Design/Meetings/2016-06-24

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    Minutes

    Jun 24, 2016; 9:21am Heiko Tietze-2 
    Minutes of the Design Hangout: 2016-Jun-24
    
    Present:
        + Kendy, Rishabh, Heiko, Samuel, Susobhan, Akshay, Szymon, Cor, Jay (late)
    
    Easy hacks that need code pointers
        + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48015 (export all pages in Draw)
        + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37654 (labels at pages frame in Draw)
        + Move easyhacks and proposed EH into the wiki?
          + Go with that
         /done https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Whiteboards/Easyhacks
        + ESC decision how to handle EH without codepointer
          + proposed easyhacks will receive keyword easyhack but need further infos
          + without codepointer/mentor set NEEDINFO
    
    Confirmed easy hacks
        + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93782 (more arrowheads)
        + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=60937 (Quickstarter)
    
    Enhancement requests that could be solved per extension
         + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94148 (eyedropper tool/color reader; requires access to statusbar)
    
    Google Summer of Code
    
      * Template Manager (Akshay)
            + Removal of remote view from template manager in 5.3 (Akshay)
                + dead and buggy code, created long time ago (Akshay)
                + hidden if experimental mode is not enabled, crashes frequently
                + Thumbnails are required for each template in template view area, which is not possible for remote files
                    + No way to download previews for each available template
                    + http://www.picpaste.com/pics/Screenshot_from_2016-05-25_17_28_13-cOMic5xk.1466609782.png
                + We have a dedicated Remote Files Dialog since LO 5.1, which does the job much better (Akshay)
                + Its a pity but go with this change (all)
    
      * Area Fill (Rishabh)
          + Pattern tab commit - https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/#/c/26015/
            + Adds the functionality to create/add a new list of pattern presets different from bitmaps
            + Problem of corrupt .sob file - fixed
            + MSO pattern presets recognized as hatch in LO
              + The MSO presets in https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94547 - Not compatible with LO
                + LO presets - 8x8 pixels
                + MSO presets - 32x32 pixels
              + Can modify using hatch Background and line color listbox
          + Bitmap tab commit - https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/#/c/26402/
            + Moved the controls from Area tab.
          + Multiple palettes in Area tab - http://imgur.com/IJegbDc
          Points to be discussed -
            + Controls to be hidden/removed from the bitmaps tab.
            + Multiple palettes - expected behavior on clicking Add, Delete and Modify button
              + can't trace back the palette list from which the color is selected
              + bug report - https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94148
              + options https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94551
                + perhaps another option is to store the color in the document (Samuel)
                + mind: adding a color to the standard palette or any other one from both tools > options > colors
                  and from the dalog Area, tab Color, it is stored in the according <name>.soc in user/congfig
                  + wishing to prevent people to remove colors from a palette, prolly is interferring heavily with that
                  + if new colors are added to a user.soc, that would allow to make existing palettes read-only
                  + Could colors from user.soc be shown at the bottom of any selected palette? (Cor)
                  + Could show them in a separate frame (Jay)
                + this all is a different subject than 'recent colors' - that should proly be implementedin the same way
                  as the pick-list for recent documents, i.e. in registrymodifications.xcu (if it doesn't work) (Cor)
                -> Final decision postponed to next week
    
      * Progress of Sidebar Improvements (Susobhan)
          + To be discussed - Shapes Tab ( https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=87643 ):
              - Layout ( http://bit.ly/28KnBgP )
                -> Go with file/folder approach because of consistency and easier coding
              - New categories (Cisco, Flowchart etc.) - who will add symbols?
                -> Ignore that part in the survey (will be implemented into Gallery, if available)
          + Working on Shapes Tab.
          + Page Styles Panel merged to Master. Page Writer Deck ready(bugs?)
          + Import Bitmap Button added to Area Content Panel
    
       * Notebookbar (Szymon, Kendy, Samuel)
           + Toolbar/Sidebar/Notebookbar button size
              + separate option for each or one for all?
              + https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/#/c/26362/
                + postponed (screenshot for sidebar with large icons needed)
    
    Enhancements and proposals
    
        + Go to page Dialog (Samuel/Akshay)
          + https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/#/c/25949/
          + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=83054
          + Adobe Acrobat type https://bug-attachments.documentfoundation.org/attachment.cgi?id=105230 (text field)
          + do the patch and lets see
          + rather push the navigator to the max (Heiko)
    
        + Emoji toolbar control (Samuel/Akshay)
          + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100100
          + http://emojione.com/ (External Library)
            + Con Svg: Size, Modification capabilties, Coding effort
            + Pro Svg: Fancy, Platform independent
            -> Cons are obsolete when there is an option how emojis are handled (svg or chars)
            -> Start with chars and extend by svg if there is time