[libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen
All, sberg wrote > Are you guys talking about a build time configure switch, a runtime > command line argument to soffice, or past each other? Kind of getting lost in the noise, but Bryan Q. had proposed unilaterally in https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/#/c/19086 to clobber the SplashScreen. He's abandoned that heavy handed approach, and several parallel facets are being addressed, both Design/Branding and implementation. Please read the whole thread... http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Remove-SplashScreen-tc4161992.html There is no immediacy to the issue as at the moment folks who do not want to see a splash screen can disable it by changing 'Logo=1' to 'Logo=0' in the soffice.ini configuration file in the installation directory. Of course that is per-machine not per-user. Alternatively, soffice.bin or soffice.exe can be launched from command line (when on PATH) with flag "-nologo" which is per-user/per-launch. So, retaining a SplashScreen by default should cause little concern for folks who might object to it--as they can simply suppress it. What might be desirable, is a a more convenient way to disable it via GUI--either a check box, or as a stanza in Advanced Configuration. As to design/branding --despite Adolfo's objections otherwise-- the artwork/branding for the 5.0 release was done by "contest" and finalized by paid graphic artist--result was agreed to by community. But there is "residual" work to be done refreshing the TDF/LibreOffice branding which dates from 3.3 and 4.0 era. But that is a different topic. Stuart -- View this message in context: http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Remove-SplashScreen-tp4161992p4162459.html Sent from the Design mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen
Le 5 octobre 2015 05:28:58 GMT+02:00, "Marc Paré" a écrit : >Hi all, > >Le 03/10/15 03:42 PM, Heiko Tietze a écrit : >> On Friday 02 October 2015 16:46:39 Bryan Quigley wrote: >>> * Most other apps aren't using splash screens anymore. None of >the >>> other apps on my Ubuntu desktop have splashscreens >> Gimp has a splashscreen, just to mention one >> >>> * It's a reminder of what tool you are using. For users who don't >>> like LibreOffice this can cause a negative feedback loop. >> Or a positive for those who love LibreOffice :-) >> >> On the pro side >> * Splashscreen offers an easy way for branding >> * Slow maschines should be taken into consideration >> >> I'd vote for a configuration switch, if at all, which is on by >default. >> > > From a marketing perspective and branding, I would vote to keep it as >well, and as Heiko suggested, a configuration switch. I have had some >boxes where the bios branding would come up and I switched it off, but >later back on ... it just made me feel more comfortable knowing that >something was loading with a banner on. > >But, also, IMO, it allows the marketing team a way of solidifying brand > >recognition when LibreOffice boots up and even sneaking in an extra >message or sub-line if we wanted to. > >But definitely yes to a switch, which would be a good choice. > >Cheers, > >Marc Hi, We need to keep this splashscreen for a variety of reasons. People can always deactivate it of course but by default it should be there. Best, Charles. -- Envoyé de mon appareil Android avec K-9 Mail. Veuillez excuser ma brièveté. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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
Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen
Hi Marc, On Sun, Oct 04, 2015 at 11:28:58PM -0400, Marc Paré wrote: > But definitely yes to a switch, which would be a good choice. There is already such a switch, change 'Logo=1' to 'Logo=0' in sofficerc/soffice.ini. Regards, Miklos -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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
[libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen
Hi all, Le 03/10/15 03:42 PM, Heiko Tietze a écrit : On Friday 02 October 2015 16:46:39 Bryan Quigley wrote: * Most other apps aren't using splash screens anymore. None of the other apps on my Ubuntu desktop have splashscreens Gimp has a splashscreen, just to mention one * It's a reminder of what tool you are using. For users who don't like LibreOffice this can cause a negative feedback loop. Or a positive for those who love LibreOffice :-) On the pro side * Splashscreen offers an easy way for branding * Slow maschines should be taken into consideration I'd vote for a configuration switch, if at all, which is on by default. From a marketing perspective and branding, I would vote to keep it as well, and as Heiko suggested, a configuration switch. I have had some boxes where the bios branding would come up and I switched it off, but later back on ... it just made me feel more comfortable knowing that something was loading with a banner on. But, also, IMO, it allows the marketing team a way of solidifying brand recognition when LibreOffice boots up and even sneaking in an extra message or sub-line if we wanted to. But definitely yes to a switch, which would be a good choice. Cheers, Marc -- Marc Paré m...@marcpare.com http://www.parEntreprise.com parEntreprise.com Supports OpenDocument Formats (ODF) parEntreprise.com Supports http://www.LibreOffice.org -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: design+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org 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