Hi Cor, On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Cor Nouws <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Mirek, *, > > Mirek M. wrote (24-10-12 23:47) > > > We're in the middle of our option analysis [1] and we'd like to know >> whether the following options are still needed and, if so, what their >> use cases are: >> - "Screen font antialiasing" (font size from which text should be >> antialiased) >> > > I guess this may be useful in case one works with some combination of > remote desktop (eg thin client) and/or resolution. > > Alright. It doesn't seem to be vital to the software's usability, though, so I would mark it "Advanced". > - E-mail client (why not just use the OS default?) >> > > There may be more choices for different use? Well, you can only choose a single client, so the OS default should do. Are there any cases where the OS doesn't allow the user to set a default, though? What does LibreOffice do then? > > - All the Database settings (no database users among designers, I'm >> afraid) >> > > Connections should be considered useful for connections over certain > networks .. > Databases ... just cannot be missed. Alright. > > - Locale setting (why would a person not want to use the system default >> only in LibreOffice?) >> > > In situations where you work with people from different countries / > locales etc. This just sets the default -- you're still able to work on documents in different languages. The user probably shouldn't change the LibreOffice settings every time he works on a document in a different language. (That would be especially tricky if he has several documents open, one in his native language, one in a foreign language, as these settings are global.) > > - Decimal separator key (in which cases is the locale setting not >> applicable?) >> > > Same.. Same. > > - Default currency (in which cases is the locale setting not applicable?) >> - Default languages "For the current document only" (why not use >> "Tools>Language>For All Text"?) >> > > I'm not sure, but maybe the difference it that setting it for the > document, makes styles behave as chosen, and that selecting and setting > language has to be done over and again? > On the other hand: the menu option is rather recent compared to the > Option.. > > Is it ok to remove the option, then, since we have the Tools entry? (It would also mean we need to add CTL and Asian language to Tools.) > - Are there any options that aren't necessary for Japanese or >> for Complex Text Layout? None of us use these features, so we assume >> they're there for a reason and thus agreed to keep them. >> >> [1] >> http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/Design/**Analyses/Global_Options<http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Analyses/Global_Options> >> > > Is it OK if I add some opinions on that page (again)? > Post them here. :) -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ 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
