We aim to reach a point where the designs and the product are precise. Ideally, we will have all the components explained in the Human Interface Guidelines and Product Map.
Recently, in a conversation, it surfaced that there is a disagreement between the designs and the product. https://seedteamtalks.hyper.media/hm/z6MkjcZ1VbmV7oqzXnACizhgEZwT9kjtaN7dUicwSZ3qSkmU/z6CNPfor8UQKWb
The Official Design has the following items:
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The Current product has the following items:
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I will describe some user stories, that I perform very often to help with the design decision.
As a Writer, I want to read the discussions at the same time I update the document. A core functionality of the product is enrich the documents with knowledge generated on the conversations. It is important to have the discussions visible.
As a Writer, I want to add a document to the body of a document from the directory. When I create documents in a directory, most of the times I want to show them in the document content. I open the directory, open the document and copy the document link. Actually, I would love to be able to copy document links directly from the directory.
As a Writer, I want to get noticed if a collaborator has published another version. I will decide if I want to rebase or to branch the document.