On 09/24/2012 11:15 AM, Mirosław Zalewski wrote: > On 24/09/2012 at 16:48, "webmaster-Kracked_P_P" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We need to keep it with the >> needed options for the 90% "average" users and not for those that are in >> the last 10% or even those in the last 1% or less users that do so >> complex work that the "average" user could not figure out why this is >> being done or even how to do such a thing even with the needed >> documentation. > I totally disagree. > > If user is unable to do something he wants with open documentation, then this > is documentation fault. It should be fixed (made clear, verbose, use > screenshots or anything), not feature should be disabled. > > There are many ways to speed up opening of programs. Some features may be > delayed or loaded on request. Application can be modularized - core features > are loaded by default, other are loaded only if user wants them (take a look > at LaTeX, GNU R, Miranda (instant messenger), even Mozilla Firefox to some > avail). > > *Removing* features is total no-go, because it will drive away these users > who > need them. And I don't think that LO is application only for 90% of it's > current users. The issue then is not features but proper program design that balances speed, opening speed, and available features. A small core that calls small modules for specific features when needed versus a monolithic bloc that most load everything at once.
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