2014-07-03 14:38 GMT+02:00 Pedro Rosmaninho <mota.pr...@gmail.com>: > I think that is a comendable effort but I think that it would be more > effective to define what is the purpose of each module individually. What > is it aimed at, so that UI design and dev work can be more focused in > improving the work torwards that purpose for each module. >
We should definitely define a purpose for each module as well. Defining a purpose for the whole suite shouldn't take away from that. > Then also define a priority of what modules need to be improved first to > adjust to their defined purpose. > > The purpose definitions would be there to steer future design decisions. Developers would continue to work on what they want/are paid to work on -- there will be no revolutionary redesigns. If a dev wants to redesign any part of a module, the new design should reflect the chosen purpose. > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Charles-H. Schulz < > charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > >> Hello Mirek, >> >> On 3 juillet 2014 00:43:19 CEST, "Mirek M." <maz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >Hi everyone, >> >Recently, we've been talking about our workflow and, as part of that, >> >we >> >came to the conclusion that we need to define a clear direction. The >> >best >> >way to do that, IMHO, is defining a clear purpose for LibreOffice and >> >its >> >components and continually striving to fulfill that purpose as well as >> >possible. >> > >> >In our last IRC chat [1], Reda Lazri proposed "a 21st century suite >> >that is >> >easy for new users and powerful for existing ones". >> > >> >My original thought was that LibreOffice was too disparate to have a >> >clear >> >purpose and wanted to define purposes for individual modules only. >> >However, >> >since that time, I've come around to the idea of having a single >> >purpose >> >for LibreOffice, and here's a rough draft I propose: to let the user >> >organize information and help them present it to others in a digestible >> >manner. >> > >> >I should clarify that these are all just rough drafts, and that even >> >when >> >this team decides on a purpose, it won't be binding. The idea here is >> >to >> >not force a direction on devs and rather let the defined purposes stand >> >based on their merit. >> > >> >I should also note that the goal derived from a purpose is basically to >> >provide the best user experience for fulfilling that purpose -- that >> >means >> >things like ease of use, speed, great visual and interaction design, >> >etc. >> >are all a given. >> > >> >Post your thoughts on the purpose of LibreOffice in this thread and >> >hopefully we'll come to a firm conclusion at the next IRC meeting [2]. >> >> I must admit I am unsure why you need to define a purpose now, however we >> did come up with pretty much your line 4 years ago albeit in a mpre elegant >> way: "LibreOffice strives to be the engine of your creation and the tool of >> your intelligence". Note however that a purpose is not the same as a >> slogan. The latter changes often. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Charles. >> >> >> >> >> > >> >[1] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Meetings/2014-06-29 >> >[2] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Meetings >> > >> >-- >> >To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> >Problems? >> >http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> >Posting guidelines + more: >> >http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ >> >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> >deleted >> >> -- >> Envoyé de mon téléphone avec Kaiten Mail. Excusez la brièveté. >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> Problems? >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
