https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85420
Eyal Rozenberg <[email protected]> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |[email protected] --- Comment #16 from Eyal Rozenberg <[email protected]> --- I would also like it to be the case, that when a user opens the LO start center, then either immediately, or at one click away, they would see templates corresponding to common kinds of documents people write, for a psychological effect of "What new item would you be writing today? A formal letter? An expense report? A Curriculum Vitae? etc." - which is the vibe I get from the WPS template gallery. I should also say this desire is irrespective of whether those easily-available templates are local or online ("extension" templates); and I can definitely imagine a situation in which we have a more rich and robust set of templates bundled with LO, or alternatively, easily installed as extensions, so that there is no longer a need for online access for the commonly-used templates. In that case, I would also like for the user to be able to dis-integrate easily, or easily avoid integration. For this reason, I: * DISLIKE having to get to the template manager, a separate dialog from the start center, to obtain new templates * DISLIKE the mechanism described in comment 2 - of "press a small button" for anything related to online templates to happen. * DISLIKE the suggestion in comment 3, which would place all templates another click away than they are now. I also dislike the strong separation of local and online templates, so that you can't see the local ones if you're looking at the online ones. * an UNSURE of whether the template section of the start center should simply be an integration of the template manager. What I would like to see is for the template part of the start center to: 1. For any kind of viewing/filtering state of display of templates, to have a large button, perhaps even a bar, which would try to retrieve more templates of this kind from online sources. This could be somewhat similar to how search engines, or social media feeds, have "get more results" or "fill feed further back" UI element. 2. For there to be a search box integrated into the templates section of the start center, without launching an extra dialog, and possibly visible by default. 3. For it to be configurable whether searching for templates, from the start center, searches only the local templates or also online templates (and I'd say the default would be also searching online templates, but if the toggle is very visible, then maybe that's not super-important) ----- Replies to comments/aspects of the discussion: * Regarding the exchange between Adolpho and Yousuf: I generally agree with Yousuf (Jay). But - this should certainly be implemented so that when Internet access is down, or the online extension source server is down etc - that is handled gracefully and does not at all interfere with the experience of using local templates. * Regarding Stuart's comment #9: I also find that the current state of our template offerings is lacking (although over a decade has passed since his comment...). Also agree that the question of whether we should be responsible for hosting templates is a valid one. But I don't believe that has that much bearing on this issue. In fact, more exposure for online templates in the start center should get us more feedback on those templates, requests for other templates etc. * Regarding the linked-to GSoC document with mockups (comment #12): I believe we should make a more clear distinction, or to have a better story to tell ourselves, about the distinction between "template manager" and the access to templates from the start center. No difference? Tweaked positions and sizes only? Functional difference (i.e. no ability to add and remove things, move between categories etc.)? -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
