Re: [libreoffice-design] Where to go for ribbon UI enhancements?

Note that the (many) changes proposed for Calc are almost all about 
labeling and sectioning; but they do impact potential additions/removals 
of commands.

Also, Impress and Draw may also some changes in the same vein. IMNSHO.

Eyal


On 18/08/2026 7:45, Heiko Tietze wrote:
> Welcome Trey!
>
> The Notebookbars are XML files [0], editable per Glade or text editor. 
> If you take a look at the latest changes you figure out quickly what to do.
>
> But please keep in mind that modifications to the UI are always annoying 
> to users and we must not do more than necessary. Every patch should have 
> a transparent reasoning on a non-technical platform, ie. Bugzilla. We 
> organize topics in META tickets, and [1] is about the Tabbed UI with [2] 
> specifically about the latest changes in Calc being discussed in the 
> design meeting (this week on Thursday [3]). You are very welcome to 
> participate.
>
> You may also join the design chat, we have the major platforms [4] 
> bridged together.
>
> Cheers,
> Heiko
>
> [0] sw/uiconfig/swriter/ui/notebookbar.ui, sc/uiconfig/scalc/ui/ 
> notebookbar.ui, sd/uiconfig/sdraw/ui/notebookbar.ui, sd/uiconfig/ 
> simpress/ui/notebookbar.ui
> [1] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107237
> [2] https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172628
> [3] https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/2026/msg00071.html
> [4] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design (Get in Contact)
>
> On 18.08.26 04:14, Trey wrote:
> > I'd like to know where I can get involved for improving the ribbon user
> > interface, specifically finding better places to put the actions from the
> > overflow menu on the right into the actual ribbon. I have a good
> > understanding of code in general which would be useful if the layout is
> > encoded in XML, but I'm pretty new to C++


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