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User:Fl

2012-01-27T11:21:43Z

Fl:

{{User Experience Community}}
[[Image:Picture_FL.jpg]]

Dipl.-Inf.(FH)

OpenOffice.org User Experience Project Lead 

* mail: fl at openoffice.org

Meet me (frankl) on [irc://freenode/ux.openoffice.org IRC]

== Intro ==

My name is Frank Loehmann and I am the project lead of the [http://ux.openoffice.org OpenOffice.org User Experience Project].

== Current Areas of Involvement ==
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance Project Renaissance]
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/Start-up_process Start-up Process and Start Center 2.0]

== Previous Areas of Involvement ==
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Performance Performance Project]
* Add possibility to remove language attribute
* Start-Center
* ODF/PDF Hybrid Format Discussion
* Office: Start-Center++ for OOo 3.x [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/startcenter]
* Office: New keyboard shortcut tab page [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/keyboard/Assign_Keyboard_Shortcuts.odt]
* Calc: [[Calc_Usability_Activities]]
* Calc/Draw/Impress: Zoom slider integration for OOo 3.0
* Writer: Numbering [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer_Numbering]
* Calc Collaboration Feature [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Collaboration.odt]
* Calc: New Solver implementation [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Solver.odt]
* Writer: Language Control in Statusbar [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/Set_Language_Attribute_for_Text.odt]
* Writer: Cross references [http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/numbering/Direct_Cross_References_to_Headings_and_Numberings.sxw]
* Writer: SmartTags Feature [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/SmartTags/Smart_Tags_Specification.odt]
* L10N - Language localization in dialog IDE [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/dialog_ide/GUI_Translation_in_Dialog_IDE.odt]

[[Category:Writer Numbering]]
[[Category:Calc]]

Renaissance:Impress

2011-05-03T12:25:59Z

Fl: /* Current Work */

{{User Experience Community}}

= Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface =
[[Image:ProjectRenaissance Logo PhaseDesign.png|center]]
{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Impress''' - Make the selection, positioning and editing of all objects and slides as easy and as efficient as possible.
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
* See the videos on YouTube:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnTXkUevu44 Slide Preview & Sorter]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnfZlYU0SNc Layout Drop Downs]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPmfKN3JIqQ&feature=channel Task Pane Proposal]
|}
== The i-Team for Impress ==

*André Fischer (Development)
*Armin Le Grand (Development)
*Christian Lippka (Development)
*Wolfram Garten (Qaulity Assurance)
*Chris Lukasiak (Qaulity Assurance / User Experience)
*Uwe Fischer (Documentation)
*Frank Loehmann (User Experience)
*Andreas Bartel (i-Team Lead)

== Current Work ==

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Issue Summary
! width="10%" | Owner
! width="10%" | * Issue(s) #
! width="10%" | CWS
! width="10%" | Spec.
! width="10%" | Status
! width="10%" | Progress %
|-
| Better defaults Impress. [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Improving_OOo_Default_Settings Check out the Wiki.] || Chris || || || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/defaults.odt Link]|| In Progress || 100%
|}

* * We are aware that there are a lot of duplicate issues in the database. Those which are related will be set to fixed if addressed and resolved.

== Finished ==

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Issue Summary
! width="10%" | Owner
! width="10%" | * Issue(s) #
! width="10%" | CWS
! width="10%" | Spec.
! width="10%" | Status
! width="10%" | Progress %
|-
| Improve slide layouts and their handling.|| Christian Lippka || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107213 107213] || Renaissance2 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_layouts_handling.odt Link] || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:Impress/SlideLayout Done] || 100%
|-
| Improve navigation in slide pane, slide view and slide sorter view. || André Fischer || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107211 107211] || Renaissance1 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_view_sorter_and_preview.odt Link] || Done || 100%
|-
| Improve [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html visual design] of all different [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html#selection01 slide states] in slide pane, slide [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html#sorting01 sorter] & task pane. || André Fischer || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107215 107215] || Renaissance1 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_view_sorter_and_preview.odt Link] || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:Impress:SlideStati Done] || 100%
|}

Renaissance

2011-05-03T12:24:48Z

Fl: /* Current Project Tasks */

{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
{| style="border: thin dashed #CC2222; padding:5px"
|-
| '''Please do not edit this page unless you are on the Renaissance team.''' Your feedback and comments are welcomed on the [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org] mailing list.
|}

[[Image:Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png|400px|center]]

{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Hi! You just want to see the highlights?'''
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* Thinning out the [[Renaissance:Impress|Impress User Interface]]
* Status of [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/a/aa/Project_Renaissance_Impress_OOoCon2010.pdf Project Renaissance] Presentation from [http://www.ooocon.org/ OpenOffice.org Conference 2010 in Budapest]
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
|}

== Our Mission ==

“Create
a User Interface so that
OpenOffice.org becomes the
users' choice not only out of need,
but also out of desire”

== Project Status ==

=== Current Project Tasks ===

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Phase item / Description
! width="15%" | Owner
! width="15%" | Status
! width="15%" | Outcome
! width="15%" | Complete
|-

|-
| Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface || Andreas/Frank || Finished|| [[Renaissance:Impress|See Wiki Page]]|| 100%
|-
|}

== Project Charter ==
* [[Renaissance:The_Challenge|The Problem Statement]] - What are the challenges of the current User Interface?
* [[Renaissance:The_Mission|The Mission Statement]] - What is our mission?
* [[Renaissance:The_Goal|The Goal Statement]] - What we plan to achieve.
* [[Renaissance:The Scope|The Scope]] - What is the focus of this project?

== Project Phases ==
* [[Renaissance:Phase_1|Research]] - Know and understand OpenOffice.org users to better meet their needs.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_2|Design]] - Generate and accumulate design ideas to create prototypes based on valid data.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_3|Evaluate]] - Evaluate promising solutions.

== General Information ==
* [[Renaissance:Team|The Team]] - The people behind Project Renaissance
* [http://planet.services.openoffice.org/ux/ Blog] - The UX team blog
* [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] - Presentations
* [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] - Renaissance status meetings
* [[Renaissance:Press_Coverage|Press Coverage]] - Project Renaissance press coverage
* [[Renaissance:UX_Books|User Experience Books]] - Valuable literature on User Experience topics
* [[Renaissance:UX_Sites|User Experience Sites]] - Valuable links to User Experience sites

== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ==
* [[Renaissance/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] - Answers on frequently asked questions

== How You Can Help ==

=== Get Involved ===

* Join the UX project! Just have a look at [[User_Experience/Community/How_To_Join|How To Join]].
* Come chat at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net.
* Join our weekly status meetings, which are open to everyone interested in the project, [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=15&month=12&year=2008&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=37 4pm CET] every Monday. The meeting takes place on IRC at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net. The discussions are archived on the [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] page.

=== Share Ideas ===
Join our project mailing list [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org]

=== Fix bugs ===

* Actual [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=PATCH&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&issue_status=RESOLVED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=usability&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=mail+merge+1&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&Submit+query=Submit+query '''Requests For Enhancements''' or '''Bugs'''] with the keyword Usability.

[[Category:Effort]]

Renaissance

2011-05-03T12:23:43Z

Fl: /* Current Project Tasks */

{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
{| style="border: thin dashed #CC2222; padding:5px"
|-
| '''Please do not edit this page unless you are on the Renaissance team.''' Your feedback and comments are welcomed on the [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org] mailing list.
|}

[[Image:Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png|400px|center]]

{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Hi! You just want to see the highlights?'''
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* Thinning out the [[Renaissance:Impress|Impress User Interface]]
* Status of [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/a/aa/Project_Renaissance_Impress_OOoCon2010.pdf Project Renaissance] Presentation from [http://www.ooocon.org/ OpenOffice.org Conference 2010 in Budapest]
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
|}

== Our Mission ==

“Create
a User Interface so that
OpenOffice.org becomes the
users' choice not only out of need,
but also out of desire”

== Project Status ==

=== Current Project Tasks ===

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Phase item / Description
! width="15%" | Owner
! width="15%" | Status
! width="15%" | Outcome
! width="15%" | Complete
|-

|-
| Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface || Andreas/Frank || Started || [[Renaissance:Impress|See Wiki Page]]|| 100%
|-
|}

== Project Charter ==
* [[Renaissance:The_Challenge|The Problem Statement]] - What are the challenges of the current User Interface?
* [[Renaissance:The_Mission|The Mission Statement]] - What is our mission?
* [[Renaissance:The_Goal|The Goal Statement]] - What we plan to achieve.
* [[Renaissance:The Scope|The Scope]] - What is the focus of this project?

== Project Phases ==
* [[Renaissance:Phase_1|Research]] - Know and understand OpenOffice.org users to better meet their needs.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_2|Design]] - Generate and accumulate design ideas to create prototypes based on valid data.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_3|Evaluate]] - Evaluate promising solutions.

== General Information ==
* [[Renaissance:Team|The Team]] - The people behind Project Renaissance
* [http://planet.services.openoffice.org/ux/ Blog] - The UX team blog
* [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] - Presentations
* [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] - Renaissance status meetings
* [[Renaissance:Press_Coverage|Press Coverage]] - Project Renaissance press coverage
* [[Renaissance:UX_Books|User Experience Books]] - Valuable literature on User Experience topics
* [[Renaissance:UX_Sites|User Experience Sites]] - Valuable links to User Experience sites

== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ==
* [[Renaissance/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] - Answers on frequently asked questions

== How You Can Help ==

=== Get Involved ===

* Join the UX project! Just have a look at [[User_Experience/Community/How_To_Join|How To Join]].
* Come chat at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net.
* Join our weekly status meetings, which are open to everyone interested in the project, [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=15&month=12&year=2008&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=37 4pm CET] every Monday. The meeting takes place on IRC at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net. The discussions are archived on the [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] page.

=== Share Ideas ===
Join our project mailing list [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org]

=== Fix bugs ===

* Actual [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=PATCH&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&issue_status=RESOLVED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=usability&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=mail+merge+1&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&Submit+query=Submit+query '''Requests For Enhancements''' or '''Bugs'''] with the keyword Usability.

[[Category:Effort]]

Renaissance:Impress

2011-04-13T07:51:13Z

Fl: /* Current Work */

{{User Experience Community}}

= Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface =
[[Image:ProjectRenaissance Logo PhaseDesign.png|center]]
{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Impress''' - Make the selection, positioning and editing of all objects and slides as easy and as efficient as possible.
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
* See the videos on YouTube:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnTXkUevu44 Slide Preview & Sorter]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnfZlYU0SNc Layout Drop Downs]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPmfKN3JIqQ&feature=channel Task Pane Proposal]
|}
== The i-Team for Impress ==

*André Fischer (Development)
*Armin Le Grand (Development)
*Christian Lippka (Development)
*Wolfram Garten (Qaulity Assurance)
*Chris Lukasiak (Qaulity Assurance / User Experience)
*Uwe Fischer (Documentation)
*Frank Loehmann (User Experience)
*Andreas Bartel (i-Team Lead)

== Current Work ==

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Issue Summary
! width="10%" | Owner
! width="10%" | * Issue(s) #
! width="10%" | CWS
! width="10%" | Spec.
! width="10%" | Status
! width="10%" | Progress %
|-
| Better defaults Impress. [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Improving_OOo_Default_Settings Check out the Wiki.] || Chris || || || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/defaults.odt Link]|| In Progress || 80%
|}

* * We are aware that there are a lot of duplicate issues in the database. Those which are related will be set to fixed if addressed and resolved.

== Finished ==

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Issue Summary
! width="10%" | Owner
! width="10%" | * Issue(s) #
! width="10%" | CWS
! width="10%" | Spec.
! width="10%" | Status
! width="10%" | Progress %
|-
| Improve slide layouts and their handling.|| Christian Lippka || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107213 107213] || Renaissance2 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_layouts_handling.odt Link] || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:Impress/SlideLayout Done] || 100%
|-
| Improve navigation in slide pane, slide view and slide sorter view. || André Fischer || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107211 107211] || Renaissance1 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_view_sorter_and_preview.odt Link] || Done || 100%
|-
| Improve [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html visual design] of all different [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html#selection01 slide states] in slide pane, slide [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html#sorting01 sorter] & task pane. || André Fischer || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107215 107215] || Renaissance1 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_view_sorter_and_preview.odt Link] || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:Impress:SlideStati Done] || 100%
|}

Renaissance

2011-04-13T07:48:55Z

Fl:

{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
{| style="border: thin dashed #CC2222; padding:5px"
|-
| '''Please do not edit this page unless you are on the Renaissance team.''' Your feedback and comments are welcomed on the [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org] mailing list.
|}

[[Image:Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png|400px|center]]

{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Hi! You just want to see the highlights?'''
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* Thinning out the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress Impress User Interface]
* Status of [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/a/aa/Project_Renaissance_Impress_OOoCon2010.pdf Project Renaissance] Presentation from [http://www.ooocon.org/ OpenOffice.org Conference 2010 in Budapest]
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
|}

== Our Mission ==

“Create
a User Interface so that
OpenOffice.org becomes the
users' choice not only out of need,
but also out of desire”

== Project Status ==

=== Current Project Tasks ===

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Phase item / Description
! width="15%" | Owner
! width="15%" | Status
! width="15%" | Outcome
! width="15%" | Complete
|-

|-
| Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface || Andreas/Frank || Started || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress See Wiki Page]|| 80%
|-
| Better Defaults Writer || Chris || Started || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Better_Defaults_General See Wiki Page]|| 30%
|}

== Project Charter ==
* [[Renaissance:The_Challenge|The Problem Statement]] - What are the challenges of the current User Interface?
* [[Renaissance:The_Mission|The Mission Statement]] - What is our mission?
* [[Renaissance:The_Goal|The Goal Statement]] - What we plan to achieve.
* [[Renaissance:The Scope|The Scope]] - What is the focus of this project?

== Project Phases ==
* [[Renaissance:Phase_1|Research]] - Know and understand OpenOffice.org users to better meet their needs.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_2|Design]] - Generate and accumulate design ideas to create prototypes based on valid data.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_3|Evaluate]] - Evaluate promising solutions.

== General Information ==
* [[Renaissance:Team|The Team]] - The people behind Project Renaissance
* [http://planet.services.openoffice.org/ux/ Blog] - The UX team blog
* [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] - Presentations
* [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] - Renaissance status meetings
* [[Renaissance:Press_Coverage|Press Coverage]] - Project Renaissance press coverage
* [[Renaissance:UX_Books|User Experience Books]] - Valuable literature on User Experience topics
* [[Renaissance:UX_Sites|User Experience Sites]] - Valuable links to User Experience sites

== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ==
* [[Renaissance/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] - Answers on frequently asked questions

== How You Can Help ==

=== Get Involved ===

* Join the UX project! Just have a look at [[User_Experience/Community/How_To_Join|How To Join]].
* Come chat at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net.
* Join our weekly status meetings, which are open to everyone interested in the project, [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=15&month=12&year=2008&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=37 4pm CET] every Monday. The meeting takes place on IRC at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net. The discussions are archived on the [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] page.

=== Share Ideas ===
Join our project mailing list [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org]

=== Fix bugs ===

* Actual [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=PATCH&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&issue_status=RESOLVED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=usability&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=mail+merge+1&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&Submit+query=Submit+query '''Requests For Enhancements''' or '''Bugs'''] with the keyword Usability.

[[Category:Effort]]

Renaissance

2011-04-13T07:47:36Z

Fl: Undo revision 195966 by Fl (Talk)

{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
{| style="border: thin dashed #CC2222; padding:5px"
|-
| '''Please do not edit this page unless you are on the Renaissance team.''' Your feedback and comments are welcomed on the [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org] mailing list.
|}

[[Image:Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png|400px|center]]

{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Hi! You just want to see the highlights?'''
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* Thinning out the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress Impress User Interface]
* Status of [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/a/aa/Project_Renaissance_Impress_OOoCon2010.pdf Project Renaissance] Presentation from [http://www.ooocon.org/ OpenOffice.org Conference 2010 in Budapest]
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
|}

== Our Mission ==

“Create
a User Interface so that
OpenOffice.org becomes the
users' choice not only out of need,
but also out of desire”

== Project Status ==

=== Current Project Tasks ===

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Phase item / Description
! width="15%" | Owner
! width="15%" | Status
! width="15%" | Outcome
! width="15%" | Complete
|-

|-
| Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface || Andreas/Frank || Started || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress See Wiki Page]|| 80%
|}

== Project Charter ==
* [[Renaissance:The_Challenge|The Problem Statement]] - What are the challenges of the current User Interface?
* [[Renaissance:The_Mission|The Mission Statement]] - What is our mission?
* [[Renaissance:The_Goal|The Goal Statement]] - What we plan to achieve.
* [[Renaissance:The Scope|The Scope]] - What is the focus of this project?

== Project Phases ==
* [[Renaissance:Phase_1|Research]] - Know and understand OpenOffice.org users to better meet their needs.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_2|Design]] - Generate and accumulate design ideas to create prototypes based on valid data.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_3|Evaluate]] - Evaluate promising solutions.

== General Information ==
* [[Renaissance:Team|The Team]] - The people behind Project Renaissance
* [http://planet.services.openoffice.org/ux/ Blog] - The UX team blog
* [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] - Presentations
* [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] - Renaissance status meetings
* [[Renaissance:Press_Coverage|Press Coverage]] - Project Renaissance press coverage
* [[Renaissance:UX_Books|User Experience Books]] - Valuable literature on User Experience topics
* [[Renaissance:UX_Sites|User Experience Sites]] - Valuable links to User Experience sites

== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ==
* [[Renaissance/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] - Answers on frequently asked questions

== How You Can Help ==

=== Get Involved ===

* Join the UX project! Just have a look at [[User_Experience/Community/How_To_Join|How To Join]].
* Come chat at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net.
* Join our weekly status meetings, which are open to everyone interested in the project, [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=15&month=12&year=2008&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=37 4pm CET] every Monday. The meeting takes place on IRC at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net. The discussions are archived on the [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] page.

=== Share Ideas ===
Join our project mailing list [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org]

=== Fix bugs ===

* Actual [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=PATCH&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&issue_status=RESOLVED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=usability&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=mail+merge+1&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&Submit+query=Submit+query '''Requests For Enhancements''' or '''Bugs'''] with the keyword Usability.

[[Category:Effort]]

Renaissance

2011-04-13T07:44:54Z

Fl: /* Current Project Tasks */

{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
{| style="border: thin dashed #CC2222; padding:5px"
|-
| '''Please do not edit this page unless you are on the Renaissance team.''' Your feedback and comments are welcomed on the [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org] mailing list.
|}

[[Image:Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png|400px|center]]

{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Hi! You just want to see the highlights?'''
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* Thinning out the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress Impress User Interface]
* Status of [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/a/aa/Project_Renaissance_Impress_OOoCon2010.pdf Project Renaissance] Presentation from [http://www.ooocon.org/ OpenOffice.org Conference 2010 in Budapest]
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
|}

== Our Mission ==

“Create
a User Interface so that
OpenOffice.org becomes the
users' choice not only out of need,
but also out of desire”

== Project Status ==

=== Current Project Tasks ===

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Phase item / Description
! width="15%" | Owner
! width="15%" | Status
! width="15%" | Outcome
! width="15%" | Complete
|-

|-
|-Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface || Andreas/Frank || Started || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress See Wiki Page]|| 80%
|-
|-Better Defaults Writer || Chris || Started || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Better_Defaults_General See Wiki Page]|| 30%
|}

== Project Charter ==
* [[Renaissance:The_Challenge|The Problem Statement]] - What are the challenges of the current User Interface?
* [[Renaissance:The_Mission|The Mission Statement]] - What is our mission?
* [[Renaissance:The_Goal|The Goal Statement]] - What we plan to achieve.
* [[Renaissance:The Scope|The Scope]] - What is the focus of this project?

== Project Phases ==
* [[Renaissance:Phase_1|Research]] - Know and understand OpenOffice.org users to better meet their needs.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_2|Design]] - Generate and accumulate design ideas to create prototypes based on valid data.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_3|Evaluate]] - Evaluate promising solutions.

== General Information ==
* [[Renaissance:Team|The Team]] - The people behind Project Renaissance
* [http://planet.services.openoffice.org/ux/ Blog] - The UX team blog
* [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] - Presentations
* [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] - Renaissance status meetings
* [[Renaissance:Press_Coverage|Press Coverage]] - Project Renaissance press coverage
* [[Renaissance:UX_Books|User Experience Books]] - Valuable literature on User Experience topics
* [[Renaissance:UX_Sites|User Experience Sites]] - Valuable links to User Experience sites

== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ==
* [[Renaissance/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] - Answers on frequently asked questions

== How You Can Help ==

=== Get Involved ===

* Join the UX project! Just have a look at [[User_Experience/Community/How_To_Join|How To Join]].
* Come chat at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net.
* Join our weekly status meetings, which are open to everyone interested in the project, [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=15&month=12&year=2008&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=37 4pm CET] every Monday. The meeting takes place on IRC at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net. The discussions are archived on the [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] page.

=== Share Ideas ===
Join our project mailing list [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org]

=== Fix bugs ===

* Actual [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=PATCH&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&issue_status=RESOLVED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=usability&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=mail+merge+1&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&Submit+query=Submit+query '''Requests For Enhancements''' or '''Bugs'''] with the keyword Usability.

[[Category:Effort]]

User Experience/Community/How To Join

2011-03-10T14:04:44Z

Fl:

{{User Experience|extend with=}}
__NOTOC__
[[Image:UX HowToJoin Welcome.png|center]]

You seem to have interest in joining the User Experience Team, that's great! So please follow the steps below to register to our project and get in contact with us.

If you are still uncertain or want to know more about the OpenOffice.org User Experience, then please have a look at [http://ux.openoffice.org/ our project's main page]. There you will find more information about our involvement and our activities.

If you have any problem with joining, then please contact the User Experience Team at [mailto:discuss@ux.openoffice.org ux-discuss] (it may take some time for your email to be answered, because it is manually administered if the steps below have not been finished).

== Start by Becoming a Formal Member ==


The User Experience Team works within the the OpenOffice.org project. We use the infrastructure of the overall project, therefore the following registrations are required:

# '''Become an OpenOffice.org contributor:''' [https://openoffice.org/people/new Create an account] (if not already done.)
# '''Join the User Experience Team:''' [http://openoffice.org/projects/ux/join Request project membership].

{{Tip|The request for User Experience team membership has to be manually confirmed by the User Experience administrators. This can take some time, so don't wait for it, and follow the remaining steps!}}

== Continue with Setting-Up Communication Tools ==

=== Register at the OpenOffice.org Wiki ===

The OpenOffice.org wiki is used by the User Experience Team for collaboration within our activities, but also for presenting our team. So you may need to [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup create an account at the OpenOffice.org Wiki].

=== Subscribe to the Mailing List ===

We mainly communicate via the mailing list 'discuss@ux.openoffice.org' (a.k.a. 'ux-discuss'). So if you want to contribute, you will need to subscribe to this list by sending an empty mail to [mailto:sympa@ux.openoffice.org?subject=subscribe%20discuss sympa@ux.openoffice.org].

You can also subscribe to more mailing lists of the User Experience project on the [http://ux.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectMailingListList User Experience mailing lists page].

{{Tip|It is a good idea to '''use your real name''' when writing emails. Real names are often easier to remember than pseudonyms and strengthen relations in the team.}}

== Finally, Get in Touch with Us ==

=== Present Yourself in the Wiki ===

# Add yourself to the [[User_Experience/Community|wiki list of User Experience Team members]].
# Add the string "<nowiki>{{</nowiki>User Experience Community<nowiki>}}</nowiki>" at the top of your wiki 'user page'.
{{Information|The '''list of User Experience Team members''' provides information about how we look, how we communicate and what we do and links to the 'user pages'.

The '''user page''' is the wiki page with your user name. It is your little space in the wiki, so you may like to provide some information about yourself. Adding the given string will add User Experience related information to this page, e.g. you will get the nice UX logo at the upper right.

If you have any '''question''' or if you are unfamiliar with a Wiki, then please go to through the rest of the steps and request help at our mailing list 'ux-discuss'.
}}
=== Say Hello on the Mailing List! ===

Even if you have successfully subscribed to the mailing list, we still don't know about your background, reasons for joining, comments or ideas on OpenOffice.org's future.

So, get in touch with us by introducing yourself: send a short email to [mailto:discuss@ux.openoffice.org ux-discuss].

== What's next? ==

* Start by reading or joining some discussions at the 'ux-discuss' mailing list.
* Learn [[User_Experience/How_To_Contribute|how you can contribute]].
* Learn more about usability and user experience topics by looking at [[User_Experience/Resources#Introduction_to_User_Experience_and_Usability|our list of resources]].
* Look on our current todo list or the current activities. Just start at the project main page [http://ux.openoffice.org/ ux.openoffice.org].
* ... and whatever you do, don't forget to promote the User Experience Team :-)

[[Category:User_Experience|Community/How To]]
[[Category:How to]]

User Experience/Community/How To Join

2011-03-10T14:03:54Z

Fl:

{{User Experience|extend with=}}
__NOTOC__
[[Image:UX HowToJoin Welcome.png|center]]

You seem to have interest in joining the User Experience Team, that's great! So please follow the steps below to register to our project and get in contact with us.

If you are still uncertain or want to know more about the OpenOffice.org User Experience, then please have a look at [http://ux.openoffice.org/ our project's main page]. There you will find more information about our involvement and our activities.

If you have any problem with joining, then please contact the User Experience Team at [mailto:discuss@ux.openoffice.org ux-discuss] (it may take some time for your email to be answered, because it is manually administered if the steps below have not been finished).

== Start by Becoming a Formal Member ==


The User Experience Team works within the the OpenOffice.org project. We use the infrastructure of the overall project, therefore the following registrations are required:

# '''Become an OpenOffice.org contributor:''' [https://openoffice.org/people/new create an account] (if not already done.)
# '''Join the User Experience Team:''' [http://openoffice.org/projects/ux/join Request project membership].

{{Tip|The request for User Experience team membership has to be manually confirmed by the User Experience administrators. This can take some time, so don't wait for it, and follow the remaining steps!}}

== Continue with Setting-Up Communication Tools ==

=== Register at the OpenOffice.org Wiki ===

The OpenOffice.org wiki is used by the User Experience Team for collaboration within our activities, but also for presenting our team. So you may need to [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup create an account at the OpenOffice.org Wiki].

=== Subscribe to the Mailing List ===

We mainly communicate via the mailing list 'discuss@ux.openoffice.org' (a.k.a. 'ux-discuss'). So if you want to contribute, you will need to subscribe to this list by sending an empty mail to [mailto:sympa@ux.openoffice.org?subject=subscribe%20discuss sympa@ux.openoffice.org].

You can also subscribe to more mailing lists of the User Experience project on the [http://ux.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectMailingListList User Experience mailing lists page].

{{Tip|It is a good idea to '''use your real name''' when writing emails. Real names are often easier to remember than pseudonyms and strengthen relations in the team.}}

== Finally, Get in Touch with Us ==

=== Present Yourself in the Wiki ===

# Add yourself to the [[User_Experience/Community|wiki list of User Experience Team members]].
# Add the string "<nowiki>{{</nowiki>User Experience Community<nowiki>}}</nowiki>" at the top of your wiki 'user page'.
{{Information|The '''list of User Experience Team members''' provides information about how we look, how we communicate and what we do and links to the 'user pages'.

The '''user page''' is the wiki page with your user name. It is your little space in the wiki, so you may like to provide some information about yourself. Adding the given string will add User Experience related information to this page, e.g. you will get the nice UX logo at the upper right.

If you have any '''question''' or if you are unfamiliar with a Wiki, then please go to through the rest of the steps and request help at our mailing list 'ux-discuss'.
}}
=== Say Hello on the Mailing List! ===

Even if you have successfully subscribed to the mailing list, we still don't know about your background, reasons for joining, comments or ideas on OpenOffice.org's future.

So, get in touch with us by introducing yourself: send a short email to [mailto:discuss@ux.openoffice.org ux-discuss].

== What's next? ==

* Start by reading or joining some discussions at the 'ux-discuss' mailing list.
* Learn [[User_Experience/How_To_Contribute|how you can contribute]].
* Learn more about usability and user experience topics by looking at [[User_Experience/Resources#Introduction_to_User_Experience_and_Usability|our list of resources]].
* Look on our current todo list or the current activities. Just start at the project main page [http://ux.openoffice.org/ ux.openoffice.org].
* ... and whatever you do, don't forget to promote the User Experience Team :-)

[[Category:User_Experience|Community/How To]]
[[Category:How to]]

User Experience/Projects/FileDialogs

2011-03-09T16:37:03Z

Fl: /* Version 1 */

{{User Experience}}
= File Open/Save/Insert Dialogs =
OOo provides own file open, save and insert dialogs. Those dialogs are available on all platforms. These dialogs allow OOo to load/save files using different protocols like WebDav. This does not work with system dialogs due to limitations of these dialogs.

== Version 1 ==
First version will focus on 'Places'. Places are always shown and could be vertically resized.

[[File:Open Dialog S1.png]]

* Places
** List of places (not hierarchical):
*** Desktop
*** Recent Places
*** Documents ('Home' on Linux?)
*** Templates
*** Computer ('System' on Linux?)
*** Sample Documents
** Icons are taken from the system.
** Add own places via context menu.
** Remove own places via context menu.
** Split window to resize 'Places' area.
* Back button to go back to previous place/directory.
* General User Interface
** Decreased spacing above and below path/back, up one level, new folder buttons.
** Fixed alignment issues within current dialog. (DDLBs and Open, Cancel, Save buttons.)
** Removed ':' in labels.
** Increase vertical spacing between files and folders.

* Dialog itself is resizeable. Initial size 700*445 
[[File:Open Dialog S1 size.png|400px]]

=== Interaction ===

====Places====

'''Places Context Menu''': - Shown for user created places only.
* Add Current Location...
*-------------
* Rename
* Remove

TBD: Do we need 'Add place' here?

====Files/Folders====

'''File Context Menu''':
* Open
* -------------------
* Rename - Activates inline renaming.
* Delete

TBD: Add to Places also for files?

'''Folder Context Menu''':
* Open
* -------------------
* Add to Places... 
[[File:Newplace.png]] or [[File:Newplace2.png]]
-------------------
* Rename
* Delete

TBD: Do we want to show the location path?

''' Buttons'''
* 'Back' - Returns to previous place.
* 'Up One Level' - Goes up one level from current folder.
* 'New Folder' - Creates a new folder in current folder.
* 'Open'- Opens a selected folder or file.
* 'Cancel' - Closes dialog.
* 'Help' - Calls help system.

'''File/Folder Context Menu'''
* New Folder... 
[[File:Createnewfolder.png]]
* Rename - Activates inline renaming.

== Open Issues ==
* Preview for insert dialog.

=Future Versions Backlog=
== File Open ==

* Buttons
** Back button with history
** Organize
*** Rename
*** Delete
*** Cut/Copy/Paste
*** ...

* View Options
** List view
** Thumbnails
** Preview on/off
** Places on/off

* Places
** Dynamic button height to get larger buttons, in case of only a few places are shown. (easier to hit)

** Content:
*** Recent documents (complete list)
*** Recent places (?)
*** Plus additional ones (i.e. configured by extensions)

* Find/Filter

* Shared/Opened/etc.

* Grid
** Add columns

=== Without Preview===

[[File:OwnFileOpen no preview.png]]

=== With Preview ===

[[File:OwnFileOpen.png]]

==== Small Version (Scaled) ====

Dialog can be scaled down to 600*400 pixel. Places can be hidden.

[[File:OwnFileOpen small.png]]

== File Save ==

[[File:OwnFile Save.png]]

== Insert File ==

Same dialog as shown in 'Open' section, with 'Insert' instead of open button.

== Insert Picture ==

[[File:OwnInsert Picture.png]]

User Experience/Community/How To Join

2011-03-09T07:18:51Z

Fl:

{{User Experience|extend with=}}
__NOTOC__
[[Image:UX HowToJoin Welcome.png|center]]

You seem to have interest in joining the User Experience Team, that's great! So please follow the steps below to register to our project and get in contact with us.

If you are still uncertain or want to know more about the OpenOffice.org User Experience, then please have a look at [http://ux.openoffice.org/ our project's main page]. There you will find more information about our involvement and our activities.

If you have any problem with joining, then please contact the User Experience Team at [mailto:discuss@ux.openoffice.org ux-discuss] (it may take some time for your email to be answered, because it is manually administered if the steps below have not been finished).

== Start by Becoming a Formal Member ==


The User Experience Team works within the the OpenOffice.org project. We use the infrastructure of the overall project, therefore the following registrations are required:

# '''Become an OpenOffice.org contributor:''' [http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/Join create an account] (if not already done.)
# '''Join the User Experience Team:''' [http://openoffice.org/projects/ux/join Request project membership].

{{Tip|The request for User Experience team membership has to be manually confirmed by the User Experience administrators. This can take some time, so don't wait for it, and follow the remaining steps!}}

== Continue with Setting-Up Communication Tools ==

=== Register at the OpenOffice.org Wiki ===

The OpenOffice.org wiki is used by the User Experience Team for collaboration within our activities, but also for presenting our team. So you may need to [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&type=signup create an account at the OpenOffice.org Wiki].

=== Subscribe to the Mailing List ===

We mainly communicate via the mailing list 'discuss@ux.openoffice.org' (a.k.a. 'ux-discuss'). So if you want to contribute, you will need to subscribe to this list by sending an empty mail to [mailto:sympa@ux.openoffice.org?subject=subscribe%20discuss sympa@ux.openoffice.org].

You can also subscribe to more mailing lists of the User Experience project on the [http://ux.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectMailingListList User Experience mailing lists page].

{{Tip|It is a good idea to '''use your real name''' when writing emails. Real names are often easier to remember than pseudonyms and strengthen relations in the team.}}

== Finally, Get in Touch with Us ==

=== Present Yourself in the Wiki ===

# Add yourself to the [[User_Experience/Community|wiki list of User Experience Team members]].
# Add the string "<nowiki>{{</nowiki>User Experience Community<nowiki>}}</nowiki>" at the top of your wiki 'user page'.
{{Information|The '''list of User Experience Team members''' provides information about how we look, how we communicate and what we do and links to the 'user pages'.

The '''user page''' is the wiki page with your user name. It is your little space in the wiki, so you may like to provide some information about yourself. Adding the given string will add User Experience related information to this page, e.g. you will get the nice UX logo at the upper right.

If you have any '''question''' or if you are unfamiliar with a Wiki, then please go to through the rest of the steps and request help at our mailing list 'ux-discuss'.
}}
=== Say Hello on the Mailing List! ===

Even if you have successfully subscribed to the mailing list, we still don't know about your background, reasons for joining, comments or ideas on OpenOffice.org's future.

So, get in touch with us by introducing yourself: send a short email to [mailto:discuss@ux.openoffice.org ux-discuss].

== What's next? ==

* Start by reading or joining some discussions at the 'ux-discuss' mailing list.
* Learn [[User_Experience/How_To_Contribute|how you can contribute]].
* Learn more about usability and user experience topics by looking at [[User_Experience/Resources#Introduction_to_User_Experience_and_Usability|our list of resources]].
* Look on our current todo list or the current activities. Just start at the project main page [http://ux.openoffice.org/ ux.openoffice.org].
* ... and whatever you do, don't forget to promote the User Experience Team :-)

[[Category:User_Experience|Community/How To]]
[[Category:How to]]

Renaissance:Impress

2011-02-09T15:21:12Z

Fl: /* Current Work */

{{User Experience Community}}

= Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface =
[[Image:ProjectRenaissance Logo PhaseDesign.png|center]]
{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Impress''' - Make the selection, positioning and editing of all objects and slides as easy and as efficient as possible.
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
* See the videos on YouTube:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnTXkUevu44 Slide Preview & Sorter]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnfZlYU0SNc Layout Drop Downs]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPmfKN3JIqQ&feature=channel Task Pane Proposal]
|}
== The i-Team for Impress ==

*André Fischer (Development)
*Armin Le Grand (Development)
*Christian Lippka (Development)
*Wolfram Garten (Qaulity Assurance)
*Chris Lukasiak (Qaulity Assurance / User Experience)
*Uwe Fischer (Documentation)
*Frank Loehmann (User Experience)
*Andreas Bartel (i-Team Lead)

== Current Work ==

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Issue Summary
! width="10%" | Owner
! width="10%" | * Issue(s) #
! width="10%" | CWS
! width="10%" | Spec.
! width="10%" | Status
! width="10%" | Progress %
|-
| Better defaults. [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Improving_OOo_Default_Settings Check out the Wiki.] || Chris || || || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/defaults.odt Link]|| In Progress || 80%
|}

* * We are aware that there are a lot of duplicate issues in the database. Those which are related will be set to fixed if addressed and resolved.

== Finished ==

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Issue Summary
! width="10%" | Owner
! width="10%" | * Issue(s) #
! width="10%" | CWS
! width="10%" | Spec.
! width="10%" | Status
! width="10%" | Progress %
|-
| Improve slide layouts and their handling.|| Christian Lippka || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107213 107213] || Renaissance2 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_layouts_handling.odt Link] || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:Impress/SlideLayout Done] || 100%
|-
| Improve navigation in slide pane, slide view and slide sorter view. || André Fischer || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107211 107211] || Renaissance1 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_view_sorter_and_preview.odt Link] || Done || 100%
|-
| Improve [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html visual design] of all different [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html#selection01 slide states] in slide pane, slide [http://ui.openoffice.org/VisualDesign/OOo_slide_selection.html#sorting01 sorter] & task pane. || André Fischer || [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=107215 107215] || Renaissance1 || [http://specs.openoffice.org/renaissance/slide_view_sorter_and_preview.odt Link] || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=Renaissance:Impress:SlideStati Done] || 100%
|}

User Experience/Improving OOo Default Settings

2011-02-07T10:15:21Z

Fl:

== Renaissance Subproject to Achieve Better Default Settings ==

{{User Experience}} __NOTOC__

=== Executive summary ===

Please locate your favorite low hanging fruit to improve default settings in all OOo applications. The focus was on Impress till the end of April. Therefore, the Impress-relevant suggestions in the table below are italicized to show that they are under evaluation already.

"Better Defaults", as this effort is called for short, aims to collect suggestions for better default settings in OOo. Impress was first (in accordance with the present focus of project Renaissance) and the other OOo applications are to follow. This is a subproject of [[Renaissance|Project Renaissance]], so it is listed on the [[Renaissance:Impress#Current_Work.22.60|"Current Work" wiki page]] .

What does "better defaults" mean? Well, I KNOW there are default settings that you change first thing when you install a new version of OOo. So please share what they are and why the change(s) make(s) your life much easier. 

For example, two issues Frank found are:

*Make objects same size {{bug|54281}}
*Text area selection is not very accurate and covers other objects. {{bug|96548}}

One default setting changed recently was {{bug|2446}} Boy did that feel good! Let's find more of those.

=== Low Hanging Fruit Clause ===

No new features. The developer should only have to flip a switch on something that is already alive and kicking in the office suite, but just not set as the default. We want results, so the low hanging fruit are the ones we want to grab.

=== How to Get Started ===

Find existing default setting issues or write new RFEs in IssueTracker (use "default" in the title and keyword) and add them to list in the table on this wiki page. Or, if RFE writing is not your kind of thing, just write your desires to achieve default utopia ;-) in the table below. Be sure to make it clear where the feature is located (write down where to click to get there) and why it is better to set the default the way you want it as compared to the old setting.

Each individual default setting being suggested can then be discussed on the respective wiki pages, just like the discussion in the table at the bottom of the [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grind Handling]] wiki page. That information will serve as the basis for the [[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|workout]] and decision making when it comes to evaluation time, because the iTeam will have the discussion and details all in one place (wiki page) and not jumbled all over the mailing lists.

The iTeam will evaluate the suggestions and decide what to implement with the resources they have within the scope of the [[Renaissance|Renaissance project]].

=== Blog posts ===

In order:

*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone Better default settings]
*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/just_10_more_days Just 10 more days]
*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default Thanks for suggesting]

=== Updates ===

*[[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|Grid handling]]
*[[BetterDefaults BulletsColorsShortcuts workout|Bullets, colors & shortcuts]]
*[[BetterDefaults GraphicsFontsSettings workout|Graphics, fonts & settings]]

== List of Better Default Setting Suggestions ==

{| width="100%" class="prettytable"
|-
! scope="col" | Idea 
! scope="col" | Application 
! scope="col" | Issue num 
! scope="col" | Description 
! scope="col" | Name 
|-
| ''Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on''
| '''Impress'''
|
| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' & 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default => they should be switched on by default (more info: [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change Handle Size''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:ChristophNoack|ChristophNoack]] 
|-
| ''bullet point lists''
| '''Impress (1)'''
|
| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults:
*(1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text.
*(2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of drawing objects''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
| {{issue|93507}}
| The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of tables''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Like above. Look at Impress/Draw: Table Toolbar > Table Design; Writer: menu Table > AutoFormat
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Text position in cells''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Text in table cells should be in center (vertical) position, not top. I guess many people crates simple tables to school or home work. They use this function as first.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| 'Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'
| Writer
| {{Bug|15498}}
|
| Name
|-
| Ugly style sheets for headings in Writer
| Writer
|
| I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles.
 Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. [[User:Vince42|Vince42]]

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Make manual page break in Writer better visiable
| Writer
| {{bug|33518}} and duplicates {{bug|65150}}, {{bug|82353}}, {{bug|96963}}, {{bug|22646}}
| for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.
| Name
|-
| Default line too thick
| Chart
| {{bug|98803}}
| especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.
| Name
|-
| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
| Draw
|
| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add Math formula icon to standard bar
| All
|
| Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Distance in numbering styles larger
| Writer
|
| Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a gap in table of contents
| Writer
|
| Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text. [[Image:UglyDefaultSpaceInTOC.png]]
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
| Draw
| {{bug|67847}}
| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if ''perspective'' is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of {{bug|67847}}.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
| Writer
| {{bug|22136}}
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a spacing below for tables
| Writer
|
| Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style ''text body'' is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style ''Table contents'' has below spacing 0cm too.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Uncheck transparency warning
| All
|
| Uncheck transparency warning in Tools > Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| change default color in form wizard
| Database
|
| the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -> this is a bad default and looks unprofessional => change it in anything common like 'light gray'
| [[User:Msc|MSC]]
|-
| ''switch off impress wizard''
| '''Impress'''
|
| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
| [[User:Wg|WG]]
|-
| Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics
| All except Draw
|
| If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special->As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.
| Jörg
|-
| ''Changing default font''
| '''Impress & Draw'''
| {{bug|70585}}
| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI)
in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -> Openoffice.org -> fonts -> Change default font or somewhere similar. This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default pen color from neon green''
| '''Impress'''
| {{bug|47990}}
| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider. The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation.
There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.

| [[User:Andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| ''change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode''
| '''Impress'''
|
| It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
| [[User:Andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"
| All
|
| Options | OpenOffice | General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips
| Safway
|-
| Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --> Options --> Load/Save --> Microsoft Office by default
| All
|
| It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.
| parity
|-
| Tab Stops with reasonable settings
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > General > Settings > Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49
| Safway
|-
| Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > Grid
Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution > Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution > Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.

| Safway
|-
| Table keyboard handling consistent
| Calc
|
| Tools > Options > Calc > Table > Keyboard handling > Insert cell > Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.
| Safway
|-
| Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default
| All
|
| Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature
when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.

| RGB
|-
| Change "Show as tip" for word completion
| Writer
|
| The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a
long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Word Completion tab

| RGB
|-
| Space Markers Off
| Writer
|
| Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Shortcut For Insert Comment
| Calc, Writer
|
| Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Text Paragraph Indents
| Writer(RU)
|
| For style 'Text Body' in RU Locale. Off top margin. Add first line indent 1cm. On justify.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Many Issues From helen_russian
| All
|
| Look at this page, please: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en -- [[Renaissance:Status Meetings:2010-02-22|Discussion was here]] at 5:05:35 PM
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Show Color Panel''
| '''Impress'''
|
| View -> Toolbars -> Color Bar
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|90415}}
| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. '''Remark''': Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove the limits on multi-level undo!
| All
| {{issue|98009}}
| I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Styles and formatting panel docked right
| Writer
|
| Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.
| [[User:Xihh|xihh]]
|-
| Find & Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default
| Calc, Writer
|
| If you select a range of cells before a Find & Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be:
- pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection
- unchecked if there is no active cells range selection

| [[User:Gibi|Gilles Bignebat (gibi)]]
|-
| ''All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments''
| '''Impress''', Calc, Writer
|
| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula font should be much larger''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21118}}
| The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert->Objects->Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula should be scalable''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on '''impress''')
| xihh
|-
| ''Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}.
|
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
| Writer
| {{issue|21118}}
| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog
| Impress, Writer, Calc
|
| Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-> file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Enable Vertical Text Button for all''
| '''Impress, Draw'''
| {{issue|54423}}
| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Enable Vertical Align Buttons
| Calc
|
| I always enable toolbar buttons for vertical align text in the cells. MT: +1
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Enable Add Comment Button
| Writer
|
| I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles
| Writer
|
| At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.
| [[User:Dvc|dvc]]
|-
| Use ??/?? as default for fractions instead of ?/?
| Calc
| {{issue|67862}}
|
| fst
|-
| New Document Property : PrintIntention
| ALL
|
| All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document see also http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239
| Fernand
|-
| ''Default user animation''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|62838}}
| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list. clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Duration of pause to 0''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|49762}}
| In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set to 0 seconds in order to improve compatibility with MS Powerpoint users, and secondly to leave the decision to insert a pause to the user.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Slide Titles editable in navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Real Slide Titles in Navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default table color''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|102922}}
| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again & then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Shortcut for adding a new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}
| => alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Open pps files in show mode''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|52755}}
| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this:
"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1"

This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation:

"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
| [[User:JoostAndrae|ja]]
|-
| "Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,
| Writer
|
| It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| ''Default shadow should be transparent and smaller''
| '''Impress'''
|
| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance : 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3) ; Color : Black (instead of Grey) ; Transparency : 60 % (instead of 0%)
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| "tagged PDF" as default
| All
|
| PDF-Export: set "tagged PDF" as default (30% bigger files, but accessible by default) .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "don't register" as default
| All
|
| First-Start-Wizard: "don't register" as default .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Improvement Program in startup wizard
| All
|
| Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Don't put OO install files on Desktop
| All
|
| It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments''
| '''Draw, Impress'''
| {{issue|107125}}
| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box
| All
|
| Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Increase default size of graphics cache
| All
| {{issue|63253}}
| Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.
| [[User:Jbfaure|jbfaure]]
|-
| Change print default to 'All Sheets'
| Calc
|
| In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Make the "record changes" feature more attractive
| Writer
|
| The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.
| All
|
| The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| No Splash Screen
| All
|
| Disable the splash screen by default, 3.2 is fast enough starting. it just feels like it is getting in the way.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Disable OpenOffice's Open/Save Dialogs
| All
|
| At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -> General -> Open/Save
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Autotext default preview window too small
| Writer
|
| The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically
| All
|
| In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration
| [[User:Pvilela|pvilela]]
|-
| ''remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar''
| '''Impress'''
|
| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -> it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format
| All
|
| If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"->"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides''
| '''Impress'''
|
| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
| [[User:Parity|parity]]
|-
| Initialize the writer
| Writer
|
| I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already:
set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm

set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm

set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm

set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21

turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals

capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes

set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete.

(from a letter of st)

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Properties on context''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc
| Calc
|
| please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''empty bullets should not be shown in presentation''
| '''Impress'''
|
| like it is at ms office (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''serial effect for set of bullet points''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". This can be extremely annoying. For example: If I want to edit the "custom transitions" on several slides, always after switching to another slide, the sidebar "forgets" that I was working on "custom transitions" and goes back to the default "Layout". Always the last accessed element should stay the active element, if one switches to another slide.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Change rotate button in mode on/off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| misc autocorrects
| Writer
|
| turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''space key to shift slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Add a button "Save Template"''
| '''Impress'''
|
| automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''show links with the “short text” instead of the path''
| '''Impress'''
|
| (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Add more page layouts''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''switch task pane off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Zoom fit to width''
| Writer, '''Impress'''
|
| Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel (Stylish, Task/Slide panel)
CLU: as i understand you the current impress already behave like that: close task or slide pane -> work area grows, activate them -> work area shrinks .. may you describe it more precise for better understanding .. thx

Quest: This is exactly what I thought. You can also watch short example movie: [http://marcinmilkowski.pl/video/OpenOfficeorg/Better%20default/Zoom%20fit%20to%20width.ogv Zoom fit to width.ogv] [4 MB]

| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Check all words''
| All
|
| Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Lower level macro security''
| All
|
| In currently state (high level), OO.o automatically doesn't run any macros. In medium level, OO.o doesn't run macro, but ask user if should it be run.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple''
| All
|
| I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Information bar on the top instead pop-up''
| All
|
| It concerns passwords, macros and may be comments. Please, look at [[User Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3|DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3]]
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More security user's data''
| All
|
| Options > Load/Save > General. ''Always create backup copy'' is unchecked and ''Save AutoRecovery'' take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|107641}}
| .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed''
| All
|
| This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars''
| All
|
| Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation''
| Writer
|
| If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground''
| All
|
| Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''General look popups''
| All
|
| All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. [http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=560 Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice].
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Enhancement print preview''
| Writer, (Calc ?)
|
| Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More resizeable Findbar''
| All
|
| [[Specification Common find toolbar|Findbar]] should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere. ;)
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Simpler way for page orientation''
| Writer
|
| People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Ctrl+B & Crl+I'' to styles
| Writer
|
| Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''allow slide scrolling''
| '''Impress'''
|
| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Copy when moving by default''
| '''Impress'''
|
| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''delete Navigator icon''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful => delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Paste pictures from web''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Make ToC hyperlinked''
| Writer
|
| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
| [[User:Fopper|Fopper]]
|-
| ''Don't spy user''
| All
|
| Disable "Apply user data" by default instead of spying out users editing time in document properties.
| Anonym
|-
| ''Disable and overwork alien format warning''
| All
|
| Alien warning on saving unsettles user. Current text could be improved and alien warning could be disabled by default.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Do not follow hyperlinks and interaction in edit mode with''
| Impress
|
| Editing presentation is difficult when interaction is active. So change default to do not follow hyperlinks/interactions by default. Add modifier to activate in edit mode.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Change bitmaps in more modern and nicer ones''
| Impress
|
| the proposed bitmaps are old fashioned and outdated, please provide new ones (suggested by cl).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''No Text formatting in Outline Mode by Default''
| Impress
|
| Outliner shows WYSIWYG formatting. Default should be non WYSIWYG, but headings should be shown bold.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Non WYSIWYG uses 'Times New Roman''
| Impress
|
| Do not use serif fonts on screen. Use Arial instead.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Do not follow hyperlinks in edit mode''
| Calc
|
| OOo has a security setting to not follow any hyperlink in edit mode without pressing a modifier (ctrl key). A tip help shows this modifier. This is default in Writer, but has not been adopted for Impress, Draw and Calc.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Edit remove/hyperlink via Context Menu''
| Calc/Impress
|
| Writer offers a context menu for hyperlinks, but Impress and Calc do not show edit/remove entries.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|}

----

''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki Christoph Lukasiak] ([[User:Clu|Clu]]), [mailto:Elizabeth.Matthis@Sun.com?subject:OOoWiki Elizabeth Matthis] 30 March 2010''

User Experience/Improving OOo Default Settings

2011-02-07T10:06:44Z

Fl:

== Renaissance Subproject to Achieve Better Default Settings ==

{{User Experience}} __NOTOC__

=== Executive summary ===

Please locate your favorite low hanging fruit to improve default settings in all OOo applications. The focus was on Impress till the end of April. Therefore, the Impress-relevant suggestions in the table below are italicized to show that they are under evaluation already.

"Better Defaults", as this effort is called for short, aims to collect suggestions for better default settings in OOo. Impress was first (in accordance with the present focus of project Renaissance) and the other OOo applications are to follow. This is a subproject of [[Renaissance|Project Renaissance]], so it is listed on the [[Renaissance:Impress#Current_Work.22.60|"Current Work" wiki page]] .

What does "better defaults" mean? Well, I KNOW there are default settings that you change first thing when you install a new version of OOo. So please share what they are and why the change(s) make(s) your life much easier. 

For example, two issues Frank found are:

*Make objects same size {{bug|54281}}
*Text area selection is not very accurate and covers other objects. {{bug|96548}}

One default setting changed recently was {{bug|2446}} Boy did that feel good! Let's find more of those.

=== Low Hanging Fruit Clause ===

No new features. The developer should only have to flip a switch on something that is already alive and kicking in the office suite, but just not set as the default. We want results, so the low hanging fruit are the ones we want to grab.

=== How to Get Started ===

Find existing default setting issues or write new RFEs in IssueTracker (use "default" in the title and keyword) and add them to list in the table on this wiki page. Or, if RFE writing is not your kind of thing, just write your desires to achieve default utopia ;-) in the table below. Be sure to make it clear where the feature is located (write down where to click to get there) and why it is better to set the default the way you want it as compared to the old setting.

Each individual default setting being suggested can then be discussed on the respective wiki pages, just like the discussion in the table at the bottom of the [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grind Handling]] wiki page. That information will serve as the basis for the [[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|workout]] and decision making when it comes to evaluation time, because the iTeam will have the discussion and details all in one place (wiki page) and not jumbled all over the mailing lists.

The iTeam will evaluate the suggestions and decide what to implement with the resources they have within the scope of the [[Renaissance|Renaissance project]].

=== Blog posts ===

In order:

*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone Better default settings]
*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/just_10_more_days Just 10 more days]
*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default Thanks for suggesting]

=== Updates ===

*[[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|Grid handling]]
*[[BetterDefaults BulletsColorsShortcuts workout|Bullets, colors & shortcuts]]
*[[BetterDefaults GraphicsFontsSettings workout|Graphics, fonts & settings]]

== List of Better Default Setting Suggestions ==

{| width="100%" class="prettytable"
|-
! scope="col" | Idea 
! scope="col" | Application 
! scope="col" | Issue num 
! scope="col" | Description 
! scope="col" | Name 
|-
| ''Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on''
| '''Impress'''
|
| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' & 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default => they should be switched on by default (more info: [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change Handle Size''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:ChristophNoack|ChristophNoack]] 
|-
| ''bullet point lists''
| '''Impress (1)'''
|
| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults:
*(1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text.
*(2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of drawing objects''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
| {{issue|93507}}
| The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of tables''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Like above. Look at Impress/Draw: Table Toolbar > Table Design; Writer: menu Table > AutoFormat
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Text position in cells''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Text in table cells should be in center (vertical) position, not top. I guess many people crates simple tables to school or home work. They use this function as first.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| 'Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'
| Writer
| {{Bug|15498}}
|
| Name
|-
| Ugly style sheets for headings in Writer
| Writer
|
| I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles.
 Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. [[User:Vince42|Vince42]]

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Make manual page break in Writer better visiable
| Writer
| {{bug|33518}} and duplicates {{bug|65150}}, {{bug|82353}}, {{bug|96963}}, {{bug|22646}}
| for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.
| Name
|-
| Default line too thick
| Chart
| {{bug|98803}}
| especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.
| Name
|-
| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
| Draw
|
| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add Math formula icon to standard bar
| All
|
| Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Distance in numbering styles larger
| Writer
|
| Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a gap in table of contents
| Writer
|
| Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text. [[Image:UglyDefaultSpaceInTOC.png]]
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
| Draw
| {{bug|67847}}
| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if ''perspective'' is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of {{bug|67847}}.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
| Writer
| {{bug|22136}}
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a spacing below for tables
| Writer
|
| Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style ''text body'' is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style ''Table contents'' has below spacing 0cm too.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Uncheck transparency warning
| All
|
| Uncheck transparency warning in Tools > Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| change default color in form wizard
| Database
|
| the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -> this is a bad default and looks unprofessional => change it in anything common like 'light gray'
| [[User:Msc|MSC]]
|-
| ''switch off impress wizard''
| '''Impress'''
|
| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
| [[User:Wg|WG]]
|-
| Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics
| All except Draw
|
| If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special->As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.
| Jörg
|-
| ''Changing default font''
| '''Impress & Draw'''
| {{bug|70585}}
| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI)
in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -> Openoffice.org -> fonts -> Change default font or somewhere similar. This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default pen color from neon green''
| '''Impress'''
| {{bug|47990}}
| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider. The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation.
There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.

| [[User:Andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| ''change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode''
| '''Impress'''
|
| It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
| [[User:Andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"
| All
|
| Options | OpenOffice | General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips
| Safway
|-
| Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --> Options --> Load/Save --> Microsoft Office by default
| All
|
| It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.
| parity
|-
| Tab Stops with reasonable settings
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > General > Settings > Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49
| Safway
|-
| Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > Grid
Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution > Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution > Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.

| Safway
|-
| Table keyboard handling consistent
| Calc
|
| Tools > Options > Calc > Table > Keyboard handling > Insert cell > Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.
| Safway
|-
| Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default
| All
|
| Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature
when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.

| RGB
|-
| Change "Show as tip" for word completion
| Writer
|
| The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a
long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Word Completion tab

| RGB
|-
| Space Markers Off
| Writer
|
| Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Shortcut For Insert Comment
| Calc, Writer
|
| Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Text Paragraph Indents
| Writer(RU)
|
| For style 'Text Body' in RU Locale. Off top margin. Add first line indent 1cm. On justify.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Many Issues From helen_russian
| All
|
| Look at this page, please: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en -- [[Renaissance:Status Meetings:2010-02-22|Discussion was here]] at 5:05:35 PM
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Show Color Panel''
| '''Impress'''
|
| View -> Toolbars -> Color Bar
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|90415}}
| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. '''Remark''': Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove the limits on multi-level undo!
| All
| {{issue|98009}}
| I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Styles and formatting panel docked right
| Writer
|
| Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.
| [[User:Xihh|xihh]]
|-
| Find & Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default
| Calc, Writer
|
| If you select a range of cells before a Find & Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be:
- pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection
- unchecked if there is no active cells range selection

| [[User:Gibi|Gilles Bignebat (gibi)]]
|-
| ''All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments''
| '''Impress''', Calc, Writer
|
| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula font should be much larger''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21118}}
| The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert->Objects->Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula should be scalable''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on '''impress''')
| xihh
|-
| ''Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}.
|
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
| Writer
| {{issue|21118}}
| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog
| Impress, Writer, Calc
|
| Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-> file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Enable Vertical Text Button for all''
| '''Impress, Draw'''
| {{issue|54423}}
| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Enable Vertical Align Buttons
| Calc
|
| I always enable toolbar buttons for vertical align text in the cells. MT: +1
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Enable Add Comment Button
| Writer
|
| I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles
| Writer
|
| At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.
| [[User:Dvc|dvc]]
|-
| Use ??/?? as default for fractions instead of ?/?
| Calc
| {{issue|67862}}
|
| fst
|-
| New Document Property : PrintIntention
| ALL
|
| All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document see also http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239
| Fernand
|-
| ''Default user animation''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|62838}}
| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list. clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Duration of pause to 0''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|49762}}
| In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set to 0 seconds in order to improve compatibility with MS Powerpoint users, and secondly to leave the decision to insert a pause to the user.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Slide Titles editable in navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Real Slide Titles in Navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default table color''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|102922}}
| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again & then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Shortcut for adding a new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}
| => alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Open pps files in show mode''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|52755}}
| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this:
"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1"

This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation:

"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
| [[User:JoostAndrae|ja]]
|-
| "Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,
| Writer
|
| It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| ''Default shadow should be transparent and smaller''
| '''Impress'''
|
| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance : 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3) ; Color : Black (instead of Grey) ; Transparency : 60 % (instead of 0%)
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| "tagged PDF" as default
| All
|
| PDF-Export: set "tagged PDF" as default (30% bigger files, but accessible by default) .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "don't register" as default
| All
|
| First-Start-Wizard: "don't register" as default .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Improvement Program in startup wizard
| All
|
| Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Don't put OO install files on Desktop
| All
|
| It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments''
| '''Draw, Impress'''
| {{issue|107125}}
| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box
| All
|
| Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Increase default size of graphics cache
| All
| {{issue|63253}}
| Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.
| [[User:Jbfaure|jbfaure]]
|-
| Change print default to 'All Sheets'
| Calc
|
| In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Make the "record changes" feature more attractive
| Writer
|
| The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.
| All
|
| The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| No Splash Screen
| All
|
| Disable the splash screen by default, 3.2 is fast enough starting. it just feels like it is getting in the way.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Disable OpenOffice's Open/Save Dialogs
| All
|
| At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -> General -> Open/Save
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Autotext default preview window too small
| Writer
|
| The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically
| All
|
| In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration
| [[User:Pvilela|pvilela]]
|-
| ''remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar''
| '''Impress'''
|
| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -> it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format
| All
|
| If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"->"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides''
| '''Impress'''
|
| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
| [[User:Parity|parity]]
|-
| Initialize the writer
| Writer
|
| I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already:
set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm

set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm

set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm

set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21

turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals

capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes

set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete.

(from a letter of st)

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Properties on context''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc
| Calc
|
| please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''empty bullets should not be shown in presentation''
| '''Impress'''
|
| like it is at ms office (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''serial effect for set of bullet points''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". This can be extremely annoying. For example: If I want to edit the "custom transitions" on several slides, always after switching to another slide, the sidebar "forgets" that I was working on "custom transitions" and goes back to the default "Layout". Always the last accessed element should stay the active element, if one switches to another slide.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Change rotate button in mode on/off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| misc autocorrects
| Writer
|
| turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''space key to shift slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Add a button "Save Template"''
| '''Impress'''
|
| automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''show links with the “short text” instead of the path''
| '''Impress'''
|
| (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Add more page layouts''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''switch task pane off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Zoom fit to width''
| Writer, '''Impress'''
|
| Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel (Stylish, Task/Slide panel)
CLU: as i understand you the current impress already behave like that: close task or slide pane -> work area grows, activate them -> work area shrinks .. may you describe it more precise for better understanding .. thx

Quest: This is exactly what I thought. You can also watch short example movie: [http://marcinmilkowski.pl/video/OpenOfficeorg/Better%20default/Zoom%20fit%20to%20width.ogv Zoom fit to width.ogv] [4 MB]

| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Check all words''
| All
|
| Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Lower level macro security''
| All
|
| In currently state (high level), OO.o automatically doesn't run any macros. In medium level, OO.o doesn't run macro, but ask user if should it be run.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple''
| All
|
| I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Information bar on the top instead pop-up''
| All
|
| It concerns passwords, macros and may be comments. Please, look at [[User Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3|DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3]]
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More security user's data''
| All
|
| Options > Load/Save > General. ''Always create backup copy'' is unchecked and ''Save AutoRecovery'' take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|107641}}
| .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed''
| All
|
| This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars''
| All
|
| Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation''
| Writer
|
| If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground''
| All
|
| Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''General look popups''
| All
|
| All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. [http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=560 Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice].
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Enhancement print preview''
| Writer, (Calc ?)
|
| Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More resizeable Findbar''
| All
|
| [[Specification Common find toolbar|Findbar]] should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere. ;)
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Simpler way for page orientation''
| Writer
|
| People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Ctrl+B & Crl+I'' to styles
| Writer
|
| Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''allow slide scrolling''
| '''Impress'''
|
| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Copy when moving by default''
| '''Impress'''
|
| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''delete Navigator icon''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful => delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Paste pictures from web''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Make ToC hyperlinked''
| Writer
|
| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
| [[User:Fopper|Fopper]]
|-
| ''Don't spy user''
| All
|
| Disable "Apply user data" by default instead of spying out users editing time in document properties.
| Anonym
|-
| ''Disable and overwork alien format warning''
| All
|
| Alien warning on saving unsettles user. Current text could be improved and alien warning could be disabled by default.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Do not follow hyperlinks and interaction in edit mode with''
| Impress
|
| Editing presentation is difficult when interaction is active. So change default to do not follow hyperlinks/interactions by default. Add modifier to activate in edit mode.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Change bitmaps in more modern and nicer ones''
| Impress
|
| the proposed bitmaps are old fashioned and outdated, please provide new ones (suggested by cl).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''No Text formatting in Outline Mode by Default''
| Impress
|
| Outliner shows WYSIWYG formatting. Default should be non WYSIWYG, but headings should be shown bold.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Non WYSIWYG uses 'Times New Roman''
| Impress
|
| Do not use serif fonts on screen. Use Arial instead.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Do not follow hyperlinks/animation in edit mode''
| Calc/Impress
|
| OOo has a security setting to not follow any hyperlink in edit mode without pressing a modifier (ctrl key). A tip help shows this modifier. This is default in Writer, but has not been adopted for Impress, Draw and Calc.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|}

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''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki Christoph Lukasiak] ([[User:Clu|Clu]]), [mailto:Elizabeth.Matthis@Sun.com?subject:OOoWiki Elizabeth Matthis] 30 March 2010''

Better Defaults General

2011-02-07T09:51:34Z

Fl:

{{User Experience}}
Better Defaults is a Sub-Project of the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance Renaissance Project] and should handle smaller changes, fittings and defaults to make the office better usable with rather small developement investment (low hanging fruits).

As the project get more and more complex, this page is created to hold all links together and give a general overview. 

 

'''the project started with '''[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Improving_OOo_Default_Settings '''Ideas'''] 

.. more concrete ideas in single areas like [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling gridhandling]

.. followed by a [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_GridHandling_workout workout], a [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_Gridhandling specification] and now it got implemented.

.. also with [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout bullets/colors/shortcuts] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts spec]) and [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_GraphicsFontsSettings_workout graphics/fonts/settings] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_GraphicsFontsSettings spec]) to complete the impress defaults (''for further info you can also check the blogs: [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone b1] & [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default b2]).'' 

now we are working on the writer and in near future probably also on the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/To-Dos/Usability calc defaults]. 

 

 

p.s. so stay tuned, add your ideas for better defaults and do not stop to give us further comments to our work to improve our office.

 

----

''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki-BetterDefaults Christoph Lukasiak] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]) / [mailto:Frank.Loehmann@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki-BetterDefaults Frank Loehmann] 5 January 2011'' 

[[Category:User_Experience]] [[Category:UX_Idea]]

Better Defaults General

2011-02-07T09:50:33Z

Fl:

{{User Experience}}
Better Defaults is a Sub-Project of the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance Renaissance Project] and should handle smaller changes, fittings and defaults to make the office better usuable with rather small developement investment (low hanging fruits).

As the project get more and more complex, this page is created to hold all links together and give a general overview. 

 

'''the project started with '''[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Improving_OOo_Default_Settings '''Ideas'''] 

.. more concrete ideas in single areas like [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling gridhandling]

.. followed by a [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_GridHandling_workout workout], a [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_Gridhandling specification] and now it got implemented.

.. also with [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout bullets/colors/shortcuts] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts spec]) and [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_GraphicsFontsSettings_workout graphics/fonts/settings] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_GraphicsFontsSettings spec]) to complete the impress defaults (''for further info you can also check the blogs: [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone b1] & [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default b2]).'' 

now we are working on the writer and in near future probalby also on the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/To-Dos/Usability calc defaults]. 

 

 

p.s. so stay tuned, add your ideas for better defaults and do not stop to give us further comments to our work to improve our office.

 

----

''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki-BetterDefaults Christoph Lukasiak] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]) / [mailto:Frank.Loehmann@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki-BetterDefaults Frank Loehmann] 5 January 2011'' 

[[Category:User_Experience]] [[Category:UX_Idea]]
[[File:Beispiel.jpg]]

User:Fl

2011-02-01T13:08:30Z

Fl: /* Current Areas of Involvement */

{{User Experience Community}}
[[Image:Picture_FL.jpg]]

Dipl.-Inf.(FH)

OpenOffice.org User Experience Project Lead 
User Experience Manager at Oracle

* mail: fl at openoffice.org
* mail: frank.loehmann at oracle.com

Meet me (frankl) on [irc://freenode/ux.openoffice.org IRC]

== Intro ==

My name is Frank Loehmann and I am the project lead of the [http://ux.openoffice.org OpenOffice.org User Experience Project]. I am a member of Oracle's User Experience Team, working on OpenOffice.org in Hamburg, Germany. I have been working on OpenOffice.org/Oracle Open Office in different positions since 1995, the last 10 years with the User Experience Team.

== Current Areas of Involvement ==
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance Project Renaissance]
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/Start-up_process Start-up Process and Start Center 2.0]

== Previous Areas of Involvement ==
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Performance Performance Project]
* Add possibility to remove language attribute
* Start-Center
* ODF/PDF Hybrid Format Discussion
* Office: Start-Center++ for OOo 3.x [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/startcenter]
* Office: New keyboard shortcut tab page [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/keyboard/Assign_Keyboard_Shortcuts.odt]
* Calc: [[Calc_Usability_Activities]]
* Calc/Draw/Impress: Zoom slider integration for OOo 3.0
* Writer: Numbering [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer_Numbering]
* Calc Collaboration Feature [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Collaboration.odt]
* Calc: New Solver implementation [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Solver.odt]
* Writer: Language Control in Statusbar [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/Set_Language_Attribute_for_Text.odt]
* Writer: Cross references [http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/numbering/Direct_Cross_References_to_Headings_and_Numberings.sxw]
* Writer: SmartTags Feature [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/SmartTags/Smart_Tags_Specification.odt]
* L10N - Language localization in dialog IDE [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/dialog_ide/GUI_Translation_in_Dialog_IDE.odt]

[[Category:Writer Numbering]]
[[Category:Calc]]

User:Fl

2011-02-01T13:07:59Z

Fl: /* Intro */

{{User Experience Community}}
[[Image:Picture_FL.jpg]]

Dipl.-Inf.(FH)

OpenOffice.org User Experience Project Lead 
User Experience Manager at Oracle

* mail: fl at openoffice.org
* mail: frank.loehmann at oracle.com

Meet me (frankl) on [irc://freenode/ux.openoffice.org IRC]

== Intro ==

My name is Frank Loehmann and I am the project lead of the [http://ux.openoffice.org OpenOffice.org User Experience Project]. I am a member of Oracle's User Experience Team, working on OpenOffice.org in Hamburg, Germany. I have been working on OpenOffice.org/Oracle Open Office in different positions since 1995, the last 10 years with the User Experience Team.

== Current Areas of Involvement ==
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance Project Renaissance]
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/Start-up_process Start-up Process and Start Center]

== Previous Areas of Involvement ==
* [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Performance Performance Project]
* Add possibility to remove language attribute
* Start-Center
* ODF/PDF Hybrid Format Discussion
* Office: Start-Center++ for OOo 3.x [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/startcenter]
* Office: New keyboard shortcut tab page [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/keyboard/Assign_Keyboard_Shortcuts.odt]
* Calc: [[Calc_Usability_Activities]]
* Calc/Draw/Impress: Zoom slider integration for OOo 3.0
* Writer: Numbering [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Writer_Numbering]
* Calc Collaboration Feature [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Collaboration.odt]
* Calc: New Solver implementation [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Solver.odt]
* Writer: Language Control in Statusbar [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/linguistic/Set_Language_Attribute_for_Text.odt]
* Writer: Cross references [http://specs.openoffice.org/writer/numbering/Direct_Cross_References_to_Headings_and_Numberings.sxw]
* Writer: SmartTags Feature [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/SmartTags/Smart_Tags_Specification.odt]
* L10N - Language localization in dialog IDE [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/dialog_ide/GUI_Translation_in_Dialog_IDE.odt]

[[Category:Writer Numbering]]
[[Category:Calc]]

User Experience/Improving OOo Default Settings

2011-02-01T08:37:08Z

Fl:

== Renaissance Subproject to Achieve Better Default Settings ==

{{User Experience}} __NOTOC__

=== Executive summary ===

Please locate your favorite low hanging fruit to improve default settings in all OOo applications. The focus was on Impress till the end of April. Therefore, the Impress-relevant suggestions in the table below are italicized to show that they are under evaluation already.

"Better Defaults", as this effort is called for short, aims to collect suggestions for better default settings in OOo. Impress was first (in accordance with the present focus of project Renaissance) and the other OOo applications are to follow. This is a subproject of [[Renaissance|Project Renaissance]], so it is listed on the [[Renaissance:Impress#Current_Work.22.60|"Current Work" wiki page]] .

What does "better defaults" mean? Well, I KNOW there are default settings that you change first thing when you install a new version of OOo. So please share what they are and why the change(s) make(s) your life much easier. 

For example, two issues Frank found are:

*Make objects same size {{bug|54281}}
*Text area selection is not very accurate and covers other objects. {{bug|96548}}

One default setting changed recently was {{bug|2446}} Boy did that feel good! Let's find more of those.

=== Low Hanging Fruit Clause ===

No new features. The developer should only have to flip a switch on something that is already alive and kicking in the office suite, but just not set as the default. We want results, so the low hanging fruit are the ones we want to grab.

=== How to Get Started ===

Find existing default setting issues or write new RFEs in IssueTracker (use "default" in the title and keyword) and add them to list in the table on this wiki page. Or, if RFE writing is not your kind of thing, just write your desires to achieve default utopia ;-) in the table below. Be sure to make it clear where the feature is located (write down where to click to get there) and why it is better to set the default the way you want it as compared to the old setting.

Each individual default setting being suggested can then be discussed on the respective wiki pages, just like the discussion in the table at the bottom of the [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grind Handling]] wiki page. That information will serve as the basis for the [[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|workout]] and decision making when it comes to evaluation time, because the iTeam will have the discussion and details all in one place (wiki page) and not jumbled all over the mailing lists.

The iTeam will evaluate the suggestions and decide what to implement with the resources they have within the scope of the [[Renaissance|Renaissance project]].

=== Blog posts ===

In order:

*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone Better default settings]
*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/just_10_more_days Just 10 more days]
*[http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default Thanks for suggesting]

=== Updates ===

*[[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|Grid handling]]
*[[BetterDefaults BulletsColorsShortcuts workout|Bullets, colors & shortcuts]]
*[[BetterDefaults GraphicsFontsSettings workout|Graphics, fonts & settings]]

== List of Better Default Setting Suggestions ==

{| width="100%" class="prettytable"
|-
! scope="col" | Idea 
! scope="col" | Application 
! scope="col" | Issue num 
! scope="col" | Description 
! scope="col" | Name 
|-
| ''Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on''
| '''Impress'''
|
| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' & 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default => they should be switched on by default (more info: [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change Handle Size''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: [[GoodDefaults GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:ChristophNoack|ChristophNoack]] 
|-
| ''bullet point lists''
| '''Impress (1)'''
|
| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults:
*(1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text.
*(2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of drawing objects''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
| {{issue|93507}}
| The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of tables''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Like above. Look at Impress/Draw: Table Toolbar > Table Design; Writer: menu Table > AutoFormat
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Text position in cells''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Text in table cells should be in center (vertical) position, not top. I guess many people crates simple tables to school or home work. They use this function as first.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| 'Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'
| Writer
| {{Bug|15498}}
|
| Name
|-
| Ugly style sheets for headings in Writer
| Writer
|
| I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles.
 Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. [[User:Vince42|Vince42]]

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Make manual page break in Writer better visiable
| Writer
| {{bug|33518}} and duplicates {{bug|65150}}, {{bug|82353}}, {{bug|96963}}, {{bug|22646}}
| for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.
| Name
|-
| Default line too thick
| Chart
| {{bug|98803}}
| especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.
| Name
|-
| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
| Draw
|
| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add Math formula icon to standard bar
| All
|
| Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Distance in numbering styles larger
| Writer
|
| Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a gap in table of contents
| Writer
|
| Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text. [[Image:UglyDefaultSpaceInTOC.png]]
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
| Draw
| {{bug|67847}}
| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if ''perspective'' is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of {{bug|67847}}.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
| Writer
| {{bug|22136}}
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a spacing below for tables
| Writer
|
| Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style ''text body'' is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style ''Table contents'' has below spacing 0cm too.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Uncheck transparency warning
| All
|
| Uncheck transparency warning in Tools > Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| change default color in form wizard
| Database
|
| the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -> this is a bad default and looks unprofessional => change it in anything common like 'light gray'
| [[User:Msc|MSC]]
|-
| ''switch off impress wizard''
| '''Impress'''
|
| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
| [[User:Wg|WG]]
|-
| Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics
| All except Draw
|
| If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special->As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.
| Jörg
|-
| ''Changing default font''
| '''Impress & Draw'''
| {{bug|70585}}
| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI)
in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -> Openoffice.org -> fonts -> Change default font or somewhere similar. This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default pen color from neon green''
| '''Impress'''
| {{bug|47990}}
| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider. The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation.
There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.

| [[User:Andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| ''change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode''
| '''Impress'''
|
| It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
| [[User:Andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"
| All
|
| Options | OpenOffice | General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips
| Safway
|-
| Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --> Options --> Load/Save --> Microsoft Office by default
| All
|
| It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.
| parity
|-
| Tab Stops with reasonable settings
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > General > Settings > Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49
| Safway
|-
| Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > Grid
Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution > Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution > Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.

| Safway
|-
| Table keyboard handling consistent
| Calc
|
| Tools > Options > Calc > Table > Keyboard handling > Insert cell > Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.
| Safway
|-
| Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default
| All
|
| Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature
when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.

| RGB
|-
| Change "Show as tip" for word completion
| Writer
|
| The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a
long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Word Completion tab

| RGB
|-
| Space Markers Off
| Writer
|
| Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Shortcut For Insert Comment
| Calc, Writer
|
| Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Text Paragraph Indents
| Writer(RU)
|
| For style 'Text Body' in RU Locale. Off top margin. Add first line indent 1cm. On justify.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Many Issues From helen_russian
| All
|
| Look at this page, please: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en -- [[Renaissance:Status Meetings:2010-02-22|Discussion was here]] at 5:05:35 PM
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Show Color Panel''
| '''Impress'''
|
| View -> Toolbars -> Color Bar
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|90415}}
| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. '''Remark''': Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove the limits on multi-level undo!
| All
| {{issue|98009}}
| I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Styles and formatting panel docked right
| Writer
|
| Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.
| [[User:Xihh|xihh]]
|-
| Find & Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default
| Calc, Writer
|
| If you select a range of cells before a Find & Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be:
- pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection
- unchecked if there is no active cells range selection

| [[User:Gibi|Gilles Bignebat (gibi)]]
|-
| ''All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments''
| '''Impress''', Calc, Writer
|
| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula font should be much larger''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21118}}
| The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert->Objects->Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula should be scalable''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on '''impress''')
| xihh
|-
| ''Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}.
|
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
| Writer
| {{issue|21118}}
| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog
| Impress, Writer, Calc
|
| Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-> file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Enable Vertical Text Button for all''
| '''Impress, Draw'''
| {{issue|54423}}
| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Enable Vertical Align Buttons
| Calc
|
| I always enable toolbar buttons for vertical align text in the cells. MT: +1
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Enable Add Comment Button
| Writer
|
| I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles
| Writer
|
| At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.
| [[User:Dvc|dvc]]
|-
| Use ??/?? as default for fractions instead of ?/?
| Calc
| {{issue|67862}}
|
| fst
|-
| New Document Property : PrintIntention
| ALL
|
| All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document see also http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239
| Fernand
|-
| ''Default user animation''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|62838}}
| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list. clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Duration of pause to 0''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|49762}}
| In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set to 0 seconds in order to improve compatibility with MS Powerpoint users, and secondly to leave the decision to insert a pause to the user.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Slide Titles editable in navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Real Slide Titles in Navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default table color''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|102922}}
| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again & then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Shortcut for adding a new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}
| => alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Open pps files in show mode''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|52755}}
| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this:
"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1"

This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation:

"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
| [[User:JoostAndrae|ja]]
|-
| "Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,
| Writer
|
| It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| ''Default shadow should be transparent and smaller''
| '''Impress'''
|
| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance : 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3) ; Color : Black (instead of Grey) ; Transparency : 60 % (instead of 0%)
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| "tagged PDF" as default
| All
|
| PDF-Export: set "tagged PDF" as default (30% bigger files, but accessible by default) .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "don't register" as default
| All
|
| First-Start-Wizard: "don't register" as default .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Improvement Program in startup wizard
| All
|
| Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Don't put OO install files on Desktop
| All
|
| It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments''
| '''Draw, Impress'''
| {{issue|107125}}
| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box
| All
|
| Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Increase default size of graphics cache
| All
| {{issue|63253}}
| Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.
| [[User:Jbfaure|jbfaure]]
|-
| Change print default to 'All Sheets'
| Calc
|
| In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Make the "record changes" feature more attractive
| Writer
|
| The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.
| All
|
| The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
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| No Splash Screen
| All
|
| Disable the splash screen by default, 3.2 is fast enough starting. it just feels like it is getting in the way.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Disable OpenOffice's Open/Save Dialogs
| All
|
| At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -> General -> Open/Save
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Autotext default preview window too small
| Writer
|
| The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically
| All
|
| In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration
| [[User:Pvilela|pvilela]]
|-
| ''remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar''
| '''Impress'''
|
| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -> it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format
| All
|
| If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"->"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides''
| '''Impress'''
|
| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
| [[User:Parity|parity]]
|-
| Initialize the writer
| Writer
|
| I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already:
set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm

set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm

set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm

set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21

turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals

capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes

set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete.

(from a letter of st)

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Properties on context''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc
| Calc
|
| please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''empty bullets should not be shown in presentation''
| '''Impress'''
|
| like it is at ms office (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''serial effect for set of bullet points''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". This can be extremely annoying. For example: If I want to edit the "custom transitions" on several slides, always after switching to another slide, the sidebar "forgets" that I was working on "custom transitions" and goes back to the default "Layout". Always the last accessed element should stay the active element, if one switches to another slide.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Change rotate button in mode on/off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| misc autocorrects
| Writer
|
| turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''space key to shift slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Add a button "Save Template"''
| '''Impress'''
|
| automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''show links with the “short text” instead of the path''
| '''Impress'''
|
| (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Add more page layouts''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''switch task pane off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Zoom fit to width''
| Writer, '''Impress'''
|
| Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel (Stylish, Task/Slide panel)
CLU: as i understand you the current impress already behave like that: close task or slide pane -> work area grows, activate them -> work area shrinks .. may you describe it more precise for better understanding .. thx

Quest: This is exactly what I thought. You can also watch short example movie: [http://marcinmilkowski.pl/video/OpenOfficeorg/Better%20default/Zoom%20fit%20to%20width.ogv Zoom fit to width.ogv] [4 MB]

| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Check all words''
| All
|
| Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Lower level macro security''
| All
|
| In currently state (high level), OO.o automatically doesn't run any macros. In medium level, OO.o doesn't run macro, but ask user if should it be run.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple''
| All
|
| I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Information bar on the top instead pop-up''
| All
|
| It concerns passwords, macros and may be comments. Please, look at [[User Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3|DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3]]
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More security user's data''
| All
|
| Options > Load/Save > General. ''Always create backup copy'' is unchecked and ''Save AutoRecovery'' take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|107641}}
| .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed''
| All
|
| This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars''
| All
|
| Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation''
| Writer
|
| If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground''
| All
|
| Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''General look popups''
| All
|
| All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. [http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=560 Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice].
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Enhancement print preview''
| Writer, (Calc ?)
|
| Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More resizeable Findbar''
| All
|
| [[Specification Common find toolbar|Findbar]] should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere. ;)
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Simpler way for page orientation''
| Writer
|
| People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Ctrl+B & Crl+I'' to styles
| Writer
|
| Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''allow slide scrolling''
| '''Impress'''
|
| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Copy when moving by default''
| '''Impress'''
|
| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''delete Navigator icon''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful => delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Paste pictures from web''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Make ToC hyperlinked''
| Writer
|
| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
| [[User:Fopper|Fopper]]
|-
| ''Don't spy user''
| All
|
| Disable "Apply user data" by default instead of spying out users editing time in document properties.
| Anonym
|-
| ''Disable and overwork alien format warning''
| All
|
| Alien warning on saving unsettles user. Current text could be improved and alien warning could be disabled by default.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Do not follow hyperlinks and interaction in edit mode with''
| Impress
|
| Editing presentation is difficult when interaction is active. So change default to do not follow hyperlinks/interactions by default. Add modifier to activate in edit mode.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Change bitmaps in more modern and nicer ones''
| Impress
|
| the proposed bitmaps are old fashioned and outdated, please provide new ones (suggested by cl).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''No Text formatting in Outline Mode by Default''
| Impress
|
| Outliner shows WYSIWYG formatting. Default should be non WYSIWYG, but headings should be shown bold.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Non WYSIWYG uses 'Times New Roman'''
| Impress
|
| Do not use serif fonts on screen. Use Arial instead.
| [[User:fl|Frank Loehmann]]
|}

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''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki Christoph Lukasiak] ([[User:Clu|Clu]]), [mailto:Elizabeth.Matthis@Sun.com?subject:OOoWiki Elizabeth Matthis] 30 March 2010''

Better Defaults General

2011-02-01T08:31:25Z

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{{User Experience}}
Better Defaults is a Sub-Project of the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance Renaissance Project] and should handle smaller changes, fittings and defaults to make the office better usuable with rather small developement investment (low hanging fruits).

As the project get more and more complex, this page is created to hold all links together and give a general overview. 

 

'''the project started with '''[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Improving_OOo_Default_Settings '''Ideas'''] 

.. more concrete ideas in single areas like [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/GoodDefaults_GridHandling gridhandling]

.. followed by a [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_GridHandling_workout workout], a [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_Gridhandling specification] and now it got implemented.

.. also with [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts_workout bullets/colors/shortcuts] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_BulletsColorsShortcuts spec]) and [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/BetterDefaults_GraphicsFontsSettings_workout graphics/fonts/settings] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Specification_BetterDefaults_GraphicsFontsSettings spec]) to complete the impress defaults (''for further info you can also check the blogs: [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone b1] & [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default b2]).'' 

now we are working on the writer and in near future probalby also on the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Calc/To-Dos/Usability calc defaults]. 

 

 

p.s. so stay tuned, add your ideas for better defaults and do not stop to give us further comments to our work to improve our office.

 

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''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki-BetterDefaults Christoph Lukasiak] ([http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User:Clu Clu]) / [mailto:Frank.Loehmann@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki-BetterDefaults Frank Löhmann] 5 January 2011'' 

[[Category:User_Experience]] [[Category:UX_Idea]]
[[File:Beispiel.jpg]]

User Experience/Improving OOo Default Settings

2011-01-28T09:08:25Z

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== Renaissance Subproject to Achieve Better Default Settings ==
{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
===Executive summary===
Please locate your favorite low hanging fruit to improve default settings in all OOo applications. The focus was on Impress till the end of April. Therefore, the Impress-relevant suggestions in the table below are italicized to show that they are under evaluation already.

"Better Defaults", as this effort is called for short, aims to collect suggestions for better default settings in OOo. Impress was first (in accordance with the present focus of project Renaissance) and the other OOo applications are to follow. This is a subproject of [[Renaissance|Project Renaissance]], so it is listed on the [[Renaissance:Impress#Current_Work"`|"Current Work" wiki page]] .

What does "better defaults" mean? Well, I KNOW there are default settings that you change first thing when you install a new version of OOo. So please share what they are and why the change(s) make(s) your life much easier. 

For example, two issues Frank found are:
* Make objects same size {{bug|54281}}
* Text area selection is not very accurate and covers other objects. {{bug|96548}}

One default setting changed recently was {{bug|2446}} Boy did that feel good! Let's find more of those.

===Low Hanging Fruit Clause===

No new features. The developer should only have to flip a switch on something that is already alive and kicking in the office suite, but just not set as the default. We want results, so the low hanging fruit are the ones we want to grab.

===How to Get Started===

Find existing default setting issues or write new RFEs in IssueTracker (use "default" in the title and keyword) and add them to list in the table on this wiki page. Or, if RFE writing is not your kind of thing, just write your desires to achieve default utopia ;-) in the table below. Be sure to make it clear where the feature is located (write down where to click to get there) and why it is better to set the default the way you want it as compared to the old setting.

Each individual default setting being suggested can then be discussed on the respective wiki pages, just like the discussion in the table at the bottom of the [[GoodDefaults_GridHandling|Grind Handling]] wiki page. That information will serve as the basis for the [[BetterDefaults_GridHandling_workout|workout]] and decision making when it comes to evaluation time, because the iTeam will have the discussion and details all in one place (wiki page) and not jumbled all over the mailing lists.

The iTeam will evaluate the suggestions and decide what to implement with the resources they have within the scope of the [[Renaissance|Renaissance project]].

===Blog posts===
In order:
* [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone Better default settings]
* [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/just_10_more_days Just 10 more days]
* [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default Thanks for suggesting]

===Updates===
* [[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|Grid handling]]
* [[BetterDefaults BulletsColorsShortcuts workout|Bullets, colors & shortcuts]]
* [[BetterDefaults GraphicsFontsSettings workout|Graphics, fonts & settings]]

==List of Better Default Setting Suggestions==

{| width="100%" class="prettytable"
|-
! scope="col" | Idea 
! scope="col" | Application 
! scope="col" | Issue num 
! scope="col" | Description 
! scope="col" | Name 
|-
| ''Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on''
| '''Impress'''
|
| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' & 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default => they should be switched on by default (more info: [[GoodDefaults_GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change Handle Size''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: [[GoodDefaults_GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:ChristophNoack|ChristophNoack]] 
|-
| ''bullet point lists''
| '''Impress (1)'''
|
| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults:
*(1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text.
*(2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of drawing objects''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
| {{issue|93507}}
| The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of tables''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Like above. Look at Impress/Draw: Table Toolbar > Table Design; Writer: menu Table > AutoFormat
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Text position in cells''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Text in table cells should be in center (vertical) position, not top. I guess many people crates simple tables to school or home work. They use this function as first.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| 'Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'
| Writer
| {{Bug|15498}}
|
| Name
|-
| Ugly style sheets for headings in Writer
| Writer
|
| I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles.
 Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. [[User:Vince42|Vince42]]

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Make manual page break in Writer better visiable
| Writer
| {{bug|33518}} and duplicates {{bug|65150}}, {{bug|82353}}, {{bug|96963}}, {{bug|22646}}
| for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.
| Name
|-
| Default line too thick
| Chart
| {{bug|98803}}
| especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.
| Name
|-
| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
| Draw
|
| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add Math formula icon to standard bar
| All
|
| Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Distance in numbering styles larger
| Writer
|
| Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a gap in table of contents
| Writer
|
| Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text. [[Image:UglyDefaultSpaceInTOC.png]]
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
| Draw
| {{bug|67847}}
| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if ''perspective'' is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of {{bug|67847}}.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
| Writer
| {{bug|22136}}
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a spacing below for tables
| Writer
|
| Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style ''text body'' is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style ''Table contents'' has below spacing 0cm too.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Uncheck transparency warning
| All
|
| Uncheck transparency warning in Tools > Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| change default color in form wizard
| Database
|
| the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -> this is a bad default and looks unprofessional => change it in anything common like 'light gray'
| [[User:Msc|MSC]]
|-
| ''switch off impress wizard''
| '''Impress'''
|
| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
| [[User:Wg|WG]]
|-
| Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics
| All except Draw
|
| If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special->As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.
| Jörg
|-
| ''Changing default font''
| '''Impress & Draw'''
| {{bug|70585}}
| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI)
in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -> Openoffice.org -> fonts -> Change default font or somewhere similar. This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default pen color from neon green''
| '''Impress'''
| {{bug|47990}}
| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation 

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider. The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation.
There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.

| [[User:andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| ''change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode''
| '''Impress'''
|
| It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
| [[User:andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"
| All
|
| Options | OpenOffice | General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips
| Safway
|-
| Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --> Options --> Load/Save --> Microsoft Office by default
| All
|
| It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.
| parity
|-
| Tab Stops with reasonable settings
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > General > Settings > Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49
| Safway
|-
| Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > Grid
Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution > Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution > Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.

| Safway
|-
| Table keyboard handling consistent
| Calc
|
| Tools > Options > Calc > Table > Keyboard handling > Insert cell > Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.
| Safway
|-
| Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default
| All
|
| Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature
when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.

| RGB
|-
| Change "Show as tip" for word completion
| Writer
|
| The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a
long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Word Completion tab

| RGB
|-
| Space Markers Off
| Writer
|
| Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Shortcut For Insert Comment
| Calc, Writer
|
| Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Text Paragraph Indents
| Writer(RU)
|
| For style 'Text Body' in RU Locale. Off top margin. Add first line indent 1cm. On justify.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Many Issues From helen_russian
| All
|
| Look at this page, please: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en -- [[Renaissance:Status Meetings:2010-02-22|Discussion was here]] at 5:05:35 PM
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Show Color Panel''
| '''Impress'''
|
| View -> Toolbars -> Color Bar
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|90415}}
| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. '''Remark''': Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove the limits on multi-level undo!
| All
| {{issue|98009}}
| I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Styles and formatting panel docked right
| Writer
|
| Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.
| [[User:Xihh|xihh]]
|-
| Find & Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default
| Calc, Writer
|
| If you select a range of cells before a Find & Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be:
- pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection
- unchecked if there is no active cells range selection

| [[User:Gibi|Gilles Bignebat (gibi)]]
|-
| ''All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments''
| '''Impress''', Calc, Writer
|
| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula font should be much larger''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21118}}
| The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert->Objects->Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula should be scalable''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on '''impress''')
| xihh
|-
| ''Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}.
|
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
| Writer
| {{issue|21118}}
| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog
| Impress, Writer, Calc
|
| Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-> file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Enable Vertical Text Button for all''
| '''Impress, Draw'''
| {{issue|54423}}
| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Enable Vertical Align Buttons
| Calc
|
| I always enable toolbar buttons for vertical align text in the cells. MT: +1
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Enable Add Comment Button
| Writer
|
| I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles
| Writer
|
| At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.
| [[User:Dvc|dvc]]
|-
| Use ??/?? as default for fractions instead of ?/?
| Calc
| {{issue|67862}}
|
| fst
|-
| New Document Property : PrintIntention
| ALL
|
| All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document see also http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239
| Fernand
|-
| ''Default user animation''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|62838}}
| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list. clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Duration of pause to 0''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|49762}}
| In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set to 0 seconds in order to improve compatibility with MS Powerpoint users, and secondly to leave the decision to insert a pause to the user.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Slide Titles editable in navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Real Slide Titles in Navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default table color''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|102922}}
| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again & then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Shortcut for adding a new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}
| => alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Open pps files in show mode''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|52755}}
| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this:

"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1"

This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation:

"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
| [[User:JoostAndrae|ja]]
|-
| "Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,
| Writer
|
| It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| ''Default shadow should be transparent and smaller''
| '''Impress'''
|
| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance : 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3) ; Color : Black (instead of Grey) ; Transparency : 60 % (instead of 0%)
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| "tagged PDF" as default
| All
|
| PDF-Export: set "tagged PDF" as default (30% bigger files, but accessible by default) .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "don't register" as default
| All
|
| First-Start-Wizard: "don't register" as default .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Improvement Program in startup wizard
| All
|
| Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Don't put OO install files on Desktop
| All
|
| It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments''
| '''Draw, Impress'''
| {{issue|107125}}
| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box
| All
|
| Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Increase default size of graphics cache
| All
| {{issue|63253}}
| Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.
| [[User:Jbfaure|jbfaure]]
|-
| Change print default to 'All Sheets'
| Calc
|
| In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Make the "record changes" feature more attractive
| Writer
|
| The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.
| All
|
| The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| No Splash Screen
| All
|
| Disable the splash screen by default, 3.2 is fast enough starting. it just feels like it is getting in the way.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Disable OpenOffice's Open/Save Dialogs
| All
|
| At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -> General -> Open/Save
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Autotext default preview window too small
| Writer
|
| The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically
| All
|
| In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration
| [[User:Pvilela|pvilela]]
|-
| ''remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar''
| '''Impress'''
|
| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -> it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format
| All
|
| If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"->"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides''
| '''Impress'''
|
| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
| [[User:Parity|parity]]
|-
| Initialize the writer
| Writer
|
| I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already:
set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm

set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm

set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm

set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21

turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals

capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes

set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete.

(from a letter of st)

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Properties on context''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc
| Calc
|
| please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''empty bullets should not be shown in presentation''
| '''Impress'''
|
| like it is at ms office (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''serial effect for set of bullet points''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". This can be extremely annoying. For example: If I want to edit the "custom transitions" on several slides, always after switching to another slide, the sidebar "forgets" that I was working on "custom transitions" and goes back to the default "Layout". Always the last accessed element should stay the active element, if one switches to another slide.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Change rotate button in mode on/off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| misc autocorrects
| Writer
|
| turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''space key to shift slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Add a button "Save Template"''
| '''Impress'''
|
| automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''show links with the “short text” instead of the path''
| '''Impress'''
|
| (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Add more page layouts''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''switch task pane off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Zoom fit to width''
| Writer, '''Impress'''
|
| Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel (Stylish, Task/Slide panel)
CLU: as i understand you the current impress already behave like that: close task or slide pane -> work area grows, activate them -> work area shrinks .. may you describe it more precise for better understanding .. thx

Quest: This is exactly what I thought. You can also watch short example movie: [http://marcinmilkowski.pl/video/OpenOfficeorg/Better%20default/Zoom%20fit%20to%20width.ogv Zoom fit to width.ogv] [4 MB]

| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Check all words''
| All
|
| Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Lower level macro security''
| All
|
| In currently state (high level), OO.o automatically doesn't run any macros. In medium level, OO.o doesn't run macro, but ask user if should it be run.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple''
| All
|
| I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Information bar on the top instead pop-up''
| All
|
| It concerns passwords, macros and may be comments. Please, look at [[User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3|DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3]]
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More security user's data''
| All
|
| Options > Load/Save > General. ''Always create backup copy'' is unchecked and ''Save AutoRecovery'' take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|107641}}
| .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed''
| All
|
| This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars''
| All
|
| Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation''
| Writer
|
| If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground''
| All
|
| Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''General look popups''
| All
|
| All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. [http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=560 Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice].
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Enhancement print preview''
| Writer, (Calc ?)
|
| Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More resizeable Findbar''
| All
|
| [[Specification_Common_find_toolbar|Findbar]] should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere. ;)
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Simpler way for page orientation''
| Writer
|
| People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Ctrl+B & Crl+I'' to styles
| Writer
|
| Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''allow slide scrolling''
| '''Impress'''
|
| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Copy when moving by default''
| '''Impress'''
|
| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''delete Navigator icon''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful => delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Paste pictures from web''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Make ToC hyperlinked''
| Writer
|
| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
| [[User:Fopper|Fopper]]
|-
| ''Don't spy user''
| All
|
| Disable "Apply user data" by default instead of spying out users editing time in document properties.
| Anonym
|-
| ''Disable and overwork alien format warning''
| All
|
| Alien warning on saving unsettles user. Current text could be improved and alien warning could be disabled by default.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|-
| ''Do not follow hyperlinks and interaction in edit mode with''
| Impress
|
| Editing presentation is difficult when interaction is active. So change default to do not follow hyperlinks/interactions by default. Add modifier to activate in edit mode.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|}

----

''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki Christoph Lukasiak] ([[User:Clu|Clu]]), [mailto:Elizabeth.Matthis@Sun.com?subject:OOoWiki Elizabeth Matthis] 30 March 2010''

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T12:22:34Z

Fl: /* Store Recently Picked Colors */

{{User Experience}}
= Color Picker Dialog =
The Color Picker is used to add new colors or change colors from the color pallet.

== GUI Mock-Ups ==
TBD Rename OK button to Add and Modify?

Radio button defines the value that is shown on large color slider.

=== Pick a New Color ===
If 'Add...' Button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerNew.png]]

If OK is pressed the Name dialog is shown. Preset name is a unique generic one, so that the user just has to hit return.

=== Change a Color ===
If 'Modify...' button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerChange.png]]

=== Store Recently Picked Colors ===
All recently picked colors will be stored for runtime of office.

TBD Keep last 10 picked colors persistently?

[[File:ColorPickerChangeRecent.png]]

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T12:22:15Z

Fl:

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T12:11:16Z

Fl: /* GUI Mock-Ups */

= Color Picker Dialog =
The Color Picker is used to add new colors or change colors from the color pallet.

== GUI Mock-Ups ==
TBD Rename OK button to Add and Modify?

Radio button defines the value that is shown on large color slider.

=== Pick a New Color ===
If 'Add...' Button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerNew.png]]

If OK is pressed the Name dialog is shown. Preset name is a unique generic one, so that the user just has to hit return.

=== Change a Color ===
If 'Modify...' button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerChange.png]]

=== Store Recently Picked Colors ===
All recently picked colors will be stored for runtime of office.

TBD Keep last 10 picked colors persistently?

[[File:ColorPickerChangeRecent.png]]

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T12:10:17Z

Fl: /* Store Recently Picked Colors */

= Color Picker Dialog =
The Color Picker is used to add new colors or change colors from the color pallet.

== GUI Mock-Ups ==
TBD Rename OK button to Add and Modify?

=== Pick a New Color ===
If 'Add...' Button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerNew.png]]

If OK is pressed the Name dialog is shown. Preset name is a unique generic one, so that the user just has to hit return.

=== Change a Color ===
If 'Modify...' button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerChange.png]]

=== Store Recently Picked Colors ===
All recently picked colors will be stored for runtime of office.

TBD Keep last 10 picked colors persistently?

[[File:ColorPickerChangeRecent.png]]

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T12:09:39Z

Fl: /* GUI Mock-Ups */

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T12:05:08Z

Fl: /* GUI Mock-Ups */

= Color Picker Dialog =
The Color Picker is used to add new colors or change colors from the color pallet.

== GUI Mock-Ups ==
=== Pick a New Color ===
If 'Add...' Button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerNew.png]]

=== Change a Color ===
If 'Modify...' button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerChange.png]]

=== Store Recent Picked Colors ===
All recently picked colors will stored for runtime of office.

[[File:ColorPickerChangeRecent.png]]

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T12:04:52Z

Fl: /* GUI Mock-Ups */

= Color Picker Dialog =
The Color Picker is used to add new colors or change colors from the color pallet.

== GUI Mock-Ups ==
=== Pick a New Color ===
If 'Add...' Button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.
[[File:ColorPickerNew.png]]

=== Change a Color ===
If 'Modify...' button is pressed, the following Color Picker dialog is shown.

[[File:ColorPickerChange.png]]

=== Store Recent Picked Colors ===
All recently picked colors will stored for runtime of office.
[[File:ColorPickerChangeRecent.png]]

User Experience/Projects/ColorPicker

2011-01-25T11:18:03Z

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= Color Picker Dialog =
The Color Picker is used to add new colors or change colors from the color pallet.

== GUI Mock-Ups ==
[[File:ColorPickerNew.png]]

[[File:ColorPickerChange.png]]

[[File:ColorPickerChangeRecent.png]]

File:ColorPickerChangeRecent.png

2011-01-25T11:17:47Z

Fl:

File:ColorPickerChange.png

2011-01-25T11:17:12Z

Fl:

File:ColorPickerNew.png

2011-01-25T11:16:47Z

Fl:

User Experience/Improving OOo Default Settings

2011-01-24T19:59:27Z

Fl:

== Renaissance Subproject to Achieve Better Default Settings ==
{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
===Executive summary===
Please locate your favorite low hanging fruit to improve default settings in all OOo applications. The focus was on Impress till the end of April. Therefore, the Impress-relevant suggestions in the table below are italicized to show that they are under evaluation already.

"Better Defaults", as this effort is called for short, aims to collect suggestions for better default settings in OOo. Impress was first (in accordance with the present focus of project Renaissance) and the other OOo applications are to follow. This is a subproject of [[Renaissance|Project Renaissance]], so it is listed on the [[Renaissance:Impress#Current_Work"`|"Current Work" wiki page]] .

What does "better defaults" mean? Well, I KNOW there are default settings that you change first thing when you install a new version of OOo. So please share what they are and why the change(s) make(s) your life much easier. 

For example, two issues Frank found are:
* Make objects same size {{bug|54281}}
* Text area selection is not very accurate and covers other objects. {{bug|96548}}

One default setting changed recently was {{bug|2446}} Boy did that feel good! Let's find more of those.

===Low Hanging Fruit Clause===

No new features. The developer should only have to flip a switch on something that is already alive and kicking in the office suite, but just not set as the default. We want results, so the low hanging fruit are the ones we want to grab.

===How to Get Started===

Find existing default setting issues or write new RFEs in IssueTracker (use "default" in the title and keyword) and add them to list in the table on this wiki page. Or, if RFE writing is not your kind of thing, just write your desires to achieve default utopia ;-) in the table below. Be sure to make it clear where the feature is located (write down where to click to get there) and why it is better to set the default the way you want it as compared to the old setting.

Each individual default setting being suggested can then be discussed on the respective wiki pages, just like the discussion in the table at the bottom of the [[GoodDefaults_GridHandling|Grind Handling]] wiki page. That information will serve as the basis for the [[BetterDefaults_GridHandling_workout|workout]] and decision making when it comes to evaluation time, because the iTeam will have the discussion and details all in one place (wiki page) and not jumbled all over the mailing lists.

The iTeam will evaluate the suggestions and decide what to implement with the resources they have within the scope of the [[Renaissance|Renaissance project]].

===Blog posts===
In order:
* [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/better_default_settings_anyone Better default settings]
* [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/just_10_more_days Just 10 more days]
* [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/thanks_for_suggesting_better_default Thanks for suggesting]

===Updates===
* [[BetterDefaults GridHandling workout|Grid handling]]
* [[BetterDefaults BulletsColorsShortcuts workout|Bullets, colors & shortcuts]]
* [[BetterDefaults GraphicsFontsSettings workout|Graphics, fonts & settings]]

==List of Better Default Setting Suggestions==

{| width="100%" class="prettytable"
|-
! scope="col" | Idea 
! scope="col" | Application 
! scope="col" | Issue num 
! scope="col" | Description 
! scope="col" | Name 
|-
| ''Rotation Mode, Guides when Moving on''
| '''Impress'''
|
| 'Rotation Mode after Clicking Object' & 'Guides When Moving' are two feature options which are switched off by default => they should be switched on by default (more info: [[GoodDefaults_GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change Handle Size''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The current handle size was defined years ago - with displays offering less density than today. I propose to change the default handle size to "large". This option can be found in the toolbar "Options" (more info: [[GoodDefaults_GridHandling|Grid Handling]]).
| [[User:ChristophNoack|ChristophNoack]] 
|-
| ''bullet point lists''
| '''Impress (1)'''
|
| Bad standard defaults of bullet point lists. If one creates a text frame in Impress and clicks on the button "numbering and bullet points" (Nummerierung und Aufzählungszeichen), the newly created bullet point list has terrible standard defaults:
*(1) Almost no space between the bullet point and the text.
*(2) No ident for the second line of text under a bullet point. The second line appears left-justified directly under the bullet point. Instead, there should be a ident of the second line. It should begin exactly there where the first letter in the first line starts.

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of drawing objects''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
| {{issue|93507}}
| The default color of drawing object is ugly and has not changed since the 1990s.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''default colour of tables''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Like above. Look at Impress/Draw: Table Toolbar > Table Design; Writer: menu Table > AutoFormat
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Text position in cells''
| Writer, '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Text in table cells should be in center (vertical) position, not top. I guess many people crates simple tables to school or home work. They use this function as first.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| 'Right page' should be next style to 'Left page'
| Writer
| {{Bug|15498}}
|
| Name
|-
| Ugly style sheets for headings in Writer
| Writer
|
| I used Writer for several articles, publications, flyers and in all of them the standard headings look ugly and outdated. Any designer would not choose these style sheets for Heading 1-10. Furthermore, in this regard the competition has made large steps forward during the last release cycles.
 Basic typography principles regarding headings: Use the same font for headings as for text, avoid the use of bold (see below) and never use italics in headings, headings are only larger than text (with ten headings bold can be used as alternating emphasis), usually 2 pt per heading level. Finally: There is no such thing as "underline" in typography at all. [[User:Vince42|Vince42]]

| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Make manual page break in Writer better visiable
| Writer
| {{bug|33518}} and duplicates {{bug|65150}}, {{bug|82353}}, {{bug|96963}}, {{bug|22646}}
| for example use 'light blue' and a thicker line.
| Name
|-
| Default line too thick
| Chart
| {{bug|98803}}
| especially XY-Charts need hairline lines.
| Name
|-
| provide hidden toolbars like 'circles and ovals
| Draw
|
| Include toolboxes circles, rectangles, text instead of single symbol in drawing toolbar. Reasoning: (1) The 'circles and ovals' and the 'text' toolbox is not accessible via View - Toolbars in Draw. So currently the only way to access arcs and legends is to customize the drawing toolbar. (2) Draw is used for technical constructions and there those objects are often used, in contrast to Writer or Impress, where drawing objects are used for illustrations in most cases. (3) Using the toolboxes needs no more space than single objects and give you a quick access too, because the last used object remains above for single click.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add Math formula icon to standard bar
| All
|
| Math objects are often used in technical documents. You need the way Insert - Object - Formula to insert one. That is too long. For example consider writing a math text for school, which has about twenty formulas per page usually.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Distance in numbering styles larger
| Writer
|
| Make the distance from number to text in numbering styles larger, so that 10. text is still in line.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a gap in table of contents
| Writer
|
| Add a gap (tab or space) between number and text in table of contents in Writer. The picture shows the ugly default settings. Notice the missing space between number and heading text. [[Image:UglyDefaultSpaceInTOC.png]]
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Use parallel perspective for 3D-scene
| Draw
| {{bug|67847}}
| 3D-scenes in Draw are to illustrate constructions. Often several 3D-objects are combined in one scene. Working with several objects is faulty if ''perspective'' is on. So the first step when working with 3D-objects is to switch to parallel projection. It is "faulty" because it is unhandy to arrange or rotate objects inside a scene when in central perspective and because of {{bug|67847}}.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects to 0cm
| Writer
| {{bug|22136}}
| Set margins in style of Math formula objects in Writer to 0cm.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Add a spacing below for tables
| Writer
|
| Add a spacing below for tables in Writer. In normal text flow the style ''text body'' is used, which gives good distance between two paragraphs. It has a spacing above of 0cm and a spacing below of 0.21cm. But after a table the text nearly touches the border of the table, because the table has spacing 0cm. And if you do not use borders the spacing is to small too, because the style ''Table contents'' has below spacing 0cm too.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| Uncheck transparency warning
| All
|
| Uncheck transparency warning in Tools > Options. Modern PCs are fast enough to calculate transparency. So most oft the users no longer need this warning.
| [[User:Regina|Regina]]
|-
| change default color in form wizard
| Database
|
| the default background color of an default form document, created by the form wizard, is anything like orang -> this is a bad default and looks unprofessional => change it in anything common like 'light gray'
| [[User:Msc|MSC]]
|-
| ''switch off impress wizard''
| '''Impress'''
|
| looks old fashioned, is redundant and annoying
| [[User:Wg|WG]]
|-
| Default Clipboard Format for vector graphics
| All except Draw
|
| If someone paste a vector graphic into a document, he normally doesn't intend to edit it there, but most probably he needs to resize it. Unfortunately scaling of embedded Draw graphics doesn't work, because text will not scaled proper. Until this work, the user must use Paste Special->As GDI-Metafile. I think GDI-Metafile should be the default here.
| Jörg
|-
| ''Changing default font''
| '''Impress & Draw'''
| {{bug|70585}}
| It should be possible to change the overall default font for text (not the GUI)
in Impress permanently, using one centralized setting, for example Options -> Openoffice.org -> fonts -> Change default font or somewhere similar. This is especially a problem when working with asian languages. I know you can work around the problem using templates, but it is neither quick, nor is it likely to appear obvious to the average user.

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default pen color from neon green''
| '''Impress'''
| {{bug|47990}}
| As described in BUG 10922 the neon green color of the pen used to draw on a presentation is very difficult to see for students in a classroom, and the color is hard coded into OOo. I would like to see the default changed to perhaps black or red, as they are much easier colors to see. BUG 10922 is still a very good idea, but I filed this report to request a simple change of the default color, which should be much easier than what BUG 10922 is requesting. A slightly more ambitious, but still not difficult, would be to read the color value from a file or some such, instead of hard coding it in the OOo source. p.s. available after .. menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation 

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Options for line width of the pen (in slideshow mode)''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The pen in the slideshow mode has a very small line width. Therefor it is not visible for all partipants of a presentation. If something should be market the pen had to be much wider. The pen is available after you set in menue: slide show / slide show settings & check 'mouse pointer as pen' & starting a presentation.
There is already a patch for the pen integrated into the go-oo-build, that gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen (color, line width etc.).Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.

| [[User:andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| ''change configuration of the pen during slideshow mode''
| '''Impress'''
|
| It should be posible to change the configuration of the cursor (from arrow to pen) during the presentation mode (via context menu). There is already a patch for the pen available, that is integrated into the go-oo-build. It gives the posibility to change the configuration of the pen. I don't know yet, if it makes the options dialog also available during the presentation mode. Please integrate this patch into vanilla-ooo.
| [[User:andreasma|andreasma]]
|-
| Don't emulate MS Office's annoying "clippy"
| All
|
| Options | OpenOffice | General and then Turn off Help Agent and Turn on Extended Tips
| Safway
|-
| Please set all checkboxes in Change Tools --> Options --> Load/Save --> Microsoft Office by default
| All
|
| It is very annoying that these checkboxes are not checked by default because users which own Microsoft Office and open a document with an Excel OLE-object see a document in a different way than a user who does not have Microsoft Office installed. This is because (by default) an installed Excel is used to render the xls-diagrams while (when Excel is not installed) OpenOffice.org is used to render it. When a user sends such a document to a different user it seems as if OpenOffice.org does not display the document in the same way as on the other computer. But the problem is in the OLE-object. When the boxes are checked it would be a better default.
| parity
|-
| Tab Stops with reasonable settings
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > General > Settings > Tab stops = 0.50 instead of 0.49
| Safway
|-
| Grid Settings much more manageable and understandable
| All
|
| Tools > Options > Writer or Writer/Web or Calc or Impress or Draw > Grid
Snap to Grid should be off. Visible Grid should be off. Resolution > Horizontal = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Resolution > Vertical = 0.10 instead of 0.39. Synchronize axes should be on.

| Safway
|-
| Table keyboard handling consistent
| Calc
|
| Tools > Options > Calc > Table > Keyboard handling > Insert cell > Column = 0.20 like the others instead of 0.98.
| Safway
|-
| Anchor context sensitive toolbars by default
| All
|
| Context sensitive toolbars (like table, image toolbars) is a great feature
when you get used to it, but new users just see a toolbar popping in front of their work. I always dock those toolbars to the bottom edge of the window. I think this could be a good default for new (and old) users.

| RGB
|-
| Change "Show as tip" for word completion
| Writer
|
| The word completion is a useful feature, but the way it is shown by default is quite "disturbing": if a
long suggestion pops when you are near the page edge the word you are writing will jump to next line. "Show as tooltip is a better alternative, IMO. The option is on Tools -> AutoCorrect Options -> Word Completion tab

| RGB
|-
| Space Markers Off
| Writer
|
| Turn off markers for spaces (small dots between words).
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Shortcut For Insert Comment
| Calc, Writer
|
| Like Ctrl+Ins or Shift+Ins
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Text Paragraph Indents
| Writer(RU)
|
| For style 'Text Body' in RU Locale. Off top margin. Add first line indent 1cm. On justify.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Many Issues From helen_russian
| All
|
| Look at this page, please: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmyooo.ru%2Fcontent%2Fview%2F58%2F1%2F&sl=ru&tl=en -- [[Renaissance:Status Meetings:2010-02-22|Discussion was here]] at 5:05:35 PM
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Show Color Panel''
| '''Impress'''
|
| View -> Toolbars -> Color Bar
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''Please include presenter screen in default install set of OOo.''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|90415}}
| Only this integration in the default install set would make the presenter console usable for many use cases. '''Remark''': Please consider the integration of the presenter screen extension in the standard download set of OOo, because following situation is standard for presenters on workshops or conferences: (1) The presenter brings the file and must use the computer of the organisor/venue. (2) It is already difficult to ensure that OOo is installed on that computer. (3) It is almost impossible to ensure that OOo AND the presenter console extension is installed (4) The presenter usually has not the time or possibility to install the extension him/herself (5) The result is that the presenter console is unusable for professional use. Please consider this!
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove the limits on multi-level undo!
| All
| {{issue|98009}}
| I assume that this limit is just an out-dated, but hard coded default setting.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Styles and formatting panel docked right
| Writer
|
| Styles and formatting panel is floating and that's annoying, partialy because it obstructs sight from file in edition.It should be in right side (or left) docked so it's always in the same place, and doesn't obstruct the documents.
| [[User:Xihh|xihh]]
|-
| Find & Replace after selecting a range should have "current selection only" checked by default
| Calc, Writer
|
| If you select a range of cells before a Find & Replace, it means in 90% cases that you want to act inside this selection. So the option "current selection only" (two clicks more today) should be:
- pre-checked if there is an active cells range selection
- unchecked if there is no active cells range selection

| [[User:Gibi|Gilles Bignebat (gibi)]]
|-
| ''All OpenOffice.org programmes should use the same default keyboard short-cut for inserting comments''
| '''Impress''', Calc, Writer
|
| Inserting comments in OOo programmes is inconsistent. 1st: since the name has changed from "notes" to "comments", the keyboard short-cut in Writer is still Ctrl-Alt-N, but should be Ctrl-Alt-C now. 2nd: None of these short-cuts works in Impress or Calc. Why?
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula font should be much larger''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21118}}
| The default font size for formula in Impress (after Insert->Objects->Formula) is 12pt which is too small to read on the screen. It should be 16pt or 18pt.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Default Impress formula should be scalable''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Formula are too small to read on screen, make them scalable by default on impress so it could be adapted to user's taste. (don't protect size by default on '''impress''')
| xihh
|-
| ''Add default keyboard short-cut for inserting new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}.
|
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Remove old word versions from Save As dialog
| Writer
| {{issue|21118}}
| Word 95 and 6.0 formats aren't being used much anymore, I have had several users accidentally click on them and lose data from the format change. Since they are at least 15 years old and the number of people using Word 95 and 6.0 are likely a very small number I suggest we disable it by default. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Remove old staroffice files from Save As dialog
| Impress, Writer, Calc
|
| Similar to above, but I haven't had users do it accidentally yet. It would also go a long way to make the save as-> file format dropdown less overwhelming to users. (It might be possible to move it over to Export?)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Enable Vertical Text Button for all''
| '''Impress, Draw'''
| {{issue|54423}}
| It was disabled apparently on purpose but it makes the interface inconsistent. Also, in many presentations people try to use vertical text and can't find it (I have been asked by my users about this on many occasions). Alternative solution (which seems odd to get this functionality) is to enable "enhanced support for asian languages" by default.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Enable Vertical Align Buttons
| Calc
|
| I always enable toolbar buttons for vertical align text in the cells. MT: +1
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Enable Add Comment Button
| Writer
|
| I always enable toolbar button for adding comment in writer
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| Attach Numeric Styles to same Paragraph Styles
| Writer
|
| At now default paragraph styles 'Numeric paragraph N' 'Marked paragraph N' have not same numeric styles. So, activation of NUMERIC style did not activate numeration of paragraph! It`s very unexpected for trivial user.
| [[User:Dvc|dvc]]
|-
| Use ??/?? as default for fractions instead of ?/?
| Calc
| {{issue|67862}}
|
| fst
|-
| New Document Property : PrintIntention
| ALL
|
| All users who wish to create documents who has to been "printed" by a professional Printer (high resolution) struggles with the same problem: The size/resolution off the graphics inside a OOdocument. I propose to store a "Printer Intention" in the Document see also http://api.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=dev&msgNo=22239
| Fernand
|-
| ''Default user animation''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|62838}}
| I want to create a user animation with default behaviour: The object just pops up with no tricky animation. Therefore I have to search for this "animation" type (called in german: "erscheinen") every time within the large list of possible animations. This costs me a lot of time. It would be better, when this were the default, and only if I really want fancy animation, then I have to choose from the list. clu: idea .. usage tracking can show if one setting is significantly more often shown than other .. and this one can became the new default
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Duration of pause to 0''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|49762}}
| In Slide Show settings (Slide Show - Slide Show Settings), Impress features a setting for the "duration of pause before the slide show is repeated". It defaults to 10 seconds. I would suggest to have the default set to 0 seconds in order to improve compatibility with MS Powerpoint users, and secondly to leave the decision to insert a pause to the user.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Slide Titles editable in navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| The Navigator is a very handy tool to move through a presentation and it also can act as a mini outline of the presentation. However, now the only way to change the slide title shown is to display the Modify Layout dialog from the Format menu. It would be a very nice addition to allow the user to directly edit the title of the slide shown in the Navigator directly in the Navigator.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Real Slide Titles in Navigator''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|21888}}
| It would also be very useful to display the title actually shown on the slide itself as the title unless the user deliberately changed it. The current "Slide 1", "Slide 2", etc. defaults are not very useful for identifying the slide.
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Change default table color''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|102922}}
| After inserting a table I change the color of my table. I added the data. Now if I want to add a new row, then despite the color of my whole table it inserts the row with default color (blue combination). So I need to select that row again & then change the color. Steps to reproduce the bug:
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Shortcut for adding a new slide''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|100650}}
| => alt+i+e fix that problem .. a better solution like ctrl+i or ctrl+s etc. (for insert slide) or ctrl+m are already in use; and to add an unintuitive shortcut to replace an other unintuitive shortcut by limitating shortcut possibilities for future needs make less sense 
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Open pps files in show mode''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|52755}}
| If, during installation, a user choses to associate Microsoft PowerPoint documents with Open Office, the default behavior for a .pps (PowerPoint Show) file is changed to this:

"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -o "%1"

This causes the presentation to be opened in edit mode when double clicked. However, when using Microsoft PowerPoint as the default handler, double clicking a .pps file causes it to immediately start the show. To achieve the same behavior, and hence ease the migration from MSO to OOo, I believe the default behavior for .pps files should be as follow durring installation:

"C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 1.9.109\program\soffice.exe" -show "%1"

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Disable "Allow quick editing" mode as default''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| The so called quick editing mode at /tools/options/draw/general or /tools/options/impress/general should be disabled by default because people will be able to detect and to move text objects more easily
| [[User:JoostAndrae|ja]]
|-
| "Number recognition" (in tables) should be turned of by default,
| Writer
|
| It's usefull for advanced user, but disorientating / annoying for new users. Advanced user can easily switch it on.
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| ''Default shadow should be transparent and smaller''
| '''Impress'''
|
| A better shadow effect can be achieved with Distance : 0,1 cm (instead of 0,3) ; Color : Black (instead of Grey) ; Transparency : 60 % (instead of 0%)
| [[User:Camillem|CamilleM]]
|-
| "tagged PDF" as default
| All
|
| PDF-Export: set "tagged PDF" as default (30% bigger files, but accessible by default) .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "don't register" as default
| All
|
| First-Start-Wizard: "don't register" as default .. from letter of MT
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Improvement Program in startup wizard
| All
|
| Move the question about participating in the improvement wizard to the first run wizard. (Alternatively put them both as part of the install)
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Don't put OO install files on Desktop
| All
|
| It makes OO look messy when it has to extract the files to the desktop first. Removing the extra extraction step would be the best, but if not, extracting to a temporary location, and then deleting when done.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| ''Keyboard shortcut to make fine position adjustments''
| '''Draw, Impress'''
| {{issue|107125}}
| I often use the alt+arrow keys to make fine adjustments to the position of drawing objects in Draw and Impress. In Mac OS X, that shortcut is assigned to switch 'Spaces' (the multiple desktops in Mac OS X).
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Double-click to bring up 'Position and Size' dialog box
| All
|
| Currently, the easiest way (AFAIK) to reach the 'Position and Size' dialog box for a drawing or text box object is from the right-click context menu. It would be nice to activate it upon double-clicking on the object ala MS Office. Currently, double-clicking the object brings up a cursor to allow text entry.
| [[User:Vamsi Kodali|vkkodali]]
|-
| Increase default size of graphics cache
| All
| {{issue|63253}}
| Many users know nothing about the size of the pictures they insert in their documents and they encounter performance problems often due to the too small size of graphics cache.
| [[User:Jbfaure|jbfaure]]
|-
| Change print default to 'All Sheets'
| Calc
|
| In the file/print dialog the default setting is 'Selected sheets', but should be 'All sheets' and this can confuse normal user because 1. the user await that the whole doc is printed if he push the print button; not from selected sheet on (that can give a lot of confusion) 2. the preview can show a different numbering and amount of pages than the print outcome 3. the user do not await this behavior if he does not made further settings and this is an inconsistent behavior to f.e. writer which print all pages by default (from cj).
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Make the "record changes" feature more attractive
| Writer
|
| The "record changes" feature is not easy to find. Two suggestions: 1. Rename the toolbar from "Changes" to "Record changes". 2. Add icons to the toolbar buttons to make them more visually appealing.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| Adapt the "update extensions" dialog to make it look like the "extensions manager" dialog.
| All
|
| The "update extensions" dialog should use the same layout that the "extensions manager" dialog uses.
| [[User:Paperjam|paperjam]]
|-
| No Splash Screen
| All
|
| Disable the splash screen by default, 3.2 is fast enough starting. it just feels like it is getting in the way.
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Disable OpenOffice's Open/Save Dialogs
| All
|
| At least on Ubuntu Linux the non OpenOffice dialogs are much much easier to use and more consistent with the platform. You can try for yourself in options -> General -> Open/Save
| [[User:Gquigs|gquigs]]
|-
| Autotext default preview window too small
| Writer
|
| The default preview window of the Autotext dialogue is too small. It is almost impossible to read the available autotexts in that window.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| Do not close Toolbar dialog automatically
| All
|
| In View-Toolbar we can see a dialog to select the toolbars we want to be visible. Many times we are looking for a set of functions we do not know exactly in which toolbar they are implemented. So we select on toolbar and the dialog closes. We check the functions are not there, select View-Toolbar again, deselect the previous toolbar - and the dialog closes. Select again View-Toolbar, select another toolbar, and the dialog closes. You can now see what I mean. If the default is to keep the dialog open until we are satisfied that all the needed toolbars are selected we could save time and avoid frustration
| [[User:Pvilela|pvilela]]
|-
| ''remove 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar''
| '''Impress'''
|
| delete 'Display Grid' icon from 'Standard' toolbar -> it is only 0.02% clicked (one of the fewest) and also available over menue
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| "Save as" should always offer ODF as default file format
| All
|
| If a Word-,Powerpoint-,Excel-file is opened in OpenOffice.org and one selects "File"->"Save as", the default file formats should be .odt/odp/ods instead of .doc/.ppt/.xls.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Some default settings in toolbar drawing/zeichnen are confusing''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Some default settings in toolbar drawing/Zeichnen are not chosen well: (1) The default for standard forms/Standardformen is a rectangle, which already has another default entry in the drawing toolbar with the name "rectangle"/Rechteck. It would make more sense to choose in "standard forms" another default setting such as "rounded rectangle" or something else. (2) The tool tip for insert image/Bild einfügen is "Aus Datei", which is much worse than "Bild einfügen", so why? (3) Why is the icon/selection "lines and arrows/Linien und Pfeile" hidden by default in the drawing toolbar? It would make sense to add it to the toolbar by default or to replace the icon "Linie mit Pfeilende/line with arrowhead" with the selection "Linien und Pfeile" (which also includes the "Linie mit Pfeilende"). (4) Why is there an entire independent toolbar called "Kreise und Ovale/Circles and ovals"? These elements should be by default in the drawing toolbar and not separated.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''pdf-export with comments should only export commented slides''
| '''Impress'''
|
| In the pdf-export options in Impress it is possible to export comments but the problem is that this options leads to an exports which contains all slides without comments followed by all slides with comments. This is not what the normal user expects. Please change this option so that only the commented slides are exported.
| [[User:Parity|parity]]
|-
| Initialize the writer
| Writer
|
| I always set the following in Writer, if they are not set already:
set the measurement units to metric set tab stops to 1.5cm

set the firstline indent for indented paragraphs to 0.75cm

set for headings 1-4 the before text indent to 0.75cm and the firstline text indent to -0.75cm

set for all styles I use the above paragraph and below paragraph spacing to be rounded to then nearest mm. e.g. 0.2, 0.3 instead of 0.21

turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for two initial capitals

capitalize first letter URL recognition custom quotes

set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! everything else in the world uses tab for autocomplete.

(from a letter of st)

| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Properties on context''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I make changes to the drawings/text box objects that I make in impress almost all the time. Currently, apart from the easily accessible options that appear as buttons on the toolbar, the way to do this is to right-click on the object, go to the 'Properties' dialog box and change them. In MS Office this 'Properties' window can be accessed by double-clicking on the object. OOo default for double-clicking, say, a filled rectangle is to bring up a cursor to enter text. It would be nice to have the 'Properties' window appear like in MS Office unless there is a compelling reason for the current behavior. (from a blog comment of vamsi)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky' on Calc
| Calc
|
| please consider also issue 10864 (from a blog comment of tommy)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''empty bullets should not be shown in presentation''
| '''Impress'''
|
| like it is at ms office (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''serial effect for set of bullet points''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you have a set of bullet points and you want the single points to f.e. 'fly in' you should have the possibility to take the whole box and give it the effect that they serial fly in .. (from fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Last accessed element in sidebar/Aufgabenbereich should be default for sidebar of next slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| The active element in the sidebar/Aufgabenbereich always jumps back to the default element "Layout" and not to the last accessed element, e.g. "Slide transitions/Folienübergang". This can be extremely annoying. For example: If I want to edit the "custom transitions" on several slides, always after switching to another slide, the sidebar "forgets" that I was working on "custom transitions" and goes back to the default "Layout". Always the last accessed element should stay the active element, if one switches to another slide.
| [[User:Gerald|Gerald]]
|-
| ''Change rotate button in mode on/off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| if you push the rotate button the rotate mode is on .. if you push again i awaint to switch the mode off but that does not happen .. you must click anywhere and on the shape again to switch back to the 'normal' selecting mode
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| misc autocorrects
| Writer
|
| turn off (this most annoying) autocorrect for - two initial capitals - capitalize first letter - URL recognition - custom quotes - set autocomplete accept to TAB, not return! (from blog comment of Marcello Romani)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''space key to shift slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| in zoom toolbar you have an icon called shift for this job, but a keyboard shortcut is missing .. photoshop and other graphical apps use the space key for that which seems to be a good solution (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Add a button "Save Template"''
| '''Impress'''
|
| automatically recognize a new template not on file, perhaps, or just notice that a template is open and offer the button (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''provide presentation manager in separate window in one computer/monitor''
| '''Impress'''
|
| Provide this as a possibility without the need for a second monitor, so that presenters can practice a presentation as if they were in the real situation, but only need one computer/laptop to practice on (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''when inserting in Impress, automatically open a text box''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the default would be a text box just appears when Paste is chosen---is it possible to identify what is on the clipboard to be pasted? i.e., if text, then text box opens (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''show links with the “short text” instead of the path''
| '''Impress'''
|
| (from a chat I had with a sales guy)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Text in slide show should automatically adjust to the vertical middle of slide''
| '''Impress'''
|
| to make it look professional without the user having to fiddle with it (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''Add more page layouts''
| '''Impress'''
|
| I have drawings of 3 example layouts (from a chat I had with Rosana)
| [[User:Liz|Liz]]
|-
| ''switch task pane off''
| '''Impress'''
|
| at the moment the task pane is on by default .. with the new changes in design it makes rather no sense to keep this default (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Zoom fit to width''
| Writer, '''Impress'''
|
| Size of area to work should fit itself every time when user add or hide panel (Stylish, Task/Slide panel)
CLU: as i understand you the current impress already behave like that: close task or slide pane -> work area grows, activate them -> work area shrinks .. may you describe it more precise for better understanding .. thx

Quest: This is exactly what I thought. You can also watch short example movie: [http://marcinmilkowski.pl/video/OpenOfficeorg/Better%20default/Zoom%20fit%20to%20width.ogv Zoom fit to width.ogv] [4 MB]

| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Check all words''
| All
|
| Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Options. "Check uppercase words" and "Check words with numbers" are unchecked.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Lower level macro security''
| All
|
| In currently state (high level), OO.o automatically doesn't run any macros. In medium level, OO.o doesn't run macro, but ask user if should it be run.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Making wrapping Macro requiring documents into oxt extension simple''
| All
|
| I see lowing macro secuirty as wrong. Since over 90 percent of all documents out there don't require Macros so disabled completely by default makes sense. Most documents that require macros are either hacking over defect in program or Wizards. Both hacks and Wizards make more sense installing as extensions. Currently creating extensions is a pain in ass.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Information bar on the top instead pop-up''
| All
|
| It concerns passwords, macros and may be comments. Please, look at [[User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3|DirectManipulationSnippets#Mockups_3]]
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More security user's data''
| All
|
| Options > Load/Save > General. ''Always create backup copy'' is unchecked and ''Save AutoRecovery'' take too much time. It shouldn't be 15 min, but 2-3 minutes.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''dragging and dropping a graphic should embed the graphic''
| '''Impress'''
| {{issue|107641}}
| .. not create a link .. by exporting or replacing the document the link gets 'corrupted' and the graphic seems to be lost (letter from stella)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Fix navigator to have option to display unnamed''
| All
|
| This is another pain in ass item. Having to go to navigation tool bar to click threw all objects to find unname.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Make navigation tool bar dockable and listed in the list of toolbars''
| All
|
| Currently as a floating window with a magical little dot to click on makes it harder to find also as a floating window harder to use. Its called a toolbar make it act like one.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Picture Inserting Writer Lacks Rotation''
| Writer
|
| If you insert image into draw then copy and paste to writer rotation is there. A option to covert picture to a drawing option to enable rotation in writer would improve usability. Ie open up picture option turn on rotation picture becomes wrapped in a drawing object. The mirror option is also required.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''Word wrapping through default to background instead of forground''
| All
|
| Most cases turning through on with word wrapping you want to write over image not image sitting in foreground over text.
| [[User:Oiaohm|oiaohm]]
|-
| ''General look popups''
| All
|
| All popups windows in OO.o should have the same, general look'n'feel. [http://cedric.bosdonnat.free.fr/wordpress/?p=560 Please, use patch from Go-OpenOffice].
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Enhancement print preview''
| Writer, (Calc ?)
|
| Print preview in Writer shows 65% page. Next 75%, 100%, 150%. All time, zoom is focusing on the same place, so user see only half page (in case of 100% and more) and second half is cut from the left. Additionally user must move scrollbar. Besides, if we have two and more pages in Writer, zoom is focusing on grey background between pages. MS Office needs only 1 click to zoom page to readability size. If we have two and more pages, Word is focusing on one page, ignoring other. It fix problem with grey background.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''More resizeable Findbar''
| All
|
| [[Specification_Common_find_toolbar|Findbar]] should be longer and on bottom window (like in Firefox), or it can be only resizeable and localized anywhere. ;)
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Simpler way for page orientation''
| Writer
|
| People complains for too complicate way to made many and mixed vertical and horizontal page. I think, user should have 2 basic styles, which won't change all document. User may want to change one for three page, and he should can apply style for only e.g. second page.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Ctrl+B & Crl+I'' to styles
| Writer
|
| Now these key combinations make text hard-styled Bold or Italic. Will be useful to Assign them to soft default styles with bold and italic highlighting.
| [[User:Mr smyle|mr_smyle]]
|-
| ''allow slide scrolling''
| '''Impress'''
|
| by scrolling a slide and reaching the slide border you should have the possibility to scroll further to the next slide like MS ppt provides it (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Copy when moving by default''
| '''Impress'''
|
| under 'tools/options/general/copy when moving' you can switch on a default to copy an object by moving, when you have simultaneous the ctrl key pressed .. this is a nice behavior and does not disturb anyone (fl)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''delete Navigator icon''
| '''Impress'''
|
| the navigator icon in the standard toolbar is clicked under 0.1% and is one of the most unused icons there; therefore it only waste place and steel attention without being useful => delete this icon from standard toolbar (it is still available over the menue and the shortcut)
| [[User:Clu|Clu]]
|-
| ''Paste pictures from web''
| '''Draw/Impress'''
|
| Drag and drop any picture from net to Writer - you see pasted image. Drag and drop picture to Draw/Impress - you see frame with HTML code. Besides, user can't paste picture from URL (Insert > Picture > From file> URL). Impress/Draw shows "Unknow graphics format" error. Writer work well.
| [[User:Quest-88|Quest]]
|-
| ''Make ToC hyperlinked''
| Writer
|
| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
| [[User:Fopper|Fopper]]
|-
| ''Don't spy user''
| All
|
| Disable "Apply user data" by default instead of spying out users editing time in document properties.
| Anonym
|-
| ''Disable and overwork alien format warning''
| All
|
| A ToC is more useful when it is with hyperlinks to the pages the heading is on.
| [[User:FL|Frank Loehmann]]
|}

----

''Autors: [mailto:Christoph.Lukasiak@Oracle.com?subject:OOoWiki Christoph Lukasiak] ([[User:Clu|Clu]]), [mailto:Elizabeth.Matthis@Sun.com?subject:OOoWiki Elizabeth Matthis] 30 March 2010''

Renaissance

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{{User Experience}}
__NOTOC__
{| style="border: thin dashed #CC2222; padding:5px"
|-
| '''Please do not edit this page unless you are on the Renaissance team.''' Your feedback and comments are welcomed on the [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org] mailing list.
|}

[[Image:Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png|400px|center]]

{| cellpadding="5" border="0" align="center"
|-
| style="background:#d3dee8" |'''Hi! You just want to see the highlights?'''
|-
| style="background:#e2eaf1" |
* Thinning out the [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress Impress User Interface]
* Status of [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/a/aa/Project_Renaissance_Impress_OOoCon2010.pdf Project Renaissance] Presentation from [http://www.ooocon.org/ OpenOffice.org Conference 2010 in Budapest]
* What is new? Look at the monthly status [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] and [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance Blogs]!
|}

== Our Mission ==

“Create
a User Interface so that
OpenOffice.org becomes the
users' choice not only out of need,
but also out of desire”

== Project Status ==

=== Current Project Tasks ===

{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|+
|-
! width="40%" | Phase item / Description
! width="15%" | Owner
! width="15%" | Status
! width="15%" | Outcome
! width="15%" | Complete
|-

|-
| Thinning out the OOo Impress User Interface || Andreas/Frank || Started || [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Impress See Wiki Page]|| 80%
|}

== Project Charter ==
* [[Renaissance:The_Challenge|The Problem Statement]] - What are the challenges of the current User Interface?
* [[Renaissance:The_Mission|The Mission Statement]] - What is our mission?
* [[Renaissance:The_Goal|The Goal Statement]] - What we plan to achieve.
* [[Renaissance:The Scope|The Scope]] - What is the focus of this project?

== Project Phases ==
* [[Renaissance:Phase_1|Research]] - Know and understand OpenOffice.org users to better meet their needs.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_2|Design]] - Generate and accumulate design ideas to create prototypes based on valid data.
* [[Renaissance:Phase_3|Evaluate]] - Evaluate promising solutions.

== General Information ==
* [[Renaissance:Team|The Team]] - The people behind Project Renaissance
* [http://planet.services.openoffice.org/ux/ Blog] - The UX team blog
* [[Renaissance:Presentations|Presentations]] - Presentations
* [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] - Renaissance status meetings
* [[Renaissance:Press_Coverage|Press Coverage]] - Project Renaissance press coverage
* [[Renaissance:UX_Books|User Experience Books]] - Valuable literature on User Experience topics
* [[Renaissance:UX_Sites|User Experience Sites]] - Valuable links to User Experience sites

== FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ==
* [[Renaissance/FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]] - Answers on frequently asked questions

== How You Can Help ==

=== Get Involved ===

* Join the UX project! Just have a look at [[User_Experience/Community/How_To_Join|How To Join]].
* Come chat at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net.
* Join our weekly status meetings, which are open to everyone interested in the project, [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=15&month=12&year=2008&hour=16&min=0&sec=0&p1=37 4pm CET] every Monday. The meeting takes place on IRC at [irc://ux.openoffice.org #ux.openoffice.org] on irc.freenode.net. The discussions are archived on the [[Renaissance:Status_Meetings|Status Meetings]] page.

=== Share Ideas ===
Join our project mailing list [mailto:ui@ux.openoffice.org ui@ux.openoffice.org]

=== Fix bugs ===

* Actual [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=PATCH&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&issue_status=RESOLVED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=usability&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=mail+merge+1&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&Submit+query=Submit+query '''Requests For Enhancements''' or '''Bugs'''] with the keyword Usability.

[[Category:Effort]]

User Experience/Team

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{{User Experience}}

= About this page =

__NOTOC__
This is the list of our members who want to share some information about themselves. It extends the [http://ux.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectMemberList Project Member List] which is necessary to administer the [http://ux.openoffice.org/ User Experience project] but does allow to add any personal note. Adding information to this list is suggested at the wiki page [[User Experience/Community/How To Join|How to Join]] the User Experience team.

= Members of the User Experience Team =

{| class="prettytable sortable" border="1"
|-
! Name and User Site
! OpenOffice.org Login Name
! [[IRC Communication|IRC]] Name
! Comments
! OpenOffice.org Special Interest
! Affiliation
! Blog
! Picture
! Last Update

|-
! Satu Saastamoinen
! sasalainen
! -
! IT concept development professional with passion for UX
! OpenOffice.org
! -
! -
! -
! 2010-12-13

|-
| Sireesha
| sireeshasarma
| -
| UX researcher
| I want to work towards a most intuitive, robust and usable User interface for open-office
| -
! -
! -
! 2010-12-06

|-

|-
| [[User:tadasn|Tadas Naujokaitis]]
| tadasn
| -
| Better UI: ideas, GIMP
| I want to help making OpenOffice.org UI more useful and more beautiful
| -
! -
! -
! 2010-01-10

|-
| [[User:St s|Stefan Schönborn]]
| St S
| -
| Experiences in User Interface Design, Joy of Use, Usability, Icon Design, Photoshop, Gimp, 3D Modelling and Rendering
| Improving the UI and the Usability of Open Office
| -
! -
! -
! 2010-02-04

|-
| [[User:irneb|Irné Barnard]]
| irneb
| -
| Architectural Technician (Construction not IT) with Info Sys degree
| OpenOffice.org Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw & Base - CAD/BIM/3D/Rendering, Programming, Website, DBMS
| -
! -
! -
! 2009-08-13

|-
| [[User:wywid|Wywid]]
| wywid
| wywid
|
| Improving the usability and UI
|
|
|
| 2009-08-10

|-
| [[User:tshrinivasan|T Shrinivasan]]
| tshrinivasan
| shrini
| Linux Admin/ Ruby Coder
| Improving the usability and UI
| - [http://www.collab.net CollabNet]
| - [http://goinggnu.wordpress.com Going GNU]
| -[[Image:Shrini_face.png|150px|thumb|left| Shrini]]
| 2009-07-03

|-
| [[User:sagarshankar|Sagar Shankar]]
| sagarshankar
| -
| User, consultant, rookie
| Calc & Chart
| -
| -
| -
| 2009-01-04

|-
| [[User:Max13|Adnan RIHAN]]
| Max_13
| Max13
| WebMaster / WebDeveloper; Founder of an Open Source Association/Comunity; Student...
| -
| [http://www.virtual-info.wb.st/ = Virtual-Info =]
| -
| [[Image:Vinfologo_tiny.png|frameless]]
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Akashxavier|Akash Xavier]]
| akashxavier
| SingAlong
| Web Developer / User Interface Designer
| -
| [http://cafecamp.com Cafecamp.com]
| [http://jax.blogspot.com Jax's Blog]
| -
| -

|-
| [[User:juniorsplat|Alexander Pott]]
| Alexander Pott
| -
| Just a user
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:wyrfel|André Wyrwa]]
| wyrfel
| wyrfel
| -
| -
| -
| [http://wyrfel.reukauf.com Wyrtual Life]
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:andba|Andreas Bartel]]
| andba
| andba
| User Experience Engineer
| -
| [http://www.sun.com/openoffice Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS UX at GullFOSS]
| [[Image:AndreasBartel.jpg|frameless]]
| 2008-09-29

|-
| [[User:AndreasSchuderer|Andreas Schuderer]]
| anjoschu
| anjoschu
| Linguist, Interaction Designer
| -
| -
| [http://www.schuderer.net/experiments.shtml Live Mockups & Experiments]
| [[Image:Andreas_Schuderer.jpg|frameless]]
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:cirano13|Arvind]]
| Arvind
|
| Student
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2008-08-14

|-
| [[Bettina Haberer]]
| bh
| bettina_h
| User Experience Engineer
| -
| [http://www.sun.com/openoffice Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://ux.openoffice.org/blog/ OOo UX Blog]
| -
| 2008-07-27

|-
| [[User:CaioTiago|Caio Tiago Oliveira]]
| asrail
| asrail
| Computer Scientist / Accessibility lover
| -
| [http://broffice.org BrOffice.org]
| [http://my.opera.com/Asrail Asrail (mainly portuguese)]
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Cj|Christian Jansen]]
| cj
| chris-j
| User Experience Engineer
| -
| [http://www.sun.com/openoffice Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://ux.openoffice.org/blog/ OOo UX Blog]
| -
| 2008-07-27

|-
| [[User:Clu|Christoph Lukasiak]]
| clu
| clu_sun
| QA & User Experience Engineer
| Base & Graphics
| [http://www.sun.com/openoffice Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/qa GullFOSS]
| -
| 2009-03-11

|-
| [[User:ChristophNoack|Christoph Noack]]
| christophnoack
| christoph_n
| Project co-lead [http://ux.openoffice.org OOo UX project]
| OpenOffice.org
| -
| [http://ux.openoffice.org/blog/ OOo UX Blog]
| [[Image:User_Christoph_Noack.png|frameless]]
| 2008-07-27

|-
| [[User:Clément_Pillias|Clément Pillias]]
| clement_pillias
| -
| Research & Development Engineer in a HCI lab. Also a little bit designer.
| Calc, Writer, Draw, Impress… Interaction techniques, usability, Look and Feel, Wiki…
| [http://www.inria.fr/ INRIA] / [http://www.lri.fr/ LRI]
| -
| -
| 2009-01-28

|-
| [[User:cornouws|Cor Nouws]]
| cornouws
| cornouws
| OpenOffice.org trainer OOo extensions developer
| -
| [http://www.nouenoff.nl Nou&Off (Dutch)]
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:D_b]]
| Db (email me for full name)
| -
| Student
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2008-07-27

|-
| [[User:xaviboy|Edwin Sendjaja]]
| xaviboy
| xaviboy
| Computer Scientist
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2008-12-02

|-
| [[User:Abhar|F. Abhar]]
| Abhar
|
| Student, part-time Software Research Engineer
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2008-07-28

|-
| [[User:frank_de_boer|Frank de Boer]]
| Frank_de_boer
| T1
| User Experience Engineer
| -
| -
| -
| http://home.versatel.nl/j.a.deboer/fotoschets.jpg
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Fl|Frank Loehmann]]
| fl
| frankl
| Project lead [http://ux.openoffice.org OOo UX project]
| -
| [http://www.sun.com/openoffice Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://ux.openoffice.org/blog/ OOo UX Blog]
| [[Image:Picture_FL.jpg|frameless]]
| 2008-07-27

|-
| [[User:digitalpractices|Garth A. Buchholz]]
| digitalpractices
| -
| Certified Usability Analyst (HFI), Internet researcher and User Experience Designer with expertise in government and corporate Web sites
| -
| [http://digitalpractices.com/ DigitalPractices Media Inc.]
| [http://digitalpractices.com/ DigitalPractices.com]
| [[Image:Dp-logo.jpg|frameless]]
| 2008-09-18

|-
| [[User:gleb|Gleb]]
| gleb
| -
| Just a user
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [http://www.brighton.ac.uk/centrim/graham Graham Perrin]
| grahamperrin
| grahamperrin
| interests include Access Grid, CalDAV and iCalendar, collaborative real-time editors, IRC, Jabber IM, MacFUSE, MacFusion, NeoOffice, OpenOffice.org and Plone
| Apple Mac OS X
| [http://www.brighton.ac.uk/centrim CENTRIM]
| http://cheekymonkey.bounceme.net/ usually leads to Diigo
| -
| 2008-11-18

|-
| [[User:Gawry|Gustavo Gawry]]
| gawry
| gawry
| User Experience Analyst
| -
| [http://www.sirius.com.br Sirius Interativa (portuguese)]
| [http://www.gawry.com Gawry (portuguese)]
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:JaronBaron|Jaron Kuppers]]
| JaronBaron
| -
| Mech. Eng., User, Supporter of Open Source Projects, Amateur UI designer
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Sryii|Joshua Horton]]
| Sryii
| Sryii
| Just a user, focused on use of OpenOffice.org for the scientific research
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:discoleo|Leonard Mada]]
| -
| -
| Medical Doctor, Biomedical Informatics
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:lindayoon|Linda J Yoon]]
| lindayoon
| -
| Visual Interaction Designer; design research; interests - cloud computing, socially responsible design, opensource software
| - Write & Draw (ixd, ui, visual design, research)
| [http://people.artcenter.edu/~lyoon My site at ACCD]
| -
| -
| 2009-03-09

|-
| [[Liz (Elizabeth) Matthis]]
| Liz
| LizM
| User Experience Engineer
| -
| [http://www.sun.com/openoffice Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://ux.openoffice.org/blog/ OOo UX Blog]
| -
| 2009-01-28

|-
| [[Lutz Hoeger]]
| lh
| lutzh
| Senior Product Manager Office Productivity Tools
| -
| [http://www.sun.com/openoffice Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/user-experience GullFOSS]
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:ApOgEE|M. Fauzilkamil Zainuddin]]
| apogee
| ApOgEE-
| A User who is interested in having comfortable and end-user friendly free Office Suite for me and friends around me
| -
| [https://edge.launchpad.net/~apogee ApOgEE on Launchpad]
| [http://coderstalk.blogspot.com Coder's Talk Blog]
| [[Image:Gitar-192x192.jpg|frameless]]
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:TokyoWitch|Maria Turk]]
| TokyoWitch
| TokyoWitch
| Artist, Interaction Designer
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:josmar52789|Joshua Martin]]
| josmar52789
| -
| IT Consultant / Web Developer; was a Community Innovation Award Program Winner
| User Interface
| [http://www.endeavorcorp.com/ Endeavor Consulting]
| -
| [[Image:Profile_photo2.jpg|frameless|Joshua Martin]]
| 2008-12-23

|-
| [[User:Kanis|Ivan Kanis]]
| kanis
| -
| Developper
| User Interface
| [http://kanis.fr Kanis]
| -
| -
| 2009-09-27

|-
| [[User:Massoud|Massoud Toussi]]
| Massoud
|
| Medical Doctor, Biomedical Informatics; I love Open Source concept.
| -
| -
| [http://closeclinical.com]
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:wizard|Matthew Green]]
| wizard
|
| User; Long time user and lecturer to users of the ''other'' office suite (circa 1992)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Mmp|Matthias Müller-Prove]]
| mmp
| mprove
| User Experience Architect (Sun Desktop Virtualization)
| -
| [http://www.sun.com/virtualization Sun Microsystems, Inc.]
| [http://uxooo.blogspot.com/ uxooo.blogspot.com]
| http://www.mprove.de/_media/mprove/mmp.jpg
| 2008-04-01

|-
| [[User:Ophilar|Ophilar]]
| Ophilar
| -
| User, Student, much in favour of FOSS and try to convert others
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:praachee|Prachi Gupta]]
| PG
| -
| Software Engineer interested in making software more user friendly.
| -
| -
| -
| [[Image:Picture.jpg|frameless]]
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Rcsilva83|Rodrigo Carvalho]]
| Rcsilva83
| -
| User, developer and free software lover!
| -
| -
| [http://rcarvalho.wordpress.com/ http://rcarvalho.wordpress.com/]
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:seijideasign|Sébastien JUST]]
| seijideasign
| seijideasign
| IT Manager with expertise in end-user behavior
| Writer, Calc and Draw ergonomics and productivity improvement
| [http://www.seij.net seijideasign Web Site]
| [http://seijideasign.blogspot.com/ seijideasign Blog]
| -
| 2008-11-15

|-
| [[User:Sbw99|Sean Brady]]
| sbw99
| -
| UX professional offers expertise in agile usability testing, ethnographic research, interaction design
| -
| -
| -
|
| 2008-09-04

|-
| [[User:Tereno|Teren Teh]]
| Tereno
| Tereno
| Student interested in User Experience and HCI
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2008-11-21

|-
| [[User:TheGurkha|TheGurkha]]
| TheGurkha
|
| User; long-time software professional, I manage a development team.
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2008-08-29

|-
| [[User:ajpursell|Tony Pursell]]
| ajpursell
| -
| User
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Trisi|Trisilav]]
| Trisilav
| Trisilav
| Student, and independent ui designer, member of the OpenOffice.org Art team
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Vincent_Rappa|Vincent Rappa]]
| Vincent Rappa
| Hawkskater
| Ubuntu fan trying to improve open source applications
| -
| -
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Dz0|Vincent Rappa]]
| Dz0
| -
| User; I want to have comfortable free office suite (for oneself and others), and I try to promote it (especially in education)
| -
| [http://akl.lt/en Open Source for Lithuania]
| -
| -
| (unknown)

|-
| [[User:Pgan002|Philip Ganchev]]
| Pgan002
| Pgan, Pgan002
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2008-11-25

|-
| [[User:david_noah|David Noah Guarneri]]
| david_noah
| -
| Experience designing, testing, and supporting ERP software for court management, jail management, and bond account management. Currently support wireless handheld inventory tracking systems.
| User experience
| -
| -
| [[Image:User_david_noah_guarneri.jpg|frameless]]
| 2009-01-08

|-
| [[User:tj1|Talha Jafri]]
| tj1
| -
| Systems Analyst, passionate Usability student/practioner.
| User Experience
| -
| -
| -
| 2009-01-19

|-
| Adam Willoughby-Knox
| [[User:Ak13|Ak13]]
| drknoxy
| -
| I want to make OOo intuitive and to blow away any preconceived notions of office suites. I want to help create a simple to use suite that reflects and produces work with modern style.
| -
| [http://www.drknoxy.blogspot.com Things on interest and in/consequence]
| -
| 2009-01-23

|-
| [[User:koraxian|Luis Rodriguez]]
| Korax
| -
| Been user of OOo for a few months; interested in user xperience side of projects.
| OOo, writer and impress, i like open source software
| -
| -
| -
| 2009-02-22

|-
| [[User:craemon|Gamaliel Lamboy]]
| craemon
| gamaliel
| Avid user of Open Source Software, and eager to help change the OOo experience into an ergonomic symbol of innovation.
| Openoffice.org and its integration to operating systems' Desktop Environments
| -
| -
| -
| 2009-06-27

|-
| [[User:aethex|Martin H]]
| aethex
| -
| Proud OOo user and dedicated to make it pretty as well as free, functional, and globally accepted.
| UI, Plugin development, and making a first-time impression on even MS Office users and make them say, "This is the software I want to use".
| -
| [http://www.techevolve.wordpress.com Techevolve]
| -
| 2009-07-19

|-
| [[User:LucaCappelletti|Luca Cappelletti]]
| LucaCappelletti
| LucaCappelletti
| freesoftware IxD expert developer evangelist
| Improving the interaction, usability and UI
| -
| - [http://developerinfodomestic.blogspot.com Infodomestic Developer Connection Network]
| [[Image:LucaCappelletti.jpg|frameless]]
| 2009-07-22

|-
| [[User:Maliinchina|Ma Li]]
| Maliinchina
| -
| Would like to improve user experience of OpenOffice.org together with all guys.
| Word processor, Presentation, Spreadsheet
| -
| -
| -
| 2009-11

|-
| [[User:BeDipp|Bernhard Dippold]]
| bedipp
| bedipp
| overlapping topics in UX and artwork, branding and visual design
| Artwork, branding design, marketing, website and others
| -
| -
| [[Image:Bedipp_2008.jpg|frameless]]
| 2009-11-22

|-
| [[User:maple1249|Connor Montgomery]]
| maple1249
| -
| Computer Science student
| Website, Mac OS
| -
| -
| -
| 2010-03-12

|-
| [[User:vkkodali|Vamsi Kodali]]
| vkkodali
| -
| Biochem researcher, long time user of OOo on Linux and Mac
| Cannot code, but I can help with ideas, mockups, testing and anything that I can be of help to the community
| -
| -
| -
| 2010-04-13

|-
| [[User:Rekenber|Rekenber]]
| Rekenber
| -
| User, Student (Computer Science)
| Still learning to code (I hope I can also learn to code while in here :P), but I can help with ideas, pen-and-paper mockups, etc.
| -
| -
| -
| 2010-06-10

|-
| [[User:Das_Ed|Das_Ed]]
| Das_Ed
| -
| Student (Human Media Interaction)
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2010-09-12

|-
| [[User:Houbsi|Mike Houben]]
| Houbsi
| Houbsi
| UX is my personal interest since 2 years. I have sometimes crazy ideas for a GUI.
| I like to improve the GUI of OOo. Since years it has a little geeky side. I wan't to help with my crazy, but good ideas to put the GUI in a newer easier way to use. Only that more new users starts to use OOo.
| -
! -
! -
! 2010-09-30

|}

You want to be part of the User Experience Team? Then please refer to [[User Experience/Community/How To Join|How to Join]].

= How to add you to the list =

If you would like to add some information, please allow me to give some remarks:
* The OpenOffice.org login name is the name which does also serve as you email address (''loginname''@openoffice.org).
* The comments may contain your motivation for joining the UX project.
* The special interest states your personal interest or special knowledge for OpenOffice.org UX. It may be interesting for both people outside the team and us to judge what knowledge we can provide and what is missing. Just add:
** OpenOffice.org (the complete OpenOffice.org office suite)
** one or more names of modules (Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, ...)
** other areas of interest (website, installer, ...)
* Please do not forget to add the date of your data's last update in the format YYYY-MM-DD. (This is an indicator for the up-to-dateness and helps us to directly contact people who may still be in this list, but don't have any interest anymore. For us, it's far easier than searching in the the Wiki page [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/index.php?title=User_Experience/Team&action=history history]).

''Thank you very much!''

= Related Pages =
* [[DomainDeveloper]], a mapping of names to OOo accounts
* [http://ux.openoffice.org/servlets/ProjectMemberList ux.openoffice.org project member list]

[[Category:User Experience|Community]]

Renaissance:Press Coverage

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{{User Experience Community}}
= Project Renaissance Press Coverage =
== Web / Print ==
=== 2010 ===
* October 19, 2010
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Oracle-issues-first-OpenOffice-org-3-3-0-release-candidate-1110379.html '''The H Open:''' Oracle issues first OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 release candidate]
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Release-Candidate-von-OpenOffice-3-3-1110346.html '''heise online:''' Release Candidate von OpenOffice 3.3]
* August 11, 2010
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/OpenOffice-org-3-3-is-feature-frozen-in-first-beta-1054152.html '''The H Open:''' OpenOffice.org 3.3 is feature frozen in first beta]
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/OpenOffice-3-3-erreicht-Beta-Stadium-1054692.html '''heise online:''' OpenOffice 3.3 erreicht Beta-Stadium]
* June 04, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-3-2-1-korrigiert-Fehler-1015465.html '''heise online:''' OpenOffice 3.2.1 korrigiert Fehler (02/2010)]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-2-1-verf-gbar-2010-06-04 '''Gulli News:''' Das Projekt OpenOffice.org veröffentlicht heute OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, die neueste Version der weltweit führenden freien Office-Suite.]

* January (Print)
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/ct/inhalt/2010/02/74/ '''c't Magazin für Computer Technik (02/2010):''' Umstrittener Tapetenwechsel - OpenOffice.org auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Bedienkonzept]

=== 2009 ===
* September 13, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/6/0,3672,7892262,00.html '''ZDF heute.de:''' Mehr als nur Kosmetik]
* September 01, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/118459.html '''Macnews.de:''' Wartungsupdate für OpenOffice.org - Version 3.2 im November]
* August 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4697 '''ZDNet:''' Renaissance to deliver 0.16 prototype this week with hybrid toolbar]
* August 18, 2009
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3834986/OpenOfficeorg-and-the-Ribbons-Interface-Brouhaha.htm '''Datamation:''' OpenOffice.org and the 'Ribbons' Interface Brouhaha]
* August 17, 2009
** (German) [http://www.ftd.de/it-medien/medien-internet/:buerosoftwarepaket-open-office-zu-nah-am-feindbild/554484.html '''ftd:''' Open Office zu nah am Feindbild]
* August 13, 2009
** (English) [http://www.illuminata.com/?p=3266 '''Illuminata:''' When Choice is Bad: The OpenOffice Ribbon]
* August 10, 2009
** (English) [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136474/Open_source_users_revolt_over_OpenOffice.org_s_ribbon_esque_UI?taxonomyId=1&pageNumber=1 '''Computerworld:''' Open-source users revolt over OpenOffice.org's ribbon-esque UI]
* August 08, 2009
* (German) [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,691995/Open-Office-kommt-mit-Ribbon-aehnlichem-Interface/Tools/News/ '''PC Games Hardware:''' Open Office kommt mit Ribbon-ähnlichem Interface]
* August 07, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/open/OpenOffice-Team-stellt-neue-Bedienoberflaeche-vor--/news/meldung/143179 '''heise online:''' OpenOffice-Team stellt neue Bedienoberfläche vor]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/wirtschaft_investition_software_openoffice_stellt_prototypen_mit_ribbon_interface_vor_story-39001022-41501133-1.htm '''ZDnet:''' OpenOffice stellt Prototypen mit Ribbon-Interface vor]
** (German) [http://t3n.de/news/project-renaissance-prototyp-neuen-251567/ '''t3n:''' Prototyp der neuen OpenOffice.org-Oberfläche jetzt ausprobieren (mit Abstimmung)]
** (German) [http://www.netzwelt.de/news/80450-prototyp-neue-oberflaeche-openoffice-org.html '''Netzwelt:''' Prototyp: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2009/14544.html '''ProLinux:''' Prototyp der Oberfläche von OpenOffice 4 Impress veröffentlicht]
** (German) [http://www.dcrs.de/openoffice-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-opensource-office,367204 '''DCRS online:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenSource-Office]
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/117929.html '''Macnews.de:''' Projekt Renaissance zeigt erste Bilder vom neuen OpenOffice]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/Open-Office-Neue-Bedien-Oberflaeche-Renaissance_37563081.html '''CHIP online:''' Open Office: Neue Bedien-Oberfläche Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.maclife.de/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=14283 '''Mac Life:OpenOffice:''' Neue Benutzeroberfläche vorgestellt]
* August 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.swissitmagazine.ch/software/business-sw/articles/224194/ '''SwissIT:''' OpenOffice inspiriert durch Microsoft?]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,48870.html '''winfuture:''' OpenOffice erprobt Office 2007-ähnliche Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0908/68880.html '''golem.de:''' Renaissance: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/08/06/Erster-Blick-auf-neue-OpenOffice-Oberfläche '''Mac Gadget.de:''' Erster Blick auf neue OpenOffice-Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.n-tv.de/technik/computer/OpenOffice-im-Ribbon-Look-article450413.html '''ntv.de:''' Renaissance ist Geschmackssache: OpenOffice im Ribbon-Look]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/fs/1246543913266/Open-Office-Neue-Oberflaeche-aehnelt-Office-2007 '''derstandard.at:''' Open Office: Neue Oberfläche ähnelt Office 2007]
** (English) [http://www.osnews.com/story/21957/OpenOffice_org_Demonstrates_First_New_UI_Prototypes '''OSnews:''' OpenOffice.org Demonstrates First New UI Prototypes]
** (English) [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10305160-2.html?tag=mncol '''CNET:''' Prototype OpenOffice.org gets ribboned]
* August 05, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/05/1951244/Preview-the-Office-2007-Ribbon-Like-UI-Floated-For-OpenOfficeOrg '''Slashdot:''' Preview the Office 2007 Ribbon-Like UI Floated For OpenOffice.Org]
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
* July 21, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-Renaissance-prototyping-phase-drawing-to-close--/news/113813 '''h-online.com:''' OpenOffice Renaissance prototyping phase drawing to close]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/content/view/full/41744 '''Linux Magazin:''' Projekt Renaissance baut Open-Office-Prototypen]
* June 26, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Linuxtag-2009-Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux Magazin:''' Linuxtag 2009: Renaissance für Open Office ]
* June 16, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/06/16/OpenOffice-32-kommt-Ende-2009 '''MAC gadget:''' OpenOffice 3.2 kommt Ende 2009]
* May 13, 2009
** (French) [http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2009/05/12/openoffice_org_en_quete_d_une_nouvelle_interface '''Silicon.fr:''' OpenOffice.org en quête d'une nouvelle interface]
** (Hungarian) [http://itcafe.hu/hir/openoffice_org_flux_ui.html '''ITcafé:''' Képek az OpenOffice.org tervezett új felhasználói felületéről]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-wiki-overwhelmed-in-UI-search--/news/113282 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org wiki overwhelmed in UI search]
** (French) [http://www.macgeneration.com/news/voir/134895/la-renaissance-d-openoffice.org '''mac generation:''' La renaissance d'OpenOffice.org]
* May 12, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/11/160254 '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice UI Design Proposals Published]
* May 8, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/online_artikel/renaissance_open_office_setzt_auf_nutzerfeedback '''Linux Magazin:''' Renaissance: Open Office setzt auf Nutzerfeedback ]
* May 3, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-Projekt-sucht-den-grossen-Ent-Wurf '''Linux Community:''' Kreativ werden]
* April 30, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/news/endspurt_fuer_impress_designentwuerfe?category=0 '''Linux Magazin:''' Endspurt für Impress-Designentwürfe]
* April 04, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-1-telefoniert-2009-04-04/ '''Gulli:News''' OpenOffice.org 3.1: Telefoniert nach Hause]
* March 06, 2009
** (English) [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39623588,00.htm'''ZDNet UK:''' Sun disputes claims OpenOffice is a fading project]
* February 27, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-cebit-2009-02-27/ '''Gulli:News:''' OpenOffice.org CeBIT-Vortragsprogramm]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-looks-for-survey-feedback--/news/112745 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org looks for survey feedback]
* January 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/aktuell/news/newspost/plaene-fuer-2009-xx-open-source-projekte-und-das-neue-jahr/2413/ '''t3n:''' Pläne für 2009: Zehn Open-Source-Projekte und das neue Jahr]

=== 2008 ===
* December 9, 2008:
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790086/The+Future+Facelift+of+OpenOffice.org.htm '''Datamation:''' The Future Facelift of OpenOffice.org]

* December 4, 2008:
** (Turkish) [http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/teknoloji/10505130.asp?gid=234 '''hurriyet.com.tr:''' OpenOffice değişiyor]

* December 3, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.zonews.de/2008/12/03/project-renaissance-openoffice-erhlt-eine-neue-oberflche/ '''zonews.de:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/software/0,39023144,39199798,00.htm '''zdnet.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.xonio.com/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914840.html '''xonio.com:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2008/12/02/Ticker-Apple-vs-Psystar-OpenOffice-GUI '''Mac Gadget:'''Ticker: Apple vs. Psystar; OpenOffice-GUI]
** (German) [http://www.netzticker.net/68699 '''Netticker.net:''' Neue Oberflache für OpenOffice.org]
** (Dutch) [http://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/18598/OpenOffice-wordt-in-een-nieuw-jasje-gestoken.html '''techzine.nl:''' OpenOffice wordt in een nieuw jasje gestoken]
** (Turkish) [http://www.chip.com.tr/konu/OpenOffice-yeni-arayuzune-kavusuyor_9874.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice yeni arayüzüne kavuşuyor!]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2008/13538.html '''ProLinux:''' OpenOffice.org will Oberfläche erneuern]
** (German) [http://www.osnote.de/allgemein/umfrage-nutzerfreundlichere-oberflache-fur-openofficeorg/ '''OSNote:''' Umfrage: Nutzerfreundlichere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://forum.speedmeter.de/dsl-news/27955-projekt-renaissance-openoffice-org-erhaelt-neue-oberflaeche.html '''SpeedMeter:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.die-topnews.de/openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutzeroberflaeche-327931 '''Die TopNews:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.webnews.de/kommentare/280457/0/Wiedergeburt-der-OpenOffice-Oberflaeche-geplant.html '''WebNews:''' "Wiedergeburt" der OpenOffice-Oberfläche geplant]
** (German) [http://computer.aol.de/News/Openofficeorg-erhaelt-neue-Oberflaeche-2003838616-0.html?tid=rss '''AOL (PC Welt) News:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://de.news.yahoo.com/12/20081203/ttc-openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutze-a8a9a5f.html '''Yahoo! News:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (Polish) [http://www.heise-online.pl/news/Nowy-wyglad-OpenOffice-a--/6635 '''heise online.pl:''' Nowy wygląd OpenOffice'a]

* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0812/63881.html '''Golem.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Neues-Design-fuer-OpenOffice-Update--/meldung/119753 '''heise-online.de:''' Neues Design für OpenOffice]
** (English) [http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''heise-online.co.uk:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914841.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice bekommt ein neues Interface]
** (German) [http://www.pc-professionell.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''PC Professionell''': OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.pcwelt.de/start/software_os/office/news/188951/openofficeorg_erhaelt_neue_oberflaeche/ '''PCWelt:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://tech.de.msn.com/spiele/spielenews_artikel.aspx?cp-documentid=11508539 '''msn.de:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1227287500124 '''Der Standard.at:''' Projekt Renaissance: OpenOffice.org soll ein neues Interface bekommen]
** (German) [http://www.computerhilfen.de/info/neues-aussehen-fuer-openoffice-geplant.html '''Computerhilfen.de:''' Neues Aussehen für OpenOffice geplant]
** (German) [http://www.infoweek.ch/news/nw_single.cfm?news_ID=19599&sid=0 '''infoweek.ch:''' OpenOffice bald in neuem Look]
** (German) [http://news.magnus.de/software/artikel/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''magnus.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macnotes.de/2008/12/02/notizen-vom-2-dezember-2008/ '''macnotes.de:''' OOo und das Projekt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux-Community.de:''' Renaissance für Open Office]
** (German) [http://www.tripple.net/contator/webwizard/news.asp?nnr=35043 '''contator.de:''' OpenOffice erlebt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.oszine.de/node/10169 '''oszine.de:''' Renaissance für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.testticker.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''Testticker.de:''' OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/meldung/29323 '''linux-magazin.de:''' Open-Office-Projekt überarbeitet GUI-Design]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,43932.html '''Winfuture.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Benutzeroberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=118648&n=3&utm_source=CWNewsletter&UTM_medium=Newsletter '''Computerwelt.at:''' Openoffice.org bekommt neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.computerworlduk.com/TOOLBOX/OPEN-SOURCE/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1582&blogid=14 '''ComputerworldUK:''' Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

== Blogs ==
All Project Renaissance team blogs can be found on [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance GullFoss Blog]
=== 2009 ===
* December 17, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_in_impress_for_3 '''Gullfoss:''' Renaissance in Impress for 3.3: Read the specification and post your feedback]
* December 10, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_impress_improvements_found '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Impress Improvements - Found the required slide layout yet?]
* December 07, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_status_update_for '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Status Update for November/December]
* December 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_for_openoffice_org '''Gullfoss:''' New UI for OpenOffice.org? When?]
* November 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/missed_the_openoffice_org_confernce '''Gullfoss:''' Missed the OpenOffice.org Conference? Enter Christoph's Time Machine!]
* October 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/october_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' October Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* October 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_experience_project_at_ooocon '''Gullfoss:''' User Experience Project at OOoCon]
* October 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_feedback_data_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' User Feedback Data for Impress]
* October 15, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/impress_click_map_what_s '''Gullfoss:''' Impress User Interface Click Map - What's Hot & What's Not]
* October 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data '''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data]
* September 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/results_of_the_renaissance_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Results of the Renaissance Prototype Survey]
* September 26, 2009
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2009/09/questions-answers-and-interview.html '''UX OOo Blog:''' Questions, Answers and an Interview]
* September 04, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_support_from_the '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance - Support from the University of Osnabrueck]
* August 14, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_user_interface '''Gullfoss:''' Feedback on Feedback]
* August 7, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/misinterpretation_of_a_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Misinterpretation of a prototype?]
* August 6, 2009
** (English) [http://lifehacker.com/5331438/openofficeorg-screenshots-preview-a-ribbon+like-toolbar '''lifehacker:''' OpenOffice.org Screenshots Preview a Ribbon-Like Toolbar]
** (German) [http://nexem.info/hard+software/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-zum-ausprobieren--2826/ '''nexem.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
** (German) [http://www.dimido.de/neue-bedienoberflachen-fur-openofficeorg-in-der-entwicklung ''' Dimido Blog.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
* August 5, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3649 '''ZDNet:''' OpenOffice users: Just say no to a Microsoft-like Ribbon interface]
* July 31, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_ui_july '''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping a New User Interface for OOo - July Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* July 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test '''Gullfoss:''' Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!]
* June 28, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/what_s_on_vogue_in '''Gullfoss:''' What’s On Vogue in Prototyping]
* June 22, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data_for'''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data for OOo 3.1 ]
* June 18, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_towards_a_new_ooo'''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping Towards a New OOo User Interface]
* June 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_summary_of_ui_design '''Gullfoss:''' UI Design Proposals Wrap Up and a Look Forward]
* May 30, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/may_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' May Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* May 25, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/ideation_and_what_s_next '''Gullfoss:''' Ideation and what's next in the Renaissance Project]
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_2009 '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Data Available]
* May 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/t3n-linktipps-android-interview-datenschaufel-amazon-s3-245251/ '''t3n:''' „Renaissance“: Eine bessere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 19, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_last_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' New UI: Last Chance to Comment on Proposals]
* May 19, 2009:
** (German) [http://www.workshop.ch/openmind/2009/05/19/project-renaissance-ein-besseres-user-interface-fr-openofficeorg/ '''Open Mind:''' Project Renaissance: Ein besseres User Interface für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/getting_usage_tracking_data_for '''Gullfoss:''' Getting usage-tracking data for OpenOffice.org]
* April 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/change_impress_to_improve_all '''Gullfoss:''' Change Impress to improve all of OOo]
* April 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/this_is_your_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' This is YOUR Chance to Improve the OOo UI! Don't Miss It!]
* April 08, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_at_openexpo_bern '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance at OpenExpo Bern]
* April 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dTz_Vu5Ww '''Open Expo Presentation''': Projekt Renaissance. Entwicklung einer neuen Benutzeroberfläche für OpenOffice]
* April 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_user_survey_2009_performance '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009: Performance Findings]
* April 01, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_user_interface_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' New User Interface for Impress]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_openoffice_org_user '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Now Online]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/state_of_the_renaissance_project '''Gullfoss:''' State of the Renaissance Project]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_data '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey Data from 11-12/2008]

=== 2008 ===
* December 3, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.peterdehaas.net/2008/12/openoffice-ui-overhaul-in-xx-years.html '''peterhaas.net:''' OpenOffice .. UI overhaul in xx Years ??]
** (Spanish) [http://fernandovillatoro.blogspot.com/2008/12/se-planea-cambiar-la-interfaz-de.html '''fernandovillatoro:''' Se planea cambiar la interfaz de Openoffice.org]
* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de/2008/12/02/neue-gui-fuer-openoffice.org/ '''ubuntuusers.de:''' Neue GUI für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.supernature-forum.de/www-news-und-geruechtekueche/85315-openoffice-oberflaeche-soll-eine-renaissance-erleben.html '''supernature-forum.de:''' OpenOffice-Oberfläche soll eine Renaissance erleben]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/project-renaissance-openoffice-2008-12-02/ '''Gulli.de:''' Project Renaissance OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.rc-forum.de/showthread.php?t=846322 '''rc-forum.de:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://notes2self.net/archive/2008/12/02/openoffice-org-our-interface-offers-an-antiquated-look-amp-feel-and-users-complain-about-the-cumbersome-and-outdated-graphical-user-interface.aspx '''notes2self.net''' OpenOffice.Org’s “Renaissance” project]
** (German) [http://www.winboard.org/forum/news/99227-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''WinBoard.org:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (English) [http://my.opera.com/area42/blog/openoffice-gets-a-new-interface '''My Opera.com:''' OpenOffice gets a new Interface]
** (English) [http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2007/08/cocoa-migration-gnustep-renaissance.html '''ericb's place:''' Cocoa migration, GNUStep Renaissance project and .nibs]

* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/12/is-this-openofficeorgs-firegull-moment.html '''Open...:'''Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

* November 28, 2008:
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_kick_off1 '''Announcement on GullFOSS:''' Project “Renaissance” - Create a New User Interface for OOo ]
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2008/11/project-renaissance-kick-off.html '''Announcement on OOo UX Team Blog:''' Project “Renaissance” Kick-Off]

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= Project Renaissance Press Coverage =
== Web / Print ==
=== 2010 ===
* October 19, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Release-Candidate-von-OpenOffice-3-3-1110346.html '''heise online:''' Release Candidate von OpenOffice 3.3]
* August 11, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/OpenOffice-3-3-erreicht-Beta-Stadium-1054692.html '''heise online:''' OpenOffice 3.3 erreicht Beta-Stadium]
* June 04, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-3-2-1-korrigiert-Fehler-1015465.html '''heise online:''' OpenOffice 3.2.1 korrigiert Fehler (02/2010)]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-2-1-verf-gbar-2010-06-04 '''Gulli News:''' Das Projekt OpenOffice.org veröffentlicht heute OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, die neueste Version der weltweit führenden freien Office-Suite.]

* January (Print)
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/ct/inhalt/2010/02/74/ '''c't Magazin für Computer Technik (02/2010):''' Umstrittener Tapetenwechsel - OpenOffice.org auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Bedienkonzept]

=== 2009 ===
* September 13, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/6/0,3672,7892262,00.html '''ZDF heute.de:''' Mehr als nur Kosmetik]
* September 01, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/118459.html '''Macnews.de:''' Wartungsupdate für OpenOffice.org - Version 3.2 im November]
* August 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4697 '''ZDNet:''' Renaissance to deliver 0.16 prototype this week with hybrid toolbar]
* August 18, 2009
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3834986/OpenOfficeorg-and-the-Ribbons-Interface-Brouhaha.htm '''Datamation:''' OpenOffice.org and the 'Ribbons' Interface Brouhaha]
* August 17, 2009
** (German) [http://www.ftd.de/it-medien/medien-internet/:buerosoftwarepaket-open-office-zu-nah-am-feindbild/554484.html '''ftd:''' Open Office zu nah am Feindbild]
* August 13, 2009
** (English) [http://www.illuminata.com/?p=3266 '''Illuminata:''' When Choice is Bad: The OpenOffice Ribbon]
* August 10, 2009
** (English) [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136474/Open_source_users_revolt_over_OpenOffice.org_s_ribbon_esque_UI?taxonomyId=1&pageNumber=1 '''Computerworld:''' Open-source users revolt over OpenOffice.org's ribbon-esque UI]
* August 08, 2009
* (German) [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,691995/Open-Office-kommt-mit-Ribbon-aehnlichem-Interface/Tools/News/ '''PC Games Hardware:''' Open Office kommt mit Ribbon-ähnlichem Interface]
* August 07, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/open/OpenOffice-Team-stellt-neue-Bedienoberflaeche-vor--/news/meldung/143179 '''heise online:''' OpenOffice-Team stellt neue Bedienoberfläche vor]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/wirtschaft_investition_software_openoffice_stellt_prototypen_mit_ribbon_interface_vor_story-39001022-41501133-1.htm '''ZDnet:''' OpenOffice stellt Prototypen mit Ribbon-Interface vor]
** (German) [http://t3n.de/news/project-renaissance-prototyp-neuen-251567/ '''t3n:''' Prototyp der neuen OpenOffice.org-Oberfläche jetzt ausprobieren (mit Abstimmung)]
** (German) [http://www.netzwelt.de/news/80450-prototyp-neue-oberflaeche-openoffice-org.html '''Netzwelt:''' Prototyp: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2009/14544.html '''ProLinux:''' Prototyp der Oberfläche von OpenOffice 4 Impress veröffentlicht]
** (German) [http://www.dcrs.de/openoffice-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-opensource-office,367204 '''DCRS online:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenSource-Office]
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/117929.html '''Macnews.de:''' Projekt Renaissance zeigt erste Bilder vom neuen OpenOffice]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/Open-Office-Neue-Bedien-Oberflaeche-Renaissance_37563081.html '''CHIP online:''' Open Office: Neue Bedien-Oberfläche Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.maclife.de/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=14283 '''Mac Life:OpenOffice:''' Neue Benutzeroberfläche vorgestellt]
* August 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.swissitmagazine.ch/software/business-sw/articles/224194/ '''SwissIT:''' OpenOffice inspiriert durch Microsoft?]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,48870.html '''winfuture:''' OpenOffice erprobt Office 2007-ähnliche Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0908/68880.html '''golem.de:''' Renaissance: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/08/06/Erster-Blick-auf-neue-OpenOffice-Oberfläche '''Mac Gadget.de:''' Erster Blick auf neue OpenOffice-Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.n-tv.de/technik/computer/OpenOffice-im-Ribbon-Look-article450413.html '''ntv.de:''' Renaissance ist Geschmackssache: OpenOffice im Ribbon-Look]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/fs/1246543913266/Open-Office-Neue-Oberflaeche-aehnelt-Office-2007 '''derstandard.at:''' Open Office: Neue Oberfläche ähnelt Office 2007]
** (English) [http://www.osnews.com/story/21957/OpenOffice_org_Demonstrates_First_New_UI_Prototypes '''OSnews:''' OpenOffice.org Demonstrates First New UI Prototypes]
** (English) [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10305160-2.html?tag=mncol '''CNET:''' Prototype OpenOffice.org gets ribboned]
* August 05, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/05/1951244/Preview-the-Office-2007-Ribbon-Like-UI-Floated-For-OpenOfficeOrg '''Slashdot:''' Preview the Office 2007 Ribbon-Like UI Floated For OpenOffice.Org]
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
* July 21, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-Renaissance-prototyping-phase-drawing-to-close--/news/113813 '''h-online.com:''' OpenOffice Renaissance prototyping phase drawing to close]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/content/view/full/41744 '''Linux Magazin:''' Projekt Renaissance baut Open-Office-Prototypen]
* June 26, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Linuxtag-2009-Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux Magazin:''' Linuxtag 2009: Renaissance für Open Office ]
* June 16, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/06/16/OpenOffice-32-kommt-Ende-2009 '''MAC gadget:''' OpenOffice 3.2 kommt Ende 2009]
* May 13, 2009
** (French) [http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2009/05/12/openoffice_org_en_quete_d_une_nouvelle_interface '''Silicon.fr:''' OpenOffice.org en quête d'une nouvelle interface]
** (Hungarian) [http://itcafe.hu/hir/openoffice_org_flux_ui.html '''ITcafé:''' Képek az OpenOffice.org tervezett új felhasználói felületéről]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-wiki-overwhelmed-in-UI-search--/news/113282 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org wiki overwhelmed in UI search]
** (French) [http://www.macgeneration.com/news/voir/134895/la-renaissance-d-openoffice.org '''mac generation:''' La renaissance d'OpenOffice.org]
* May 12, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/11/160254 '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice UI Design Proposals Published]
* May 8, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/online_artikel/renaissance_open_office_setzt_auf_nutzerfeedback '''Linux Magazin:''' Renaissance: Open Office setzt auf Nutzerfeedback ]
* May 3, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-Projekt-sucht-den-grossen-Ent-Wurf '''Linux Community:''' Kreativ werden]
* April 30, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/news/endspurt_fuer_impress_designentwuerfe?category=0 '''Linux Magazin:''' Endspurt für Impress-Designentwürfe]
* April 04, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-1-telefoniert-2009-04-04/ '''Gulli:News''' OpenOffice.org 3.1: Telefoniert nach Hause]
* March 06, 2009
** (English) [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39623588,00.htm'''ZDNet UK:''' Sun disputes claims OpenOffice is a fading project]
* February 27, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-cebit-2009-02-27/ '''Gulli:News:''' OpenOffice.org CeBIT-Vortragsprogramm]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-looks-for-survey-feedback--/news/112745 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org looks for survey feedback]
* January 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/aktuell/news/newspost/plaene-fuer-2009-xx-open-source-projekte-und-das-neue-jahr/2413/ '''t3n:''' Pläne für 2009: Zehn Open-Source-Projekte und das neue Jahr]

=== 2008 ===
* December 9, 2008:
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790086/The+Future+Facelift+of+OpenOffice.org.htm '''Datamation:''' The Future Facelift of OpenOffice.org]

* December 4, 2008:
** (Turkish) [http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/teknoloji/10505130.asp?gid=234 '''hurriyet.com.tr:''' OpenOffice değişiyor]

* December 3, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.zonews.de/2008/12/03/project-renaissance-openoffice-erhlt-eine-neue-oberflche/ '''zonews.de:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/software/0,39023144,39199798,00.htm '''zdnet.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.xonio.com/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914840.html '''xonio.com:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2008/12/02/Ticker-Apple-vs-Psystar-OpenOffice-GUI '''Mac Gadget:'''Ticker: Apple vs. Psystar; OpenOffice-GUI]
** (German) [http://www.netzticker.net/68699 '''Netticker.net:''' Neue Oberflache für OpenOffice.org]
** (Dutch) [http://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/18598/OpenOffice-wordt-in-een-nieuw-jasje-gestoken.html '''techzine.nl:''' OpenOffice wordt in een nieuw jasje gestoken]
** (Turkish) [http://www.chip.com.tr/konu/OpenOffice-yeni-arayuzune-kavusuyor_9874.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice yeni arayüzüne kavuşuyor!]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2008/13538.html '''ProLinux:''' OpenOffice.org will Oberfläche erneuern]
** (German) [http://www.osnote.de/allgemein/umfrage-nutzerfreundlichere-oberflache-fur-openofficeorg/ '''OSNote:''' Umfrage: Nutzerfreundlichere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://forum.speedmeter.de/dsl-news/27955-projekt-renaissance-openoffice-org-erhaelt-neue-oberflaeche.html '''SpeedMeter:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.die-topnews.de/openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutzeroberflaeche-327931 '''Die TopNews:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.webnews.de/kommentare/280457/0/Wiedergeburt-der-OpenOffice-Oberflaeche-geplant.html '''WebNews:''' "Wiedergeburt" der OpenOffice-Oberfläche geplant]
** (German) [http://computer.aol.de/News/Openofficeorg-erhaelt-neue-Oberflaeche-2003838616-0.html?tid=rss '''AOL (PC Welt) News:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://de.news.yahoo.com/12/20081203/ttc-openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutze-a8a9a5f.html '''Yahoo! News:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (Polish) [http://www.heise-online.pl/news/Nowy-wyglad-OpenOffice-a--/6635 '''heise online.pl:''' Nowy wygląd OpenOffice'a]

* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0812/63881.html '''Golem.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Neues-Design-fuer-OpenOffice-Update--/meldung/119753 '''heise-online.de:''' Neues Design für OpenOffice]
** (English) [http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''heise-online.co.uk:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914841.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice bekommt ein neues Interface]
** (German) [http://www.pc-professionell.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''PC Professionell''': OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.pcwelt.de/start/software_os/office/news/188951/openofficeorg_erhaelt_neue_oberflaeche/ '''PCWelt:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://tech.de.msn.com/spiele/spielenews_artikel.aspx?cp-documentid=11508539 '''msn.de:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1227287500124 '''Der Standard.at:''' Projekt Renaissance: OpenOffice.org soll ein neues Interface bekommen]
** (German) [http://www.computerhilfen.de/info/neues-aussehen-fuer-openoffice-geplant.html '''Computerhilfen.de:''' Neues Aussehen für OpenOffice geplant]
** (German) [http://www.infoweek.ch/news/nw_single.cfm?news_ID=19599&sid=0 '''infoweek.ch:''' OpenOffice bald in neuem Look]
** (German) [http://news.magnus.de/software/artikel/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''magnus.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macnotes.de/2008/12/02/notizen-vom-2-dezember-2008/ '''macnotes.de:''' OOo und das Projekt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux-Community.de:''' Renaissance für Open Office]
** (German) [http://www.tripple.net/contator/webwizard/news.asp?nnr=35043 '''contator.de:''' OpenOffice erlebt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.oszine.de/node/10169 '''oszine.de:''' Renaissance für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.testticker.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''Testticker.de:''' OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/meldung/29323 '''linux-magazin.de:''' Open-Office-Projekt überarbeitet GUI-Design]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,43932.html '''Winfuture.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Benutzeroberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=118648&n=3&utm_source=CWNewsletter&UTM_medium=Newsletter '''Computerwelt.at:''' Openoffice.org bekommt neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.computerworlduk.com/TOOLBOX/OPEN-SOURCE/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1582&blogid=14 '''ComputerworldUK:''' Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

== Blogs ==
All Project Renaissance team blogs can be found on [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance GullFoss Blog]
=== 2009 ===
* December 17, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_in_impress_for_3 '''Gullfoss:''' Renaissance in Impress for 3.3: Read the specification and post your feedback]
* December 10, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_impress_improvements_found '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Impress Improvements - Found the required slide layout yet?]
* December 07, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_status_update_for '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Status Update for November/December]
* December 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_for_openoffice_org '''Gullfoss:''' New UI for OpenOffice.org? When?]
* November 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/missed_the_openoffice_org_confernce '''Gullfoss:''' Missed the OpenOffice.org Conference? Enter Christoph's Time Machine!]
* October 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/october_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' October Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* October 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_experience_project_at_ooocon '''Gullfoss:''' User Experience Project at OOoCon]
* October 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_feedback_data_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' User Feedback Data for Impress]
* October 15, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/impress_click_map_what_s '''Gullfoss:''' Impress User Interface Click Map - What's Hot & What's Not]
* October 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data '''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data]
* September 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/results_of_the_renaissance_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Results of the Renaissance Prototype Survey]
* September 26, 2009
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2009/09/questions-answers-and-interview.html '''UX OOo Blog:''' Questions, Answers and an Interview]
* September 04, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_support_from_the '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance - Support from the University of Osnabrueck]
* August 14, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_user_interface '''Gullfoss:''' Feedback on Feedback]
* August 7, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/misinterpretation_of_a_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Misinterpretation of a prototype?]
* August 6, 2009
** (English) [http://lifehacker.com/5331438/openofficeorg-screenshots-preview-a-ribbon+like-toolbar '''lifehacker:''' OpenOffice.org Screenshots Preview a Ribbon-Like Toolbar]
** (German) [http://nexem.info/hard+software/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-zum-ausprobieren--2826/ '''nexem.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
** (German) [http://www.dimido.de/neue-bedienoberflachen-fur-openofficeorg-in-der-entwicklung ''' Dimido Blog.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
* August 5, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3649 '''ZDNet:''' OpenOffice users: Just say no to a Microsoft-like Ribbon interface]
* July 31, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_ui_july '''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping a New User Interface for OOo - July Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* July 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test '''Gullfoss:''' Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!]
* June 28, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/what_s_on_vogue_in '''Gullfoss:''' What’s On Vogue in Prototyping]
* June 22, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data_for'''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data for OOo 3.1 ]
* June 18, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_towards_a_new_ooo'''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping Towards a New OOo User Interface]
* June 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_summary_of_ui_design '''Gullfoss:''' UI Design Proposals Wrap Up and a Look Forward]
* May 30, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/may_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' May Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* May 25, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/ideation_and_what_s_next '''Gullfoss:''' Ideation and what's next in the Renaissance Project]
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_2009 '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Data Available]
* May 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/t3n-linktipps-android-interview-datenschaufel-amazon-s3-245251/ '''t3n:''' „Renaissance“: Eine bessere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 19, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_last_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' New UI: Last Chance to Comment on Proposals]
* May 19, 2009:
** (German) [http://www.workshop.ch/openmind/2009/05/19/project-renaissance-ein-besseres-user-interface-fr-openofficeorg/ '''Open Mind:''' Project Renaissance: Ein besseres User Interface für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/getting_usage_tracking_data_for '''Gullfoss:''' Getting usage-tracking data for OpenOffice.org]
* April 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/change_impress_to_improve_all '''Gullfoss:''' Change Impress to improve all of OOo]
* April 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/this_is_your_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' This is YOUR Chance to Improve the OOo UI! Don't Miss It!]
* April 08, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_at_openexpo_bern '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance at OpenExpo Bern]
* April 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dTz_Vu5Ww '''Open Expo Presentation''': Projekt Renaissance. Entwicklung einer neuen Benutzeroberfläche für OpenOffice]
* April 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_user_survey_2009_performance '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009: Performance Findings]
* April 01, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_user_interface_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' New User Interface for Impress]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_openoffice_org_user '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Now Online]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/state_of_the_renaissance_project '''Gullfoss:''' State of the Renaissance Project]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_data '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey Data from 11-12/2008]

=== 2008 ===
* December 3, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.peterdehaas.net/2008/12/openoffice-ui-overhaul-in-xx-years.html '''peterhaas.net:''' OpenOffice .. UI overhaul in xx Years ??]
** (Spanish) [http://fernandovillatoro.blogspot.com/2008/12/se-planea-cambiar-la-interfaz-de.html '''fernandovillatoro:''' Se planea cambiar la interfaz de Openoffice.org]
* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de/2008/12/02/neue-gui-fuer-openoffice.org/ '''ubuntuusers.de:''' Neue GUI für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.supernature-forum.de/www-news-und-geruechtekueche/85315-openoffice-oberflaeche-soll-eine-renaissance-erleben.html '''supernature-forum.de:''' OpenOffice-Oberfläche soll eine Renaissance erleben]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/project-renaissance-openoffice-2008-12-02/ '''Gulli.de:''' Project Renaissance OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.rc-forum.de/showthread.php?t=846322 '''rc-forum.de:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://notes2self.net/archive/2008/12/02/openoffice-org-our-interface-offers-an-antiquated-look-amp-feel-and-users-complain-about-the-cumbersome-and-outdated-graphical-user-interface.aspx '''notes2self.net''' OpenOffice.Org’s “Renaissance” project]
** (German) [http://www.winboard.org/forum/news/99227-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''WinBoard.org:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (English) [http://my.opera.com/area42/blog/openoffice-gets-a-new-interface '''My Opera.com:''' OpenOffice gets a new Interface]
** (English) [http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2007/08/cocoa-migration-gnustep-renaissance.html '''ericb's place:''' Cocoa migration, GNUStep Renaissance project and .nibs]

* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/12/is-this-openofficeorgs-firegull-moment.html '''Open...:'''Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

* November 28, 2008:
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_kick_off1 '''Announcement on GullFOSS:''' Project “Renaissance” - Create a New User Interface for OOo ]
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2008/11/project-renaissance-kick-off.html '''Announcement on OOo UX Team Blog:''' Project “Renaissance” Kick-Off]

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= Project Renaissance Press Coverage =
== Web / Print ==
=== 2010 ===
* August 11, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Release-Candidate-von-OpenOffice-3-3-1110346.html '''heise online:''' Release Candidate von OpenOffice 3.3]
* August 11, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/OpenOffice-3-3-erreicht-Beta-Stadium-1054692.html '''heise online:''' OpenOffice 3.3 erreicht Beta-Stadium]
* June 04, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-3-2-1-korrigiert-Fehler-1015465.html '''heise online:''' OpenOffice 3.2.1 korrigiert Fehler (02/2010)]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-2-1-verf-gbar-2010-06-04 '''Gulli News:''' Das Projekt OpenOffice.org veröffentlicht heute OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, die neueste Version der weltweit führenden freien Office-Suite.]

* January (Print)
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/ct/inhalt/2010/02/74/ '''c't Magazin für Computer Technik (02/2010):''' Umstrittener Tapetenwechsel - OpenOffice.org auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Bedienkonzept]

=== 2009 ===
* September 13, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/6/0,3672,7892262,00.html '''ZDF heute.de:''' Mehr als nur Kosmetik]
* September 01, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/118459.html '''Macnews.de:''' Wartungsupdate für OpenOffice.org - Version 3.2 im November]
* August 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4697 '''ZDNet:''' Renaissance to deliver 0.16 prototype this week with hybrid toolbar]
* August 18, 2009
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3834986/OpenOfficeorg-and-the-Ribbons-Interface-Brouhaha.htm '''Datamation:''' OpenOffice.org and the 'Ribbons' Interface Brouhaha]
* August 17, 2009
** (German) [http://www.ftd.de/it-medien/medien-internet/:buerosoftwarepaket-open-office-zu-nah-am-feindbild/554484.html '''ftd:''' Open Office zu nah am Feindbild]
* August 13, 2009
** (English) [http://www.illuminata.com/?p=3266 '''Illuminata:''' When Choice is Bad: The OpenOffice Ribbon]
* August 10, 2009
** (English) [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136474/Open_source_users_revolt_over_OpenOffice.org_s_ribbon_esque_UI?taxonomyId=1&pageNumber=1 '''Computerworld:''' Open-source users revolt over OpenOffice.org's ribbon-esque UI]
* August 08, 2009
* (German) [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,691995/Open-Office-kommt-mit-Ribbon-aehnlichem-Interface/Tools/News/ '''PC Games Hardware:''' Open Office kommt mit Ribbon-ähnlichem Interface]
* August 07, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/open/OpenOffice-Team-stellt-neue-Bedienoberflaeche-vor--/news/meldung/143179 '''heise online:''' OpenOffice-Team stellt neue Bedienoberfläche vor]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/wirtschaft_investition_software_openoffice_stellt_prototypen_mit_ribbon_interface_vor_story-39001022-41501133-1.htm '''ZDnet:''' OpenOffice stellt Prototypen mit Ribbon-Interface vor]
** (German) [http://t3n.de/news/project-renaissance-prototyp-neuen-251567/ '''t3n:''' Prototyp der neuen OpenOffice.org-Oberfläche jetzt ausprobieren (mit Abstimmung)]
** (German) [http://www.netzwelt.de/news/80450-prototyp-neue-oberflaeche-openoffice-org.html '''Netzwelt:''' Prototyp: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2009/14544.html '''ProLinux:''' Prototyp der Oberfläche von OpenOffice 4 Impress veröffentlicht]
** (German) [http://www.dcrs.de/openoffice-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-opensource-office,367204 '''DCRS online:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenSource-Office]
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/117929.html '''Macnews.de:''' Projekt Renaissance zeigt erste Bilder vom neuen OpenOffice]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/Open-Office-Neue-Bedien-Oberflaeche-Renaissance_37563081.html '''CHIP online:''' Open Office: Neue Bedien-Oberfläche Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.maclife.de/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=14283 '''Mac Life:OpenOffice:''' Neue Benutzeroberfläche vorgestellt]
* August 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.swissitmagazine.ch/software/business-sw/articles/224194/ '''SwissIT:''' OpenOffice inspiriert durch Microsoft?]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,48870.html '''winfuture:''' OpenOffice erprobt Office 2007-ähnliche Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0908/68880.html '''golem.de:''' Renaissance: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/08/06/Erster-Blick-auf-neue-OpenOffice-Oberfläche '''Mac Gadget.de:''' Erster Blick auf neue OpenOffice-Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.n-tv.de/technik/computer/OpenOffice-im-Ribbon-Look-article450413.html '''ntv.de:''' Renaissance ist Geschmackssache: OpenOffice im Ribbon-Look]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/fs/1246543913266/Open-Office-Neue-Oberflaeche-aehnelt-Office-2007 '''derstandard.at:''' Open Office: Neue Oberfläche ähnelt Office 2007]
** (English) [http://www.osnews.com/story/21957/OpenOffice_org_Demonstrates_First_New_UI_Prototypes '''OSnews:''' OpenOffice.org Demonstrates First New UI Prototypes]
** (English) [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10305160-2.html?tag=mncol '''CNET:''' Prototype OpenOffice.org gets ribboned]
* August 05, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/05/1951244/Preview-the-Office-2007-Ribbon-Like-UI-Floated-For-OpenOfficeOrg '''Slashdot:''' Preview the Office 2007 Ribbon-Like UI Floated For OpenOffice.Org]
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
* July 21, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-Renaissance-prototyping-phase-drawing-to-close--/news/113813 '''h-online.com:''' OpenOffice Renaissance prototyping phase drawing to close]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/content/view/full/41744 '''Linux Magazin:''' Projekt Renaissance baut Open-Office-Prototypen]
* June 26, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Linuxtag-2009-Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux Magazin:''' Linuxtag 2009: Renaissance für Open Office ]
* June 16, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/06/16/OpenOffice-32-kommt-Ende-2009 '''MAC gadget:''' OpenOffice 3.2 kommt Ende 2009]
* May 13, 2009
** (French) [http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2009/05/12/openoffice_org_en_quete_d_une_nouvelle_interface '''Silicon.fr:''' OpenOffice.org en quête d'une nouvelle interface]
** (Hungarian) [http://itcafe.hu/hir/openoffice_org_flux_ui.html '''ITcafé:''' Képek az OpenOffice.org tervezett új felhasználói felületéről]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-wiki-overwhelmed-in-UI-search--/news/113282 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org wiki overwhelmed in UI search]
** (French) [http://www.macgeneration.com/news/voir/134895/la-renaissance-d-openoffice.org '''mac generation:''' La renaissance d'OpenOffice.org]
* May 12, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/11/160254 '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice UI Design Proposals Published]
* May 8, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/online_artikel/renaissance_open_office_setzt_auf_nutzerfeedback '''Linux Magazin:''' Renaissance: Open Office setzt auf Nutzerfeedback ]
* May 3, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-Projekt-sucht-den-grossen-Ent-Wurf '''Linux Community:''' Kreativ werden]
* April 30, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/news/endspurt_fuer_impress_designentwuerfe?category=0 '''Linux Magazin:''' Endspurt für Impress-Designentwürfe]
* April 04, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-1-telefoniert-2009-04-04/ '''Gulli:News''' OpenOffice.org 3.1: Telefoniert nach Hause]
* March 06, 2009
** (English) [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39623588,00.htm'''ZDNet UK:''' Sun disputes claims OpenOffice is a fading project]
* February 27, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-cebit-2009-02-27/ '''Gulli:News:''' OpenOffice.org CeBIT-Vortragsprogramm]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-looks-for-survey-feedback--/news/112745 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org looks for survey feedback]
* January 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/aktuell/news/newspost/plaene-fuer-2009-xx-open-source-projekte-und-das-neue-jahr/2413/ '''t3n:''' Pläne für 2009: Zehn Open-Source-Projekte und das neue Jahr]

=== 2008 ===
* December 9, 2008:
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790086/The+Future+Facelift+of+OpenOffice.org.htm '''Datamation:''' The Future Facelift of OpenOffice.org]

* December 4, 2008:
** (Turkish) [http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/teknoloji/10505130.asp?gid=234 '''hurriyet.com.tr:''' OpenOffice değişiyor]

* December 3, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.zonews.de/2008/12/03/project-renaissance-openoffice-erhlt-eine-neue-oberflche/ '''zonews.de:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/software/0,39023144,39199798,00.htm '''zdnet.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.xonio.com/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914840.html '''xonio.com:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2008/12/02/Ticker-Apple-vs-Psystar-OpenOffice-GUI '''Mac Gadget:'''Ticker: Apple vs. Psystar; OpenOffice-GUI]
** (German) [http://www.netzticker.net/68699 '''Netticker.net:''' Neue Oberflache für OpenOffice.org]
** (Dutch) [http://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/18598/OpenOffice-wordt-in-een-nieuw-jasje-gestoken.html '''techzine.nl:''' OpenOffice wordt in een nieuw jasje gestoken]
** (Turkish) [http://www.chip.com.tr/konu/OpenOffice-yeni-arayuzune-kavusuyor_9874.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice yeni arayüzüne kavuşuyor!]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2008/13538.html '''ProLinux:''' OpenOffice.org will Oberfläche erneuern]
** (German) [http://www.osnote.de/allgemein/umfrage-nutzerfreundlichere-oberflache-fur-openofficeorg/ '''OSNote:''' Umfrage: Nutzerfreundlichere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://forum.speedmeter.de/dsl-news/27955-projekt-renaissance-openoffice-org-erhaelt-neue-oberflaeche.html '''SpeedMeter:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.die-topnews.de/openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutzeroberflaeche-327931 '''Die TopNews:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.webnews.de/kommentare/280457/0/Wiedergeburt-der-OpenOffice-Oberflaeche-geplant.html '''WebNews:''' "Wiedergeburt" der OpenOffice-Oberfläche geplant]
** (German) [http://computer.aol.de/News/Openofficeorg-erhaelt-neue-Oberflaeche-2003838616-0.html?tid=rss '''AOL (PC Welt) News:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://de.news.yahoo.com/12/20081203/ttc-openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutze-a8a9a5f.html '''Yahoo! News:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (Polish) [http://www.heise-online.pl/news/Nowy-wyglad-OpenOffice-a--/6635 '''heise online.pl:''' Nowy wygląd OpenOffice'a]

* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0812/63881.html '''Golem.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Neues-Design-fuer-OpenOffice-Update--/meldung/119753 '''heise-online.de:''' Neues Design für OpenOffice]
** (English) [http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''heise-online.co.uk:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914841.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice bekommt ein neues Interface]
** (German) [http://www.pc-professionell.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''PC Professionell''': OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.pcwelt.de/start/software_os/office/news/188951/openofficeorg_erhaelt_neue_oberflaeche/ '''PCWelt:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://tech.de.msn.com/spiele/spielenews_artikel.aspx?cp-documentid=11508539 '''msn.de:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1227287500124 '''Der Standard.at:''' Projekt Renaissance: OpenOffice.org soll ein neues Interface bekommen]
** (German) [http://www.computerhilfen.de/info/neues-aussehen-fuer-openoffice-geplant.html '''Computerhilfen.de:''' Neues Aussehen für OpenOffice geplant]
** (German) [http://www.infoweek.ch/news/nw_single.cfm?news_ID=19599&sid=0 '''infoweek.ch:''' OpenOffice bald in neuem Look]
** (German) [http://news.magnus.de/software/artikel/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''magnus.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macnotes.de/2008/12/02/notizen-vom-2-dezember-2008/ '''macnotes.de:''' OOo und das Projekt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux-Community.de:''' Renaissance für Open Office]
** (German) [http://www.tripple.net/contator/webwizard/news.asp?nnr=35043 '''contator.de:''' OpenOffice erlebt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.oszine.de/node/10169 '''oszine.de:''' Renaissance für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.testticker.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''Testticker.de:''' OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/meldung/29323 '''linux-magazin.de:''' Open-Office-Projekt überarbeitet GUI-Design]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,43932.html '''Winfuture.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Benutzeroberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=118648&n=3&utm_source=CWNewsletter&UTM_medium=Newsletter '''Computerwelt.at:''' Openoffice.org bekommt neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.computerworlduk.com/TOOLBOX/OPEN-SOURCE/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1582&blogid=14 '''ComputerworldUK:''' Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

== Blogs ==
All Project Renaissance team blogs can be found on [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance GullFoss Blog]
=== 2009 ===
* December 17, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_in_impress_for_3 '''Gullfoss:''' Renaissance in Impress for 3.3: Read the specification and post your feedback]
* December 10, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_impress_improvements_found '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Impress Improvements - Found the required slide layout yet?]
* December 07, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_status_update_for '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Status Update for November/December]
* December 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_for_openoffice_org '''Gullfoss:''' New UI for OpenOffice.org? When?]
* November 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/missed_the_openoffice_org_confernce '''Gullfoss:''' Missed the OpenOffice.org Conference? Enter Christoph's Time Machine!]
* October 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/october_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' October Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* October 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_experience_project_at_ooocon '''Gullfoss:''' User Experience Project at OOoCon]
* October 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_feedback_data_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' User Feedback Data for Impress]
* October 15, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/impress_click_map_what_s '''Gullfoss:''' Impress User Interface Click Map - What's Hot & What's Not]
* October 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data '''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data]
* September 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/results_of_the_renaissance_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Results of the Renaissance Prototype Survey]
* September 26, 2009
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2009/09/questions-answers-and-interview.html '''UX OOo Blog:''' Questions, Answers and an Interview]
* September 04, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_support_from_the '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance - Support from the University of Osnabrueck]
* August 14, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_user_interface '''Gullfoss:''' Feedback on Feedback]
* August 7, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/misinterpretation_of_a_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Misinterpretation of a prototype?]
* August 6, 2009
** (English) [http://lifehacker.com/5331438/openofficeorg-screenshots-preview-a-ribbon+like-toolbar '''lifehacker:''' OpenOffice.org Screenshots Preview a Ribbon-Like Toolbar]
** (German) [http://nexem.info/hard+software/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-zum-ausprobieren--2826/ '''nexem.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
** (German) [http://www.dimido.de/neue-bedienoberflachen-fur-openofficeorg-in-der-entwicklung ''' Dimido Blog.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
* August 5, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3649 '''ZDNet:''' OpenOffice users: Just say no to a Microsoft-like Ribbon interface]
* July 31, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_ui_july '''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping a New User Interface for OOo - July Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* July 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test '''Gullfoss:''' Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!]
* June 28, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/what_s_on_vogue_in '''Gullfoss:''' What’s On Vogue in Prototyping]
* June 22, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data_for'''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data for OOo 3.1 ]
* June 18, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_towards_a_new_ooo'''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping Towards a New OOo User Interface]
* June 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_summary_of_ui_design '''Gullfoss:''' UI Design Proposals Wrap Up and a Look Forward]
* May 30, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/may_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' May Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* May 25, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/ideation_and_what_s_next '''Gullfoss:''' Ideation and what's next in the Renaissance Project]
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_2009 '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Data Available]
* May 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/t3n-linktipps-android-interview-datenschaufel-amazon-s3-245251/ '''t3n:''' „Renaissance“: Eine bessere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 19, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_last_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' New UI: Last Chance to Comment on Proposals]
* May 19, 2009:
** (German) [http://www.workshop.ch/openmind/2009/05/19/project-renaissance-ein-besseres-user-interface-fr-openofficeorg/ '''Open Mind:''' Project Renaissance: Ein besseres User Interface für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/getting_usage_tracking_data_for '''Gullfoss:''' Getting usage-tracking data for OpenOffice.org]
* April 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/change_impress_to_improve_all '''Gullfoss:''' Change Impress to improve all of OOo]
* April 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/this_is_your_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' This is YOUR Chance to Improve the OOo UI! Don't Miss It!]
* April 08, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_at_openexpo_bern '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance at OpenExpo Bern]
* April 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dTz_Vu5Ww '''Open Expo Presentation''': Projekt Renaissance. Entwicklung einer neuen Benutzeroberfläche für OpenOffice]
* April 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_user_survey_2009_performance '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009: Performance Findings]
* April 01, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_user_interface_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' New User Interface for Impress]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_openoffice_org_user '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Now Online]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/state_of_the_renaissance_project '''Gullfoss:''' State of the Renaissance Project]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_data '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey Data from 11-12/2008]

=== 2008 ===
* December 3, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.peterdehaas.net/2008/12/openoffice-ui-overhaul-in-xx-years.html '''peterhaas.net:''' OpenOffice .. UI overhaul in xx Years ??]
** (Spanish) [http://fernandovillatoro.blogspot.com/2008/12/se-planea-cambiar-la-interfaz-de.html '''fernandovillatoro:''' Se planea cambiar la interfaz de Openoffice.org]
* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de/2008/12/02/neue-gui-fuer-openoffice.org/ '''ubuntuusers.de:''' Neue GUI für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.supernature-forum.de/www-news-und-geruechtekueche/85315-openoffice-oberflaeche-soll-eine-renaissance-erleben.html '''supernature-forum.de:''' OpenOffice-Oberfläche soll eine Renaissance erleben]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/project-renaissance-openoffice-2008-12-02/ '''Gulli.de:''' Project Renaissance OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.rc-forum.de/showthread.php?t=846322 '''rc-forum.de:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://notes2self.net/archive/2008/12/02/openoffice-org-our-interface-offers-an-antiquated-look-amp-feel-and-users-complain-about-the-cumbersome-and-outdated-graphical-user-interface.aspx '''notes2self.net''' OpenOffice.Org’s “Renaissance” project]
** (German) [http://www.winboard.org/forum/news/99227-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''WinBoard.org:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (English) [http://my.opera.com/area42/blog/openoffice-gets-a-new-interface '''My Opera.com:''' OpenOffice gets a new Interface]
** (English) [http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2007/08/cocoa-migration-gnustep-renaissance.html '''ericb's place:''' Cocoa migration, GNUStep Renaissance project and .nibs]

* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/12/is-this-openofficeorgs-firegull-moment.html '''Open...:'''Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

* November 28, 2008:
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_kick_off1 '''Announcement on GullFOSS:''' Project “Renaissance” - Create a New User Interface for OOo ]
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2008/11/project-renaissance-kick-off.html '''Announcement on OOo UX Team Blog:''' Project “Renaissance” Kick-Off]

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= Project Renaissance Press Coverage =
== Web / Print ==
=== 2010 ===
* June 04, 2010
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/OpenOffice-3-2-1-korrigiert-Fehler-1015465.html '''heise online:''' OpenOffice 3.2.1 korrigiert Fehler (02/2010)]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-2-1-verf-gbar-2010-06-04 '''Gulli News:''' Das Projekt OpenOffice.org veröffentlicht heute OpenOffice.org 3.2.1, die neueste Version der weltweit führenden freien Office-Suite.]

* January (Print)
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/ct/inhalt/2010/02/74/ '''c't Magazin für Computer Technik (02/2010):''' Umstrittener Tapetenwechsel - OpenOffice.org auf dem Weg zu einem neuen Bedienkonzept]

=== 2009 ===
* September 13, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heute.de/ZDFheute/inhalt/6/0,3672,7892262,00.html '''ZDF heute.de:''' Mehr als nur Kosmetik]
* September 01, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/118459.html '''Macnews.de:''' Wartungsupdate für OpenOffice.org - Version 3.2 im November]
* August 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4697 '''ZDNet:''' Renaissance to deliver 0.16 prototype this week with hybrid toolbar]
* August 18, 2009
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3834986/OpenOfficeorg-and-the-Ribbons-Interface-Brouhaha.htm '''Datamation:''' OpenOffice.org and the 'Ribbons' Interface Brouhaha]
* August 17, 2009
** (German) [http://www.ftd.de/it-medien/medien-internet/:buerosoftwarepaket-open-office-zu-nah-am-feindbild/554484.html '''ftd:''' Open Office zu nah am Feindbild]
* August 13, 2009
** (English) [http://www.illuminata.com/?p=3266 '''Illuminata:''' When Choice is Bad: The OpenOffice Ribbon]
* August 10, 2009
** (English) [http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136474/Open_source_users_revolt_over_OpenOffice.org_s_ribbon_esque_UI?taxonomyId=1&pageNumber=1 '''Computerworld:''' Open-source users revolt over OpenOffice.org's ribbon-esque UI]
* August 08, 2009
* (German) [http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,691995/Open-Office-kommt-mit-Ribbon-aehnlichem-Interface/Tools/News/ '''PC Games Hardware:''' Open Office kommt mit Ribbon-ähnlichem Interface]
* August 07, 2009
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/open/OpenOffice-Team-stellt-neue-Bedienoberflaeche-vor--/news/meldung/143179 '''heise online:''' OpenOffice-Team stellt neue Bedienoberfläche vor]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/wirtschaft_investition_software_openoffice_stellt_prototypen_mit_ribbon_interface_vor_story-39001022-41501133-1.htm '''ZDnet:''' OpenOffice stellt Prototypen mit Ribbon-Interface vor]
** (German) [http://t3n.de/news/project-renaissance-prototyp-neuen-251567/ '''t3n:''' Prototyp der neuen OpenOffice.org-Oberfläche jetzt ausprobieren (mit Abstimmung)]
** (German) [http://www.netzwelt.de/news/80450-prototyp-neue-oberflaeche-openoffice-org.html '''Netzwelt:''' Prototyp: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2009/14544.html '''ProLinux:''' Prototyp der Oberfläche von OpenOffice 4 Impress veröffentlicht]
** (German) [http://www.dcrs.de/openoffice-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-opensource-office,367204 '''DCRS online:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenSource-Office]
** (German) [http://www.macnews.de/news/117929.html '''Macnews.de:''' Projekt Renaissance zeigt erste Bilder vom neuen OpenOffice]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/Open-Office-Neue-Bedien-Oberflaeche-Renaissance_37563081.html '''CHIP online:''' Open Office: Neue Bedien-Oberfläche Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.maclife.de/index.php?module=Pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=1&pid=14283 '''Mac Life:OpenOffice:''' Neue Benutzeroberfläche vorgestellt]
* August 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.swissitmagazine.ch/software/business-sw/articles/224194/ '''SwissIT:''' OpenOffice inspiriert durch Microsoft?]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,48870.html '''winfuture:''' OpenOffice erprobt Office 2007-ähnliche Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0908/68880.html '''golem.de:''' Renaissance: Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/08/06/Erster-Blick-auf-neue-OpenOffice-Oberfläche '''Mac Gadget.de:''' Erster Blick auf neue OpenOffice-Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.n-tv.de/technik/computer/OpenOffice-im-Ribbon-Look-article450413.html '''ntv.de:''' Renaissance ist Geschmackssache: OpenOffice im Ribbon-Look]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/fs/1246543913266/Open-Office-Neue-Oberflaeche-aehnelt-Office-2007 '''derstandard.at:''' Open Office: Neue Oberfläche ähnelt Office 2007]
** (English) [http://www.osnews.com/story/21957/OpenOffice_org_Demonstrates_First_New_UI_Prototypes '''OSnews:''' OpenOffice.org Demonstrates First New UI Prototypes]
** (English) [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10305160-2.html?tag=mncol '''CNET:''' Prototype OpenOffice.org gets ribboned]
* August 05, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/08/05/1951244/Preview-the-Office-2007-Ribbon-Like-UI-Floated-For-OpenOfficeOrg '''Slashdot:''' Preview the Office 2007 Ribbon-Like UI Floated For OpenOffice.Org]
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
* July 21, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/firehose.pl?id=5450679&op=view '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice to get Office 2007 Ribbon-like UI]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-Renaissance-prototyping-phase-drawing-to-close--/news/113813 '''h-online.com:''' OpenOffice Renaissance prototyping phase drawing to close]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/content/view/full/41744 '''Linux Magazin:''' Projekt Renaissance baut Open-Office-Prototypen]
* June 26, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/NEWS/Linuxtag-2009-Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux Magazin:''' Linuxtag 2009: Renaissance für Open Office ]
* June 16, 2009
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2009/06/16/OpenOffice-32-kommt-Ende-2009 '''MAC gadget:''' OpenOffice 3.2 kommt Ende 2009]
* May 13, 2009
** (French) [http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2009/05/12/openoffice_org_en_quete_d_une_nouvelle_interface '''Silicon.fr:''' OpenOffice.org en quête d'une nouvelle interface]
** (Hungarian) [http://itcafe.hu/hir/openoffice_org_flux_ui.html '''ITcafé:''' Képek az OpenOffice.org tervezett új felhasználói felületéről]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-wiki-overwhelmed-in-UI-search--/news/113282 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org wiki overwhelmed in UI search]
** (French) [http://www.macgeneration.com/news/voir/134895/la-renaissance-d-openoffice.org '''mac generation:''' La renaissance d'OpenOffice.org]
* May 12, 2009
** (English) [http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/11/160254 '''Slashdot:''' OpenOffice UI Design Proposals Published]
* May 8, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/online_artikel/renaissance_open_office_setzt_auf_nutzerfeedback '''Linux Magazin:''' Renaissance: Open Office setzt auf Nutzerfeedback ]
* May 3, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-Projekt-sucht-den-grossen-Ent-Wurf '''Linux Community:''' Kreativ werden]
* April 30, 2009
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/news/endspurt_fuer_impress_designentwuerfe?category=0 '''Linux Magazin:''' Endspurt für Impress-Designentwürfe]
* April 04, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-3-1-telefoniert-2009-04-04/ '''Gulli:News''' OpenOffice.org 3.1: Telefoniert nach Hause]
* March 06, 2009
** (English) [http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39623588,00.htm'''ZDNet UK:''' Sun disputes claims OpenOffice is a fading project]
* February 27, 2009
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/openoffice-org-cebit-2009-02-27/ '''Gulli:News:''' OpenOffice.org CeBIT-Vortragsprogramm]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/open/OpenOffice-org-looks-for-survey-feedback--/news/112745 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice.org looks for survey feedback]
* January 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/aktuell/news/newspost/plaene-fuer-2009-xx-open-source-projekte-und-das-neue-jahr/2413/ '''t3n:''' Pläne für 2009: Zehn Open-Source-Projekte und das neue Jahr]

=== 2008 ===
* December 9, 2008:
** (English) [http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3790086/The+Future+Facelift+of+OpenOffice.org.htm '''Datamation:''' The Future Facelift of OpenOffice.org]

* December 4, 2008:
** (Turkish) [http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/teknoloji/10505130.asp?gid=234 '''hurriyet.com.tr:''' OpenOffice değişiyor]

* December 3, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.zonews.de/2008/12/03/project-renaissance-openoffice-erhlt-eine-neue-oberflche/ '''zonews.de:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.zdnet.de/news/software/0,39023144,39199798,00.htm '''zdnet.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.xonio.com/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914840.html '''xonio.com:''' OpenOffice soll neue Oberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.macgadget.de/News/2008/12/02/Ticker-Apple-vs-Psystar-OpenOffice-GUI '''Mac Gadget:'''Ticker: Apple vs. Psystar; OpenOffice-GUI]
** (German) [http://www.netzticker.net/68699 '''Netticker.net:''' Neue Oberflache für OpenOffice.org]
** (Dutch) [http://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/18598/OpenOffice-wordt-in-een-nieuw-jasje-gestoken.html '''techzine.nl:''' OpenOffice wordt in een nieuw jasje gestoken]
** (Turkish) [http://www.chip.com.tr/konu/OpenOffice-yeni-arayuzune-kavusuyor_9874.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice yeni arayüzüne kavuşuyor!]
** (German) [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2008/13538.html '''ProLinux:''' OpenOffice.org will Oberfläche erneuern]
** (German) [http://www.osnote.de/allgemein/umfrage-nutzerfreundlichere-oberflache-fur-openofficeorg/ '''OSNote:''' Umfrage: Nutzerfreundlichere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://forum.speedmeter.de/dsl-news/27955-projekt-renaissance-openoffice-org-erhaelt-neue-oberflaeche.html '''SpeedMeter:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.die-topnews.de/openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutzeroberflaeche-327931 '''Die TopNews:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.webnews.de/kommentare/280457/0/Wiedergeburt-der-OpenOffice-Oberflaeche-geplant.html '''WebNews:''' "Wiedergeburt" der OpenOffice-Oberfläche geplant]
** (German) [http://computer.aol.de/News/Openofficeorg-erhaelt-neue-Oberflaeche-2003838616-0.html?tid=rss '''AOL (PC Welt) News:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://de.news.yahoo.com/12/20081203/ttc-openoffice-bekommt-eine-neue-benutze-a8a9a5f.html '''Yahoo! News:''' OpenOffice bekommt eine neue Benutzeroberfläche]
** (Polish) [http://www.heise-online.pl/news/Nowy-wyglad-OpenOffice-a--/6635 '''heise online.pl:''' Nowy wygląd OpenOffice'a]

* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://www.golem.de/0812/63881.html '''Golem.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
** (German) [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Neues-Design-fuer-OpenOffice-Update--/meldung/119753 '''heise-online.de:''' Neues Design für OpenOffice]
** (English) [http://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''heise-online.co.uk:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
** (German) [http://www.chip.de/news/OpenOffice-bekommt-ein-neues-Interface_33914841.html '''Chip online:''' OpenOffice bekommt ein neues Interface]
** (German) [http://www.pc-professionell.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''PC Professionell''': OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.pcwelt.de/start/software_os/office/news/188951/openofficeorg_erhaelt_neue_oberflaeche/ '''PCWelt:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://tech.de.msn.com/spiele/spielenews_artikel.aspx?cp-documentid=11508539 '''msn.de:''' Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1227287500124 '''Der Standard.at:''' Projekt Renaissance: OpenOffice.org soll ein neues Interface bekommen]
** (German) [http://www.computerhilfen.de/info/neues-aussehen-fuer-openoffice-geplant.html '''Computerhilfen.de:''' Neues Aussehen für OpenOffice geplant]
** (German) [http://www.infoweek.ch/news/nw_single.cfm?news_ID=19599&sid=0 '''infoweek.ch:''' OpenOffice bald in neuem Look]
** (German) [http://news.magnus.de/software/artikel/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''magnus.de:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.macnotes.de/2008/12/02/notizen-vom-2-dezember-2008/ '''macnotes.de:''' OOo und das Projekt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Nachrichten/Renaissance-fuer-Open-Office '''Linux-Community.de:''' Renaissance für Open Office]
** (German) [http://www.tripple.net/contator/webwizard/news.asp?nnr=35043 '''contator.de:''' OpenOffice erlebt Renaissance]
** (German) [http://www.oszine.de/node/10169 '''oszine.de:''' Renaissance für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.testticker.de/news/2008/12/02/openoffice_org_will_menues_entruempeln '''Testticker.de:''' OpenOffice.org will Menüs entrümpeln]
** (German) [http://www.linux-magazin.de/meldung/29323 '''linux-magazin.de:''' Open-Office-Projekt überarbeitet GUI-Design]
** (German) [http://winfuture.de/news,43932.html '''Winfuture.de:''' OpenOffice soll neue Benutzeroberfläche erhalten]
** (German) [http://www.computerwelt.at/detailArticle.asp?a=118648&n=3&utm_source=CWNewsletter&UTM_medium=Newsletter '''Computerwelt.at:''' Openoffice.org bekommt neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://www.h-online.com/news/OpenOffice-s-UI-will-be-getting-a-refurb--/112130 '''theHopen:''' OpenOffice's UI will be getting a refurb]
* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.computerworlduk.com/TOOLBOX/OPEN-SOURCE/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1582&blogid=14 '''ComputerworldUK:''' Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

== Blogs ==
All Project Renaissance team blogs can be found on [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/tags/renaissance GullFoss Blog]
=== 2009 ===
* December 17, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_in_impress_for_3 '''Gullfoss:''' Renaissance in Impress for 3.3: Read the specification and post your feedback]
* December 10, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_impress_improvements_found '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Impress Improvements - Found the required slide layout yet?]
* December 07, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_status_update_for '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance Status Update for November/December]
* December 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_for_openoffice_org '''Gullfoss:''' New UI for OpenOffice.org? When?]
* November 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/missed_the_openoffice_org_confernce '''Gullfoss:''' Missed the OpenOffice.org Conference? Enter Christoph's Time Machine!]
* October 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/october_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' October Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* October 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_experience_project_at_ooocon '''Gullfoss:''' User Experience Project at OOoCon]
* October 23, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/user_feedback_data_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' User Feedback Data for Impress]
* October 15, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/impress_click_map_what_s '''Gullfoss:''' Impress User Interface Click Map - What's Hot & What's Not]
* October 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data '''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data]
* September 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/results_of_the_renaissance_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Results of the Renaissance Prototype Survey]
* September 26, 2009
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2009/09/questions-answers-and-interview.html '''UX OOo Blog:''' Questions, Answers and an Interview]
* September 04, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_support_from_the '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance - Support from the University of Osnabrueck]
* August 14, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_user_interface '''Gullfoss:''' Feedback on Feedback]
* August 7, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/misinterpretation_of_a_prototype '''Gullfoss:''' Misinterpretation of a prototype?]
* August 6, 2009
** (English) [http://lifehacker.com/5331438/openofficeorg-screenshots-preview-a-ribbon+like-toolbar '''lifehacker:''' OpenOffice.org Screenshots Preview a Ribbon-Like Toolbar]
** (German) [http://nexem.info/hard+software/neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-zum-ausprobieren--2826/ '''nexem.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
** (German) [http://www.dimido.de/neue-bedienoberflachen-fur-openofficeorg-in-der-entwicklung ''' Dimido Blog.:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice zum ausprobieren]
* August 5, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3649 '''ZDNet:''' OpenOffice users: Just say no to a Microsoft-like Ribbon interface]
* July 31, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_a_new_ui_july '''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping a New User Interface for OOo - July Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* July 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test '''Gullfoss:''' Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!]
* June 28, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/what_s_on_vogue_in '''Gullfoss:''' What’s On Vogue in Prototyping]
* June 22, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/updated_user_feedback_data_for'''Gullfoss:''' Updated User Feedback Data for OOo 3.1 ]
* June 18, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototyping_towards_a_new_ooo'''Gullfoss:''' Prototyping Towards a New OOo User Interface]
* June 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/renaissance_summary_of_ui_design '''Gullfoss:''' UI Design Proposals Wrap Up and a Look Forward]
* May 30, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/may_status_update_for_project '''Gullfoss:''' May Status Update for Project Renaissance]
* May 25, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/ideation_and_what_s_next '''Gullfoss:''' Ideation and what's next in the Renaissance Project]
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_2009 '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Data Available]
* May 22, 2009
** (German) [http://t3n.yeebase.com/t3n-linktipps-android-interview-datenschaufel-amazon-s3-245251/ '''t3n:''' „Renaissance“: Eine bessere Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 19, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ui_last_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' New UI: Last Chance to Comment on Proposals]
* May 19, 2009:
** (German) [http://www.workshop.ch/openmind/2009/05/19/project-renaissance-ein-besseres-user-interface-fr-openofficeorg/ '''Open Mind:''' Project Renaissance: Ein besseres User Interface für OpenOffice.org ]
* May 13, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/getting_usage_tracking_data_for '''Gullfoss:''' Getting usage-tracking data for OpenOffice.org]
* April 29, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/change_impress_to_improve_all '''Gullfoss:''' Change Impress to improve all of OOo]
* April 20, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/this_is_your_chance_to '''Gullfoss:''' This is YOUR Chance to Improve the OOo UI! Don't Miss It!]
* April 08, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_at_openexpo_bern '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance at OpenExpo Bern]
* April 06, 2009
** (German) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dTz_Vu5Ww '''Open Expo Presentation''': Projekt Renaissance. Entwicklung einer neuen Benutzeroberfläche für OpenOffice]
* April 03, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_user_survey_2009_performance '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009: Performance Findings]
* April 01, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_user_interface_for_impress '''Gullfoss:''' New User Interface for Impress]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_openoffice_org_user '''Gullfoss:''' Project Renaissance: OpenOffice.org User Survey 2009 Now Online]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/state_of_the_renaissance_project '''Gullfoss:''' State of the Renaissance Project]
* February 27, 2009
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/openoffice_org_user_survey_data '''Gullfoss:''' OpenOffice.org User Survey Data from 11-12/2008]

=== 2008 ===
* December 3, 2008:
** (English) [http://www.peterdehaas.net/2008/12/openoffice-ui-overhaul-in-xx-years.html '''peterhaas.net:''' OpenOffice .. UI overhaul in xx Years ??]
** (Spanish) [http://fernandovillatoro.blogspot.com/2008/12/se-planea-cambiar-la-interfaz-de.html '''fernandovillatoro:''' Se planea cambiar la interfaz de Openoffice.org]
* December 2, 2008:
** (German) [http://ikhaya.ubuntuusers.de/2008/12/02/neue-gui-fuer-openoffice.org/ '''ubuntuusers.de:''' Neue GUI für OpenOffice.org]
** (German) [http://www.supernature-forum.de/www-news-und-geruechtekueche/85315-openoffice-oberflaeche-soll-eine-renaissance-erleben.html '''supernature-forum.de:''' OpenOffice-Oberfläche soll eine Renaissance erleben]
** (German) [http://www.gulli.com/news/project-renaissance-openoffice-2008-12-02/ '''Gulli.de:''' Project Renaissance OpenOffice erhält eine neue Oberfläche]
** (German) [http://www.rc-forum.de/showthread.php?t=846322 '''rc-forum.de:''' Projekt Renaissance: Openoffice.org erhält neue Oberfläche]
** (English) [http://notes2self.net/archive/2008/12/02/openoffice-org-our-interface-offers-an-antiquated-look-amp-feel-and-users-complain-about-the-cumbersome-and-outdated-graphical-user-interface.aspx '''notes2self.net''' OpenOffice.Org’s “Renaissance” project]
** (German) [http://www.winboard.org/forum/news/99227-neue-oberflaeche-fuer-openoffice-org.html '''WinBoard.org:''' Neue Oberfläche für OpenOffice.org]
** (English) [http://my.opera.com/area42/blog/openoffice-gets-a-new-interface '''My Opera.com:''' OpenOffice gets a new Interface]
** (English) [http://eric.bachard.free.fr/news/2007/08/cocoa-migration-gnustep-renaissance.html '''ericb's place:''' Cocoa migration, GNUStep Renaissance project and .nibs]

* December 1, 2008:
** (English) [http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/12/is-this-openofficeorgs-firegull-moment.html '''Open...:'''Is this OpenOffice.org's Firegull Moment?]

* November 28, 2008:
** (English) [http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/project_renaissance_kick_off1 '''Announcement on GullFOSS:''' Project “Renaissance” - Create a New User Interface for OOo ]
** (English) [http://uxopenofficeorg.blogspot.com/2008/11/project-renaissance-kick-off.html '''Announcement on OOo UX Team Blog:''' Project “Renaissance” Kick-Off]

Calc/To-Dos/Usability

2011-01-04T09:27:06Z

Fl: /* UX To Do List for OOo 3.x */

{{User Experience}}
This page documents the usability activities for OOo. The page has been created in July 2007 and will be updated on a regularly basis.
== UX To Do List for OOo 3.x==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]: (55) R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5759 5759]: (57) DataPilot: allow more than 8 data fields

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.3==
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3687 3687]: Make CSV import/export filter settings persistent [patch]: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5560 5560]: (75) Spreadsheet Sheet Labels (change Color and Font): Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30215 30215]: (57) Further thoughts on row limits: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=35579 35579]: (42) Standard filter requires more options: Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.2==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8302 8302]: (111 Votes) Want to be able to insert into the middle of merged cells: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60401 60401]: Calc does not support all users' strategies regarding sorting data: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25855 25855]: (38) Copy multiple separated rows: Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.1==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59745 59745]: (44) Cell notes do not move when cells are sorted in Calc : Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.0==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60406 60406]: Column & Row Headers: No feedback on switching off: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33851 33851]: Behavior with cut/copy/paste/fill cells and autofilter: [[Calc/Drafts/Issue_33851|Specification draft]]: Done
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8811 8811]: Allow multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Collaboration.odt Specification]: Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 2.4==
The following issues have been selected from the top-17 and the ux-ctest list below:
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7180 7180]: Need ability to move columns/rows in spreadsheet: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Insertion_of_Cells.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4040 4040]: Convert text to columns: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Text_to_Columns.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=27745 27745]: Basing autofiltering on the result set, not all rows: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/AutoFilter_Behavior.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20496 20496]: Enhanced formula input: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Formula_Input.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15546 15546]: Enter-Key behaves not as expected: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Data_Input.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66857 66857]: Control+Enter to create line breaks doesn't always work: OOo 2.4?
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7269 7269]: Page Down Should Switch Pages if there is nothing to scroll: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82071 82071]: Flaws in print logic: [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/printing/Print_Dialog.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=24372 24372]: Individual per Tab Percent View: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/dialogs/Options_Dialog.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59697 59697]: Need selection of 'current sheet' for printing:</strike>: OOo 2.4 Done
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=75766 75766]: View Properties per Sheet in Calc: OOo 2.4 Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4695 4695]: INDIRECT function fails with named cells

== UX To Do List for OOo 2.3==
The following UX issues have been solved for OOo 2.3.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78661 78661]: Auto-capitalization in Calc cells is perceived as very annoying: [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/autocorrect/AutoCorrect.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25278 25278]: Print only selected spreadsheet: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78488 78488]: New Error Message when print output is empty: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51564 51564]: Sum function does not automatically recognize target cell for result: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/autosum.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=38108 38108]: Calc K/B shortcuts: Done OOo 2.3

== UX Issue Sources ==
=== High Votes Issues in December 2010 ===
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=93613 93613]:NEW (310 Votes) Solver does not save its model
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=103580 103580]:NEW (202 Votes) Add Sensitivity Analysis to Linear Solver
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5930 5930]:NEW (143) Engineering Notation
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=89232 89232]:NEW (111) Fill operations should not touch filtered rows.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33723 33723]:NEW (99) NF-DATE: Ability to turn off Number Recognition for incomple
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15773 15773]:NEW (98) Currency symbol left justified, while amount right justified
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=12666 12666]:NEW (96) autofilter works just on one sheet (only one auto-range per
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]:STARTE (96) R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21280 21280]:NEW (75) When cut/copy rows/columns & paste-special, shift down/right
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2131 2131]:NEW (69) RFE: ability to merge cells already merged
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5759 5759]:NEW (57) DataPilot: allow more than 8 data fields
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5736 5736]:NEW (54) Create chart as a sheet (chart only sheet, chartsheet)
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22762 22762]:NEW (52) Page preview for Selection
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10864 10864]:NEW (50) Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky'
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=87999 87999]:NEW (36) In "standard" data type csv import should never convert item
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=106958 106958]:NEW (35) Build GRG Method into solver
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=18748 18748]:NEW (33) At autocompletion TAB-key-use no longer leads to cell travel
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=19440 19440]:STARTE (30) Increase number of sheets and columns
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=53182 53182]:NEW (30) Select visible cells only button
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7357 7357]:NEW (30) Paste into nonadjacent random cells
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=26009 26009]:NEW (29) Calc sheets should *all* be formatted RTL by default in Hebr
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8812 8812]:NEW (28) Conditional formating
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=44828 44828]:NEW (27) tools-detective-trace for cross-sheet formulae
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=23839 23839]:NEW (27) Underlines in user defined number format, accounting underli
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=64604 64604]:NEW (24) Allow Calc DataProvider to handle named ranges (new chart)
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=32785 32785]:STARTE (23) Excel Export BIFF5: missing character encoding
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5460 5460]:NEW (23) Corel Quattro Pro import filter/file open
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7722 7722]:STARTE (23) Cells Columns that are larger than screen jump when scrollin
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=64851 64851]:STARTE (23) sum precision differs for inline and cell arguments
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=38494 38494]:STARTE (22) Copy/Paste numbers from Writer to Calc: decimal separator in
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69830 69830]:NEW (22) Opening .tsv files in calc
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10865 10865]:NEW (21) Moving/Copying -Single- Cell using click-n-drag
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=72191 72191]:STARTE (21) Support variable formula conventions

=== High Votes Issues in April 2008 ===
The following issues are the top 20 high voted Calc issues in April 2008.
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8302 8302]: (111 Votes) Want to be able to insert into the middle of merged cells </strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5560 5560]: (75) Spreadsheet Sheet Labels (change Color and Font)</strike>
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5930 5930]: (71) Engineering Notation
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=12666 12666]: (61) Autofilter works just on one sheet (only one auto-range per
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30215 30215]: (57) Further thoughts on row limits </strike>
# Issue no.: <strike>[http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]: (55) R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet </strike>
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21280 21280]: (50) Automatic Insert (shift down or shift right) of cells, colum
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2131 2131]: (47) Ability to merge cells already merged
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15773 15773]: (45) Currency symbol left justified, while amount right justified
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59745 59745]: (44) Cell notes do not move when cells are sorted in Calc </strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=35579 35579]: (42) Standard filter requires more options.</strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=6087 6087]: (40) ODF: Allow all characters in sheet names: </strike> Done OOo 3.0
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25855 25855]: (38) Copy multiple separated rows
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22762 22762]: (33) Page preview for Selection
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33723 33723]: (31) Ability to turn off Number Recognition in Calc
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5658 5658]: (24) Spreadsheet thinks a number is a string (text)
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=87970 87970]: (22) Hebrew Characters in Spreadsheet Names Became Misdisplayed
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=38494 38494]: (21) Copy/Paste numbers from Writer to Calc: decimal separator in
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5759 5759]: (19) DataPilot: allow more than 8 data fields
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3687 3687]: (18) Make CSV import/export filter settings persistent (e.g. the </strike>

=== High Votes Issues in July 2007 ===
The following issues are the top 17 high voted Calc issues in July 2007.
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7180 7180]: Need ability to move columns/rows in spreadsheet: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Insertion_of_Cells.odt Specification]:</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33851 33851]: Behavior with cut/copy/paste/fill cells and autofilter: </strike> [[Calc/Drafts/Issue_33851|Specification draft]]: Done OOo 3.0
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8811 8811]: Allow multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet through workbook sharing</strike>: Done OOo 3.0
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8275 8275]: More border types (dashed, dotted, etc)
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4040 4040]: Convert text to columns:</strike> Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5560 5560]: Spreadsheet Sheet Labels (change Color and Font)</strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=27745 27745]: Basing autofiltering on the result set, not all rows.:</strike> Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5930 5930]: Engineering Notation
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15773 15773]: Currency symbol left justified, while amount right justified in a cell.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21280 21280]: Automatic Insert (shift down or shift right) of cells, columns, or rows when cut, or copied, and pasted
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]: R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=12666 12666]: Autofilter works just on one sheet (only one auto-range per document)
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20496 20496]: Enhanced formula input:</strike> Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59745 59745]: Cell notes do not move when cells are sorted in Calc</strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25855 25855]: Copy multiple separated rows: </strike>Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4695 4695]: INDIRECT function fails with named cells </strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15546 15546]: Enter-Key behaves not as expected:</strike> Done

=== UX-ctest Issues ===
The following ux-ctest issue have been recorded during usability sessions.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60408 60408]: Sum Icon in Calc not Found: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/sum_button_enhancements.odt Specification]
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60406 60406]: Column & Row Headers: No feedback on switching off</strike>: Done OOo 3.0
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60403 60403]: Edit menu: Expected menu command to duplicate sheets
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60402 60402]: German terminology in context menu for sheet controls could be misunderstood
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60401 60401]: Calc does not support all users' strategies regarding sorting data </strike>
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60400 60400]: Spreadsheet handling wording table vs. spreadsheet
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60399 60399]: Delete Columns/Rows in the context menu is missing if the cursor is not positioned on Column/Row Header</strike>
# Issue<strike> no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51564 51564]: Sum function does not automatically recognize target cell for result: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/autosum.odt Specification]:</strike> Done OOo 2.3

=== Customer UX Issues and Patches ===
The following issue have been recorded during expert talks with customers.
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78661 78661]: Auto-capitalization in Calc cells is perceived as very annoying: [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/autocorrect/AutoCorrect.odt Specification]:</strike> Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=969 969]: Auto-Correct on leaving cells does not work:
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25278 25278]: Print only selected spreadsheet:</strike> Done OOo 2.3
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78488 78488]: New Error Message when print output is empty:</strike> OOo 2.3 Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7269 7269]: Page Down Should Switch Pages if there is nothing to scroll:</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51656 51656]: Edit columns width and page margins:</strike> Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: ??????: Add Color Picker and Link to Color Dialog to Color Float
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66484 66484] Missing Range Chooser Issue
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5432 5432] F4 should repeat last command
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10864 10864]: Color chooser do not show latest color
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59697 59697]: Need selection of 'current sheet' for printing:</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=75766 75766]: View Properties per Sheet in Calc</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3687 3687]: Make CSV import/export filter settings persistent </strike>[patch]: Done OOo 2.4

=== Further UX Issues ===
==== Issue List from the French Community ====
The French community has also build an [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Fr.openoffice.org/FeaturesCalc issue list] for Calc. This list will also be taken into account when determining which issues have to be fixed in future versions.
==== Issues Proposed by flaime ====
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2131 2131]: Ability to merge cells already merged
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8302 8302]: Want to be able to insert into the middle of merged cells

==== Issues Proposed by Discoleo ====

===== '''Data Typing''' =====
'''1. Strong Data Typing'''
See [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79924 issue 79924].
Every decent programming language implements a data typing mechanism in order to reduce the error rate during programming. However, spreadsheets have failed to introduce any typing, although a significant number of errors could be prevented IF such a mechanism was built in place.

'''2. CURRENCY'''
Calc should implement a strong typing system. In a first phase, I advocate implementing a separate data-type for currency and a typing system handling currency operations (a '''generic currency''' type first), later expanding it to further units (more currency subtypes and probably 'time-units' being next, followed by other units). For full details, see issue [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79924 79924].

: ADVANTAGES
: This would allow catching errors of type <currency> + <scalar> or <currency> * <currency> early up, thereby mitigating potential ''disastrous financial outcomes'' and ''lots of hours of spreadsheet debugging''.

[[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 20:29, 23 July 2007 (CEST)

===== '''Duplicate Data''' =====
'''3. DUPLICATE DATA'''
Duplicate spreadsheets as well as duplicate data introduced trough copying the same data predisposes to multiple errors. If one wrong value is discovered, correcting every occurrence of that data value, if '''multiple copies''' of the same data are present, is a daunting task. Various features allow reducing duplicate data entries. These are more fully discussed in [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80139 issue 80139].

: This is an extension of
:* [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8811 issue 8811]: collaborative editing of spreadsheets
:: ALL users work on the same spreadsheet, therefore NO duplicate data
:* [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66817 issue 66817]: Paste as '''bidirectional references''', aka HARD-LINKS (Unix style hard links)
:: e.g. cell B1 contains: = A1; if the user spots an error in the value displayed in B1 and corrects that value, this correction is '''propagated back''' into cell A1
:* [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=34213 issue 34213]: Paste as (simple) reference (though hard-links are more powerful)
:* further features regarding tracking changes and versioning the document (not filed yet)
:** in a multi-user environment, a specific user is interested in tracking changes only in a limited portion of the document; therefore, one should have the ability to define functional areas in the spreadsheet
:** track only changes in these functional areas: see [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80325 issue 80325] for further details
:** most often the user needs to track changes in computed values, although this is currently not possible (only direct changes are displayed, see issue 80325)
:** the watch window ([http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=28386 issue 28386]) goes in that direction
:** mediawiki is another program where one can learn some additional '''track changes''' features (e.g. one edits only one '''functional area''')

[[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 20:41, 28 July 2007 (CEST)

Send feedback to: [mailto:frank.loehmann@sun.com Frank Loehmann]
[[Category:User_Experience]]
[[Category:Calc|Usability Activities]]

Calc/To-Dos/Usability

2011-01-04T09:26:47Z

Fl: /* UX To Do List for OOo 3.x */

{{User Experience}}
This page documents the usability activities for OOo. The page has been created in July 2007 and will be updated on a regularly basis.
== UX To Do List for OOo 3.x==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]: (55) R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5759 5759]:NEW (57) DataPilot: allow more than 8 data fields

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.3==
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3687 3687]: Make CSV import/export filter settings persistent [patch]: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5560 5560]: (75) Spreadsheet Sheet Labels (change Color and Font): Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30215 30215]: (57) Further thoughts on row limits: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=35579 35579]: (42) Standard filter requires more options: Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.2==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8302 8302]: (111 Votes) Want to be able to insert into the middle of merged cells: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60401 60401]: Calc does not support all users' strategies regarding sorting data: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25855 25855]: (38) Copy multiple separated rows: Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.1==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59745 59745]: (44) Cell notes do not move when cells are sorted in Calc : Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 3.0==
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60406 60406]: Column & Row Headers: No feedback on switching off: Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33851 33851]: Behavior with cut/copy/paste/fill cells and autofilter: [[Calc/Drafts/Issue_33851|Specification draft]]: Done
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8811 8811]: Allow multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/features/Collaboration.odt Specification]: Done

== UX To Do List for OOo 2.4==
The following issues have been selected from the top-17 and the ux-ctest list below:
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7180 7180]: Need ability to move columns/rows in spreadsheet: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Insertion_of_Cells.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4040 4040]: Convert text to columns: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Text_to_Columns.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=27745 27745]: Basing autofiltering on the result set, not all rows: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/AutoFilter_Behavior.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20496 20496]: Enhanced formula input: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Formula_Input.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15546 15546]: Enter-Key behaves not as expected: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Enhanced_Data_Input.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66857 66857]: Control+Enter to create line breaks doesn't always work: OOo 2.4?
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7269 7269]: Page Down Should Switch Pages if there is nothing to scroll: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=82071 82071]: Flaws in print logic: [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/printing/Print_Dialog.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=24372 24372]: Individual per Tab Percent View: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/dialogs/Options_Dialog.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.4
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59697 59697]: Need selection of 'current sheet' for printing:</strike>: OOo 2.4 Done
# Issue no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=75766 75766]: View Properties per Sheet in Calc: OOo 2.4 Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4695 4695]: INDIRECT function fails with named cells

== UX To Do List for OOo 2.3==
The following UX issues have been solved for OOo 2.3.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78661 78661]: Auto-capitalization in Calc cells is perceived as very annoying: [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/autocorrect/AutoCorrect.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25278 25278]: Print only selected spreadsheet: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78488 78488]: New Error Message when print output is empty: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51564 51564]: Sum function does not automatically recognize target cell for result: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/autosum.odt Specification]: Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=38108 38108]: Calc K/B shortcuts: Done OOo 2.3

== UX Issue Sources ==
=== High Votes Issues in December 2010 ===
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=93613 93613]:NEW (310 Votes) Solver does not save its model
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=103580 103580]:NEW (202 Votes) Add Sensitivity Analysis to Linear Solver
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5930 5930]:NEW (143) Engineering Notation
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=89232 89232]:NEW (111) Fill operations should not touch filtered rows.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33723 33723]:NEW (99) NF-DATE: Ability to turn off Number Recognition for incomple
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15773 15773]:NEW (98) Currency symbol left justified, while amount right justified
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=12666 12666]:NEW (96) autofilter works just on one sheet (only one auto-range per
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]:STARTE (96) R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21280 21280]:NEW (75) When cut/copy rows/columns & paste-special, shift down/right
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2131 2131]:NEW (69) RFE: ability to merge cells already merged
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5759 5759]:NEW (57) DataPilot: allow more than 8 data fields
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5736 5736]:NEW (54) Create chart as a sheet (chart only sheet, chartsheet)
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22762 22762]:NEW (52) Page preview for Selection
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10864 10864]:NEW (50) Border/Backgroundcolor button on toolbar is not 'sticky'
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=87999 87999]:NEW (36) In "standard" data type csv import should never convert item
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=106958 106958]:NEW (35) Build GRG Method into solver
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=18748 18748]:NEW (33) At autocompletion TAB-key-use no longer leads to cell travel
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=19440 19440]:STARTE (30) Increase number of sheets and columns
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=53182 53182]:NEW (30) Select visible cells only button
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7357 7357]:NEW (30) Paste into nonadjacent random cells
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=26009 26009]:NEW (29) Calc sheets should *all* be formatted RTL by default in Hebr
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8812 8812]:NEW (28) Conditional formating
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=44828 44828]:NEW (27) tools-detective-trace for cross-sheet formulae
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=23839 23839]:NEW (27) Underlines in user defined number format, accounting underli
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=64604 64604]:NEW (24) Allow Calc DataProvider to handle named ranges (new chart)
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=32785 32785]:STARTE (23) Excel Export BIFF5: missing character encoding
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5460 5460]:NEW (23) Corel Quattro Pro import filter/file open
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7722 7722]:STARTE (23) Cells Columns that are larger than screen jump when scrollin
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=64851 64851]:STARTE (23) sum precision differs for inline and cell arguments
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=38494 38494]:STARTE (22) Copy/Paste numbers from Writer to Calc: decimal separator in
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=69830 69830]:NEW (22) Opening .tsv files in calc
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10865 10865]:NEW (21) Moving/Copying -Single- Cell using click-n-drag
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=72191 72191]:STARTE (21) Support variable formula conventions

=== High Votes Issues in April 2008 ===
The following issues are the top 20 high voted Calc issues in April 2008.
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8302 8302]: (111 Votes) Want to be able to insert into the middle of merged cells </strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5560 5560]: (75) Spreadsheet Sheet Labels (change Color and Font)</strike>
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5930 5930]: (71) Engineering Notation
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=12666 12666]: (61) Autofilter works just on one sheet (only one auto-range per
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=30215 30215]: (57) Further thoughts on row limits </strike>
# Issue no.: <strike>[http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]: (55) R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet </strike>
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21280 21280]: (50) Automatic Insert (shift down or shift right) of cells, colum
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2131 2131]: (47) Ability to merge cells already merged
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15773 15773]: (45) Currency symbol left justified, while amount right justified
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59745 59745]: (44) Cell notes do not move when cells are sorted in Calc </strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=35579 35579]: (42) Standard filter requires more options.</strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=6087 6087]: (40) ODF: Allow all characters in sheet names: </strike> Done OOo 3.0
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25855 25855]: (38) Copy multiple separated rows
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=22762 22762]: (33) Page preview for Selection
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33723 33723]: (31) Ability to turn off Number Recognition in Calc
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5658 5658]: (24) Spreadsheet thinks a number is a string (text)
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=87970 87970]: (22) Hebrew Characters in Spreadsheet Names Became Misdisplayed
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=38494 38494]: (21) Copy/Paste numbers from Writer to Calc: decimal separator in
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5759 5759]: (19) DataPilot: allow more than 8 data fields
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3687 3687]: (18) Make CSV import/export filter settings persistent (e.g. the </strike>

=== High Votes Issues in July 2007 ===
The following issues are the top 17 high voted Calc issues in July 2007.
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7180 7180]: Need ability to move columns/rows in spreadsheet: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/Insertion_of_Cells.odt Specification]:</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=33851 33851]: Behavior with cut/copy/paste/fill cells and autofilter: </strike> [[Calc/Drafts/Issue_33851|Specification draft]]: Done OOo 3.0
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8811 8811]: Allow multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet through workbook sharing</strike>: Done OOo 3.0
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8275 8275]: More border types (dashed, dotted, etc)
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4040 4040]: Convert text to columns:</strike> Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5560 5560]: Spreadsheet Sheet Labels (change Color and Font)</strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=27745 27745]: Basing autofiltering on the result set, not all rows.:</strike> Done
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5930 5930]: Engineering Notation
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15773 15773]: Currency symbol left justified, while amount right justified in a cell.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=21280 21280]: Automatic Insert (shift down or shift right) of cells, columns, or rows when cut, or copied, and pasted
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20857 20857]: R1C1 notation for the spreadsheet
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=12666 12666]: Autofilter works just on one sheet (only one auto-range per document)
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=20496 20496]: Enhanced formula input:</strike> Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59745 59745]: Cell notes do not move when cells are sorted in Calc</strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25855 25855]: Copy multiple separated rows: </strike>Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=4695 4695]: INDIRECT function fails with named cells </strike>
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=15546 15546]: Enter-Key behaves not as expected:</strike> Done

=== UX-ctest Issues ===
The following ux-ctest issue have been recorded during usability sessions.
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60408 60408]: Sum Icon in Calc not Found: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/sum_button_enhancements.odt Specification]
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60406 60406]: Column & Row Headers: No feedback on switching off</strike>: Done OOo 3.0
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60403 60403]: Edit menu: Expected menu command to duplicate sheets
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60402 60402]: German terminology in context menu for sheet controls could be misunderstood
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60401 60401]: Calc does not support all users' strategies regarding sorting data </strike>
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60400 60400]: Spreadsheet handling wording table vs. spreadsheet
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=60399 60399]: Delete Columns/Rows in the context menu is missing if the cursor is not positioned on Column/Row Header</strike>
# Issue<strike> no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51564 51564]: Sum function does not automatically recognize target cell for result: [http://specs.openoffice.org/calc/ease-of-use/autosum.odt Specification]:</strike> Done OOo 2.3

=== Customer UX Issues and Patches ===
The following issue have been recorded during expert talks with customers.
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78661 78661]: Auto-capitalization in Calc cells is perceived as very annoying: [http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/autocorrect/AutoCorrect.odt Specification]:</strike> Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=969 969]: Auto-Correct on leaving cells does not work:
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25278 25278]: Print only selected spreadsheet:</strike> Done OOo 2.3
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78488 78488]: New Error Message when print output is empty:</strike> OOo 2.3 Done
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7269 7269]: Page Down Should Switch Pages if there is nothing to scroll:</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=51656 51656]: Edit columns width and page margins:</strike> Done OOo 2.3
# Issue no.: ??????: Add Color Picker and Link to Color Dialog to Color Float
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66484 66484] Missing Range Chooser Issue
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5432 5432] F4 should repeat last command
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10864 10864]: Color chooser do not show latest color
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59697 59697]: Need selection of 'current sheet' for printing:</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=75766 75766]: View Properties per Sheet in Calc</strike> Done OOo 2.4
# Issue <strike>no.: [http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3687 3687]: Make CSV import/export filter settings persistent </strike>[patch]: Done OOo 2.4

=== Further UX Issues ===
==== Issue List from the French Community ====
The French community has also build an [http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Fr.openoffice.org/FeaturesCalc issue list] for Calc. This list will also be taken into account when determining which issues have to be fixed in future versions.
==== Issues Proposed by flaime ====
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=2131 2131]: Ability to merge cells already merged
# Issue no.: [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8302 8302]: Want to be able to insert into the middle of merged cells

==== Issues Proposed by Discoleo ====

===== '''Data Typing''' =====
'''1. Strong Data Typing'''
See [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79924 issue 79924].
Every decent programming language implements a data typing mechanism in order to reduce the error rate during programming. However, spreadsheets have failed to introduce any typing, although a significant number of errors could be prevented IF such a mechanism was built in place.

'''2. CURRENCY'''
Calc should implement a strong typing system. In a first phase, I advocate implementing a separate data-type for currency and a typing system handling currency operations (a '''generic currency''' type first), later expanding it to further units (more currency subtypes and probably 'time-units' being next, followed by other units). For full details, see issue [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79924 79924].

: ADVANTAGES
: This would allow catching errors of type <currency> + <scalar> or <currency> * <currency> early up, thereby mitigating potential ''disastrous financial outcomes'' and ''lots of hours of spreadsheet debugging''.

[[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 20:29, 23 July 2007 (CEST)

===== '''Duplicate Data''' =====
'''3. DUPLICATE DATA'''
Duplicate spreadsheets as well as duplicate data introduced trough copying the same data predisposes to multiple errors. If one wrong value is discovered, correcting every occurrence of that data value, if '''multiple copies''' of the same data are present, is a daunting task. Various features allow reducing duplicate data entries. These are more fully discussed in [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80139 issue 80139].

: This is an extension of
:* [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=8811 issue 8811]: collaborative editing of spreadsheets
:: ALL users work on the same spreadsheet, therefore NO duplicate data
:* [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=66817 issue 66817]: Paste as '''bidirectional references''', aka HARD-LINKS (Unix style hard links)
:: e.g. cell B1 contains: = A1; if the user spots an error in the value displayed in B1 and corrects that value, this correction is '''propagated back''' into cell A1
:* [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=34213 issue 34213]: Paste as (simple) reference (though hard-links are more powerful)
:* further features regarding tracking changes and versioning the document (not filed yet)
:** in a multi-user environment, a specific user is interested in tracking changes only in a limited portion of the document; therefore, one should have the ability to define functional areas in the spreadsheet
:** track only changes in these functional areas: see [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=80325 issue 80325] for further details
:** most often the user needs to track changes in computed values, although this is currently not possible (only direct changes are displayed, see issue 80325)
:** the watch window ([http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=28386 issue 28386]) goes in that direction
:** mediawiki is another program where one can learn some additional '''track changes''' features (e.g. one edits only one '''functional area''')

[[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 20:41, 28 July 2007 (CEST)

Send feedback to: [mailto:frank.loehmann@sun.com Frank Loehmann]
[[Category:User_Experience]]
[[Category:Calc|Usability Activities]]

User Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem

2010-12-15T16:45:38Z

Fl: /* Small - New Design Proposal by Stella */

{{User Experience}}
=Non Modal Message System=
Current versions of OpenOffice.org use modal dialogs to give feedback in many situations. This interrupts users every time such a dialog is shown. Most of these messages are not that important, but it is no option to stop giving feedback. Furthermore new features, like sharing documents with others need a kind of message system to broadcast collaboration information. Giving feedback needs to be accessible, so it is not sufficient to show a message text somewhere in a dialog or just to change the color of a control. Those text and color changes will not be read by AT tools.

Work in Progress.

== Message Types and Visualization Styles==
'''Note: Visual representation (colors, design, icons) of the following is subject to change.
'''
=== Types ===
* Information
* Warning
* Question
* Update notification

=== Step 1 - Message Style 1===

Every time the message is not directly triggered by the user (i.e collaboration messages) the following message type is being used.

====Small - Classic Design====
[[File:Message system small.png|900px]]

* Messages could disappear automatically after a configurable time. The 'Close' button then shows a text '(n)'..'(0)'. The message will be hidden if the counter reaches 0.
* Only for current document? (or global/local classification)
* Show 'Messages' button for real messages only? (not for temporary ones)

[[File:Message system small menu.png|900px]]

====Small - New Design Proposal by Stella====

'''Info (Yellow)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 01.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 01b.png|900px]]

'''Info (Grey)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 02.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 02b.png|900px]]

'''Warning (Red)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 03.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 03b.png|900px]]

====Contexts to Show a Non Modal Notice?====
The following list shows situations where a non modal message could be helpful. The list is only a proposal:

All Applications:
* No spellcheck support for current text/document language
* No hyphenation support for some text due to different language.
* OOo Update notification
* Alien file format warning? (for non ODF or standard file formats)
* Macro security warning on loading
* Error report tool
* User feedback program notification
* Product registration notification
* Sharing messages
* Author name not given when inserting a field or note or comment
* Document in read only mode (loading/editing)
* Surveys?
* Abort printing in background.
* Extension disabled due to max version feature.
* Too small display resolution info.
* Warning about comments etc. in document, when running PDF export. (security settings)

Writer:
* The document might have got pictures, which are linked to external webpages. A message can tell, when they are not loadable at all because of missing internet connection or not loadable in a reasonable time.
* Large documents (like ODF specification) need a long time until they are paginated. During this time you already see the document. But when you have clicked somewhere the view suddenly jumps. You can see the page numbers change in the left part of the status bar. A more prominent message, that the document is still in paginating mode would be nice.

Calc:
*Some situations in Calc are dangerous. For example, if you have hidden some rows and then select a range to do something with the selected cells, the hidden cells are affected too.
*When converting from align formats, some functions in the align format might be slightly different from their version in OOo. A message can tell, that the import filter has detected such functions. The same holds for ODF format. There are several parts "implementation dependent" in the ODF spec. Here too a message on opening would be helpful, when OOo detects, that the document was not generated by an OOo version.
*When Excel produces ODF files, it uses its own formula namespace. The user should be notified about this, when opening such file.

=== Step 2 - Message Style 2a ===
Temporary messages in context: Information is only of interest in a special context. I.e. feedback when searching the document. Message disappears automatically.

[[File:Message type2.png]] 
Alternatively those contextual information could be shown as style 1 message. In this case the message has a timer, so it will automatically disappear.

=== Step 3 - Contextual Message ===
This visualization can be used in text or on an object. If not focused and mouse is not near the context, the visual hint is minimal.

[[File:Intext 1.png]]

If focused/cursor near context, the following icon is faded in:

[[File:Intext 2.png]]

On click a contextual menu is opened. Info icon turned into closer, so that menu could be closed without moving the mouse.

[[File:Intext 3.png]]

=== Message Center ===
''' Main Menu Integration '''
We need a hook in the main menu.

'''Message Center in Start Center''' (early draft)
Mock-up will follow.

'''Message Center in Side Pane''' (early draft)

[[File:Showallmessages center.png]]

Message could also be shown inside the StartCenter, beside templates and recent documents.

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem_Drafts Experimental Mock-Ups]

==References==
'''Christoph Noack'''

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets DirectManipulationSnippets Direct Manipulation Snippets] 
[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Printerpullpages/ContextualInformation ContextualInformation] 

'''FF4 Proposal'''
[http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20090821-notification/newNotification-i1.png][http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/be7413a3f28d69bd#]

User Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem

2010-12-15T16:36:54Z

Fl: /* Small - Classic Desgin */

{{User Experience}}
=Non Modal Message System=
Current versions of OpenOffice.org use modal dialogs to give feedback in many situations. This interrupts users every time such a dialog is shown. Most of these messages are not that important, but it is no option to stop giving feedback. Furthermore new features, like sharing documents with others need a kind of message system to broadcast collaboration information. Giving feedback needs to be accessible, so it is not sufficient to show a message text somewhere in a dialog or just to change the color of a control. Those text and color changes will not be read by AT tools.

Work in Progress.

== Message Types and Visualization Styles==
'''Note: Visual representation (colors, design, icons) of the following is subject to change.
'''
=== Types ===
* Information
* Warning
* Question
* Update notification

=== Step 1 - Message Style 1===

Every time the message is not directly triggered by the user (i.e collaboration messages) the following message type is being used.

====Small - Classic Design====
[[File:Message system small.png|900px]]

* Messages could disappear automatically after a configurable time. The 'Close' button then shows a text '(n)'..'(0)'. The message will be hidden if the counter reaches 0.
* Only for current document? (or global/local classification)
* Show 'Messages' button for real messages only? (not for temporary ones)

[[File:Message system small menu.png|900px]]

====Small - New Design Proposal by Stella====

'''Info (Yellow)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 01.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 01b.png|900px]]

'''Info (Grey)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 02.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 02b.png|900px]]

'''Warning (Red)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 03.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 03b.png|900px]]

'''Contexts to Show a Non Modal Notice?'''
The following list shows situations where a non modal message could be helpful. The list is only a proposal:

All Applications:
* No spellcheck support for current text/document language
* No hyphenation support for some text due to different language.
* OOo Update notification
* Alien file format warning? (for non ODF or standard file formats)
* Macro security warning on loading
* Error report tool
* User feedback program notification
* Product registration notification
* Sharing messages
* Author name not given when inserting a field or note or comment
* Document in read only mode (loading/editing)
* Surveys?
* Abort printing in background.
* Extension disabled due to max version feature.
* Too small display resolution info.
* Warning about comments etc. in document, when running PDF export. (security settings)

Writer:
* The document might have got pictures, which are linked to external webpages. A message can tell, when they are not loadable at all because of missing internet connection or not loadable in a reasonable time.
* Large documents (like ODF specification) need a long time until they are paginated. During this time you already see the document. But when you have clicked somewhere the view suddenly jumps. You can see the page numbers change in the left part of the status bar. A more prominent message, that the document is still in paginating mode would be nice.

Calc:
*Some situations in Calc are dangerous. For example, if you have hidden some rows and then select a range to do something with the selected cells, the hidden cells are affected too.
*When converting from align formats, some functions in the align format might be slightly different from their version in OOo. A message can tell, that the import filter has detected such functions. The same holds for ODF format. There are several parts "implementation dependent" in the ODF spec. Here too a message on opening would be helpful, when OOo detects, that the document was not generated by an OOo version.
*When Excel produces ODF files, it uses its own formula namespace. The user should be notified about this, when opening such file.

=== Step 2 - Message Style 2a ===
Temporary messages in context: Information is only of interest in a special context. I.e. feedback when searching the document. Message disappears automatically.

[[File:Message type2.png]] 
Alternatively those contextual information could be shown as style 1 message. In this case the message has a timer, so it will automatically disappear.

=== Step 3 - Contextual Message ===
This visualization can be used in text or on an object. If not focused and mouse is not near the context, the visual hint is minimal.

[[File:Intext 1.png]]

If focused/cursor near context, the following icon is faded in:

[[File:Intext 2.png]]

On click a contextual menu is opened. Info icon turned into closer, so that menu could be closed without moving the mouse.

[[File:Intext 3.png]]

=== Message Center ===
''' Main Menu Integration '''
We need a hook in the main menu.

'''Message Center in Start Center''' (early draft)
Mock-up will follow.

'''Message Center in Side Pane''' (early draft)

[[File:Showallmessages center.png]]

Message could also be shown inside the StartCenter, beside templates and recent documents.

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem_Drafts Experimental Mock-Ups]

==References==
'''Christoph Noack'''

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets DirectManipulationSnippets Direct Manipulation Snippets] 
[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Printerpullpages/ContextualInformation ContextualInformation] 

'''FF4 Proposal'''
[http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20090821-notification/newNotification-i1.png][http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/be7413a3f28d69bd#]

User Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem

2010-12-15T16:36:32Z

Fl: /* Small - New Design by Stella */

{{User Experience}}
=Non Modal Message System=
Current versions of OpenOffice.org use modal dialogs to give feedback in many situations. This interrupts users every time such a dialog is shown. Most of these messages are not that important, but it is no option to stop giving feedback. Furthermore new features, like sharing documents with others need a kind of message system to broadcast collaboration information. Giving feedback needs to be accessible, so it is not sufficient to show a message text somewhere in a dialog or just to change the color of a control. Those text and color changes will not be read by AT tools.

Work in Progress.

== Message Types and Visualization Styles==
'''Note: Visual representation (colors, design, icons) of the following is subject to change.
'''
=== Types ===
* Information
* Warning
* Question
* Update notification

=== Step 1 - Message Style 1===

Every time the message is not directly triggered by the user (i.e collaboration messages) the following message type is being used.

====Small - Classic Desgin====
[[File:Message system small.png|900px]]

* Messages could disappear automatically after a configurable time. The 'Close' button then shows a text '(n)'..'(0)'. The message will be hidden if the counter reaches 0.
* Only for current document? (or global/local classification)
* Show 'Messages' button for real messages only? (not for temporary ones)

[[File:Message system small menu.png|900px]]

====Small - New Design Proposal by Stella====

'''Info (Yellow)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 01.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 01b.png|900px]]

'''Info (Grey)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 02.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 02b.png|900px]]

'''Warning (Red)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 03.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 03b.png|900px]]

'''Contexts to Show a Non Modal Notice?'''
The following list shows situations where a non modal message could be helpful. The list is only a proposal:

All Applications:
* No spellcheck support for current text/document language
* No hyphenation support for some text due to different language.
* OOo Update notification
* Alien file format warning? (for non ODF or standard file formats)
* Macro security warning on loading
* Error report tool
* User feedback program notification
* Product registration notification
* Sharing messages
* Author name not given when inserting a field or note or comment
* Document in read only mode (loading/editing)
* Surveys?
* Abort printing in background.
* Extension disabled due to max version feature.
* Too small display resolution info.
* Warning about comments etc. in document, when running PDF export. (security settings)

Writer:
* The document might have got pictures, which are linked to external webpages. A message can tell, when they are not loadable at all because of missing internet connection or not loadable in a reasonable time.
* Large documents (like ODF specification) need a long time until they are paginated. During this time you already see the document. But when you have clicked somewhere the view suddenly jumps. You can see the page numbers change in the left part of the status bar. A more prominent message, that the document is still in paginating mode would be nice.

Calc:
*Some situations in Calc are dangerous. For example, if you have hidden some rows and then select a range to do something with the selected cells, the hidden cells are affected too.
*When converting from align formats, some functions in the align format might be slightly different from their version in OOo. A message can tell, that the import filter has detected such functions. The same holds for ODF format. There are several parts "implementation dependent" in the ODF spec. Here too a message on opening would be helpful, when OOo detects, that the document was not generated by an OOo version.
*When Excel produces ODF files, it uses its own formula namespace. The user should be notified about this, when opening such file.

=== Step 2 - Message Style 2a ===
Temporary messages in context: Information is only of interest in a special context. I.e. feedback when searching the document. Message disappears automatically.

[[File:Message type2.png]] 
Alternatively those contextual information could be shown as style 1 message. In this case the message has a timer, so it will automatically disappear.

=== Step 3 - Contextual Message ===
This visualization can be used in text or on an object. If not focused and mouse is not near the context, the visual hint is minimal.

[[File:Intext 1.png]]

If focused/cursor near context, the following icon is faded in:

[[File:Intext 2.png]]

On click a contextual menu is opened. Info icon turned into closer, so that menu could be closed without moving the mouse.

[[File:Intext 3.png]]

=== Message Center ===
''' Main Menu Integration '''
We need a hook in the main menu.

'''Message Center in Start Center''' (early draft)
Mock-up will follow.

'''Message Center in Side Pane''' (early draft)

[[File:Showallmessages center.png]]

Message could also be shown inside the StartCenter, beside templates and recent documents.

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem_Drafts Experimental Mock-Ups]

==References==
'''Christoph Noack'''

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets DirectManipulationSnippets Direct Manipulation Snippets] 
[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Printerpullpages/ContextualInformation ContextualInformation] 

'''FF4 Proposal'''
[http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20090821-notification/newNotification-i1.png][http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/be7413a3f28d69bd#]

User Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem

2010-12-15T16:36:02Z

Fl: /* Small - New Design by Stella */

{{User Experience}}
=Non Modal Message System=
Current versions of OpenOffice.org use modal dialogs to give feedback in many situations. This interrupts users every time such a dialog is shown. Most of these messages are not that important, but it is no option to stop giving feedback. Furthermore new features, like sharing documents with others need a kind of message system to broadcast collaboration information. Giving feedback needs to be accessible, so it is not sufficient to show a message text somewhere in a dialog or just to change the color of a control. Those text and color changes will not be read by AT tools.

Work in Progress.

== Message Types and Visualization Styles==
'''Note: Visual representation (colors, design, icons) of the following is subject to change.
'''
=== Types ===
* Information
* Warning
* Question
* Update notification

=== Step 1 - Message Style 1===

Every time the message is not directly triggered by the user (i.e collaboration messages) the following message type is being used.

====Small - Classic Desgin====
[[File:Message system small.png|900px]]

* Messages could disappear automatically after a configurable time. The 'Close' button then shows a text '(n)'..'(0)'. The message will be hidden if the counter reaches 0.
* Only for current document? (or global/local classification)
* Show 'Messages' button for real messages only? (not for temporary ones)

[[File:Message system small menu.png|900px]]

====Small - New Design by Stella====

'''Info (Yellow)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 01.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 01b.png|900px]]

'''Info (Grey)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 02.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 02b.png|900px]]

'''Warning (Red)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 03.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 03b.png|900px]]

'''Contexts to Show a Non Modal Notice?'''
The following list shows situations where a non modal message could be helpful. The list is only a proposal:

All Applications:
* No spellcheck support for current text/document language
* No hyphenation support for some text due to different language.
* OOo Update notification
* Alien file format warning? (for non ODF or standard file formats)
* Macro security warning on loading
* Error report tool
* User feedback program notification
* Product registration notification
* Sharing messages
* Author name not given when inserting a field or note or comment
* Document in read only mode (loading/editing)
* Surveys?
* Abort printing in background.
* Extension disabled due to max version feature.
* Too small display resolution info.
* Warning about comments etc. in document, when running PDF export. (security settings)

Writer:
* The document might have got pictures, which are linked to external webpages. A message can tell, when they are not loadable at all because of missing internet connection or not loadable in a reasonable time.
* Large documents (like ODF specification) need a long time until they are paginated. During this time you already see the document. But when you have clicked somewhere the view suddenly jumps. You can see the page numbers change in the left part of the status bar. A more prominent message, that the document is still in paginating mode would be nice.

Calc:
*Some situations in Calc are dangerous. For example, if you have hidden some rows and then select a range to do something with the selected cells, the hidden cells are affected too.
*When converting from align formats, some functions in the align format might be slightly different from their version in OOo. A message can tell, that the import filter has detected such functions. The same holds for ODF format. There are several parts "implementation dependent" in the ODF spec. Here too a message on opening would be helpful, when OOo detects, that the document was not generated by an OOo version.
*When Excel produces ODF files, it uses its own formula namespace. The user should be notified about this, when opening such file.

=== Step 2 - Message Style 2a ===
Temporary messages in context: Information is only of interest in a special context. I.e. feedback when searching the document. Message disappears automatically.

[[File:Message type2.png]] 
Alternatively those contextual information could be shown as style 1 message. In this case the message has a timer, so it will automatically disappear.

=== Step 3 - Contextual Message ===
This visualization can be used in text or on an object. If not focused and mouse is not near the context, the visual hint is minimal.

[[File:Intext 1.png]]

If focused/cursor near context, the following icon is faded in:

[[File:Intext 2.png]]

On click a contextual menu is opened. Info icon turned into closer, so that menu could be closed without moving the mouse.

[[File:Intext 3.png]]

=== Message Center ===
''' Main Menu Integration '''
We need a hook in the main menu.

'''Message Center in Start Center''' (early draft)
Mock-up will follow.

'''Message Center in Side Pane''' (early draft)

[[File:Showallmessages center.png]]

Message could also be shown inside the StartCenter, beside templates and recent documents.

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem_Drafts Experimental Mock-Ups]

==References==
'''Christoph Noack'''

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets DirectManipulationSnippets Direct Manipulation Snippets] 
[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Printerpullpages/ContextualInformation ContextualInformation] 

'''FF4 Proposal'''
[http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20090821-notification/newNotification-i1.png][http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/be7413a3f28d69bd#]

User Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem

2010-12-15T16:35:32Z

Fl: /* Small - New Design by Stella */

{{User Experience}}
=Non Modal Message System=
Current versions of OpenOffice.org use modal dialogs to give feedback in many situations. This interrupts users every time such a dialog is shown. Most of these messages are not that important, but it is no option to stop giving feedback. Furthermore new features, like sharing documents with others need a kind of message system to broadcast collaboration information. Giving feedback needs to be accessible, so it is not sufficient to show a message text somewhere in a dialog or just to change the color of a control. Those text and color changes will not be read by AT tools.

Work in Progress.

== Message Types and Visualization Styles==
'''Note: Visual representation (colors, design, icons) of the following is subject to change.
'''
=== Types ===
* Information
* Warning
* Question
* Update notification

=== Step 1 - Message Style 1===

Every time the message is not directly triggered by the user (i.e collaboration messages) the following message type is being used.

====Small - Classic Desgin====
[[File:Message system small.png|900px]]

* Messages could disappear automatically after a configurable time. The 'Close' button then shows a text '(n)'..'(0)'. The message will be hidden if the counter reaches 0.
* Only for current document? (or global/local classification)
* Show 'Messages' button for real messages only? (not for temporary ones)

[[File:Message system small menu.png|900px]]

====Small - New Design by Stella====

'''Info (Yellow)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 01.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 01b.png|900px]]

'''Info (Grey)'''
[[File:Message design proposal 02.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 02b.png|900px]]

'''Warning (Red)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 03.png|900px]]

More than one message:
[[File:Message design proposal 03b.png|900px]]

'''Contexts to Show a Non Modal Notice?'''
The following list shows situations where a non modal message could be helpful. The list is only a proposal:

All Applications:
* No spellcheck support for current text/document language
* No hyphenation support for some text due to different language.
* OOo Update notification
* Alien file format warning? (for non ODF or standard file formats)
* Macro security warning on loading
* Error report tool
* User feedback program notification
* Product registration notification
* Sharing messages
* Author name not given when inserting a field or note or comment
* Document in read only mode (loading/editing)
* Surveys?
* Abort printing in background.
* Extension disabled due to max version feature.
* Too small display resolution info.
* Warning about comments etc. in document, when running PDF export. (security settings)

Writer:
* The document might have got pictures, which are linked to external webpages. A message can tell, when they are not loadable at all because of missing internet connection or not loadable in a reasonable time.
* Large documents (like ODF specification) need a long time until they are paginated. During this time you already see the document. But when you have clicked somewhere the view suddenly jumps. You can see the page numbers change in the left part of the status bar. A more prominent message, that the document is still in paginating mode would be nice.

Calc:
*Some situations in Calc are dangerous. For example, if you have hidden some rows and then select a range to do something with the selected cells, the hidden cells are affected too.
*When converting from align formats, some functions in the align format might be slightly different from their version in OOo. A message can tell, that the import filter has detected such functions. The same holds for ODF format. There are several parts "implementation dependent" in the ODF spec. Here too a message on opening would be helpful, when OOo detects, that the document was not generated by an OOo version.
*When Excel produces ODF files, it uses its own formula namespace. The user should be notified about this, when opening such file.

=== Step 2 - Message Style 2a ===
Temporary messages in context: Information is only of interest in a special context. I.e. feedback when searching the document. Message disappears automatically.

[[File:Message type2.png]] 
Alternatively those contextual information could be shown as style 1 message. In this case the message has a timer, so it will automatically disappear.

=== Step 3 - Contextual Message ===
This visualization can be used in text or on an object. If not focused and mouse is not near the context, the visual hint is minimal.

[[File:Intext 1.png]]

If focused/cursor near context, the following icon is faded in:

[[File:Intext 2.png]]

On click a contextual menu is opened. Info icon turned into closer, so that menu could be closed without moving the mouse.

[[File:Intext 3.png]]

=== Message Center ===
''' Main Menu Integration '''
We need a hook in the main menu.

'''Message Center in Start Center''' (early draft)
Mock-up will follow.

'''Message Center in Side Pane''' (early draft)

[[File:Showallmessages center.png]]

Message could also be shown inside the StartCenter, beside templates and recent documents.

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem_Drafts Experimental Mock-Ups]

==References==
'''Christoph Noack'''

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets DirectManipulationSnippets Direct Manipulation Snippets] 
[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Printerpullpages/ContextualInformation ContextualInformation] 

'''FF4 Proposal'''
[http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20090821-notification/newNotification-i1.png][http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/be7413a3f28d69bd#]

User Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem

2010-12-15T16:34:39Z

Fl: /* Small - New Design by Stella */

{{User Experience}}
=Non Modal Message System=
Current versions of OpenOffice.org use modal dialogs to give feedback in many situations. This interrupts users every time such a dialog is shown. Most of these messages are not that important, but it is no option to stop giving feedback. Furthermore new features, like sharing documents with others need a kind of message system to broadcast collaboration information. Giving feedback needs to be accessible, so it is not sufficient to show a message text somewhere in a dialog or just to change the color of a control. Those text and color changes will not be read by AT tools.

Work in Progress.

== Message Types and Visualization Styles==
'''Note: Visual representation (colors, design, icons) of the following is subject to change.
'''
=== Types ===
* Information
* Warning
* Question
* Update notification

=== Step 1 - Message Style 1===

Every time the message is not directly triggered by the user (i.e collaboration messages) the following message type is being used.

====Small - Classic Desgin====
[[File:Message system small.png|900px]]

* Messages could disappear automatically after a configurable time. The 'Close' button then shows a text '(n)'..'(0)'. The message will be hidden if the counter reaches 0.
* Only for current document? (or global/local classification)
* Show 'Messages' button for real messages only? (not for temporary ones)

[[File:Message system small menu.png|900px]]

====Small - New Design by Stella====

'''Info (Yellow)'''

[[File:Message design proposal 01.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 01b.png|900px]]

'''Info (Grey)'''
[[File:Message design proposal 02.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 02b.png|900px]]

'''Warning (Red)'''
[[File:Message design proposal 03.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 03b.png|900px]]

'''Contexts to Show a Non Modal Notice?'''
The following list shows situations where a non modal message could be helpful. The list is only a proposal:

All Applications:
* No spellcheck support for current text/document language
* No hyphenation support for some text due to different language.
* OOo Update notification
* Alien file format warning? (for non ODF or standard file formats)
* Macro security warning on loading
* Error report tool
* User feedback program notification
* Product registration notification
* Sharing messages
* Author name not given when inserting a field or note or comment
* Document in read only mode (loading/editing)
* Surveys?
* Abort printing in background.
* Extension disabled due to max version feature.
* Too small display resolution info.
* Warning about comments etc. in document, when running PDF export. (security settings)

Writer:
* The document might have got pictures, which are linked to external webpages. A message can tell, when they are not loadable at all because of missing internet connection or not loadable in a reasonable time.
* Large documents (like ODF specification) need a long time until they are paginated. During this time you already see the document. But when you have clicked somewhere the view suddenly jumps. You can see the page numbers change in the left part of the status bar. A more prominent message, that the document is still in paginating mode would be nice.

Calc:
*Some situations in Calc are dangerous. For example, if you have hidden some rows and then select a range to do something with the selected cells, the hidden cells are affected too.
*When converting from align formats, some functions in the align format might be slightly different from their version in OOo. A message can tell, that the import filter has detected such functions. The same holds for ODF format. There are several parts "implementation dependent" in the ODF spec. Here too a message on opening would be helpful, when OOo detects, that the document was not generated by an OOo version.
*When Excel produces ODF files, it uses its own formula namespace. The user should be notified about this, when opening such file.

=== Step 2 - Message Style 2a ===
Temporary messages in context: Information is only of interest in a special context. I.e. feedback when searching the document. Message disappears automatically.

[[File:Message type2.png]] 
Alternatively those contextual information could be shown as style 1 message. In this case the message has a timer, so it will automatically disappear.

=== Step 3 - Contextual Message ===
This visualization can be used in text or on an object. If not focused and mouse is not near the context, the visual hint is minimal.

[[File:Intext 1.png]]

If focused/cursor near context, the following icon is faded in:

[[File:Intext 2.png]]

On click a contextual menu is opened. Info icon turned into closer, so that menu could be closed without moving the mouse.

[[File:Intext 3.png]]

=== Message Center ===
''' Main Menu Integration '''
We need a hook in the main menu.

'''Message Center in Start Center''' (early draft)
Mock-up will follow.

'''Message Center in Side Pane''' (early draft)

[[File:Showallmessages center.png]]

Message could also be shown inside the StartCenter, beside templates and recent documents.

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem_Drafts Experimental Mock-Ups]

==References==
'''Christoph Noack'''

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets DirectManipulationSnippets Direct Manipulation Snippets] 
[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Printerpullpages/ContextualInformation ContextualInformation] 

'''FF4 Proposal'''
[http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20090821-notification/newNotification-i1.png][http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/be7413a3f28d69bd#]

User Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem

2010-12-15T16:33:24Z

Fl: /* Step 1 - Message Style 1 */

{{User Experience}}
=Non Modal Message System=
Current versions of OpenOffice.org use modal dialogs to give feedback in many situations. This interrupts users every time such a dialog is shown. Most of these messages are not that important, but it is no option to stop giving feedback. Furthermore new features, like sharing documents with others need a kind of message system to broadcast collaboration information. Giving feedback needs to be accessible, so it is not sufficient to show a message text somewhere in a dialog or just to change the color of a control. Those text and color changes will not be read by AT tools.

Work in Progress.

== Message Types and Visualization Styles==
'''Note: Visual representation (colors, design, icons) of the following is subject to change.
'''
=== Types ===
* Information
* Warning
* Question
* Update notification

=== Step 1 - Message Style 1===

Every time the message is not directly triggered by the user (i.e collaboration messages) the following message type is being used.

====Small - Classic Desgin====
[[File:Message system small.png|900px]]

* Messages could disappear automatically after a configurable time. The 'Close' button then shows a text '(n)'..'(0)'. The message will be hidden if the counter reaches 0.
* Only for current document? (or global/local classification)
* Show 'Messages' button for real messages only? (not for temporary ones)

[[File:Message system small menu.png|900px]]

====Small - New Design by Stella====

[[File:Message design proposal 01.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 01b.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 02.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 02b.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 03.png|900px]]

[[File:Message design proposal 03b.png|900px]]

'''Contexts to Show a Non Modal Notice?'''
The following list shows situations where a non modal message could be helpful. The list is only a proposal:

All Applications:
* No spellcheck support for current text/document language
* No hyphenation support for some text due to different language.
* OOo Update notification
* Alien file format warning? (for non ODF or standard file formats)
* Macro security warning on loading
* Error report tool
* User feedback program notification
* Product registration notification
* Sharing messages
* Author name not given when inserting a field or note or comment
* Document in read only mode (loading/editing)
* Surveys?
* Abort printing in background.
* Extension disabled due to max version feature.
* Too small display resolution info.
* Warning about comments etc. in document, when running PDF export. (security settings)

Writer:
* The document might have got pictures, which are linked to external webpages. A message can tell, when they are not loadable at all because of missing internet connection or not loadable in a reasonable time.
* Large documents (like ODF specification) need a long time until they are paginated. During this time you already see the document. But when you have clicked somewhere the view suddenly jumps. You can see the page numbers change in the left part of the status bar. A more prominent message, that the document is still in paginating mode would be nice.

Calc:
*Some situations in Calc are dangerous. For example, if you have hidden some rows and then select a range to do something with the selected cells, the hidden cells are affected too.
*When converting from align formats, some functions in the align format might be slightly different from their version in OOo. A message can tell, that the import filter has detected such functions. The same holds for ODF format. There are several parts "implementation dependent" in the ODF spec. Here too a message on opening would be helpful, when OOo detects, that the document was not generated by an OOo version.
*When Excel produces ODF files, it uses its own formula namespace. The user should be notified about this, when opening such file.

=== Step 2 - Message Style 2a ===
Temporary messages in context: Information is only of interest in a special context. I.e. feedback when searching the document. Message disappears automatically.

[[File:Message type2.png]] 
Alternatively those contextual information could be shown as style 1 message. In this case the message has a timer, so it will automatically disappear.

=== Step 3 - Contextual Message ===
This visualization can be used in text or on an object. If not focused and mouse is not near the context, the visual hint is minimal.

[[File:Intext 1.png]]

If focused/cursor near context, the following icon is faded in:

[[File:Intext 2.png]]

On click a contextual menu is opened. Info icon turned into closer, so that menu could be closed without moving the mouse.

[[File:Intext 3.png]]

=== Message Center ===
''' Main Menu Integration '''
We need a hook in the main menu.

'''Message Center in Start Center''' (early draft)
Mock-up will follow.

'''Message Center in Side Pane''' (early draft)

[[File:Showallmessages center.png]]

Message could also be shown inside the StartCenter, beside templates and recent documents.

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/Projects/NonModalMessageSystem_Drafts Experimental Mock-Ups]

==References==
'''Christoph Noack'''

[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Experience/DirectManipulationSnippets DirectManipulationSnippets Direct Manipulation Snippets] 
[http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Printerpullpages/ContextualInformation ContextualInformation] 

'''FF4 Proposal'''
[http://people.mozilla.com/~faaborg/files/20090821-notification/newNotification-i1.png][http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.apps.firefox/browse_frm/thread/be7413a3f28d69bd#]

File:Message design proposal 03b.png

2010-12-15T16:32:40Z

Fl: