Hi Peter,The original 6.x template has/had:30 Applied Paragraph Styles +
Default=============================CaptionCodeContents 1Contents 2Contents
3Contents HeadingDefinition TermFigureFooterGuide NameHeading 1Heading 2Heading
3Heading CautionHeading NoteHeading TipListList 1List 2Numbering 1Numbering
2Numbering 3Page BreakSubtitleTable ContentsTable HeadingText BodyText Body
IndentText NoteTitle6 Applied Character Styles +
Default============================CodeEmphasisIndex LinkInternet
LinkKeystrokeStrong EmphasisI think Jean would also like one styled as LOList
1_TextBody to
assist with the creating of list items under some
circumstances.<br>Which styles would you like to see removed?Originally there
was only one 6.x template in the Nextcloud
"Contributor Resources" folder, but for some unknown reason
folks kept creating additional editions with their own
modifications. Hopefully, the Docs Team can agree on using just
the one 7.x template and save save unnecessary extra work for
the person compiling the final book for publication. However,
this seems unlikely since there are already two versions of the
proposed 7.x template in the Nextcloud "Contributor Resources"
folder.RegardsDaveFrom:</b>
Peter Schofield [mailto:psaut...@gmail.com]
Sent:</b>
Thursday, June 4, 2020, 13:42 UTC
To:DaveB
Cc:LibreOffice
Subject:[libreoffice-documentation] Proposal for 7.x guide template
Hello
There is nothing wrong with LO version 6 template, except the number of styles.
The only thing that needs doing is serious look at the number of styles and the
question should be asked is do we need the all.
The version 6 template does need to be updated to match what is happening in
version 7, if necessary.
Mixing sans serif and serif never looks good in a user guide. It is best to
keep to one style of font. Sans serif is good and it matches what a user would
normally see on their computer screen when using LibreOffice.
There need to be only one of the version 7 template. At the moment there are
too many copies of the version 6 template floating around and which one do you
use?
Regards
Peter Schofieldpsauthor@gmail.comOn 4 Jun 2020, at 13:37,
DaveBuser.net@posteo.netwrote:
I will not be joining today's meeting, but since my name still appears
in some of the proposed template's comments I will make some observations:
* Is there really any important reason to make major changes to the
existing 6.x template, or is this just change for the sake of change?
* I agree with Steve's comments below. In my view the mix of sans serif
and serif fonts used give the template a somewhat messy jumbled
appearance and adds nothing to the readability.
* Why are the guides (the software?) going to be given the title of
"Community Edition"? Did I miss the announcement about the commercial or
some other edition?
* My view is that unless there is some technical usability improvement
that can be made to the existing 6.x template, the 7.x template should
only include a few cosmetic changes in line with the software's PR
version number change.
My 2¢ worth.
Regards
Dave
On 04/06/2020 11:25, Steve Fanning wrote:Hi Olivier,
Some personal thoughts on your proposed LO7 template, in advance of the
team meeting to be held later.
I think that switching the Text Body paragraph style from a sans serif
font to a serif font is an important decision which shouldn’t be made
without proper consideration of its impact. We certainly shouldn’t
commit to that change just because it distinguishes LO7 from LO6. Will
users of the guides find them more or less readable and attractive after
the font change?If the team decide to use the serif font for the Text
Body style, would it be better to use the same font family for the
character styles? This would avoid mixing sans serif and serif
characters in a single sentence.On the first page of the template, I
preferred the chapter number, chapter title and chapter subtitle lines
to be left justified, as in the LO6 template.
Regards,
Steve
------ Original Message ------
From: "Olivier Hallot"olivier.hallot@libreoffice.orgTo: "LibreOffice
Documentation"documentation@global.libreoffice.orgSent: 02/06/2020 20:51:20
Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Proposal for 7.x guide templateHi Team
I have created a template candidate for our next 7.0 Guide books
available in the cloud
athttps://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/minfbKWnn6XQkXqThis is work in
progress and comment are welcome. I deliberately changed
some styles...
* Changed text body font to serif
* Deleted unused custom styles in template file
* rebuilt the heading style hierarchy where headings inherit from
Heading paragraph style
* New logo/banner on top of chapter
* Page margins inner/outer values to allow binding.
* New Tip/Note/Warning icons/background (from Help)
* No new style, no style rename
* Suggestion for Heading colors based on Module colors
* Reworked numberbullet list position settings.
Glad to discuss items here or in the Team meeting this Thursday June
4th, 18:00 UTC
Kind regards
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