[scribus-dev] Tables GSoC draft proposal

[a.l.e]

hi

> Secondly: Try to get inside the head of a layout design user. While we 
> want tables to interact with spreadsheet files and in some respects 
> mimic the operation of a spreadsheet program, in layout design one is 
> looking for things that you can't get from Excel/Calc or even 
> Word/oowriter. We may want to make a table whose contents are links to 
> a number of images, or you may start out with data/text, yet replace 
> selected cells with images or replace a block of 2 or 4 or more cells 
> with one image frame. Do all these need to be implemented for GSoC? 
> No, but you need to anticipate these modifications later.
>
> It actually puzzles me as to why, but for whatever reason, in word 
> processor programs you can specify different characteristics for the 
> different borders of a cell. Again, maybe something to anticipate 
> rather than include in your project. What if someone wants a cell to 
> be something other than a rectangle? Is this feasible?
>
> Can a cell be a container for other Scribus content, such as render 
> frames, polygons, arcs, spirals, even PDF form elements? Maybe 
> container is a good paradigm to think about.
>
> Lastly: Consider my position in the Scribus community as someone 
> primarily involved with documentation. Don't take too seriously what 
> I'm saying for one thing, but see if you can generate some information 
> that can be used to generate user documentation for your implementations.
>
> In summary: I think you have a solid proposal.

i guess we now know who was proposing the hexagonal cells...

:-)

ciao
a.l.e