Re: [libreoffice-design] Finding a Purpose

I think that is a comendable effort but I think that it would be more
effective to define what is the purpose of each module individually. What
is it aimed at, so that UI design and dev work can be more focused in
improving the work torwards that purpose for each module.
Then also define a priority of what modules need to be improved first to
adjust to their defined purpose.


On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Charles-H. Schulz <
charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org> wrote:

> Hello Mirek,
>
> On 3 juillet 2014 00:43:19 CEST, "Mirek M." <mazelm@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > Recently, we've been talking about our workflow and, as part of that,
> > we
> > came to the conclusion that we need to define a clear direction. The
> > best
> > way to do that, IMHO, is defining a clear purpose for LibreOffice and
> > its
> > components and continually striving to fulfill that purpose as well as
> > possible.
> >
> > In our last IRC chat [1], Reda Lazri proposed "a 21st century suite
> > that is
> > easy for new users and powerful for existing ones".
> >
> > My original thought was that LibreOffice was too disparate to have a
> > clear
> > purpose and wanted to define purposes for individual modules only.
> > However,
> > since that time, I've come around to the idea of having a single
> > purpose
> > for LibreOffice, and here's a rough draft I propose: to let the user
> > organize information and help them present it to others in a digestible
> > manner.
> >
> > I should clarify that these are all just rough drafts, and that even
> > when
> > this team decides on a purpose, it won't be binding. The idea here is
> > to
> > not force a direction on devs and rather let the defined purposes stand
> > based on their merit.
> >
> > I should also note that the goal derived from a purpose is basically to
> > provide the best user experience for fulfilling that purpose -- that
> > means
> > things like ease of use, speed, great visual and interaction design,
> > etc.
> > are all a given.
> >
> > Post your thoughts on the purpose of LibreOffice in this thread and
> > hopefully we'll come to a firm conclusion at the next IRC meeting [2].
>
> I must admit I am unsure why you need to define a purpose now, however we
> did come up with pretty much your line 4 years ago albeit in a mpre elegant
> way: "LibreOffice strives to be the engine of your creation and the tool of
> your intelligence". Note however that a purpose is not the same as a
> slogan. The latter changes often.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Charles.
>
>
>
>
> > [1] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Meetings/2014-06-29
> > [2] https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Meetings
> >
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