Bug 106683 - An IDE for authors, lets call it an IAE
Summary: An IDE for authors, lets call it an IAE
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
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Inherited From OOo
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2017-03-21 18:24 UTC by Matthew Brown
Modified: 2018-01-31 10:05 UTC (History)
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Proposal in more detail (35.91 KB, application/pdf)
2017-03-21 18:26 UTC, Matthew Brown 		Details
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Description Matthew Brown 2017-03-21 18:24:52 UTC 
Description:
Writer and to a lesser extend Base and Calc can be manipulated to create a pretty good set of tools for writing long-form work, such as novels and books. However, at present, this is the equivalent of starting a new city just to build a house. I wish to propose an (optional) suite addition that combines these features to create an IDE for authors - an Integrated Authoring Environment IAE. This is one area where LibreOffice could lead the way with features Microsoft never had.

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Reproducible: Always

User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
I have publically written about my desire for such software here: http://lordmatt.co.uk/item/2734 

I will attach a writer file detailing my vision of the ideal IAE in the hope that someone will be willing and able to make my dream come true.


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Comment 1 Matthew Brown 2017-03-21 18:26:12 UTC 
Created attachment 132050 [details]
Proposal in more detail
Comment 2 V Stuart Foote 2017-03-21 19:55:46 UTC 
Seems fertile ground for an Extension--not sure it belongs in core, other than any API/IDL hooks that might be reasonably expected to enhance the master document framework this would hang off of.
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2018-01-31 10:05:46 UTC 
Basic requirements are
* Novel architecture - kind of master document
* Character overview - table/sheet of properties; table of contents
* References - organigram, net diagram
* Text...

You get everything right now, it's just a bit work to combine the various modules. Feel free to query ask.libreoffice.org how to achieve a particular problem and file a bug report if there is no mean but reasonable demand for it.

Beyond that we shouldn't add specialized functions as we are targeting more general scenarios. You write "As LibreOffice can do all of that anyway (albeit in a clunky manual way at the moment) those basic IAE features should be a short task." Maybe clunky when you don't add possible shortcuts yourself, but keep in mind that your suggestion breaks or at least doesn't support the workflow of 99% users.