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Subject: Re: 'Single canvas presentation' - in Stage or in a new application?
From: Shantanu Tushar Jha <jhahoneyk () gmail ! com>
Date: 2011-09-06 14:59:10
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Hi,
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Aakriti Gupta <aakriti.a.gupta@gmail.com>wrote:
> Hi,
> GSoC got over a few days back and after completing my exams, I am now back
> at work.
>
> (My project was to make a new mode in Stage for single canvas
> presentations. I made a new shape - PresentationViewPortShape and a tool for
> it. But I tested everything in Karbon alone where I could save the animated
> SVG presentation.)
> Now, I have a question:
> Should Stage have a new mode for this feature or should we have an all new
> app in Calligra for this?
>
> -- Stage, being the presentation app, is the place where a user
> would come to make a presentation.
>
> -- But since the workflow is very different from making a normal
> slide show, the mode 'might' become confusing. Jean suggested we have a new
> application for this feature. But, should Calligra have a whole new app
> dedicated to this?
>
A strong *no* from my side (if its possible implementation wise). As you
said, its the place where a user will assume presentation related
functionality to be present. So a new application will just add complexity.
> -- In Stage I still haven't been able to work out how to save and
> load an SVG. In Karbon, afaik, a KarbonDocument is converted to an SVG. What
> should be used in its place in Stage?
>
> I'd love to hear your inputs regarding this.
>
> --
> Thanks!
>
> -Aakriti
>
> http://aakritigupta.wordpress.com
>
>
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Shantanu Tushar (UTC +0530)
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Hi,<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at \
8:17 PM, Aakriti Gupta <span dir="ltr"><<a \
href="mailto:aakriti.a.gupta@gmail.com">aakriti.a.gupta@gmail.com</a>></span> \
wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px \
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Hi,<br>GSoC got over a few days back and after \
completing my exams, I am now back at work.<br><br>(My project was to make a new mode \
in Stage for single canvas presentations. I made a new shape - \
PresentationViewPortShape and a tool for it. But I tested everything in Karbon alone \
where I could save the animated SVG presentation.) </blockquote> <blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, \
204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>Now, I have a question:<br>Should Stage have a new mode for this feature or \
should we have an all new app in Calligra for this?<br><br> -- Stage, being the \
presentation app, is the place where a user would come to make a presentation. <br>
<br> -- But since the workflow is very different from making a normal slide \
show, the mode 'might' become confusing. Jean suggested we have a new \
application for this feature. But, should Calligra have a whole new app dedicated to \
this? <br> </blockquote><div><br>A strong *no* from my side (if its possible \
implementation wise). As you said, its the place where a user will assume \
presentation related functionality to be present. So a new application will just add \
complexity.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt \
0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<br> -- In Stage I still haven't been able to work out how to save and load \
an SVG. In Karbon, afaik, a KarbonDocument is converted to an SVG. What
should be used in its place in Stage? </blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" \
style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); \
padding-left: 1ex;"><br><br>I'd love to hear your inputs regarding this.<br> \
<font color="#888888"><br>-- \
<br>Thanks!<div><br><div>-Aakriti</div><div><br></div><div>http://<a \
href="http://aakritigupta.wordpress.com" \
target="_blank">aakritigupta.wordpress.com</a></div>
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<br></blockquote></div><br>Shantanu Tushar (UTC +0530)<br><a \
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