On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Lei Wang <lei.wang.l...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Regina, > > From your screen shot, the Symphony you used is not a real Symphony. It is > just a Symphony CPP version (Symphony Main Edit area + CPP > menu/toolbar...). You can download a Symphony release version to have a try > for its UI.(http://www-03.ibm.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.nsf/home) > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Regina Henschel > <rb.hensc...@t-online.de>wrote: > > > Hi Kevin, > > > > Kevin Grignon schrieb: > > > > Hello All, > >> > >> I've been exploring the information design (content) for the dockable > task > >> pane. I've analyzed the current content in both LS and AOO, and captured > >> some thoughts on future design direction. > >> See: > >> http://wiki.openoffice.org/**wiki/AOO_UX_Design_** > >> Exploration_-_Task_Pane_**Content_-_Information_Design< > http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/AOO_UX_Design_Exploration_-_Task_Pane_Content_-_Information_Design > > > >> > >> Capture any thoughts or feedback in the discussion section of the wiki > >> page. > >> > > > > Because "new page" is currently disabled in the Wiki and I need some > > pictures to explain the problems, I have put it into a file > > http://people.apache.org/~**regina/**ProblemsWithSymphonyTaskPane.**odt< > http://people.apache.org/~regina/ProblemsWithSymphonyTaskPane.odt> > > Feel free to use the content in the Wiki, when it is available again. > > > > The document is about some problems in the current implementation of such > > dockable task pane in Symphony. You will see, that I'm not very happy > with > > it. I know, that I'm not an average user, but it shows, that a simple > copy > > of that feature will not satisfy all people. > > > > Kind regards > > Regina > > > > > Regina, Thanks for taking time to review the UI and ask "why?. Often the UI is assumed to be correct because that is what is implemented. We should always ask "Why is this here, why is it like this?" Regarding your key concern over layout and space, we should ensure that the default size accommodates the content within the sidebar container. The AOO task panes must fit within the AOO workspace and will have slightly different dimensions. In fact, in my design explorations, I have based the container on the existing sidebar (ex: Impress Slides pane) in AOO today. For the dockable task pane, we will add tabs and section headers to this baseline design. As for the remaining comments regarding Style commands, we should continue to push on the content and available actions for this pane. More broadly, we should be open to reviewing the content for each pane as we implement this feature. I'm updating the dockable task pane designs this week. Check out the AOO UX wiki for the various design explorations: http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/AOO_4.0_Dockable_Task_Pane_%28Task_Bar%29_Design_Exploration Best regards, Kevin
