Hello Everybody Another reason why we should stay with sans serif fonts. They are easier to read when you are quickly referencing to a user guide. My mail program uses sans serif and it is so easy to read.
Regards Peter Schofield Sent from my iPad Mini > On 4 Jun 2020, at 17:04, Dave <dbar...@posteo.net> wrote: > > I keep forgetting LO lists only use outdated teletype formatting, so I > am repeating my previous post in quill pen and parchment style: > > Hi Peter, > > The original 6.x template has/had: > 30 Applied Paragraph Styles + Default > ============================= > Caption > Code > Contents 1 > Contents 2 > Contents 3 > Contents Heading > Definition Term > Figure > Footer > Guide Name > Heading 1 > Heading 2 > Heading 3 > Heading Caution > Heading Note > Heading Tip > List > List 1 > List 2 > Numbering 1 > Numbering 2 > Numbering 3 > Page Break > Subtitle > Table Contents > Table Heading > Text Body > Text Body Indent > Text Note > Title > > 6 Applied Character Styles + Default > ============================ > Code > Emphasis > Index Link > Internet Link > Keystroke > Strong Emphasis > > I think Jean would also like one styled as LOList 1_TextBody to assist > with the creating of list items under some circumstances. > > 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. > > Regards > Dave > >> On 04/06/2020 14:42, Peter Schofield wrote: >> 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 Schofield >> psaut...@gmail.com >> >> >> >>>> On 4 Jun 2020, at 13:37, DaveB <user....@posteo.net> wrote: >>> >>> 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.hal...@libreoffice.org> >>>> To: "LibreOffice Documentation" <documentation@global.libreoffice.org> >>>> Sent: 02/06/2020 20:51:20 >>>> Subject: [libreoffice-documentation] Proposal for 7.x guide template >>>> >>>>> Hi Team >>>>> >>>>> I have created a template candidate for our next 7.0 Guide books >>>>> available in the cloud at >>>>> >>>>> https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/s/minfbKWnn6XQkXq >>>>> >>>>> This 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 number & bullet list position settings. >>>>> >>>>> Glad to discuss items here or in the Team meeting this Thursday June >>>>> 4th, 18:00 UTC >>>>> >>>>> Kind regards >>>>> -- >>>>> Olivier Hallot >>>>> LibreOffice Documentation Coordinator >>>>> Comunidade LibreOffice >>>>> Rio de Janeiro - Brasil - Local Time: UTC-03:00 >>>>> http://tdf.io/joinus > > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ > Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: documentation+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
