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Project Renaissance
 
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vida18
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Joined: Sep 13, 2008
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:54 am    Post subject: Project Renaissance

Sun announced on OOoCon 2008 that it rethink the graphical user interface (GUI) and interaction of OpenOffice.org.

I quote the text :

Quote:
Some details about the project
The project is divided in three phases:

1. Research
2. Design
3. Evaluation

Currently we are in phase 1 where we want to understand our users before we start designing anything. We will do usage tracking to get real data what our users do. We do surveys to understand who our users are and what they think about the product and we will do a lot more things to understand our users (i.e. focus groups, Isometrics survey ). In phase 2 we will not limit ourselves to the possibilities of our current OOo GUI toolkit. We will create a list of requirements and the OOo development team will work to create a framework that could fulfil these requirements.

The Problem
Why do we run this project?

* OpenOffice.org users complain about its cumbersome and outdated graphical user interface (GUI).
* A great deal of functionality is hidden in many overstuffed toolbars, poorly structured menus and complex dialogs.
* Functions are thus difficult to access for novice users or too inefficient to use for expert users.
* In addition, the GUI offers an antiquated look & feel which is hardly capable to communicate innovation and to create joy of use.


Maybe it will use Microsoft Office 2007's interface.
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pluby
The Architect
The Architect


Joined: Jun 16, 2003
Posts: 11949

PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:37 am    Post subject:

Moving to the Random Whatnot forum as there has already been discussion of this in the following Random Whatnot topic:

https://trinity.neooffice.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=6760

Patrick
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vida18
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Joined: Sep 13, 2008
Posts: 10

PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:10 pm    Post subject:

ok thank you.
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Samwise
Captain Naiobi


Joined: Apr 25, 2006
Posts: 2315
Location: Montpellier, France

PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:23 pm    Post subject:

Since the original poster has now found the old topic, and that there is no information in this topic that isn't n the old one, I locked this topic.
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