Re: [libreoffice-design] Re: The purpose of Impress

Hi Marc,

2014/1/19 Marc Paré <marc@marcpare.com>

> Hi Mirek,
>
> Le 2014-01-19 08:45, Mirek M. a écrit :
>
>  Hi guys,
> > In order to be able to effectively design and shape the future of
> > LibreOffice modules, it is imperative that we define what these modules
> > are
> > for. Knowing the purpose of each module will help us focus on doing one
> > thing well and avoid counterproductive feature creep.
> >
> > Since, out of all the modules, Impress's purpose might be one of the
> > clearest, let's start with it.
> >
> > My rough draft:
> > The purpose of Impress is "to make it simple and quick to craft a slide
> > show to perfectly complement a speech."
> > Please comment on this.
> >
> > I'd like to have the purpose decided on by the next IRC chat.
> Sure, it can be be this, however, it should stand on its own merits
> without the speech as well. In reality, most people will use it to
> complement their speeches but also usually post it on some form of media
> storage (cloud, website etc.) for people to download and to view themselves
> without any accompanying speech.
>
> So, sure, it can complement speech, BUT, it is usually intended to stand
> on its own merits for other people to read.

I knew this was going to be brought up -- the word "complement" was chosen
deliberately.
Again, this is a question of focus.
I'd really prefer to focus on creating the best speech complements rather
than speech replacements, as, when given in conjunction with a speech, the
latter tends to take focus away from the speech. If the slides are a
full-on replacement, why is the presenter even there? Why not just autoplay
the slides?

That's not to say putting up only slides is worthless -- they often provide
a good overview of the speech.
That said, it's always better to provide the slides along with the talk
(video or audio, or even transcript), and that tends to be the norm
nowadays.

> As for having this discussion on the marketing list ... we can make of the
> Impress module whatever we decide, whether a fancy slideshow, support for
> speech, entertainment package, photo repository, etc.
>
> IMO, for design purposes, defining the Impress function discussion is fine
> on this list, but for the outside public, the marketing team should be
> putting on the descriptive face of Impress -- advertising as a "one
> function" module would not be in our best interest as it can serve many
> functions.

Yes -- the marketing message is certainly up to you. :)

> Cheers,
>
> Marc
>
>
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