Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 35472
Toolbar gradients need disable option
Last modified: 2010-08-27 16:37:54 UTC
In the 2.0 (1.9mXX) builds, there has been a gradient added to the toolbars in the GUI for all components (writer, calc, etc). It makes the interface look clunky and unprofessional. As it is probably a matter of personal preference, there should be an option to disable it in the interface and go back to using the method used in the 1.1 series for matching the system colours. This has been present prior to the 1.9m56 builds, but I did not see how to select multiple versions under "Found in version", and also has the same problem in Windows 2000 (I could only select one OS in the "OS" box).
reassigned to cj mci->cj: Hi cj, is this something we should implement?
Hi Bettina, From my point of view there is no need to introduce the "Win 95" look again, because it looks too dated. In general we are getting positive feedback on the new design. As this is an RFE please decide what to doo with this. Thanks.
Persobally I find the gradient look very ugly, and unsympathetic to the look of the underlying system. It also looks shamefully close to the look Microsoft office 2003. Please give at least the option of using something that looks a bit more original and sympathetic to the standards. In some of the earlier proposal documents for the toolbars, they are shown looking much the same as the current ones, but with a consistently coloured background. This looks so much better than what we have at the moment, so it would be nice to have this as at least an option.
"Skinning" should be the job of the window-manager - not all users have the same color-scheme set as you. For example, i'm running Windows 2000 SP4 and have a dark color-scheme set for my desktop (dark background colors, bright foreground colors) and the toolbar gradient does look really ugly with my color-scheme. Please reconsider respect for user-preference or at least make this an option. - Lyx
duplicate. Fortunately, it was just a temporary effect (OOo now uses the system's theme) *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 32193 ***
closing duplicate.
This is not really a duplicate, since the other issue refers only to the GNOME environment, and this one refers to all environments. Alos, this effect is not temporary, since OOo only uses the system theme IN SOME ENVIRONMENTS. The gradient effect is still present in Windows (XP Classic or pre XP versions), KDE, IceWM and many other environments, and therefore STILL NEEDS A DISABLE OPTION in these environments.
For clarification/reference on the Window manager subject. The "ugly" toolbar-background gradient appears in IceWM and WindowMaker, but not on KDE and Gnome (refer to issue 40800 ). It seems on KDE one may "override" the gradient effect by using a given theme such as Keramik.
The Issue you raised has been marked as 'Resolved' and not updated within the last 1 year+. I am therefore setting this issue to 'Verified' as the first step towards Closing it. If you feel this is incorrect, please re-open the issue and add any comments. Many thanks, Andrew Cleaning-up and Closing old Issues ~ The Grand Bug Squash, pre v3 ~ http://marketing.openoffice.org/3.0/announcementbeta.html
As per previous posting: Verified -> Closed. A Closed Issue is a Happy Issue (TM). Regards, Andrew