Re: [libreoffice-design] Minutes from the design meeting 2018/Mar/28

I would go with the tabbed bar.

* It is somewhat scalable (e.g. for potential addons ) by adding tabs if
really needed.
* It is similar to the MS office style
** It makes it easier for people who want to switch from MSO
** It can be a good argument for decision makers that it is like
applications people know.
** I assume MS made quite some effort to get the ribbon concept right so
doing something similar is likely to be a good idea.

All this might be better estimated with a usability test comparing the
alternatives in depth, but as long as we did not do this, I would
suggest above reasoning.

Jan

Am 29.03.2018 um 18:23 schrieb Heiko Tietze:
> On 29.03.2018 18:02, Pedro Rosmaninho wrote:
> > IMO, the Groupedbar should be the chosen one.
> > Here are the reasons why I think it is the most suited one:
> > 1 - *It has a unique look among Office suites
> > 2 - It's distinctive from the Ribbon UI
>
> That was my question. Personally I wouldn't go with the Groupedbar because it has no advantage 
> over classic toolbars, there is a lot of unclear movement, and I doubt that Benjamin find his way 
> easily through the options. Not saying it's bad design.
>
> And your reasons are different from the originally discussed idea to make it easy to switch from 
> other programs: "It's encouraged to have Notebookbars that simulate alternative programs but 
> "crazy" ideas with completely new UI approaches are also welcome."
>
> But it's up to the community, which is first the design team. So more opinions please.

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