Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-05-04 Thread Andrew Pullins
OK I just added my proposal for the templates dialog [1]. Its nothing really awesome, just wanted to present a preview for the templates. I think you should be able to preview each page of the template before creating it. [1] http://fridrich.blogspot.com/2012/04/google-summer-of-code-2012-accepted

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-04-26 Thread Mirek M.
Hi everyone, based on the publication of the accepted GSoC projects [1], next week (until Saturday May 5th) will be devoted to crafting proposals for both a new UI for picking templates and a smartphone remote control for LibreOffice Impress, while color handling will take a backseat. Everyone, st

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-18 Thread Mirek M.
2012/3/18 Alexander Wilms > Hi, > > Sure, that sounds good. #libreoffice on freenode, alright? > Alright. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-18 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi, Sure, that sounds good. #libreoffice on freenode, alright? Alex Am 17.03.2012 21:08, schrieb Mirek M.: 2012/3/11 Alexander Wilms I think it would be useful if we would meet on IRC or G+ to discuss this and clear up stuff with less delays. When do you have some time? Sorry, I meant to a

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-17 Thread Mirek M.
2012/3/11 Alexander Wilms > I think it would be useful if we would meet on IRC or G+ to discuss this > and clear up stuff with less delays. When do you have some time? > Sorry, I meant to answer this earlier, but wasn't sure when I would have some time. I'm free for most of tomorrow -- do you wa

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-11 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi all, > Not that I could speak for Alex' intentions, but I guess that's a > simple misunderstanding. > I think double-click was supposed to close the dialogue and open the > template. The alternative way to do that (AFAICS also available) would > be single click on a templat

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-10 Thread Stefan Knorr (Astron)
Hi all, > I meant both on hovering and on selection. Selection works on touch > interfaces. Not that I could speak for Alex' intentions, but I guess that's a simple misunderstanding. I think double-click was supposed to close the dialogue and open the template. The alternative way to do that (AF

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-10 Thread Mirek M.
Hi Alex, 2012/3/10 Alexander Wilms > Hi Mirek, > > Am 09.03.2012 23:17, schrieb Mirek M.: > > > > > > > Given that both Windows and Gnome, and maybe Android, plan to be usable > > with both, it's a goal we should have. > > You've got a point there. > > > > >> > >> How would you be able to displa

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-10 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi Mirek, Am 09.03.2012 23:17, schrieb Mirek M.: > > > Given that both Windows and Gnome, and maybe Android, plan to be usable > with both, it's a goal we should have. You've got a point there. > >> >> How would you be able to display the template information when using >> single click? Maybe th

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-09 Thread Mirek M.
Hi Alex, 2012/3/9 Alexander Wilms > Hi Mirek, > > I am not sure if the same UI could be used for touch interfaces and mouse > interaction. > Given that both Windows and Gnome, and maybe Android, plan to be usable with both, it's a goal we should have. > > How would you be able to display the t

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-09 Thread Mirek M.
Hi everyone, 2012/3/9 Stefan Knorr (Astron) > Hi Mirek, > > > Here's what I'd suggest. Since 95% of the time, the user will use the > > dialog to pick a template, let's use single-click to open a template. > Let's > > have a selection mode with which the user could select and move files. > > I g

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-09 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi, here's the updated mock-up: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/3/3d/Templatesanddocuments_3.png Alex -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to design+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-09 Thread Stefan Knorr (Astron)
Hi Mirek, > Here's what I'd suggest. Since 95% of the time, the user will use the > dialog to pick a template, let's use single-click to open a template. Let's > have a selection mode with which the user could select and move files. I guess that's helpful for Tablet LibO... For desktop LibO the b

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-09 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi Mirek, I am not sure if the same UI could be used for touch interfaces and mouse interaction. How would you be able to display the template information when using single click? Maybe the Details drop-down should simply be hidden when one is using a touch device. I think I'll merge the e

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-09 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi Mirek, I am not sure if the same UI could be used for touch interfaces and mouse interaction. How would you be able to display the template information when using single click? Maybe the Details drop-down should simply be hidden when one is using a touch device. I think I'll merge the e

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-08 Thread Mirek M.
Hi again Alex, Is the new proposal with the edit mode single-click to open or still double-click? Judging by the way the "Details" drop-down works, I'd still say double-click, but I'm not certain. Here's what I'd suggest. Since 95% of the time, the user will use the dialog to pick a template, let'

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-03 Thread Mirek M.
Hi Alex, 2012/3/1 Alexander Wilms > Hi Mirek, > > sorry that it took so long to reply. > > Regarding the color schemes: I don't know how exactly that works, but > Christoph mentiones them in the commented Wiki pages he sent me. I guess > one can import an xml that contains the information that is

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-03-01 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi Mirek, sorry that it took so long to reply. Regarding the color schemes: I don't know how exactly that works, but Christoph mentiones them in the commented Wiki pages he sent me. I guess one can import an xml that contains the information that is displayed in the 'formatting' window. The

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-25 Thread Mirek M.
Hey Alex, 2012/2/25 Alexander Wilms > Hi Mirek, * > > Thanks for your input. After thinking about it I do agree with the points > you mentioned. I made a new mock-up, similar to the first one. It puts the > focus on previews, document details are shown in tootips and the > category-selector has

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-25 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi Mirek, * Thanks for your input. After thinking about it I do agree with the points you mentioned. I made a new mock-up, similar to the first one. It puts the focus on previews, document details are shown in tootips and the category-selector has been shrinked to a drop-down menu. I added the

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-22 Thread Mirek M.
Hi everyone, If I may chime in with my 2 cents here: I preferred the original mockup -- simple, clean, beautiful, puts the focus on template thumbnails. Frankly, I don't think a complex categorical view is necessary -- I would venture to guess that most people rarely touch templates, if at all, an

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-22 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Alexander! Am Mittwoch, den 22.02.2012, 17:22 +0100 schrieb Alexander Wilms: > Hi Olivier, Cedric, Christoph, > > Thanks for your encouragement :) Go go go! ;-) > I updated the whiteboard > (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Templates_and_documents_rework#Visual_Design_and_Behavior

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-22 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi Olivier, Cedric, Christoph, Thanks for your encouragement :) I updated the whiteboard (https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Templates_and_documents_rework#Visual_Design_and_Behavior) taking your comments and links into consideration. I feel that one should primarily make use of pred

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-22 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Cedric, hi Alex, all! @ Cedric: I had to moderate your mail. Hey, a great step forward :-) I'd like to add some thoughts and information that has been collected some time ago. Am Mittwoch, den 22.02.2012, 09:11 +0100 schrieb Cedric Bosdonnat: > On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 17:09 -0200, Olivier Hallo

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-22 Thread Cedric Bosdonnat
Hi Alex, Olivier, On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 17:09 -0200, Olivier Hallot wrote: > Hi > > Em 21-02-2012 14:41, Alexander Wilms escreveu: > > Hi all, > > > > it's been a while since the last time I wrote something on the mailing > > list, sorry for that. > > > > I think that templates are very importa

Re: [libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-21 Thread Olivier Hallot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Em 21-02-2012 14:41, Alexander Wilms escreveu: > Hi all, > > it's been a while since the last time I wrote something on the mailing > list, sorry for that. > > I think that templates are very important for users who want > good-looking documents

[libreoffice-design] Rework of the "Templates and documents" dialogue

2012-02-21 Thread Alexander Wilms
Hi all, it's been a while since the last time I wrote something on the mailing list, sorry for that. I think that templates are very important for users who want good-looking documents without spending a lot of time on the design. The current Ui to manage templates looks quite cluttered and