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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