Re: [libreoffice-design] File management in LibreOffice Viewer

Hi Mirek,

sounds very reasonable to me. Eventually it's similar to the start center, probably with less 
concerns about the actual position. To proceed with the topic the best way is to write a feature 
request in the bug tracker.

Cheers,
Heiko

On 09/16/2016 07:31 AM, Mirek Mazel wrote:
> Hi guys,
> Back at the conference, I talked to Cloph about the file management in
> LibreOffice Viewer for Android. Right now, the user is presented with the
> system's entire directory structure and it's up to her/him to find the
> right ODT files. This flies in the face of the mobile pattern of
> abstracting the file system structure from the user [1] and makes it hard
> for people to find their files (as they're generally not accustomed to the
> directory structure).
>
> Cloph said that, if the design team agrees, he's willing to change it.
>
> Can we reach an agreement that LibreOffice Viewer should leave file
> management to dedicated file managers and show documents it can open up
> front?
>
> (The Google Docs apps, Microsoft's Office apps, WPS Office all use this
> document management model. Except for LibreOffice and dedicated file
> managers, I can't think of a mobile productivity app that doesn't.)
>
> [1] http://fabfuture.blogspot.cz/2013/05/life-without-files.html

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Dr. Heiko Tietze
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