[Libreoffice-ux-advise] Fwd: Ubuntu Templates

[Bjoern Michaelsen]

Hi,

On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 10:49:29AM +0100, Michael Meeks wrote:
> 	Why is the template 1.2Mb small ? ultimately it has to come down to
> biiig artwork - biiig artwork is in itself a problem - since it gets
> dragged around as a copy in every single document derived from that
> template. Adding some megabytes of image to every blank document also
> has an impact on load time, that makes us look slower than we need to be
> so ...

Right, right. But thats not something for racing into 3.6. Its also currently
three templates that reach ~1MB (packed) the others are smaller. Also note that
the old ones we are replacing werent exactly small either (and contained bitmap
uglyness).

> 	IMHO we need to be -extremely- economical (within the boundaries of
> good taste) with our templates' artwork. If we want nice gradients and
> lush shapes - we need to strongly consider embedding SVG, or Star
> meta-files to achieve that).
> 	In part my desire to have flat templates is a wish to -see- such big
> beasts close up and personal ;-) if we achieve that already - good.
> 	Does that make sense ? :-)

It does. But it also does not help us for 3.6. For 3.6, IMHO we should just go
with what we have and do the fancy spacesaving in 3.7/4.0. 

Best,

Bjoern