https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=166588
Bug ID: 166588
Summary: new dialog to setup toolbar and appearance fine-tuning
suggestions / feedback
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 25.8.0.0 alpha0+
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: UI
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
A new dialog to help users setup their toolbar and appearance has recently been
added in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=137931
This is a nice and needed improvement to inform new users about available
toolbar options and get them to feel at home in LO just the way they like it.
Here are some fine-tuning suggestion / feedback for which I don't have the
capacity to file one bug per minor UI problem. While each individual feedback
issue may seem minor, I still think in the sum they show, that there is still
room for improvement and at least some issues should be addressed prior to a
rollout in a stable release.
Steps to Reproduce:
Look at new setup dialog. Screenshot attached.
Actual Results:
1. First tab does not support dark mode: I'd expected this dialog to support
light and dark mode. For dark mode that means: white font on dark background.
Currently there is a large white space, which looks alien in dark mode.
2. back button: while each tab allows to move forward via the "Next" button,
there is no "Back" button. Tabs can be navigated by the top, but again, if
there is a "Next" button, users will also expect a "Back" button. The logic
goes both ways.
3. "What's New" tab name: what does that mean? This is not about changes in LO.
What's New is not a good title for a welcome text. "Welcome" would better
convey what that tab is about.
4. What's New tab has a "Credits" button. That is out of place at that
location. About screen has credits link and that's where it belongs.
5. The image in first tab looks grainy. Would it help to either improve the
image if possible or make it a tad smaller in order to reduce level of grain?
Or maybe use the new revamped iconset instead which have a more modern look?
6. User Interface tab: Currently the toolbars are titled "Options" and the
preview is titles "Preview. But are those headlines really needed? Why not use
a single headline and call that entire section "Select a toolbar layout". This
describes what actually is going on.
7. The description text of each toolbar option could be a light grey instead of
white (in dark mode) or a dark grey instead of black (in light mode) to take
away focus. Not sure if this is defined somewhere in design spec for LO. It is
just a description after all and the preview is great to learn about the
selected toolbar style. Using such details helps users to focus and what is
important. The text is still there but takes less focus resulting in emphasis
on Toolbar options and preview.
7. Appearance: the two colums are not aligned. The entire dialog looks rather
unorganized. Instead of the current somewhat convoluted interface, just showing
three Theme options: Light, Dark, System with a radio button would make a much
nicer UI. A screenshot of how musicpod app presents its theme selection is
attached. May I suggest to just call that headline "Theme" instead of
"LibreOffice Themes". Users are very aware that they just opened LibreOffice
app.
8. use a similar approach for Customizations. The current UI is a great way to
raise user frustration. Not everybody is an arch user and enjoys tinkering with
complex settings.
9. If possible (and it seems to be the case already on macOS) the changes
should be immediately be reflected in the app UI. Should that be possible on
all OSs then there is no point in having the "Apply" button.
8. Dialog title "Welcome To LibreOffice.": Giving users a warm welcome is great
and I understand the sentiment. But the dialog title is not the correct place
for that. If you want to welcome them, do this in the text used for the first
tab. The dialog title should be descriptive of the dialogs content, e.g. "Look
and Feel" would be appropriate for this setup dialog. Also please don't use a
dot at the end of the dialog title e.g. "Look and Feel."
Expected Results:
More fine-tuned dialog to give users the feeling, they are appreciated and some
thought went into how LibreOffice presents itself on its first user interaction
with new users. This may seem like a detail and there is so much else to do.
But please don't underestimate the impression such a welcome dialog gives and
which feelings it invokes in your users.
Thanks for considering.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha1+ (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 901e160d2ea863af71c180980a76a81ec03b6b65
CPU threads: 12; OS: macOS 15.5; UI render: default; VCL: osx
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
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