[horde] Interface design Horde 4.1/5.0

[Nicolás Ilich Samus]

I'm not sure if it's obvious or a detail, but i think is important to
hold the menus at top if the user scrolls down in the application.
It's really annoying in an application when is needed scroll up to
make an action or open another app in a new tab and then scroll down
again to return to the working point.

I completely agree with the necessity of a new interface common to all
apps and the design proposed looks very functional and comfortable.


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Nicolás Ilich Samus



2012/1/9 Jānis <je at ktf.rtu.lv>:
> Citējot Gunnar Wrobel <wrobel at pardus.de>
> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:14:23 +0100:
>
>> Hello Jānis,
>
> ...
>
>> The main reason for giving such a redesign a high priority is the fact
>> that we have been told many times that Horde looks outdated in comparison to
>> similar applications.
>>
>> My own experience has been kind of desastrous in that regard: Kolab
>> Systems is currently trying to move the Kolab ecosystem from Horde to
>> Roundcube. To a large part due to the fact that is is being considered "to
>> look slicker".
>>
>> Roundcube is not the only contender in that area. Google, Tine 2.0,
>> Open-Xchange, Zarafa all offer frontends with a more consistent interface
>> than what we provide at the moment.
>
>
> the next is not about Horde:
>
> I have impression that most of "interface improvements" are mostly
> marketoid-driven efforts (because "we must have a new product with
> astonishing look") and during the process the most important thing often is
> forgotten: the product, besides looking "super-duper", must do the work it
> is intended to and, in the best case, as glitch-less as possible.
>
> I am very poor indicator as I hate the progress for the sake of progress,
> but what I see during my working day at some institution employing around
> 130 people:
>
> - people mostly hates Windows7 and stick with XpSP3;
> - people are mostly conservative and stick with MSO2003 instead of falling
> in love with MSO2007+
>
> Of course, there are about 10-15% who thinks that the best tools for the
> work are the ones from bleeding edge. The reason behind it I see as the
> extremely high level of software piracy for private use on one hand and the
> popularity of software-bundled laptops with the latest releases of Win+MSO
> on the second.
>
> ---
>
> If I may suggest one functionality for the Horde from proprietary software
> world - ability to change the attachment and save the changed one with the
> letter (as Outlook does) - I did not met any other product offering it and I
> must add, that it is very popular among bureaucracy.
>
>
> Janis
>
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