On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:38:17 -0500 Came this utterance fomulated by Gene Young to my mailbox:
> Marius Popa wrote: > > Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000168 EndHTML:0000003922 > > StartFragment:0000000471 EndFragment:0000003905 > > > > Good morning! My name is Marius Popa, a user running your wonderful > > software, and I want to suggest you to make some improvements to the > > program you develop as concerns exporting as PDF. Right from the > > start, I must suggest you to make possible that every user should be > > able to export files as PDF/A files in compliance with ISO 19005 > > standard for long-term archiving, a functions that ought to be > > available for all options. > > > > First of all, the program should have a splash screen introducing > > the option and its logo to the user when any user wants to export > > files as PDF, as well as a text "Export files as PDF" appearing on > > the splash screen. At a glance, your software should have some > > features that should appear on the splash screen. The same splash > > screen must have an option allowing users to opt for showing the > > splash screen when they want to export files as PDF or not. The > > splash screen must also have a wizard in order to welcome and > > introduce the user into the world of the function of the program and > > teach him how to deal with the subfunctions of the program. > > Moreover, the splash screen must have six large buttons featuring > > six subfunctions of the program, namely Create and combine, Comment > > and review, Export and convert, Insert and edit, Secure and sign, > > and Forms. > > > > When pushed, the "Create and combine" button should lead the user to > > a second splash screen, where users should be able to create PDF > > from a great variety of formats (text and images), from scanner, > > from applications through the agency of the virtual printer driver > > and to combine different types of files. When creating and combining > > files to convert them to PDF, users must be allowed to opt for > > viewing the converted files after the process comes to an end (with > > the built-in viewer or an external one). > > > > When pushed, the "Comment and review" must allow users to add sticky > > notes, highlight text, add stamps and notes, and attach files. When > > pushed, the next button has to allow an user to extract all images > > and text, copy text and copy page areas in order to paste them into > > other applications for publication or further editing. The "Insert > > and edit" button, when pushed, has to let users edit text and > > graphics, add attractive headers, footers and watermarks, and > > insert, delete and rearrange pages. > > > > When pushed, the "Secure and sign" button has to let users secure > > documents and manage security policies, sign documents and add > > digital IDs to PDF files, and manage permissions that may be applied > > to created PDFs. Finally, the last button, "Forms", when pushed, > > must let users open and email forms, create a new form, edit, and > > submit a form. > > > > The user-friendly interface must be intuitive and organized into > > categories that should be the same as the above-mentioned buttons > > with arrows to the left that should lead users to the tasks they > > must perform. > > > > If you want to ask me questions about what I have written in this > > email, feel free and do it. Success! > > > > > > Best wishes, > > Marius Popa > > > > > > > Thats not a Splash Screen, thats a tutorial. > Thats not a tutorial, thats a dialogue box which includes a whole raft of PDF edit functions. I believe PDF edit goes beyond the scope of OO.o. However should you wish to pursue these features i suggest you look to this page: http://contributing.openoffice.org/ and this page: http://qa.openoffice.org/ Requests for enhancements (RFE's) are handled in the same way as bugs, they can be queued, prioritised, voted on, timetabled or shelved based on relevance, priority and resources. Always remember this is an Open Source Project with limited resources and the best way to assure feature X's adoption is to stump up. Chur -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
