Hi all, We are working on the AOO 4.0 sidebar design. Based on the option 10 we have published, we are working on the detail panel. During the design work, we according to two principles:
1. Icon style of sidebar in AOO 4.0. From UX point of view, to avoid the usability issues, we need to make sure the same icon for the same function in AOO and all the icons have the same visual style. So we need to use AOO icons in sidebar. For the buttons which did not have AOO icons, we will use Symphony icons. 2. UI controls in A00 4.0. I think we should choose the one has more user-friendly interaction behavior. As you know, Symphony did lots of improvements based on the original Open Office, so I believe the current behavior in Symphony is more reasonable choice for us, like Number Bullet, Line Style...And again, we should pursue the same behavior for the same control in one software, if we choose the Symphony behavior, we should apply it to all areas, such as toolbar, property dialog... At least we need to keep the first level UI elements on controls of sidebar and toolbar consistent for 4.0. Based on the two point above, we create the detail panel design. Please find the UX wiki to see the detail panel design by the link: http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/AOO_UX_Design_Exploration_-_Task_Pane_Content_Panel_-_User_Interface_Design_Proposals#Sidebar_Content_Panel_-_UX_Design_propoals Welcome to share your thoughts. Thanks. -- Best regards, Xin Li 李欣 UX designer
