[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 123599] New wizard for filling bank checks

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123599

--- Comment #6 from Alex ARNAUD <alexarnaud at hypra.fr> ---
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #4)
> The maintenance issue is the same when the code goes into the core.

With my little experience in the open-source I'm not sure to share your opinion
on this. 
If we make a extension, users need to be aware of it and need to install it
manually. Users can't discover it from the menu.
Also in term of maintenance creating an extension would make it less tested and
used than it could be if it was shipped directly inside LibreOffice. 
Also a source-code included in LibreOffice is trusted whereas a third-party
things is less reliable for a end-user, especially for creating checks.

> But let's talk about the basics first. I doubt all checks are the same. Not
> only the position of fields but also the sequence. And yes, templates could

Keep in mind that for now we need a way for visual-impaired people to fill the
checks without using LibreOffice forms that are currently unfortunately not
accessible at all. 

> be a proper solution here. However, those templates would spam the
> list/start center and should go at least into a separate folder.

Indeed, thanks for noticing that.

> Is your focus on a11y or on support? In the first case you may want to go
> step-by-step through the form by asking for every single value, the second
> could involve filling the data from a large list similar to mail merge. 

Using mail merge could be an expert mode for the feature. Right now, asking the
blind version of Benjamin is IMHO a little bit hard to what we expect to
create: a simple way to fill checks.

> (The a11y "only" scenario would speak for an extension, IMHO)

A11y means in most head "disabled" people as if was a sort of rare use-case. In
practice, all those people could have difficulties to fill checks:
- Visual-impaired
- Blind
- Elderly
- disabled motor
- dyslexic
- People with Parkinson's disease
- etc

Disabled people in the US represent 20% of the US population older than 5, see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability_in_the_United_States

Also creating a simple tool could help all Benjamin all over the world to avoid
to learn how to use mail merge.

In conclusion, I really see how the LibreOffice world could be better with this
feature. We could announce a new feature and open new perspective to users. 

Best regards,
Alex.

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