Re: [libreoffice-design] Finding a Purpose

2014-07-03 14:38 GMT+02:00 Pedro Rosmaninho <mota.prego@gmail.com>:

> 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.

We should definitely define a purpose for each module as well.
Defining a purpose for the whole suite shouldn't take away from that.


> Then also define a priority of what modules need to be improved first to
> adjust to their defined purpose.
>
> The purpose definitions would be there to steer future design decisions.
Developers would continue to work on what they want/are paid to work on --
there will be no revolutionary redesigns. If a dev wants to redesign any
part of a module, the new design should reflect the chosen 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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