2014/1/19 Regina Henschel <[email protected]> > Hi Mirek, > > Mirek M. schrieb: > >> Hi Regina, >> >> >> 2014/1/19 Regina Henschel <[email protected]> >> >> Hi Mirek, >>> >>> Mirek M. schrieb: >>> >>> Hi Regina, >>>> >>>> 2014/1/19 Regina Henschel <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> Hi Mirek, >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mirek M. schrieb: >>>>> >>>>> Hi guys, >>>>> >>>>> In order to be able to effectively design and shape the future of >>>>>> LibreOffice modules, it is imperative that we define what these >>>>>> modules >>>>>> are >>>>>> for. Knowing the purpose of each module will help us focus on doing >>>>>> one >>>>>> thing well and avoid counterproductive feature creep. >>>>>> >>>>>> Since, out of all the modules, Impress's purpose might be one of the >>>>>> clearest, let's start with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> My rough draft: >>>>>> The purpose of Impress is "to make it simple and quick to craft a >>>>>> slide >>>>>> show to perfectly complement a speech." >>>>>> Please comment on this. >>>>>> >>>>>> "complement a speech" is not all. There exists other popular >>>>>> usages of >>>>>> >>>>>> impress. For example: >>>>> (1) Self-repeating (product-) information, for example in shop window, >>>>> waiting room, or station. >>>>> (2) Interactive learning arrangement >>>>> (3) Present pictures from travel or festivals to friends or >>>>> parishioners >>>>> (4) Background for memorial or meditation >>>>> (5) Lecture notes for revision >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes, but it's important design practice to focus on doing one thing >>>> excellently, not on doing several things in a mediocre way. >>>> That doesn't mean Impress can't or shouldn't be used for other things, >>>> but >>>> that it should be optimized to do one thing well. Alternative use-cases >>>> can >>>> be covered unintentionally, by extensions, or by splitting the module >>>> into >>>> two. >>>> >>>> >>> I disagree here. Look at the questions about impress in mailing lists and >>> forums. For example, why do you think users ask about a sound continuing >>> over the whole slide show? Surely not for "complement a speech", but >>> likely >>> for purpose (3). >>> >>> >> Again, I'm not asking what the software is being used for. I'm asking what >> use-cases it should be designed for. >> For example, if we say that the purpose of Impress is creating photo >> slideshows, then maybe we should show the Photo Album dialog at launch. >> If, on the other hand, we say that creating photo slideshows is not at all >> relevant to the purpose, we should think about spinning the Photo Album >> dialog into an extension. >> >> >>> I would not keep the question on design-list, but bring it to >>> discuss-list >>> too. >>> >>> >>>> Real-life examples of each of these: >>>> LibreOffice Writer wasn't designed for editing code. You may use it for >>>> that purpose, though. (You definitely shouldn't, there are much, much >>>> better tools for the job, but it is possible.) The same goes for using >>>> Impress for a picture slideshow -- there are better tools for the job, >>>> and >>>> that's because those tools were designed specifically for that job. >>>> >>>> >>> I think, that many users do not install special applications, but use the >>> tools they know. LO is not only used in enterprises and large >>> administration, but in non-profit organizations like religious >>> communities >>> and friendly societies, small business, and in education. >>> >>> >> The huge popularity of single-purpose mobile apps proves otherwise. These >> are popular because they're simple and tailored to a single use case. >> > > But "single-purpose" is a radical change of paradigm. Therefore the focus > on design mailing list is too small. >
It's another guideline to go by when designing. Not unlike the guidelines at https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Guidelines or the principles at https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Principles. Also, it shouldn't be a radical change of paradigm. Impress has generally been tailored toward complementing presentations and features like the Photo Album came as an afterthought. That's why the Photo Album dialog doesn't appear at launch, that's why the slide sorter is linear rather than spatial, as it should be if Impress was tailored for interactive presentations, that's why slide advancement isn't automatic by default and why slide advancement options aren't emphasized, as they would be if Impress was tailored for autoplaying presentations. Kind regards > Regina > > > -- > To unsubscribe 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 > -- To unsubscribe 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
