Re: [libreoffice-design] Question - "LaTeX-layout" PDF export?

2012-08-23 Thread Christopher Stark
PDF? best regards Christopher - Ursprüngliche Nachricht - Von: Cedric Bosdonnat Gesendet: 23.08.12 16:11 Uhr An: Christopher Stark Betreff: Re: [libreoffice-design] Question - "LaTeX-layout" PDF export? Hi Christopher, On Thu, 2012-08-23 at 15:56 +0200, Christopher Stark wrote: &

[libreoffice-design] Question - "LaTeX-layout" PDF export?

2012-08-23 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, I have a fundamental question concerning LibreOffice and text layout. I talked to somebody a few weeks ago who pointed out how much better laTeX documents supposedly look than documents that are created by word processing software such as LibreOffice. So I thought: Wouldn't it be possibl

[libreoffice-design] Will the Logus Symphony functions be merged into LO?

2012-05-19 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, I read that the Symphony source code will be merged into OpenOffice. Will LibreOffice also use that code? Apache Licence to LGPL seems to be possible. http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Contribution Best regards Christopher -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@global.l

Re: [libreoffice-design] Windows 8 version?

2012-04-14 Thread Christopher Stark
I'm glad that Metro/Win8 won't be supported soon. For one thing I think this kind of Desktop is a really bad Idea and the second thing is that I doubt, that the metro desktop will gain a relevant user number. On Desktop computers people will continue using the classic desktop with windows and on

[libreoffice-design] Android UI work

2012-04-03 Thread Christopher Stark
an Android User Interface Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:04:44 +0100 From: Christopher Stark To: design@global.libreoffice.org Hi, I would like to make some suggestions for an Adroid UI of LibreOffice: http://www.christopherstark.de/extern/LO-Android/Android_LO.html Maybe I can put this

[libreoffice-design] Smart Art "SmArt"

2012-02-17 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, I just found this great extension for LO which replaces the SmartArts in M$ office: http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/smart/ It's called SmArt and works fine (only in Impress). What do you think? Will it become a standard component in LO in the future? I think this is necessa

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Can we replace "Floppy Disk"

2012-01-23 Thread Christopher Stark
Why? I love the floppy disk! It's nostalgic! So what! Not that it is too important but I always thought that this is one of the nicest icons of all... Best Christopher On 23.01.2012 11:11, Stefan Knorr (Astron) wrote: > Hi Charles, Warren, all, > > Charles-H. Schulz said: >> Just FYI, we

Re: [libreoffice-design] New Citrus Mock ups(base)

2011-11-27 Thread Christopher Stark
Am 27.11.2011 12:53, schrieb Andrew Pullins: > HI, > > I have just uploaded my version of Mirek's Citrus mock up here[1]. Sorry again: This link leads to the "gated" Google-Community! Please don't post links to gated communities, but links that are accessable to everyone! Christopher > Mire

Re: [libreoffice-design] Suggestions for an Android User Interface

2011-11-14 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, Am 14.11.2011 14:15, schrieb Andrew Pullins: > Hi, > > I like what you have started here. Thanks. > just have some questions and concerns. > > if this is for a tablet LO then there is almost too much in the UI. If this > is for the phone LO then there is way to much in the UI. expeshilly fo

Re: [libreoffice-design] Suggestions for an Android User Interface

2011-11-09 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, Am 09.11.2011 22:38, schrieb Christoph Noack: > Hi Christopher, > > it seems that more and more Christoph.*'s are subscribed to this > list ;-) > > > Am Mittwoch, den 09.11.2011, 13:04 +0100 schrieb Christopher Stark: >> I would like to make some suggestions

[libreoffice-design] Suggestions for an Android User Interface

2011-11-09 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, I would like to make some suggestions for an Adroid UI of LibreOffice: http://www.christopherstark.de/extern/LO-Android/Android_LO.html Maybe I can put this into the LO-Wiki, but I'm not sure if that works with regular html-code... best regards Christopher -- www.christopherstark.de | ww

Re: [libreoffice-design] Twitter, G+ and Facebook in extension and templates?

2011-11-03 Thread Christopher Stark
There could be a more neutral "Share This" or "Add this" button. As Facebook is "pure evil" and the opposite of "open" or "good" this might be a controversial idea. A Share-Link to these services should be okay in my opinion: -Diasproa -Identi.ca -Twitter -Email this best christopher Am 02.11

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: LibreOffice Tablet Suite

2011-10-27 Thread Christopher Stark
I don't have a google account. So the link doesn't work! Am 27.10.2011 14:29, schrieb Sean White: > The link does indeed work now, much obliged > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:22 PM, Andrew Pullins wrote: > >> Ok here, I changed the permissions. thats weird I always make my docs >> Anyone >> with

Re: [libreoffice-design] Survey - Current Issues

2011-06-20 Thread Christopher Stark
1.) What do you think about LibreOffice as it stands today? The best and most compatible competitor of evil Microsoft Office. The program those will choose who do not get along with stupid ribbon-interfaces, those who don't want to steel or pay too much, those who detest the market leader and tho

Fwd: Re: [libreoffice-design] Complete redesign of the interface!

2011-06-20 Thread Christopher Stark
; > --Jean > > On Sun, 2011-06-19 at 08:56 +0200, Christopher Stark wrote: > > Yes, you have to have a google account to view these files. I will > > definitely not get a google account! > > > > There are so many free file hosters out there, so it shouldn't be a >

Re: [libreoffice-design] Complete redesign of the interface!

2011-06-18 Thread Christopher Stark
Yes, you have to have a google account to view these files. I will definitely not get a google account! There are so many free file hosters out there, so it shouldn't be a problem to upload the screenshots there, or as Hillar says upload them directly to the Libreoffice wiki... Christopher Am

Re: [libreoffice-design] Tabbed Documents

2011-06-11 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, my suggestion would be to have the tabs horizontally but in a toolbar that can be activated or deactivated. If it is deactivated then other or new documents appear in new windows, if it is activated in tabs. Christopher Am 11.06.2011 06:53, schrieb Cyril Arnaud: > I'm personally not so su

Re: [libreoffice-design] New Design and experience

2011-06-10 Thread Christopher Stark
le. Also, it's a good point that many users may still >> be >>> on 4:3 monitors. In anyone's opinion, would a sidebar such as the one in >>> this mockup be too large for those using a 4:3 monitor? It could be cut >> back >>> as a compromise.. >>> >>>

Re: [libreoffice-design] New Design and experience

2011-06-09 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, it looks quite nice. Am 08.06.2011 18:22, schrieb Patrick Scott: > Hi all, > > Today I put together a mockup for a possible Layout I think LibreOffice > could use. Since it's just a layout, it's quite rough, lacks polish and is > very simple [it's also my first ever mockup]. The design is ins

Re: [libreoffice-design] Ribbons and Background Color UX

2011-05-23 Thread Christopher Stark
Am 23.05.2011 22:42, schrieb jlopez777: > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 4:01 AM, Sveinn í Felli wrote: > >> Þann mán 23.maí 2011 02:49, skrifaði jlopez777: >> >> Hello all, >>> >>> Is it the general consensus that ribbons are not needed or not a priority? >>> Or background colors for writer and imp

Re: [libreoffice-design] Ribbons and Background Color UX

2011-05-23 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, as I mentioned earlier, the main argument against ribbons is that in M$ Office the user has to click on ribbons/tabs all the time and never knows if the required functions hide behind "Review", "Insert" or "Design"... Whereas in LibreOffice: * The menu bar with main functionality always

[libreoffice-design] Integration of MediaWiki - Ehterpad?

2011-05-17 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi,I saw that there is an integration of mediaWiki in LO. It needs to be installed via server, mysql and so on which is quite complicated.How bout integrating a much easier and better method of collaborative writing like ether pad?http://etherpad.org/http://openetherpad.org/Best

Re: [libreoffice-design] Usability comes from stability

2011-05-10 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, I totally agree with most of what you say.. concerning this one problem you have with pasting formated web-texts I think there is a better solution already implemented in LibreOffice. "On 5/10/2011 5:16 AM, Jim Fuqua wrote: > As a lawyer I often type for hours per day. I often must copy

Re: [libreoffice-design] Take inspiration from Lotus Symphony ?

2011-04-26 Thread Christopher Stark
I think a Tabs-Function for all open documents would be especially nice!The right column for special functions seems to be a good Idea too.Personally I don't like the Menu panel on the right side in that example. I think menus should stay horizontally on top of the

Re: [libreoffice-design] Specification for Document Background (...)

2011-04-05 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, I think the "Motif"-version of the background looks very nice!: The "Gradient"-version is also nice, but not as interesting. The regular shadows are a little boring I think. best regards christopher Am 03.04.2011 21:58, schrieb Christoph Noack: > Hi all, > > I promised to work "seriousl

Re: [libreoffice-design] Feature Request - word-auto-completion

2011-04-02 Thread Christopher Stark
ybody > here know more? It doesn't seem to be located in the autocorrect > folder ... but I'm even sure about that. > > Cheers, > Christoph > > Am Montag, den 21.03.2011, 11:55 -0400 schrieb planas: >> On Mon, 2011-03-21 at 09:34 +0100, Christopher Stark wrote:

Re: [libreoffice-design] Scatter brained?

2011-03-24 Thread Christopher Stark
Inkscape and Scribus import them correctly it seems, I don't see any problems: http://www.christopherstark.de/extern/ink-scrib.png But Libreoffice only imports big black blocks when trying to embed the svg file. Libreoffice also has problems importing regular SVG files it seems... best regards

Re: [libreoffice-design] [VOTE] Design task: LibreOffice Motif

2011-03-22 Thread Christopher Stark
Okay, if I would get some kind of vector format SVG, PS or PDF I could try to make a clean Inkscape-SVG out of it. If this is not possible I can revectorize the psd-file, but that would not be the best solution because it would be a lot of work. best regards Christopher Am 22.03.2011 23:01, sc

Re: [libreoffice-design] [VOTE] Design task: LibreOffice Motif

2011-03-22 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, /"This is not usually a problem for me because I use Adobe Creative Suite and support between the applications in CS5 is /superbly/ achieved via "smart-objects", but when it comes time to export, well, we get the problem I'm facing now, which is best demonstrated in image form... I've docume

[libreoffice-design] Feature Request - word-auto-completion

2011-03-21 Thread Christopher Stark
Hi, I have a feature request but am not sure if this is off topic on this mailing list: It has always bothered me with OpenOffice and now with libreoffice that there is no possibility to permanently save all words of all documents of the auto-completion-function or export them into a file to be a

Re: [libreoffice-design] [VOTE] Design task: LibreOffice Motif

2011-03-19 Thread Christopher Stark
*MOTIF DESIGN PROPOSALS;* --- Christoph's "Triangle patterns" Christoph's "Large motif" Daniel's "Overlapping coloured circles" Daniel's "Remix of the repeating triangles" Ivan's "Interweaved diagonals" Nik's "MessyStack" Nik's "OpenBook" Nik's "ApplicationCorners" Nik's "Docume

Re: [libreoffice-design] "SmartArt" into libreoffice? - sorry this time without html

2011-03-16 Thread Christopher Stark
This sounds good. If somebody already invested time in this. Is there a link or something to that Orvieto-presentation? I also had a closer look at the smartart-functionality now and think it's really a great tool. Not that I normally adore M$ products - but I think this makes working with diagram

Re: [libreoffice-design] "SmartArt" into libreoffice? - sorry this time without html

2011-03-14 Thread Christopher Stark
n Thompson: > So, you basically want a system for creating diagram templates? > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:09 AM, Christopher Stark > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm not working with M$ Office but I heard from my flatmate that the so >> called "smart

[libreoffice-design] "SmartArt" into libreoffice? - sorry this time without html

2011-03-14 Thread Christopher Stark
thing like that into libreoffice. I already started with that see here: http://www.christopherstark.de/extern/smartart.odp What do you think? Should I start a Wiki-Entry with that topic? (so far I couldn't manage do edit the wiki-site even when I'm logged in) Best Regards Christoph

[libreoffice-design] "SmartArt" into libreoffice?

2011-03-14 Thread Christopher Stark
t do you think? Should I start a Wiki-Entry with that topic? (so far I couldn't manage do edit the wiki-site even when I'm logged in)Best RegardsChristopher-- Christopher Stark Heimfelder Straße 17 21075 Hamburg Tel +49 (0)40 57 131 028 Mobil +40 (0)151 17

Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: More general stuff - Please no ribbons/tabs!

2011-03-10 Thread Christopher Stark
Oh no, please no such "ribbons" like in M$EUR Office!! In my opinion the best solution is already implemented in LibreOffice and should be improved: * The menu bar with main functionality always stays in the same position * If I click into a table the table-bar appears * If I click o