Proposal by Ajay Shyanbhog
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Design Proposal "Hybrid UI"
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The following design proposal is part of the collection of design proposals for “Accessing Functionality”, which is part of Project Renaissance.
Summary and Status
Hybrid UI, as the title suggests, is a iterative approach that brings in new UI elements, without dramatically upsetting established work-flows. It's goal is to seamlessly transition users by retaining major elements of existing UI, while introducing new work-flows that users can paralelly explore and adopt at their own pace.
Principles of the design are
- All functions should be accessible within three clicks. Two clicks is more desirable.
- Functions most likely to be used should be one-click away. It should be a combination of most used, recently used, contextually relevant tools.
- Minimal mouse movement away from main work area i.e. the document itself
- Softwares like Openoffice.org will be used by nerds with big displays, and on-the-road executives with netbooks that can sit in their pockets. UI should be adaptable enough to feel natural in both environments.
I'm updating the design proposal whenever I can. Will finish it this weekend and add the required write-up(May 17). So do mark this page and comeback then. Meanwhile, the images below should give a good idea of where the design is heading.
Status: Request for Comments
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Mockup
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Detailed Description
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Additional Material and Mockups
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Author or Team Working on This Proposal
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