2011/6/19 jlopez777 <[email protected]>: > We come back to these great points but what is lacking is proper > infrastructure and channels of operation. We speak of users with no data to > back up with anything and most importantly, no brand identity. Nothing will > come forth from this type of infrastructure if we split hairs on how it > applies to every single user imaginable, nothing will get done.
Agree. In fact because of that I'd said that we need a flexible and easily configurable UI > > I proposed a while ago with no comments a structure that dealt with the > foundation of the layout design. How can we speak of specifics, when we > cannot reach a consesus on keeping the layout as is, or introducing a > vertical toolbar, or customizable ribbon like layout (personally, we will > NEVER reach consensus if there is no BRAND IDENTITY of what LibreOffice is > and who its for...and lets not be cliche and say its for everyone because > that can be interpreted so many different ways). > > We must come to a decision of what the GENERAL layout should be, then work > on menu/icon placement, then work on functinality, and last but DEF NOT > LEAST, visual appeal. +1 > We will have to put time tables up, because we can never progress unless we > all are on the same page regarding the need to progress and if a great idea > can't be fit in the timeline set, then we wait to introduce it in the next > clycle release. We can forgo all these great ideas that we have just because > we have to iron out every single aspect of it. > > The tenets are great, but again, if we don't have a structure and not use > the current infrastructure properly, we will do nothing more but right great > emails about great ideas that never see the light of day. Im sorry if I > sound a little over the top, I really care, like all of you, about the > advancement of the value libreoffice can have on so many people. > > So, I decided to do something a little different and create this site for an > alternative infrastructure that is meant to be smaller in scale, but faster > in pace in some respects. If you are interested in experimenting with a > different kind of infrastructure, and flesh out some experimental > designs...I especially invite you (anyone really). > > Here is the link. > http://libreofficedesign.weebly.com<http://libreofficedesign.weebly.com/index.html> > > I look forward to seeing where this goes... Looks promising... Thanks! Cheers Ricardo -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/design/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
