[scribus-dev] visual update for 1.4

[Alexandre Prokoudine]

On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 7:55 PM, a.l.e wrote:

> i'm currently working with interaction designers and designers to get the UI
> of scribus right. this includes new and better icons (and -- most of all --
> using the same icon for the same meaning!).
> and you know about it.

You _never_ told me about work on icons. Check.

> but we are working on 1.5. doing one step after the other.
> and we plan to work with the tango crew as soon as there are things to do.
> so, if you are asserting that nobody is doing it for 1.4 you're right.

> if you're telling us that nobody is working on the UI design, well, it's not
> the case.

I _never_ said anything about the team not working on UI design for 1.5. Check.

> finally, there are already books out in the wild which target 1.3.8 with the
> idea that they will cover 1.4... not sure if it's a good idea to make big
> changes to the Scribus UI after the beta status has been launched.

Ah, books and documentation is a good point. And exactly a good reason
why UI should be well thought out with outlook into future. But if you
think about how many people download and use Scribus (lots) and how
many buy books (comparatively few), then you probably want to revisit
the idea of not touching icons in 1.4.

> and the 1.4 online documentation has already been mostly (i hope) done: do
> they really need to redo all screenshots?

Not all, mind you.

1. Tools toolbar
2. Preferences/Document Properties
3. PP

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org