I really like this idea. This patch implements this and fixes a bug that left you in edit Header Mode if you changed to Normal mode.
Cheers Martin CVS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CVS: Enter Log. Lines beginning with `CVS:' are removed automatically CVS: CVS: Committing in . CVS: CVS: Modified Files: CVS: src/wp/ap/xp/ap_EditMethods.cpp CVS: src/wp/ap/xp/ap_Menu_Functions.cpp src/wp/ap/xp/ap_String_Id.h CVS: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Implement warning and automatic mode switching if a user wants to edit a header in normal mode. On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote: > Hi, interesting idea. I add to it the following: > > On Thu, 2002-01-03 at 08:53, Martin Sevior wrote: > > This is too much work for 1.0. Maybe it could be revisted post 1.0. Here > > is my suggestion. > > We leave all the header/footer controls active during normal mode > > editting. However when a user tries to edit a header/footer while in > > normal mode, we pop a message box that says: > > " > > You must be in Print Layout mode to create and edit Headers or Footers. To > enter Print View mode, you may select 'Print Layout' from the 'View' menu. > > Do you want to change to Print Layout now? > > [ Yes ] [[ No, thanks ]] > > " > > This way you explain what must be done, and still offer the user the > choice to do change view "right now" (or not, by default, so that > nothing changes if the user clicks enter too fast). > > > This shows the user that editting headers/footers is possible and > > how to do it without making the choice for her. The user has to decide to > > enter Print View Mode themselves. > > > > Nothing is done behind her back. > > I think that this two premisses are maintained and the two buttons > should improve user experience. > > Hugs, rms > > -- > + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown > + Whatever you do will be insignificant, > | but it is very important that you do it -- Ghandi > + So let's do it...? >
