Hi Cor, and sorry for taking so long to respond.<div class="gmail_extra">This response is preliminary anyway, as our IRC meeting should be the place where we make these decisions, so take it with a grain of salt.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Cor Nouws <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:oolst@nouenoff.nl" target="_blank">oolst@nouenoff.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
Mirek M. wrote (02-11-12 01:21)<br>
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On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Cor Nouws <<a href="mailto:oolst@nouenoff.nl" target="_blank">oolst@nouenoff.nl</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:oolst@nouenoff.nl" target="_blank">oolst@nouenoff.nl</a>>> wrote:<br>
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> <<a href="http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Design/Analyses/Global_Options" target="_blank">http://wiki.<u></u>documentfoundation.org/Design/<u></u>Analyses/Global_Options</a>><br>
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Is it OK if I add some opinions on that page (again)?<br>
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Post them here. :)<br>
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Well, here we go (I've skipped the ones that are mentioned earlier in this thread, and those that I've no opinion/knowledge).<br>
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- Other user data<br>
I would keep this with the other (First Name, Last Name) so 'Generic'<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Alright.</div><div>Even fax?</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Help Agent<br>
I would go for 'Generic'<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Are you sure?</div><div>The help agent is kind of a bad copy of Clippy, and has been shown to be annoying rather than helpful.</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Number of Undo Steps 'Unnecessary'<br>
Interferers with memory usage which is an area with sometimes problems (I've noticed on certain citrix installations)<br>
So I would go for 'Advanced'.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Ok. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Icons in Menus 'Unnecessary'<br>
It definitely can add to learning, if icons from toolbars are visible in the menu too (and also I find it nice to see).<br>
I would go for 'Generic'<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It's always preferable to have one good default instead of yet another option.</div><div>The original decision was to use the OS default, which is usually the best way to go, but now I can see how icons in menu bars can increase usability quite a bit, so I would default to that instead, and put the option to turn them off under "Advanced".</div>
<div>(Hopefully we'll discuss this on our IRC chat.)</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Show preview of fonts / Show font history<br>
'Unnecessary' (Always enabled)<br>
Fine for me, as the tech guys confirm that there are no technical reasons for that (in certain circumstances)be <br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Good </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Graphics Output<br>
Use hardware acceleration and Use Anti-Aliasing<br>
are in the same category for me: to watch for with certain use.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Can you elaborate?</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
Having them available in one place is more logic to me.<br>
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- Selection<br>
Transparency (level) 'Unnecessary'<br>
Ah well, it looks nice, so pls lets keep it!<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Heh, you're right -- I don't know what I was thinking when we made this decision.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree that the "inverse" option looks bad, and, in some cases, makes it hard to see the selected text.</div>
<div>"Transparency level" is a bit of an overkill -- I'd at least get rid of that.</div><div>Are there any issues with having "Transparency" always enabled, though (besides on high-contrast themes, where the default should be "inverse")?</div>
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- Print / Reduce Print Data<br>
All contextual.... Yes, but I know where those are set per company policy. So as 'Generic' setting ...<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Alright. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Paths / Templates<br>
I would say 'Advanced'<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Ok. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Online Update<br>
I would say 'Generic' for sure!<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>We were deciding between Contextual and Generic, as a while back a person contacted us about putting update functionality into the About dialog. He hasn't worked on it, so we're free to make the decision.</div>
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- Load / Load user-specific settings with the document<br>
I would say 'Advanced'<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Alright. </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
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- Warn when not saving in ODF or default format ' Advanced'<br>
I would keep this with the other (Default file format) so 'Generic'<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It'd be nice to get rid of this option altogether.</div><div>It "<span style="background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.200000762939453px">would be best to separate out cases where formatting is preserved and where it is lost. For the former, a simple warning in the Save as dialog should suffice. For the latter, it would be best to use a modal dialog both after saving and saving as.</span>"</div>
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- Spellcheck / Hypnenation<br>
I would say 'Generic' for all those...<br>
<br></blockquote><div>Alright.</div></div></div>