Hi guys,
I am a member of the design team and have some suggestions regarding
templates-test.libreoffice.org. I already posted them on the design
mailing list and got some answers. I wondered whether it would be
possible to filter templates/extensions based on the app they are
intended for. Andres Mantke said this would be quite easy to implement,
what do you think?
Kind regards
Alex
Original conversation:
Hi,
Am Sonntag, 18. September 2011, 13:47:57
schriebwebmas...@documentfoundation.org:
> Hi,
>
> I really like the idea to have a central repository for templates. However,
> I think some aspects should be improved to be as good as the old
> OpenOffice template center (http://templates.services.openoffice.org):
>
> 1) The extension and template center should be one website, or at at least
> the top bar should contain links to each site
>
that would be a goal for the future. Currently this is not posible, because of
the
search routine. I explained this some times ago on the website-list of
LibreOffice.
If both center are in one Plone instance, you will get a mixture of extensions
and
templates, if you search for "All categories". That would make the user
muddleheaded.
> 2) One should be able to upload a template without having to set up a
> project
>
This is also an goal for the future and need some time. I and hopefully some
volunteers with deep Python knowledge had to create a new Plone product/egg for
this.
Here is one or more free positions, maybe for you;-)
> 3) Show less categories, have more sub-categories instead; At the moment
> the number of options is a bit overwhelming
>
That's not posible with the current product. It needs some improvement to make
this
available.
> 4) Let the user filter templates based on the app it is intended for:
> Writer, Impress etc.
>
That's easy to implement. Make a proposal onwebs...@global.libreoffice.org and
let's
discuss there.
> 5) Replace 'Template
> Templates extend your LibreOffice with additional functionality.
>
> Currently there are 11 projects with 7 releases available.
> Submit your Template' with 'Submit you Template' in a bigger font size
>
I don't get, what you want to change here.
> 6) Maybe star ratings would be more appealing
>
No. The change from star rating to rating by "like / don't like" gives not so
much
options for manipulation and is much easier to handle for the user.
> 7) Try to copy the look of libreoffice.org as close as possible
>
I don't think that the design had to be one to one the same with
libreoffice.org.
There is currently a discussion about the main design on the design-list.
I had asked for proposals and feeback on the design- and the website-list
several
times with no or nearly no response. I got only the proposal for a logo of the
extensions- and template-site, that I reworked myself a bit, to adapt it on the
split
of both sites and make it more impressive.
> 8) Use this favicon:http://www.libreoffice.org/favicon.ico
>
I can't see that there is a wrong favicon. Maybe a reload of the site or a
clean out
of the cache will help.
> 9) Show the highest-rated and most-downloaded Templates on the homepage
>
Currently the highest rated are shown by default. The user can change this in
the
search bar.
> 10) The introduction should be as short as on libreofice.org
>
Hmm. There are some information because there is the need for some contributor
information. I asked for a volunteer on the marketing list, who wants to
improve the
English text (native speaker). Currently I'm missing feedback here.
> I hope my criticism wasn't too harsh, thats just how I think the repo could
> be improved.
No. I'm not a native English speaking person;-)
Regards,
Andreas
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Reply: Hi Andreas, thanks for the fast reply.
4) Let the user filter templates based on the app it is intended for:
Writer, Impress etc.
That's easy to implement. Make a proposal onwebs...@global.libreoffice.org
and let's
discuss there.
I'll do so.
5) Replace 'Template
Templates extend your LibreOffice with additional functionality.
Currently there are 11 projects with 7 releases available.
Submit your Template' with 'Submit you Template' in a bigger font size
I don't get, what you want to change here.
I think that its not necessary to have so much text. A big fat button
would be showier.
8) Use this favicon:http://www.libreoffice.org/favicon.ico
I can't see that there is a wrong favicon. Maybe a reload of the site or a
clean out
of the cache will help.
libreoffice.org now uses a more detailed, gray-scale favicon instead of
the black/white one: Grayscale
9) Show the highest-rated and most-downloaded Templates on the homepage
Currently the highest rated are shown by default. The user can change this
in the
search bar.
I meant that below the introductory text there should be two boxes like
there:
http://templates.services.openoffice.org
Users then could immediately view the best templates, that might save some time.
Greetings
Alex
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