux installations of LibreOffice should conform with 
> the command button layout that is standard with virtually all other linux applications. For 
> example, MS Windows displays "OK   Cancel."  Linux displays "Cancel   OK."
> I've uploaded some screenshots to illustrate what I'm describing 
> (http://imgur.com/a/Tmmn1#X7ym4). Notice how the screen shots conform with how MS Windows lays 
> out its command buttons instead of how Linux applications display them?
>
> MS Windows:    Save       Discard     CancelGNU-Linux:     Cancel     Discard     Save
> MS Windows:   OK      Cancel       Help      ResetGNU-Linux:    Reset       Help       Cancel     
> OK

You are talking about gnome, don't you? Other desktop environments
have different layouts so there is no GNU/Linux "standard". As an
example, KDE config dialogues have: [Help], "Predefined", [Undo],
(space), "Accept", "Apply", "Cancel"
(those between square brackets are not always present)
Unless you build a specific UI for each DE available (gnome, kde,
xfce, lxde, e17...), you will always annoy someone! ;)
Please, remember that the Linux world do not end at Ubuntu's gnome version.
Cheers
Ricardo

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