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Templates - New Template

2007-01-16T15:04:52Z

Jimmac: /* Presentation */

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select ''File>New>Text Document'' form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style-menu.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require it to be flashy.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Presentation ==

Elliot needs to prepare a presentation on inner ear infection for tomorrow. She doesn't plan on projecting her presentation, she just wants to outline her speech.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - New Template

2007-01-16T11:03:00Z

Jimmac: /* Formal Letter:Complaint */

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select ''File>New>Text Document'' form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style-menu.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require it to be flashy.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Presentation ==
FIXME

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Temnplates - Personas

2007-01-11T23:14:20Z

Jimmac: /* Elliot, Med Student */

== Elliot, Med Student ==

Elliot is a student of the Medical faculty of Charles University in Hradec Králové. Living at the student dorm, she shares her room with another student, Carla. Elliot studies othorhinolaryngology. While studying, she also volunteers for red cross.

Templates - Save as Template

2007-01-11T22:51:51Z

Jimmac:

Elliot realises she shops mostly for the same stuff every week, yet never manages to remember everything. Why not make a shopping-list template with all the regular items pre-filled?

* She starts with a blank document and types in the regular items like milk, bottled water, cereal etc.
* She brings up the save as dialog by selecting the ''File>Save As'' item.
* From the File Type selector, she picks 'OpenDocument Text Template' and the output folder changes to where OpenOffice expects templates to be (~/.ooo-2.0/user/template/).
* She names her template 'Shopping List' and saves.

The shopping list template shows up in the template list next time she tries to create a new document with ''File>New Text Document''.

Templates

2007-01-11T22:46:40Z

Jimmac: add link to saving templates

= Document Templates =

Templates provide a quick way to create new documents form scratch. They define both the logical structure and appearance.

See [[Temnplates - Personas|background info]] for the personas.

== Tasks ==

* [[Templates - Blank Document|Create new blank document]]
* [[Templates - New Template|Create new document from template]]
* [[Templates - Save as Template|Save document as template]]
* Edit template
* Manage templates

== Template Styles ==

The different templates (in terms of task/structure) will share a similar style visually. Two basic visual styles are defined:

* [[Templates - Style - Elegant|Elegant]] -- A traditional/conservative look. Serif fonts.
* [[Templates - Style - Modern |Modern]] -- Simple, fresh, contemporary. Sans Serif.
* [[Templates - Style - Candybar|Candybar]] -- Graphic, flashy.

== Dependencies ==

* Good set of quality templates to ship
* [[Templates - Online |Online index]] of user-contributable templates

Templates - Blank Document

2007-01-09T15:41:22Z

Jimmac: /* Use Case - Shopping list */

== Use Case - Shopping list ==

Elliot realizes she has done absolutely no shopping before the weekend and wants to quickly write down a list of items to buy as her memory is getting a little flaky. Being a medical student, she already poses the inability to have a clear handwriting, typical for doctors. In her case, it's as bad as it can get and she isn't able to read what she wrote herself.

That is why Elliot decides to type that list quickly on her notebook and print it out on her inkjet printer. She isn't interested in styling the document in any way, a simple unordered list is all it takes.

[[Image:templates-new-blank.png]]

Elliot starts up OpeOffice.org Writer and selects ''File>New>Text Document''. That brings up the above dialog with the blank document item selected. Elliot simply presses Enter to dismiss the dialog and starts typing her list.

Templates - New Template

2007-01-09T15:40:12Z

Jimmac: /* Formal Letter:Complaint */

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select ''File>New>Text Document'' form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style-menu.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the modal dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require it to be flashy.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Presentation ==
FIXME

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - Blank Document

2007-01-09T15:26:59Z

Jimmac: /* Use Case - Shopping list */

== Use Case - Shopping list ==

Elliot realises she has done absolutely no shopping before the weekend and wants to quickly write down a list of items to buy as her memory is getting a little flaky. Being a medical student, she already poses the inability to have a clear handwritting, typical for doctors. In her case, it's as bad as it can get and she isn't able to read what she wrote herself.

That is why Elliot decides to type that list quickly on her notebook and print it out on her inkjet printer. She isn't interested in styling the document in any way, a simple unordered list is all it takes.

[[Image:templates-new-blank.png]]

Elliot starts up OpeOffice.org Writer and selects ''File>New''. That brings up the above dialog with the blank document item selected. Elliot simply presses Enter to dismiss the dialog and starts typing her list.

File:Templates-new-blank.png

2007-01-09T13:15:34Z

Jimmac: Creating new blank documents (former file>new)

Creating new blank documents (former file>new)

Templates - Blank Document

2007-01-09T13:14:45Z

Jimmac: simple use case for blank documents

Templates

2007-01-09T12:53:21Z

Jimmac: /* Tasks */

= Document Templates =

Templates provide a quick way to create new documents form scratch. They define both the logical structure and appearance.

See [[Temnplates - Personas|background info]] for the personas.

== Tasks ==

* [[Templates - Blank Document|Create new blank document]]
* [[Templates - New Template|Create new document from template]]
* Save document as template
* Edit template
* Manage templates

== Template Styles ==

The different templates (in terms of task/structure) will share a similar style visually. Two basic visual styles are defined:

* [[Templates - Style - Elegant|Elegant]] -- A traditional/conservative look. Serif fonts.
* [[Templates - Style - Modern |Modern]] -- Simple, fresh, contemporary. Sans Serif.
* [[Templates - Style - Candybar|Candybar]] -- Graphic, flashy.

== Dependencies ==

* Good set of quality templates to ship
* [[Templates - Online |Online index]] of user-contributable templates

Temnplates - Personas

2006-11-28T13:52:56Z

Jimmac:

== Elliot, Med Student ==

Elliot is a student of the Medical faculty of Charles University in Hradec Králové . Living at the student dorm, she shares her room with another student, Carla. Elliot studies othorhinolaryngology. While studying, she also volunteers for red cross.

Templates - New Template

2006-11-28T13:52:01Z

Jimmac:

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style-menu.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the modal dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require it to be flashy.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Presentation ==
FIXME

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - Online

2006-11-28T13:25:04Z

Jimmac:

== Braindump ==

* user uploads
* administrator review (required for including online templates in user queries in OOo)

Templates - New Template

2006-11-28T13:13:15Z

Jimmac: /* Braindump */

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style-menu.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the modal dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require it to be flashy.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

File:Templates-document-style-menu.png

2006-11-28T13:10:34Z

Jimmac:

Templates - New Template

2006-11-28T13:10:17Z

Jimmac:

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style-menu.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the modal dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require it to be flashy.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - New Template

2006-11-28T13:09:10Z

Jimmac:

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the modal dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require it to be flashy.

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - New Template

2006-11-28T12:57:57Z

Jimmac: /* Formal Letter:Complaint */

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

As she picks from the three choices listed in the modal dialog, her document changes appearance. She goes for the ''elegant'' style in the end as the matter of her letter doesn't require to be flashy.

Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

File:Templates-document-style.png

2006-11-28T12:54:41Z

Jimmac:

Templates - New Template

2006-11-28T12:54:21Z

Jimmac:

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. She goes to examine the ''Format'' menu and finds a ''Document Style...'' item.

[[Image:templates-document-style.png]]

Elliot picks modern from the dialog and the styling is applied on her document. Finally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - New Template

2006-11-28T12:29:58Z

Jimmac:

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose.

[[Image:templates-document-styling.png]]

FInally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

File:Elegant-presentation.png

2006-11-28T12:09:37Z

Jimmac:

File:Elegant-invoice.png

2006-11-28T12:09:32Z

Jimmac:

File:Elegant-business-letter.png

2006-11-28T12:09:25Z

Jimmac:

Templates - Style - Elegant

2006-11-28T12:09:10Z

Jimmac:

==Letter==

[[Image:elegant-business-letter.png]]

==Invoice==

[[Image:elegant-invoice.png]]

==Presentation==

[[Image:elegant-presentation.png]]

File:Modern-presentation.png

2006-11-28T11:58:48Z

Jimmac:

Templates - Style - Modern

2006-11-28T11:58:34Z

Jimmac:

=Modern=

* Sans-serif fonts
* Clean flat look
* Fresh

==Business Letter==

[[Image:modern-business-letter.png]]

==Invoice==

[[Image:modern-invoice.png]]

==Presentation==

[[Image:modern-presentation.png]]

File:Candybar-presentation.png

2006-11-28T11:46:13Z

Jimmac:

Templates - Style - Candybar

2006-11-28T11:45:58Z

Jimmac:

==Business Letter==

[[Image:candybar-business-letter.png]]

==Invoice==

[[Image:candybar-invoice.png]]

==Presentation==

[[Image:candybar-presentation.png]]

File:Candybar-invoice.png

2006-11-28T11:35:41Z

Jimmac:

Templates - Style - Candybar

2006-11-28T11:35:29Z

Jimmac: /* Business Letter */

==Business Letter==

[[Image:candybar-business-letter.png]]

==Invoice==

[[Image:candybar-invoice.png]]

File:Candybar-business-letter.png

2006-11-28T11:28:06Z

Jimmac:

Templates - Style - Candybar

2006-11-28T11:27:51Z

Jimmac:

==Business Letter==

[[Image:candybar-business-letter.png]]

Templates

2006-11-28T11:24:44Z

Jimmac: /* Template Styles */

= Document Templates =

Templates provide a quick way to create new documents form scratch. They define both the logical structure and appearance.

See [[Temnplates - Personas|background info]] for the personas.

== Tasks ==

* Create new blank document
* [[Templates - New Template|Create new document from template]]
* Save document as template
* Edit template
* Manage templates

== Template Styles ==

The different templates (in terms of task/structure) will share a similar style visually. Two basic visual styles are defined:

* [[Templates - Style - Elegant|Elegant]] -- A traditional/conservative look. Serif fonts.
* [[Templates - Style - Modern |Modern]] -- Simple, fresh, contemporary. Sans Serif.
* [[Templates - Style - Candybar|Candybar]] -- Graphic, flashy.

== Dependencies ==

* Good set of quality templates to ship
* [[Templates - Online |Online index]] of user-contributable templates

File:Modern-business-letter.png

2006-11-28T11:14:59Z

Jimmac:

Templates - Style - Modern

2006-11-28T11:14:33Z

Jimmac:

=Modern=

* Sans-serif fonts
* Clean flat look
* Fresh

==Invoice==

[[Image:modern-invoice.png]]

==Business Letter==

[[Image:modern-business-letter.png]]

Templates - New Template

2006-11-27T23:46:10Z

Jimmac: /* Formal Letter:Complaint */

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose. FIXME

FInally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

File:Modern-invoice.png

2006-11-27T17:42:42Z

Jimmac: Modern Template Style - Invoice

Modern Template Style - Invoice

Templates - Style - Modern

2006-11-27T17:42:14Z

Jimmac:

=Modern=

* Sans-serif fonts
* Clean flat look
* Fresh

==Invoice==

[[Image:modern-invoice.png]]

Templates - Style - Elegant

2006-11-27T17:00:47Z

Jimmac:

Letter

Presentation

Invoice

Templates

2006-11-27T12:59:30Z

Jimmac: blanks

= Document Templates =

Templates provide a quick way to create new documents form scratch. They define both the logical structure and appearance.

See [[Temnplates - Personas|background info]] for the personas.

== Tasks ==

* Create new blank document
* [[Templates - New Template|Create new document from template]]
* Save document as template
* Edit template
* Manage templates

== Template Styles ==

The different templates (in terms of task/structure) will share a similar style visually. Two basic visual styles are defined:

* [[Templates - Style - Elegant|Elegant]] -- A traditional/conservative look. Serif fonts.
* [[Templates - Style - Modern |Modern]] -- Simplistic, fresh. Gives 'more punch'. Sans Serif.

== Dependencies ==

* Good set of quality templates to ship
* [[Templates - Online |Online index]] of user-contributable templates

File:New-from-template-search.png

2006-11-14T15:59:40Z

Jimmac:

Templates - New Template

2006-11-14T15:59:26Z

Jimmac: /* Formal Letter:Complaint */

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

[[Image:new-from-template-search.png|Searching for a specific template]]

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose.

FInally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - New Template

2006-11-14T15:54:43Z

Jimmac: typo

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-template.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

FIXME: mockup

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose.

FInally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - New Template

2006-11-14T15:53:56Z

Jimmac: add inline image

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

[[Image:new-from-temnplate.png|Creating new document]]

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

FIXME: mockup

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose.

FInally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

File:New-from-template.png

2006-11-14T15:52:52Z

Jimmac:

Templates - New Template

2006-11-14T15:51:29Z

Jimmac: fix dokuwiki markup

= Use Cases =

== Formal Letter:Complaint ==

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

FIXME: mockup

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

FIXME: mockup

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose.

FInally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

== Braindump ==

* provide both browsing and searching interface
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[Templates - Online| online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates - New Template

2006-11-14T15:51:02Z

Jimmac: first use case

====== Use Cases ======

===== Formal Letter:Complaint =====

Elliot comes back from the University only to find the room temperature to be good enough for storing organs, but not necessarily to live in. This is the third time in a row this month, so she decides to write a complaint to the University. Luckily her notebook computer handles low temperatures well enough and manages to start up. Elliot breathes onto her hands as the computer boots. Her breath forms a nice could and the moisture sticks onto the display like on a cold mirror. Elliot logs in and fires up OpenOffice Writer. She select File>New form the menu. The following dialog shows up:

{{ :ooo:templates:new-from-template.png |File>New opens up a template section dialog}}

First Elliot tries to search for 'complaint', but finds no results. She thinks to herself that this is perhaps too specific and searches for 'formal letter'. And voilá, a small thumbnail of a formal letter shows up.

{{ :ooo:templates:new-from-template-search.png |Searching for a Specific Template}}

Elliot feels she's done with the letter. However, she isn't very happy about the actual appearance of her letter. She wonders if the template perhaps had custom styling she could choose.

FInally Elliot is done. Unfortunately she realizes she froze onto her chair while writing this. A thought of maybe writing a suicidal note next comes to her mind.

===== Braindump =====

* provide both browsing and searching
* user setting - query for online templates - searching would return [[ooo:templates:online|online templates]] too.
* as templates come in play every time a user creates a document, I suggest putting template selection as the first step for File>New. The default template would be 'Blank', resulting what OOo creates for File>New now.
* Focus on the separation of template content and appeacance (theme). Allow to theme a template during editing.

Templates

2006-11-14T15:48:00Z

Jimmac: Created an index for a functional spec - Templates

= Document Templates =

Templates provide a quick way to create new documents form scratch. They define both the logical structure and appearance.

See [[Temnplates - Personas|background info]] for the personas.

== Tasks ==

* [[Templates - New Template|Create new document from template]]
* Save document as template
* Edit template
* Manage templates

== Template Styles ==

The different templates (in terms of task/structure) will share a similar style visually. Two basic visual styles are defined:

* [[Templates - Style - Elegant|Elegant]] -- A traditional/conservative look. Serif fonts.
* [[Templates - Style - Modern |Modern]] -- Simplistic, fresh. Gives 'more punch'. Sans Serif.

== Dependencies ==

* Good set of quality templates to ship
* [[Templates - Online |Online index]] of user-contributable templates