Libreoffice customization is quite powerful in terms of functionality but has some room for improvement regarding usability. This blog post starts the discussion about requirements with the current scope and shows some mockups that might be an improvement to the current design.…
22 Jan 2015
27 Dec 2014
How people utilize LibreOffice Impress
In the last couple of weeks, we have run surveys for Writer and Calc in order to gather user feedback on optimizations we were making to the toolbar and applications. So here are the results of our recent survey analysis for Impress.…
20 Nov 2014
Results of survey about LibreOffice Calc’s toolbar configuration
Our goal is to unclutter the toolbars from functions that are rarely used and to add those that are more frequently used. In order to verify improvements that we were making to LibreOffice Calc’s we asked users about their needs and preferences toolbars.…
13 Nov 2014
How designers think about ‘Save as…’
The metaphor of a floppy for Save is one of the most controversially discussed and challenged icons. There are haters who argue that many younger people never have seen a floppy (except at the Save icons). And there are lovers who favor the clear and unique depiction of the floppy.…
8 Nov 2014
Standard toolbar in LibreOffice
Recently we run a short survey about preferences in LibreOffice. In this posting, we present the results and discuss our conclusions.
This article was posted first on 2014-Nov-08 at user-prompt.com (site closed now).
Introduction
Our goal is to update Libreoffice’s default toolbars by removing seldom used icons in order to give room for more useful functions.…
26 Apr 2013
Tip the tool: How to label toolbar functions
Toolbar functions should be labeled consistently starting with a verb which is followed by noun or adverb. We present recommendations to label the functions on LibreOffice’ standard toolbar.
This article was posted first on 2013-Apr-26 at user-prompt.com (site closed now).
Naming Convention
Suitability for learning and self-descriptiveness, two of the basic usability goals, depend largely on the information users can read directly.…
10 Apr 2013
Semiotics in Usability: Guidelines for the Development of Icon Metaphors
Semiotics is the study of signs and describes the perception, comprehension and communication of symbols. In the field of computer science, semiotics is especially relevant to the design of icons. A perfect metaphor is the prerequisite to unmistakably associate a function with an image.…
31 Oct 2011
Motifs as an empiric source for personas
This is the last post about our LibreOffice survey done with UserWeave and we sum up the main findings. Find out about the users of LibreOffice and how motifs can help you to create better personas.
If you are interested in more detailed background information, please have a look at the past postings.
11 Oct 2011
LibreOffice user research – results vol.4
Do users want Ribbons? This post about the software preferences of LibreOffice users answers this and other interesting questions and is part of the results of our extensive user research.
This article was posted first on 2011-Oct-05 at user-prompt.com (site closed now; previous postings not resurrected)
Related postings: Vol.…
7 Sep 2011
LibreOffice user research – results vol.3
Impress is for people that want to impress and Base and Calc will become extinct? Read about the users and the usage of LibreOffice applications as part of the results of our extensive study of LibreOffice users.
This article was posted first on 2011-Sep-07 at user-prompt.com (site closed now; previous postings not resurrected)
Related postings: Vol.…