contextual groups in libreoffice' notebookbar: how to make life easier for beginners
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Contextual groups in LibreOffice' Notebookbar
How to make life easier for beginners
Dr. Heiko Tietze
StarOffice
LibreOffice
Issues
Purpose of toolbars is quick access to frequently used functions
Increasing functionality clutters the toolbar
You have to trust the icons to find a function
Updates or different configurations may interfere with your muscle memory
New users need to learn the functionality using the tooltips
Solution
Group toolbar buttons
Use labels for unclear
features
Focus users attention to the important features
Less functions?
Contextual Groups 1/2
Text modeTable modeImage modeChart modeShapes mode
CalcImpressDraw Image modeDraw Text mode
WriterContextual Groups 2/2
Future enhancements
Bug fixes (e.g. when shrinking the toolbar)
Better configurability with
sharing options
(i.e. extensions)
MUFFIN-ize the Sidebar
WYSIWYG customization
Thanks for all the fish
Read the whole story at Evolving Past the Restrictions of Toolbarshttps://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2016/12/21/evolving-past-the-restrictions-of-toolbars/
Learn to DIY UI: How to create your own Notebookbar https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2017/01/16/diy-ui-how-to-create-your-own-notebookbar/
Kudos to Szymon Kos, Jan Holeovsk, Samuel Mehrbrodt for implementation, the UX team & Yousuf Philips for discussion and implementation