Re: [tdf-discuss] Vector/Raster Graphics Editing

Hello,

As someone who is interested in LibreOffice, but does not have enough 
programming experience to contribute, I was just going to lurk on this 
forum to satisfy my curiosity, but...

On 24/10/10 13:01, RGB ES wrote:
> Even if editing any kind of graphics is a "nice to have" feature, I
> think LibO need to build a solid base first. There are already good
> open source apps to do the job so integrating with those apps
> (properly embed/display/export-to-pdf of svg/eps files, for example)
> will pay more than going for "the one office suite to rule them all".
> We need to make what we have rock solid before going for more. The big
> risk of adding every possible feature is to end with something like
> this:
> http://www.inventosabsurdos.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/trinacria-cutlery.jpg
> pretty, but useless.
> Just my 2 ¢
>
>    
I would agree strongly with this. As someone who has used OOo for 
several years, my criticisms of it would be that it is slow to load and 
that it has occasional glitches such as refusing to format some text 
correctly for no reason that I can figure out, rather than any lack of 
features. I would prefer to see LO put a high priority on ease of use of 
existing features and reliability, rather than become a bloated monster 
with numerous features which only a very small percentage of users will 
want and which may not be completely reliable. Personally, if I want to 
incorporate graphics in a document, I am not bothered by having to edit 
images using an appropriate program before importing them into the 
document, and I suspect that is the case for most people.

Now for some wishful thinking. My ideal word processor would be modular, 
consisting of a core program with all the features that most people will 
use, plus a number of optional modules to enable features, such as mail 
merge, used only by a minority. With Ubuntu, for example, the install CD 
could then include a much leaner version of LO, within which would be 
the facility to install (and even uninstall) additional modules as 
required. This could even allow the possibility of having two 
alternative modules for much the same purpose.

Les.



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