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The drop-down font list becomes very impractical if one has many fonts installed. | The drop-down font list becomes very impractical if one has many fonts installed. | ||
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Lessons learned from '''Competitor Products''': | Lessons learned from '''Competitor Products''': | ||
| − | * Adobe Type Manager: | + | * Adobe Type Manager: allows users to create various categories |
| + | * create a new category in OOo: '''Frequently Used''' | ||
| + | ==== Special Categories ==== | ||
Display in the drop-down list the following categories separately: | Display in the drop-down list the following categories separately: | ||
* existing category: last used fonts | * existing category: last used fonts | ||
* frequently used fonts, user-selected (new category) | * frequently used fonts, user-selected (new category) | ||
* all existing fonts, already in use (new category) | * all existing fonts, already in use (new category) | ||
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| + | ==== Sort Fonts based on specific Criteria ==== | ||
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| + | The various sorting criteria are discussed more extensively on the [[User_Experience/ToDo/Product/Font_Categories|Font Categories]] wiki page. | ||
[[Category:User_Experience|Gui Useless Elements]] | [[Category:User_Experience|Gui Useless Elements]] | ||
[[Category:To-Do|GUI]] | [[Category:To-Do|GUI]] | ||
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Contents
Intro
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the OpenOffice applications is sometimes crowded with completely useless elements. This means useless in the context of producing enough value of having those elements enabled constantly on the default user interface. This site tries to identify such useless elements.
Useless GUI Elements
- application specific
- dialogs
Writer
Status bar
The whole status bar. This shall be debated I guess, but user should be able to trust that ie. the application has taken care of saving data, and committing actions. Some others like zoom level are included elsewhere as well, and some of the items there have very distinct and direct feedback to the user else where. The whole concept of having status bar is in contradiction of most of the pervasive computing principles. Basically the status bars exist in present applications only because they are solving problems that should not exist in the first place (ie. if the applications really were more reliable). Ok, this requires much more discussion I bet, but please bear this here without deleting. We can always discuss this more... -- TrollenLord
Calc
Font Drop-Down List
I do NOT remember ever to have used the font Drop-down List in the spreadsheet application. Its use is unusual in a professional setting.
Impress
Draw
Other
Dialogs
Controls
Font List Enhancement
The drop-down font list becomes very impractical if one has many fonts installed.
Various Categories
Lessons learned from Competitor Products:
- Adobe Type Manager: allows users to create various categories
- create a new category in OOo: Frequently Used
Special Categories
Display in the drop-down list the following categories separately:
- existing category: last used fonts
- frequently used fonts, user-selected (new category)
- all existing fonts, already in use (new category)
Sort Fonts based on specific Criteria
The various sorting criteria are discussed more extensively on the Font Categories wiki page.
