[libreoffice-design] Re: [Libreoffice-ux-advise] Need Developer Input about Options

Hi Cor,

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Cor Nouws <oolst@nouenoff.nl> wrote:

> Hi Mirek, *,
>
> Mirek M. wrote (24-10-12 23:47)
>
>
>  We're in the middle of our option analysis [1] and we'd like to know
> > whether the following options are still needed and, if so, what their
> > use cases are:
> > - "Screen font antialiasing" (font size from which text should be
> > antialiased)
>
> I guess this may be useful in case one works with some combination of
> remote desktop (eg thin client) and/or resolution.
>
> Alright.
It doesn't seem to be vital to the software's usability, though, so I would
mark it "Advanced".


>  - E-mail client (why not just use the OS default?)
> >
>
> There may be more choices for different use?


Well, you can only choose a single client, so the OS default should do.
Are there any cases where the OS doesn't allow the user to set a default,
though? What does LibreOffice do then?

>  - All the Database settings (no database users among designers, I'm
> > afraid)
>
> Connections should be considered useful for connections over certain
> networks ..
> Databases ... just cannot be missed.


Alright.

>  - Locale setting (why would a person not want to use the system default
> > only in LibreOffice?)
>
> In situations where you work with people from different countries /
> locales etc.


This just sets the default -- you're still able to work on documents in
different languages.
The user probably shouldn't change the LibreOffice settings every time he
works on a document in a different language. (That would be especially
tricky if he has several documents open, one in his native language, one in
a foreign language, as these settings are global.)

>  - Decimal separator key (in which cases is the locale setting not
> > applicable?)
>
> Same..


Same.

>  - Default currency (in which cases is the locale setting not applicable?)
> > - Default languages "For the current document only" (why not use
> > "Tools>Language>For All Text"?)
>
> I'm not sure, but maybe the difference it that setting it for the
> document, makes styles behave as chosen, and that selecting and setting
> language has to be done over and again?
> On the other hand: the menu option is rather recent compared to the
> Option..
>
> Is it ok to remove the option, then, since we have the Tools entry?
(It would also mean we need to add CTL and Asian language to Tools.)


>  - Are there any options that aren't necessary for Japanese or
> > for Complex Text Layout? None of us use these features, so we assume
> > they're there for a reason and thus agreed to keep them.
> >
> > [1] 
> > http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/Design/**Analyses/Global_Options<http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Analyses/Global_Options>
>
> Is it OK if I add some opinions on that page (again)?

Post them here. :)

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