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* Mox Soini: [[User:Mox|Mox]] | * Mox Soini: [[User:Mox|Mox]] | ||
− | ==Introduction | + | ==Introduction== |
− | This page is | + | While the [[UI Layout]]-page shows the conceptual differences between the platforms, it is not possible to create good UI by just high-level changes. This page aims to document the differences in details in the UI (and report the status in Ooo). |
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+ | Since the current OOo is more-or-less carbon copy of Windows XP GUI on '''all''' platforms, this page will not document that GUI at all. Focus is put to the platforms that differ from Windows XP GUI. | ||
==Complementary and Related projects== | ==Complementary and Related projects== | ||
The possible future UI Layout work is complementary and not overlapping with: | The possible future UI Layout work is complementary and not overlapping with: | ||
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* Graphics Rendering re-work: [[Mac_OS_X_Porting_-_Canvas|OOo Canvas]] | * Graphics Rendering re-work: [[Mac_OS_X_Porting_-_Canvas|OOo Canvas]] | ||
* [[Uno/Effort/Uno_Runtime_Environment|UNO Runtime environment]] | * [[Uno/Effort/Uno_Runtime_Environment|UNO Runtime environment]] | ||
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Document the differences in Platform specific UIs (e.g. Aqua/Mac OS X, Aero/Vista, Gnome/Linux, KDE/Linux Win32/Windows XP). | Document the differences in Platform specific UIs (e.g. Aqua/Mac OS X, Aero/Vista, Gnome/Linux, KDE/Linux Win32/Windows XP). | ||
− | The focus is in stuff expressed in GUI guidelines (e.g. Aqua HIG, Aero xxx, Gnome UI SG,...) and stuff that is ''standard'' or ''preferred'' way of doing things, as exemplified by high quality applications on each platform (e.g. Apple Pages (iWork) on Mac OS X, MS Word (Vista Office), Abiword on Gnome) | + | Follow the implementation progress with status-tables. |
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+ | The focus is in stuff expressed in GUI guidelines (e.g. Aqua HIG, Aero xxx, Gnome UI SG,...) and stuff that is ''standard'' or ''preferred'' way of doing things, as exemplified by high quality applications on each platform (e.g. Apple Pages (iWork) on Mac OS X, MS Word (Vista Office), and Abiword on Gnome) | ||
==Differences== | ==Differences== | ||
− | The following lists the typical applications used on various platforms | + | The following lists and documents the differences in the typical applications used on various platforms, compared to OpenOffice.org. The aim is to show that while there are similarities in these platform-specific applications, and much of the actual functionality is quite similar, the actual UI (i.e. '''how''' you accomplish those functions) has differences both on surface and in deeper levels. |
Stuff to add (Mac OS X): | Stuff to add (Mac OS X): |
Revision as of 09:19, 3 March 2007
Contributors
- Mox Soini: Mox
Introduction
While the UI Layout-page shows the conceptual differences between the platforms, it is not possible to create good UI by just high-level changes. This page aims to document the differences in details in the UI (and report the status in Ooo).
Since the current OOo is more-or-less carbon copy of Windows XP GUI on all platforms, this page will not document that GUI at all. Focus is put to the platforms that differ from Windows XP GUI.
Complementary and Related projects
The possible future UI Layout work is complementary and not overlapping with:
- Graphics Rendering re-work: OOo Canvas
- UNO Runtime environment
- ODF Toolkit and
- OOo Runner Separate Apps on Mac OS X
Goals
Document the differences in Platform specific UIs (e.g. Aqua/Mac OS X, Aero/Vista, Gnome/Linux, KDE/Linux Win32/Windows XP).
Follow the implementation progress with status-tables.
The focus is in stuff expressed in GUI guidelines (e.g. Aqua HIG, Aero xxx, Gnome UI SG,...) and stuff that is standard or preferred way of doing things, as exemplified by high quality applications on each platform (e.g. Apple Pages (iWork) on Mac OS X, MS Word (Vista Office), and Abiword on Gnome)
Differences
The following lists and documents the differences in the typical applications used on various platforms, compared to OpenOffice.org. The aim is to show that while there are similarities in these platform-specific applications, and much of the actual functionality is quite similar, the actual UI (i.e. how you accomplish those functions) has differences both on surface and in deeper levels.
Stuff to add (Mac OS X):
- ok/cancel buttons: ok on the right side
- ...