User: jpmcc Date: 2009-08-20 22:59:29+0000 Modified: marketing/www/planet/atom.xml marketing/www/planet/index.html marketing/www/planet/opml.xml marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml
Log: Planet run at Fri Aug 21 00:00:13 BST 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.2254&r2=1.2255 Delta lines: +71 -54 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-08-20 16:59:25+0000 1.2254 +++ atom.xml 2009-08-20 22:59:26+0000 1.2255 @@ -5,10 +5,73 @@ <link rel="self" href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/> <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/> <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:22+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:23+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> <entry> + <title type="html">Community work in the framework project â Part 1</title> + <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/community_work_in_the_framework"/> + <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/9c7593ca437d22d6</id> + <updated>2009-08-20T14:10:49+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>Today I want to start a little overview +about the current work of the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework">framework project</a> community members. +Fortunately we have some volunteers from RedFlag 2000 who work on +several projects. This time I want to provide some information about +the following enhancement:</p> + <h1>User interface migration</h1> + <p>If you often change the user interface +of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> you will probably stumble over the effect that the +current user interface migration is not very smart. The migration +process just copies all customized user interface settings from the +old to the new version. This can result that you won't see any +additional menu or toolbar items included in a new version. It's +clear that only a minority customize the user interface of +OpenOffice.org. But this problem leads to a bad user experience for +all people who like to do it. Wu Yan, a developer from RedFlag 2000, +and myself talked about the root cause and how to solve it in an +acceptable way. Now that a first prototype is ready I want to give +you a brief overview about the features.</p> + <p>The user interface migration +enhancement wants to provide users the ability to choose what changes +are migrated into a new version. Normal users can use the default +which migrates all customized changes to a new version.</p> + <p>You can see a screenshot of a first +prototype below:</p> + <p><img src="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/resource/UI_Migration.jpg" /> </p> + <p> </p> + <p> </p> + <p><font size="2">First prototype: User +interface of the UI migration wizard</font></p> + <p>You can see the Writer menu differences +between a customized OpenOffice.org 2.3 and 3.2 (DEV300m55). The user can delete +changes or reset his/her work. âOKâ migrates the remaning entries +and with âCancel the user can abort the migration process. This +user interface is just a prototype to test the implementation and +have a first impression.</p> + <p><u><b>Attention:</b></u><br />If you interested in this enhancement +and know how to write a specification. We are looking for volunteers +who want to help us writing a good specification for this +enhancement. Most developers are not good at creating a compelling +user interface which can be used by normal users. Therefore people +who want to join the OpenOffice.org community can provide valuable +input. This is your chance to actively influence the progress of +OpenOffice.org and work on an interesting enhancement.<br /></p> + <p>You can <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact +me via e-mail</a><span lang="en-US"> or subscribe to the </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]">framework +development mailing list</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span lang="en-US"><span>.</span></span></a> <font><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><font color="#000000"><span lang="en-US"><span></span></span></font></a></font>Everybody is welcome. The framework team will help you to have an easy start. <br /></p></content> + <author> + <name>Carsten Driesner</name> + <uri></uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> + <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> + <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + + <entry> <title type="html">New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m55) available</title> <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x9"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/91813b468262b341</id> @@ -28,7 +91,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -103,7 +166,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -149,7 +212,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -182,7 +245,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -270,7 +333,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -323,7 +386,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -347,7 +410,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-08-20T23:00:15+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -380,50 +443,4 @@ </source> </entry> - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">You canât please all the people all of the timeâ¦</title> - <link href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/07/20/you-cant-please-all-the-people-all-of-the-time/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=730</id> - <updated>2009-07-20T19:50:34+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-732" title="OOo Japan User Group" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ooougjp_logo.png" alt="OOo Japan User Group" width="240" height="87" />&#8230;but if you develop mass-market software, you need to please most of them most of the time. If you&#8217;re really smart, you can then please the rest of them by providing a mechanism for <em>extensions</em>. Extensions are a way to add in features to a piece of software which appeal to a sub-set of users, without cluttering up the software for everyone else.</p> -<p>During the lifetime of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org</a> 2, the developers rapidly increased the ability of OpenOffice.org to support <a href="http://extensions.openoffice.org/">extensions</a>. At the same time the project created <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/">a repository</a> to collect and distribute extensions.</p> -<p>A <a href="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=8842">note posted today</a> to our Native Language mailing list highlighted an innovative use of extensions. The <a href="http://oooug.jp/">OpenOffice.org Japan user group</a> has released <a href="http://sourceforge.jp/projects/openoffice-docj/releases/?package_id=9481">an extension</a> to make Japanese users feel instantly at home with the software. Just one install tweaks thirty settings within the software, as well as adding clip art and templates more in tune with Japanese culture. As a final touch, it also makes use of high-quality Japanese fonts for Linux users.</p> -<p>Just one small example of how open-ness creates great software.</p></content> - <author> - <name>John McCreesh</name> - <uri>http://www.mealldubh.org</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org</title> - <subtitle type="html">a view from a dark hill</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/"/> - <id>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/category/open-source/openofficeorg/feed/</id> - <updated>2009-08-13T23:00:16+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry> - <title type="html">Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!</title> - <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test"/> - <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/4d68a85abb6958ae</id> - <updated>2009-07-20T16:11:42+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>The project <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping">Renaissance prototyping</a> phase will end this week, on July 24.</p> - <p> <img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/0/05/Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png/400px-Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png" />There have been many prototypes along the way and now they are looking much more mature and promising. So much so, that the UX team decided it was time to test them on real users outside the OOo UX project. Innocent users caught unawares as it were, with no clue as to what was in store for them. :-)</p> - <p><img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/f/f2/Prototype.jpg/640px-Prototype.jpg" /><br /></p> - <p>Some of the UX team members visited a company in Hamburg (has to be a secret for confidentiality and other legal mumbo jumbo), to test the new UI design prototype. The 'Floating Toolbar' prototype got very positive feedback. Scrolling and tabbed toolbar prototypes just cannot keep up with this design. The new live sorter view with full editing and object moving capabilities (also from one slide to another) is a real 'wow' feature, too. The users at the customer company were so enthusiastic about how it would simplify their work that they asked how soon it could be implemented. They were glad to see that the old menus remained intact so they could use their prior knowledge of OOo, while still enjoying the new toolbar simplicity. You know, just getting used to the newness without the scariness of being forced to use it because all you have ever known is now gone.<br /> </p> - <p>For daily updates of the prototype, see: <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping</a><br />(Java 6 required)</p> - <p>So, if you're the curious type...go on! Check out the prototype today.<br /> </p> - <p>Best wishes from the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance">Renaissance</a> Team<br /></p></content> - <author> - <name>Elizabeth Matthis</name> - <uri></uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> - <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> - <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-08-20T17:00:17+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - </feed> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.2261&r2=1.2262 Delta lines: +61 -39 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-08-20 16:59:25+0000 1.2261 +++ index.html 2009-08-20 22:59:26+0000 1.2262 @@ -36,8 +36,68 @@ <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a> </div> -<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: August 20, 2009 05:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: August 20, 2009 11:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<h2>August 20, 2009</h2> +<h3> +<a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> +GullFOSS</a> : +<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/community_work_in_the_framework";> +Community work in the framework project â Part 1</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>Today I want to start a little overview +about the current work of the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework";>framework project</a> community members. +Fortunately we have some volunteers from RedFlag 2000 who work on +several projects. This time I want to provide some information about +the following enhancement:</p> + <h1>User interface migration</h1> + <p>If you often change the user interface +of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org";>OpenOffice.org</a> you will probably stumble over the effect that the +current user interface migration is not very smart. The migration +process just copies all customized user interface settings from the +old to the new version. This can result that you won't see any +additional menu or toolbar items included in a new version. It's +clear that only a minority customize the user interface of +OpenOffice.org. But this problem leads to a bad user experience for +all people who like to do it. Wu Yan, a developer from RedFlag 2000, +and myself talked about the root cause and how to solve it in an +acceptable way. Now that a first prototype is ready I want to give +you a brief overview about the features.</p> + <p>The user interface migration +enhancement wants to provide users the ability to choose what changes +are migrated into a new version. Normal users can use the default +which migrates all customized changes to a new version.</p> + <p>You can see a screenshot of a first +prototype below:</p> + <p><img src="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/resource/UI_Migration.jpg"; /> </p> + <p> </p> + <p> </p> + <p><font size="2">First prototype: User +interface of the UI migration wizard</font></p> + <p>You can see the Writer menu differences +between a customized OpenOffice.org 2.3 and 3.2 (DEV300m55). The user can delete +changes or reset his/her work. âOKâ migrates the remaning entries +and with âCancel the user can abort the migration process. This +user interface is just a prototype to test the implementation and +have a first impression.</p> + <p><u><b>Attention:</b></u><br />If you interested in this enhancement +and know how to write a specification. We are looking for volunteers +who want to help us writing a good specification for this +enhancement. Most developers are not good at creating a compelling +user interface which can be used by normal users. Therefore people +who want to join the OpenOffice.org community can provide valuable +input. This is your chance to actively influence the progress of +OpenOffice.org and work on an interesting enhancement.<br /></p> + <p>You can <a href="mailto:[email protected]";>contact +me via e-mail</a><span lang="en-US"> or subscribe to the </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]";>framework +development mailing list</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]";><span lang="en-US"><span>.</span></span></a> <font><a href="mailto:[email protected]";><font color="#000000"><span lang="en-US"><span></span></span></font></a></font>Everybody is welcome. The framework team will help you to have an easy start. <br /></p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/community_work_in_the_framework";>by Carsten Driesner at August 20, 2009 02:10 PM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> <h2>August 18, 2009</h2> <h3> <a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> @@ -348,44 +408,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>July 20, 2009</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org"; title="Meall Dubh » OpenOffice.org"> -John McCreesh</a> : -<a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/07/20/you-cant-please-all-the-people-all-of-the-time/";> -You canât please all the people all of the timeâ¦</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-732" title="OOo Japan User Group" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ooougjp_logo.png"; alt="OOo Japan User Group" width="240" height="87" />…but if you develop mass-market software, you need to please most of them most of the time. If you’re really smart, you can then please the rest of them by providing a mechanism for <em>extensions</em>. Extensions are a way to add in features to a piece of software which appeal to a sub-set of users, without cluttering up the software for everyone else.</p> -<p>During the lifetime of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/";>OpenOffice.org</a> 2, the developers rapidly increased the ability of OpenOffice.org to support <a href="http://extensions.openoffice.org/";>extensions</a>. At the same time the project created <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/";>a repository</a> to collect and distribute extensions.</p> -<p>A <a href="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=8842";>note posted today</a> to our Native Language mailing list highlighted an innovative use of extensions. The <a href="http://oooug.jp/";>OpenOffice.org Japan user group</a> has released <a href="http://sourceforge.jp/projects/openoffice-docj/releases/?package_id=9481";>an extension</a> to make Japanese users feel instantly at home with the software. Just one install tweaks thirty settings within the software, as well as adding clip art and templates more in tune with Japanese culture. As a final touch, it also makes use of high-quality Japanese fonts for Linux users.</p> -<p>Just one small example of how open-ness creates great software.</p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/07/20/you-cant-please-all-the-people-all-of-the-time/";>by John at July 20, 2009 07:50 PM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> -<h3> -<a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> -GullFOSS</a> : -<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test";> -Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>The project <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping";>Renaissance prototyping</a> phase will end this week, on July 24.</p> - <p> <img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/0/05/Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png/400px-Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png"; />There have been many prototypes along the way and now they are looking much more mature and promising. So much so, that the UX team decided it was time to test them on real users outside the OOo UX project. Innocent users caught unawares as it were, with no clue as to what was in store for them. :-)</p> - <p><img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/f/f2/Prototype.jpg/640px-Prototype.jpg"; /><br /></p> - <p>Some of the UX team members visited a company in Hamburg (has to be a secret for confidentiality and other legal mumbo jumbo), to test the new UI design prototype. The 'Floating Toolbar' prototype got very positive feedback. Scrolling and tabbed toolbar prototypes just cannot keep up with this design. The new live sorter view with full editing and object moving capabilities (also from one slide to another) is a real 'wow' feature, too. The users at the customer company were so enthusiastic about how it would simplify their work that they asked how soon it could be implemented. They were glad to see that the old menus remained intact so they could use their prior knowledge of OOo, while still enjoying the new toolbar simplicity. You know, just getting used to the newness without the scariness of being forced to use it because all you have ever known is now gone.<br /> </p> - <p>For daily updates of the prototype, see: <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping";>http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping</a><br />(Java 6 required)</p> - <p>So, if you're the curious type...go on! Check out the prototype today.<br /> </p> - <p>Best wishes from the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance";>Renaissance</a> Team<br /></p></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test";>by Elizabeth Matthis at July 20, 2009 04:11 PM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a> <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.2254&r2=1.2255 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-08-20 16:59:26+0000 1.2254 +++ opml.xml 2009-08-20 22:59:26+0000 1.2255 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:00:22 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:00:23 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[email protected]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.806&r2=1.807 Delta lines: +53 -24 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-08-18 16:59:26+0000 1.806 +++ rss10.xml 2009-08-20 22:59:26+0000 1.807 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/9c7593ca437d22d6" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/91813b468262b341" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=746"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=744"; /> @@ -28,12 +29,62 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/7ff4a945f8c64f4c" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/73c9eac4cabb7b2b" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://standardsandfreedom.net/index.php/2009/07/23/links-for-the-end-of-july/"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=730"; /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/4d68a85abb6958ae" /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/9c7593ca437d22d6"> + <title>GullFOSS: Community work in the framework project â Part 1</title> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/community_work_in_the_framework</link> + <content:encoded><p>Today I want to start a little overview +about the current work of the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework">framework project</a> community members. +Fortunately we have some volunteers from RedFlag 2000 who work on +several projects. This time I want to provide some information about +the following enhancement:</p> + <h1>User interface migration</h1> + <p>If you often change the user interface +of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> you will probably stumble over the effect that the +current user interface migration is not very smart. The migration +process just copies all customized user interface settings from the +old to the new version. This can result that you won't see any +additional menu or toolbar items included in a new version. It's +clear that only a minority customize the user interface of +OpenOffice.org. But this problem leads to a bad user experience for +all people who like to do it. Wu Yan, a developer from RedFlag 2000, +and myself talked about the root cause and how to solve it in an +acceptable way. Now that a first prototype is ready I want to give +you a brief overview about the features.</p> + <p>The user interface migration +enhancement wants to provide users the ability to choose what changes +are migrated into a new version. Normal users can use the default +which migrates all customized changes to a new version.</p> + <p>You can see a screenshot of a first +prototype below:</p> + <p><img src="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/resource/UI_Migration.jpg" /> </p> + <p> </p> + <p> </p> + <p><font size="2">First prototype: User +interface of the UI migration wizard</font></p> + <p>You can see the Writer menu differences +between a customized OpenOffice.org 2.3 and 3.2 (DEV300m55). The user can delete +changes or reset his/her work. âOKâ migrates the remaning entries +and with âCancel the user can abort the migration process. This +user interface is just a prototype to test the implementation and +have a first impression.</p> + <p><u><b>Attention:</b></u><br />If you interested in this enhancement +and know how to write a specification. We are looking for volunteers +who want to help us writing a good specification for this +enhancement. Most developers are not good at creating a compelling +user interface which can be used by normal users. Therefore people +who want to join the OpenOffice.org community can provide valuable +input. This is your chance to actively influence the progress of +OpenOffice.org and work on an interesting enhancement.<br /></p> + <p>You can <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact +me via e-mail</a><span lang="en-US"> or subscribe to the </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]">framework +development mailing list</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span lang="en-US"><span>.</span></span></a> <font><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><font color="#000000"><span lang="en-US"><span></span></span></font></a></font>Everybody is welcome. The framework team will help you to have an easy start. <br /></p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-08-20T14:10:49+00:00</dc:date> + <dc:creator>Carsten Driesner</dc:creator> +</item> <item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/91813b468262b341"> <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m55) available</title> <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x9</link> @@ -225,27 +276,5 @@ </p></content:encoded> <dc:date>2009-07-23T15:34:48+00:00</dc:date> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=730";> - <title>John McCreesh: You canât please all the people all of the timeâ¦</title> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/07/20/you-cant-please-all-the-people-all-of-the-time/</link> - <content:encoded><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-732" title="OOo Japan User Group" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ooougjp_logo.png" alt="OOo Japan User Group" width="240" height="87" />&#8230;but if you develop mass-market software, you need to please most of them most of the time. If you&#8217;re really smart, you can then please the rest of them by providing a mechanism for <em>extensions</em>. Extensions are a way to add in features to a piece of software which appeal to a sub-set of users, without cluttering up the software for everyone else.</p> -<p>During the lifetime of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org</a> 2, the developers rapidly increased the ability of OpenOffice.org to support <a href="http://extensions.openoffice.org/">extensions</a>. At the same time the project created <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/">a repository</a> to collect and distribute extensions.</p> -<p>A <a href="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=8842">note posted today</a> to our Native Language mailing list highlighted an innovative use of extensions. The <a href="http://oooug.jp/">OpenOffice.org Japan user group</a> has released <a href="http://sourceforge.jp/projects/openoffice-docj/releases/?package_id=9481">an extension</a> to make Japanese users feel instantly at home with the software. Just one install tweaks thirty settings within the software, as well as adding clip art and templates more in tune with Japanese culture. As a final touch, it also makes use of high-quality Japanese fonts for Linux users.</p> -<p>Just one small example of how open-ness creates great software.</p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-07-20T19:50:34+00:00</dc:date> -</item> -<item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/4d68a85abb6958ae"> - <title>GullFOSS: Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!</title> - <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test</link> - <content:encoded><p>The project <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping">Renaissance prototyping</a> phase will end this week, on July 24.</p> - <p> <img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/0/05/Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png/400px-Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png" />There have been many prototypes along the way and now they are looking much more mature and promising. So much so, that the UX team decided it was time to test them on real users outside the OOo UX project. Innocent users caught unawares as it were, with no clue as to what was in store for them. :-)</p> - <p><img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/f/f2/Prototype.jpg/640px-Prototype.jpg" /><br /></p> - <p>Some of the UX team members visited a company in Hamburg (has to be a secret for confidentiality and other legal mumbo jumbo), to test the new UI design prototype. The 'Floating Toolbar' prototype got very positive feedback. Scrolling and tabbed toolbar prototypes just cannot keep up with this design. The new live sorter view with full editing and object moving capabilities (also from one slide to another) is a real 'wow' feature, too. The users at the customer company were so enthusiastic about how it would simplify their work that they asked how soon it could be implemented. They were glad to see that the old menus remained intact so they could use their prior knowledge of OOo, while still enjoying the new toolbar simplicity. You know, just getting used to the newness without the scariness of being forced to use it because all you have ever known is now gone.<br /> </p> - <p>For daily updates of the prototype, see: <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping</a><br />(Java 6 required)</p> - <p>So, if you're the curious type...go on! Check out the prototype today.<br /> </p> - <p>Best wishes from the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance">Renaissance</a> Team<br /></p></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-07-20T16:11:42+00:00</dc:date> - <dc:creator>Elizabeth Matthis</dc:creator> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.806&r2=1.807 Delta lines: +52 -23 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-08-18 16:59:26+0000 1.806 +++ rss20.xml 2009-08-20 22:59:26+0000 1.807 @@ -8,6 +8,58 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>GullFOSS: Community work in the framework project â Part 1</title> + <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/9c7593ca437d22d6</guid> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/community_work_in_the_framework</link> + <description><p>Today I want to start a little overview +about the current work of the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Framework">framework project</a> community members. +Fortunately we have some volunteers from RedFlag 2000 who work on +several projects. This time I want to provide some information about +the following enhancement:</p> + <h1>User interface migration</h1> + <p>If you often change the user interface +of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org">OpenOffice.org</a> you will probably stumble over the effect that the +current user interface migration is not very smart. The migration +process just copies all customized user interface settings from the +old to the new version. This can result that you won't see any +additional menu or toolbar items included in a new version. It's +clear that only a minority customize the user interface of +OpenOffice.org. But this problem leads to a bad user experience for +all people who like to do it. Wu Yan, a developer from RedFlag 2000, +and myself talked about the root cause and how to solve it in an +acceptable way. Now that a first prototype is ready I want to give +you a brief overview about the features.</p> + <p>The user interface migration +enhancement wants to provide users the ability to choose what changes +are migrated into a new version. Normal users can use the default +which migrates all customized changes to a new version.</p> + <p>You can see a screenshot of a first +prototype below:</p> + <p><img src="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/resource/UI_Migration.jpg" /> </p> + <p> </p> + <p> </p> + <p><font size="2">First prototype: User +interface of the UI migration wizard</font></p> + <p>You can see the Writer menu differences +between a customized OpenOffice.org 2.3 and 3.2 (DEV300m55). The user can delete +changes or reset his/her work. âOKâ migrates the remaning entries +and with âCancel the user can abort the migration process. This +user interface is just a prototype to test the implementation and +have a first impression.</p> + <p><u><b>Attention:</b></u><br />If you interested in this enhancement +and know how to write a specification. We are looking for volunteers +who want to help us writing a good specification for this +enhancement. Most developers are not good at creating a compelling +user interface which can be used by normal users. Therefore people +who want to join the OpenOffice.org community can provide valuable +input. This is your chance to actively influence the progress of +OpenOffice.org and work on an interesting enhancement.<br /></p> + <p>You can <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact +me via e-mail</a><span lang="en-US"> or subscribe to the </span><a href="mailto:[email protected]">framework +development mailing list</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span lang="en-US"><span>.</span></span></a> <font><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><font color="#000000"><span lang="en-US"><span></span></span></font></a></font>Everybody is welcome. The framework team will help you to have an easy start. <br /></p></description> + <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:10:49 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>GullFOSS: New: OOo-DEV 3.x Developer Snapshot (build DEV300_m55) available</title> <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/91813b468262b341</guid> <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/new_ooo_dev_3_x9</link> @@ -206,29 +258,6 @@ </p></description> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:34:48 +0000</pubDate> </item> -<item> - <title>John McCreesh: You canât please all the people all of the timeâ¦</title> - <guid>http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=730</guid> - <link>http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/07/20/you-cant-please-all-the-people-all-of-the-time/</link> - <description><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-732" title="OOo Japan User Group" src="http://www.mealldubh.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ooougjp_logo.png" alt="OOo Japan User Group" width="240" height="87" />&#8230;but if you develop mass-market software, you need to please most of them most of the time. If you&#8217;re really smart, you can then please the rest of them by providing a mechanism for <em>extensions</em>. Extensions are a way to add in features to a piece of software which appeal to a sub-set of users, without cluttering up the software for everyone else.</p> -<p>During the lifetime of <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/product/">OpenOffice.org</a> 2, the developers rapidly increased the ability of OpenOffice.org to support <a href="http://extensions.openoffice.org/">extensions</a>. At the same time the project created <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/">a repository</a> to collect and distribute extensions.</p> -<p>A <a href="http://native-lang.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=8842">note posted today</a> to our Native Language mailing list highlighted an innovative use of extensions. The <a href="http://oooug.jp/">OpenOffice.org Japan user group</a> has released <a href="http://sourceforge.jp/projects/openoffice-docj/releases/?package_id=9481">an extension</a> to make Japanese users feel instantly at home with the software. Just one install tweaks thirty settings within the software, as well as adding clip art and templates more in tune with Japanese culture. As a final touch, it also makes use of high-quality Japanese fonts for Linux users.</p> -<p>Just one small example of how open-ness creates great software.</p></description> - <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:50:34 +0000</pubDate> -</item> -<item> - <title>GullFOSS: Prototype of New UI: Test it yourself!</title> - <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/4d68a85abb6958ae</guid> - <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/prototype_of_new_ui_test</link> - <description><p>The project <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance:Prototyping">Renaissance prototyping</a> phase will end this week, on July 24.</p> - <p> <img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/0/05/Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png/400px-Renaissance-Logo-Proposal-Final2.png" />There have been many prototypes along the way and now they are looking much more mature and promising. So much so, that the UX team decided it was time to test them on real users outside the OOo UX project. Innocent users caught unawares as it were, with no clue as to what was in store for them. :-)</p> - <p><img src="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/w/images/thumb/f/f2/Prototype.jpg/640px-Prototype.jpg" /><br /></p> - <p>Some of the UX team members visited a company in Hamburg (has to be a secret for confidentiality and other legal mumbo jumbo), to test the new UI design prototype. The 'Floating Toolbar' prototype got very positive feedback. Scrolling and tabbed toolbar prototypes just cannot keep up with this design. The new live sorter view with full editing and object moving capabilities (also from one slide to another) is a real 'wow' feature, too. The users at the customer company were so enthusiastic about how it would simplify their work that they asked how soon it could be implemented. They were glad to see that the old menus remained intact so they could use their prior knowledge of OOo, while still enjoying the new toolbar simplicity. You know, just getting used to the newness without the scariness of being forced to use it because all you have ever known is now gone.<br /> </p> - <p>For daily updates of the prototype, see: <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/Prototyping</a><br />(Java 6 required)</p> - <p>So, if you're the curious type...go on! Check out the prototype today.<br /> </p> - <p>Best wishes from the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance">Renaissance</a> Team<br /></p></description> - <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:11:42 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
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