[Libreoffice] LO status bar annoyances

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On 10/12/10 21:18, Friedrich Strohmaier wrote:
>> All I am going to add is: "which user prefers single-clicks for some
>> > status bar items and double-clicks on others, while some are not
>> > clickable at all?".
> One who has been told / has learned to do so and doesn't bother on any
> theory of userfriendly UI :o))..
>
>> > "Which user wants to launch dialogs when clicking
>> > on apparently empty areas in the statusbar?"
> see above..
>
>> > and finally "which user wants 2 separators between icon areas that are
>> > really empty?"
> One who has learned to (double-)click the fourth area will be confused
> what to do now.
>
>> > "which user wants exclamation marks for default situations rather than
>> > suitably subtle icons that show modified doc status?" :-)
> Again: see above. ("You told me to click the exclamation mark - where
> should I click now?").
>
Unfortunately, this then plays havoc with the next bunch of users - who
have at least partially learnt how to use the interface. One thing the
normal user (one step above the "blindly follow the cheat sheet" monkey)
values, is a *consistent* interface.

And I know there's no such thing as "intuitive", but I still compare
Word and WordPerfect ... I moved to WordPerfect from my previous word
processors from choice, I didn't have to learn WordPerfect, it was just
"obvious". I *still* (despite using it for many years) don't know how to
use Word properly.

Cheers,
Wol