Further comments in line: --- selva r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > A menu button might also be added to display or hide > all memo's attached to an OOo document at once. > > To promote even further integration between the PIM > and the word processor, it may also be useful to be > able to capture thoughts initially as memo's and > then > sort them out using the cactus tree filing mechanism > similar to the TuxCards application described here > previously. Hence, bullet lists and To Do lists > could > then be called for when needed within the memo's of > cactus tree. Selected memo's could additionally be > linked to the Datebook app in a sort of "third > dimension" so that time dependent cactus tree items > are able to be viewed along the time axis as well > from > within the Datebook app. Finally, by say right > clicking on the memo window's title bar, we might be > able to allow the user the option to convert the > memo > into an OOo document for more detailed word > processing > document when the need arises. Hence, users could > first capture their thoughts on the run using the > Memo > app and a cactus tree filing system and then sit > down > later on to develop specific memo's into more > elaboarate OOo Writer documents or formal letters > when > neccessary. In addition to right clicking the title > bar, a memo might also be converted into a Writer > doc > by using the floating (dockable) button bar for > launching Chandler's subapplications as discussed > previously. If OOo's Writer app was included in the > button bar, the user might be allowed to drag the > title bar of a displayed memo onto the Writer button > and this could automatically reopoen the memo within > a > new Writer document. > As a corollary, this implies that specific items within a user defined cactus tree filing system for Chandler may include both Memo items as well as Writer documents. In practice, users may capture their thoughts within a portion of their cactus tree containing mostly Memos and then later, elaborate on some of them as needed by converting them into Writer docs and then dragging the doc to where it should belong within the tree. Additionally, users may eventually be allowed to also convert important web pages into Writer compatible XML documents and save these as well in their own defined cactus system. This type of integration of a PIM with a browser and a word processor would tend to allow for following functions: 1) The use of the PIM not just for managing the IN box and OUT box daily routines but also for capturing important data encountered during the course of daily routines and filing them according to their own classification needs. 2) Users could then manage both paper based documents & letters as well as web documents within the same cactus filing system according to the data content and not have to worry about placing important web files in one app and memos in another app and word processor docs in yet another app. 3) This sets the stage for further future integration possibilities. For example, in addition to dragging a Memo onto the Writer button to reopen the memo as a new Writer document, one might also be allowed drag a Memo title bar onto the Email app button in the launch bar so that the memo is then automatically reopened as a new email composition window. Similarly, dragging a Writer document onto the Email app button may then automatically reopen the document's text into a new email compose window with rich text attributes stripped. We had also previously discussed the possibility of adding a photo album application to keep track of photos sent as email attachments, photos from web sites, and from digital cameras. Adding a conduit for OOos Writer to access Chandlers repository then allows for potential integration of a photo album app where photos received, say as attachments to emails, could then be dragged out of the photo album and positioned onto a Writer document with the text then automatically wrapping around the embedded picture. --Selva __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design
