[libreoffice-design] First Tabbed Interface Mockup

Hello everyone. I have been working on a simple mockup for tabs in
LibreOffice. I checked some past suggestions in Bugzilla for tabs in LO. LO
and Office 2007 (along with 2010) have support for tabs but only with
add-ons. I think that implementing tabs into LO would help attract more
users. The convenience of having multiple tabs in one window instead of
having to shift between several separate windows is a feature which I feel
would be appreciated by many users. I have used Office Tabs and despite it
being rather limited it improved my user experience with Office 2007 by
allowing me to easily shift between several documents.

Some potential ideas:

* Tab positioning
_ Positions tabs at the top, bottom, left, or right of the page; controlled
according to what the user wants

Pro: Tab position is left in control of the user so that zie can show zir's
tabs in location most convenient to user
Con: Could potentially overshadow panels (if implemented)

* List tabs button
_ Shows all tabs which are open in the current application; Useful for when
4+ tabs (at least) are in use

Pro: Multiple tabs easily seen by user without having to take up too much
screen space
Con: Tab list could end up excessively long and require scrolling on part
of user

*Sort tab order
_ Order of tabs controlled by mouse (click-and-drag), touch
(touch-and-drag), or keyboard command

Pro: Tab order easily shifted around by user at zir's convenience
Con: Not sure how to implement for visually impaired users

Later on this week I'll do a mockup using the Citrus UI images. Any
feedback is much appreciated.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzbVEiGiz0dnS3paaHMzeEtUUU96aFZWMVBoMzFnUQ

~ Maggie

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