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Could we have links to issues on Issue Tracker relating to these features so that people can easily see progress and easy updates to the page can be made? | Could we have links to issues on Issue Tracker relating to these features so that people can easily see progress and easy updates to the page can be made? | ||
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| + | Is chart2 same as "New Chart Module"? If so, it's listed under two different target versions. | ||
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| + | Will the rewritten chart2 module be based on an improved 3D engine that does not producte charts with severe aliasing? | ||
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| + | I'm doing some work on this page to hopefully improve the information available as to what is new with each release. If I mess anything up, let me know! [[User:Mibus|mibus]] 14:06, 7 February 2007 (CET) | ||
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| + | I think these Linux.com articles ([http://www.linux.com/feature/118986], [http://www.linux.com/feature/119513] and [http://www.linux.com/feature/119546]) give good suggestions of improvements for the next version. | ||
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| + | In my opinion, the GUI should be redesigned to get a more modern look. A good guideline is the nwe IBM Lotus Symphony the uses dynamic panels. This is better then MS Office's "ribbon", at least for documents, because it saves space on the top (normally documents are vertical). | ||
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| + | = Writer = | ||
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| + | I would especially like to have the following issues integrated into OOo 3.0. These are more general issues and I feel that there will be general acceptance of the usefulness of implementing them. | ||
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| + | == Additional Layouts == | ||
| + | Writer lacks a lot of useful '''Views/Layouts'''. As writing a new document involves a number of steps, each one involving particular resources and needs, it makes sense to have '''Layouts''' adapted to each of those steps. | ||
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| + | This is discussed more fully on the [[Writer/ToDo/Layout|Writer Layouts-Wiki page]]. I started to expand that page, too. | ||
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| + | === Display Multiple Pages === | ||
| + | One additional Layout is described in [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=1598 issue 1598]. I have begun drafting a feature specification (see the issue for details). This issue also has gathered 117 votes. '''-- Implemented in OOo 3.0 -- [[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 19:48, 28 March 2008 (CET)''' | ||
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| + | [[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 23:12, 21 July 2007 (CEST) | ||
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| + | == Fixed Lower Boundary for Text and Objects == | ||
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| + | High end publishing software sets a fixed lower boundary to every object and text-block on a page (this feature does not refer to a rigid grid). Therefore, every page / columns on a page, ends at this fixed position. This gives a professional touch to the document. | ||
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| + | Unfortunately, the ODF specification lacks features that would allow to implement this in OOo. therefore, it is necessary to improve the ODF-specification in a first step. I would recommend doing this in the OOo 3.0 time-frame, and implementing the full feature in the OOo 3.x time-frame, see the [[Writer/ToDo/ODF_Enhancement|Writer ODF Enhancement-Wiki page]] and [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79877 issue 79877]. | ||
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| + | [[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 15:34, 22 July 2007 (CEST) | ||
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| + | = Impress = | ||
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| + | == HTML-Export == | ||
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| + | See [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=61613 issue 61613] and [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79866 issue 79866] for further details. | ||
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| + | Add better html export: | ||
| + | * full-text export | ||
| + | * full style information | ||
| + | * CSS | ||
| + | * more interactivity (url, js, ...) | ||
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| + | == Highlight ROW/Selection == | ||
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| + | Highlight current row (row over which the mouse pointer is placed). | ||
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| + | See [http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=79882 issue 79882]. | ||
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| + | This will bring greater interactivity to the presentation, also enhancing the experience for web-presentations. It is a better way of highlighting a selection than using a laser-pointer or the computer mouse. | ||
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| + | [[User:Discoleo|Discoleo]] 11:46, 25 July 2007 (CEST) | ||
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| + | == [[Features#Planned Features for 2.4 Release|Planned Features for 2.4]] == | ||
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| + | There is no information about what the planned features for 2.4 are. I really hoped for some (if not all) of the [[Notes2|improved Notes]] code to be there. -[[User:Martg|martg]] 15:10, 16 November 2007 (CET) | ||
Latest revision as of 08:05, 10 May 2009
Contents
Intro
Could we have links to issues on Issue Tracker relating to these features so that people can easily see progress and easy updates to the page can be made?
Is chart2 same as "New Chart Module"? If so, it's listed under two different target versions.
Will the rewritten chart2 module be based on an improved 3D engine that does not producte charts with severe aliasing?
I'm doing some work on this page to hopefully improve the information available as to what is new with each release. If I mess anything up, let me know! mibus 14:06, 7 February 2007 (CET)
I think these Linux.com articles ([1], [2] and [3]) give good suggestions of improvements for the next version.
In my opinion, the GUI should be redesigned to get a more modern look. A good guideline is the nwe IBM Lotus Symphony the uses dynamic panels. This is better then MS Office's "ribbon", at least for documents, because it saves space on the top (normally documents are vertical).
Writer
I would especially like to have the following issues integrated into OOo 3.0. These are more general issues and I feel that there will be general acceptance of the usefulness of implementing them.
Additional Layouts
Writer lacks a lot of useful Views/Layouts. As writing a new document involves a number of steps, each one involving particular resources and needs, it makes sense to have Layouts adapted to each of those steps.
This is discussed more fully on the Writer Layouts-Wiki page. I started to expand that page, too.
Display Multiple Pages
One additional Layout is described in issue 1598. I have begun drafting a feature specification (see the issue for details). This issue also has gathered 117 votes. -- Implemented in OOo 3.0 -- Discoleo 19:48, 28 March 2008 (CET)
Discoleo 23:12, 21 July 2007 (CEST)
Fixed Lower Boundary for Text and Objects
High end publishing software sets a fixed lower boundary to every object and text-block on a page (this feature does not refer to a rigid grid). Therefore, every page / columns on a page, ends at this fixed position. This gives a professional touch to the document.
Unfortunately, the ODF specification lacks features that would allow to implement this in OOo. therefore, it is necessary to improve the ODF-specification in a first step. I would recommend doing this in the OOo 3.0 time-frame, and implementing the full feature in the OOo 3.x time-frame, see the Writer ODF Enhancement-Wiki page and issue 79877.
Discoleo 15:34, 22 July 2007 (CEST)
Impress
HTML-Export
See issue 61613 and issue 79866 for further details.
Add better html export:
- full-text export
- full style information
- CSS
- more interactivity (url, js, ...)
Highlight ROW/Selection
Highlight current row (row over which the mouse pointer is placed).
See issue 79882.
This will bring greater interactivity to the presentation, also enhancing the experience for web-presentations. It is a better way of highlighting a selection than using a laser-pointer or the computer mouse.
Discoleo 11:46, 25 July 2007 (CEST)
Planned Features for 2.4
There is no information about what the planned features for 2.4 are. I really hoped for some (if not all) of the improved Notes code to be there. -martg 15:10, 16 November 2007 (CET)
