Please do not say acronyms like "M$" on this list. It's unacceptable.
I'm unsure of the utility of using shell extensions as an application UI technology. What here requires a shell extension, and why is it better than simply letting the application handle things? On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Onyeibo Oku <twoho...@gmail.com> wrote: > I get the feeling this should be going to LibreOffice list instead and > not Gnome > > That said, I believe it would be far better to give LibO a UI that is > intrinsic rather than referencing M$ anomalies. The ribbon interface is > a failure IMHO. If its a great idea, then M$ has published a cheap > implementation instead. I will wholeheartedly vote in favour of status > quo than to see an M$-UI clone in LibO. > > So, if you are hungry for change, design something new and more > functional and you'll have my support. As per Icon theme, I am > currently using LibO-4.0.3 with Faenza, so no special coding is > required. > > Finally, please send this to LibreOffice mailing list > > Regards > Onyeibo > > > On Sun, 2013-05-19 at 19:28 +0530, Megh Parikh wrote: > > Can a gnome3 extension be developed with a ms office ribbon like/ a > > very customizable HTML interface which uses dbus for communication > > with libreoffice applications ?? > > > > It can have a dropdown thing like drop down terminal extension of > > gnome3, a drop down should open whenever libreoffice is opened. > > > > It can also have tabs using sourcecode from the taskbar gnome3 > > extension > > > > Steps to reproduce: > > 1. A gnome3 extension can be developed with a very customizable HTML > > interface / a ms office ribbon likeinterface which uses dbus for > > communication with libreoffice applications. > > 2. It can have a drop down thing like drop down terminal extension of > > gnome3, a drop down should open whenever libreoffice is opened. > > 3. It can also have tabs using source-code from the taskbar gnome3 > > extension. > > 4. Also for Bold, Italic and Underline AND alignment options buttons > > like the nautilus location bar should be used using CSS and check > > and radio buttons respectively. > > 5. I suggest using Black and white themes like Faenza Icons > > > > Current behavior: The libreoffice toolbar looks dull and many a times > > buttons are hard to find. Customization doesnt bring much change > > and separators should be dynamic. > > > > Expected behavior:The libreoffice toolbar will look interesting. > > Buttons will be easier to find as HTML customiztion will have > > flexibitity and separators would be dynamic. > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-shell-list mailing list > > gnome-shell-list@gnome.org > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-shell-list mailing list > gnome-shell-list@gnome.org > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list > -- Jasper
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