Revision as of 08:48, 15 November 2010

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.

• Places
  • List of places is not hierarchical.
  • 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
  

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...
  

or

• 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...
  

• 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

With Preview

Small Version (Scaled)

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

File Save

Insert File

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

Insert Picture