Design/Meetings/2016-06-24

Link
http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Minutes-of-the-Design-Hangout-2016-Jun-24-tc4187064.html

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 .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