[libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen

2015-10-07 Thread V Stuart Foote 
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




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Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen

2015-10-05 Thread Miklos Vajna 
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

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Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen

2015-10-05 Thread Charles-H. Schulz 
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, 

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[libreoffice-design] Re: Remove SplashScreen

2015-10-04 Thread Marc Paré 

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

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