From koffice-devel  Sun Aug 29 08:48:17 2010
From: "C. Boemann" <cbo () boemann ! dk>
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:48:17 +0000
To: koffice-devel
Subject: Re: Usability Topics
Message-Id: <201008291048.17980.cbo () boemann ! dk>
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On Sunday 29 August 2010 10:22:38 Thomas Zander wrote:
> > How about a styles tool as working title.
> 
> The word 'style' has no connotation to coloring in my mind. Styles in 
KWord
> (1.x) were for text, for tables, for pages and indeed also for shapes.
> I would go for something with color in the name and avoid the word 'styles'
> How about; "Colors Tool" with as tooltip "Set shape colors, gradients and
> patterns"
Big +1, though I would say "Coloring Tool"

> > > - The docker can also be displayed manually.
> > > - We can decide application by application if we display the docker by
> > > default or not, depending on how often it is used in that application.
> > > - When the user clicks "gradient" or "pattern" in the docker, the tool
> > > is automatically activated and the user can modify the gradient or
> > > pattern. When the user hits "Esc", selection mode is activated.
> > > 
> > > Would that be technically possible?
> 
> I was hoping Thorsten would comment on this question; the "is it
> technically possible".
> 
> We still have a lot of issues with docker placements and stuff dissapears
> and doesn't appear at the right location etc. So I'm having some doubts if
> the suggestion can be done in a nice way; how would a tool find a docker
> instance and show it if its not visible and position it at a nice
> location? In short; I am not convinced its technically possible and since
> you (Thorsten) didn't answer that question I'd like to know if thats
> because you do see the solution I don't see, or if you didn't think about
> it.
> 
> If we want to find a volunteer to code this we should find a suggestion
> that doesn't require research into docker placement etc. Don't you agree?
Docker placement is an unrelated problem to merging the styles docker and 
tools.

For now just let the tool return 2or 3 dockers and let the same plugin provide 
the styles docker. Then in a later step we can work on the dockers.

First step is merging the code bases, without doing (m)any other code 
changes.

best regards
Casper
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