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Summary
Redesign the LibreOffice Start Center.
Status
Analysis
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Call for Proposals
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Shaping Tentative Design
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Blueprint
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Implemented
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Scope
In Scope
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Out of Scope
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- Less emphasis on and/or different placement of buttons that launch individual components
- Using the LibreOffice logo
- Getting rid of unnecessary visual elements
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- Getting rid of buttons that launch individual components
- Fixed dimensions
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Discussion
Proposals
Mockups
another Apple NS, with Recent Files button
"Mateusz - 20131015" tabs
"MinHsien - 20131110" move left, tabs
"LLyaudet - 20131110" move left, tabs
"Astron - post mtg 21031110" move left, no tabs, icons only
"Astron - post mtg 20131110" move left, no tabs, welcome
"Pavel - 20131114" move left, no tabs, no thumbnails just greyscaleIcons with corner color tab
"Kendy - implemented 20131114" no tabs, mix icons & thumbnails
"another Mateusz's mockup - this one is based on Kendy's implemented vision
Relevant Art
Controversial Topics
This section lists the controversial topics linked to the start center and the pros and cons for each topic.
Decisions on these topics have been reached on our IRC chat.
On the left
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On the right
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Pros:
- Most functional as it locates thumbnail view pane on the right and allowing it to fully expand across wider monitors Vsfoote (talk)
- Follows standard LTR reading pattern. (One first opens a file, then can use Recents.) --Mirek2 (talk) 2013-11-27T20:42:00 (UTC)
Cons:
- With keyboard only navigation, end up on sidebar first--should really first land in recent documents thumbnail view Vsfoote (talk)
- The keyboard focus sequence is independent of the layout, so the app can start with focus on thumbnails. --Mirek2 (talk) 2013-11-27T20:42:00 (UTC)
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Pros:
- Keyboard focus sequence making initial sub-menu the recent documents thumbnail view Vsfoote (talk)
Cons:
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Decision: Keep it on the left for LTR locales, have it on the right for RTL locales.
Icons or Thumbnails
Icons
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Thumbnails
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Icons with thumbnails on mouse over
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Pros:
Cons:
- Icon alone often not enough detail for selecting document to open Vsfoote (talk)
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Pros:
Cons:
- Size of the document previews rendered to thumbnails will vary, visually jarring Vsfoote (talk)
- Added overhead of rendering document into thumbnail view, or inability to render non-ODF documents. Latency in accessing CMIS and other network resources for document rendering to thumbnail view Vsfoote (talk)
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Pros:
- Has the pros of the two other solutions LLyaudet
Cons:
- Has the cons of the two other solutions --Mirek2 (talk) 2013-12-03T11:05:16 (UTC)
- With thumbnails of various sizes, the layout of icons and thumbnails will move on mouse over LLyaudet
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Decision: Use thumbnails, but indicate file type using colors or badges. (To be designed.)
Tooltips and Labels
- Whether thumbnail or icon, must have complete document name and type available as Tooltip for a11y accessibility. Also, should implement at least a two line file names and truncate but include last 8 char for longer file names--as in the Gnome Documents design. Vsfoote (talk)
Decision: Show the full file path (including extension) in a tooltip, have 2-line labels as described in the comment above.
File Type Tabs
No tabs
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Tab for all recent documents and a tab for each file type
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Pros:
- Saves users vertical screenspace.
- Maintains simplicity given no filter is needed, as the number of recents is limited to 25. --Mirek2 (talk) 2013-11-27T20:42:00 (UTC)
Cons:
- Dose not allow users to sort their documents.
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Pros:
- Users with many different documents, accumulated after years of work may need to sort them by file type. Business organisations often through around many different file types and to sort through exactly what you need would be nice.
Cons:
- uses vertical screenspace.
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Decision: As we only have 25 recent documents max, filters aren't needed.
Create New Document, New Spreadsheet, New Presentation, New Drawing, New Formula, New Database
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Create Writer Text, Calc Spreadsheet, Impress Presentation, Draw Drawing, Math Formula, Base Database
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Create New with "title" on the icons to display Writer, Calc, etc. on mouse over
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Pros:
- Accessibility : all the information is on the button LLyaudet
Cons:
- label New repeated on each button is distracting, and may not translate/present well for l10n needs Vsfoote (talk)
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Pros:
- the average user can associate a module name (which s-he knows well; eg: Calc) and a document type (which s-he knows less often; eg: Spreadsheet);
- the labels are consistent with the OS start menu LibreOffice entries.
- labels as module name a better UX when translated Vsfoote (talk)
Cons:
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Pros:
- Better solution than Create New without title LLyaudet
Cons:
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Decision: Create Writer Text Document (or simply Writer Document, if Writer Text Document is too long in some languages), Calc Spreadsheet, Impress Presentation, Draw Drawing, Math Formula, Base Database
Greeting
Welcome! You can open or create a new document!
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No recently opened files. Use the sidebar to open or create a file.
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Welcome to LibreOffice. Open or create a file to get started.
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Pros:
- Simple welcome treatment. It is easily translated and to the point.
Cons:
- Not visually very appealing, no mention of the thumbnails as recent files
- "Not visually appealing" -- we're only talking about the wording in this section. --Mirek2 (talk) 2013-11-27T20:51:42 (UTC)
- No instructions to use the sidebar
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Decision: Welcome to LibreOffice. Use the sidebar to open or create a file.
Further Design
File Type Differentiation
Top right corner color code
use 300px tile to hold nominal 256px ODF "thumbnail", or 256px document type icon where no thumbnail. Maximum of 25 tiles, with vertical and horizontal scroll bar when needed.
widget UI allows user to resize down to convenient size
widget UI should get no smaller than the menubar
SC with fully populated thumbnail view