----- Forwarded message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:11:20 +0000 (GMT) From: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Peter Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: AbiWord Developers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Re[2]: INS In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=X-UNKNOWN Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE
That is almost exactly what i suggested in the previously mentioned bug report. Apparently the latest versions of ms office have a non blocking warning message that will go away after a given time if you ignore it. Alan Horkan http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/ On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Peter Lundqvist wrote: > Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:35:12 +0100 (CET) > From: Peter Lundqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Omer Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: AbiWord Developers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re[2]: INS > > On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Omer Zak wrote: > > Would it be possible to add an option to Preferences, which will allow = the > > user to select between the standard behavior (INS/OVR or INS in green/O= VR > > in red or whatever not intrusive) and an intrusive behavior (defined he= re > > as a behavior which requires an extra mouse click)? > > How about something like this? > > +----------------------------------+ > | You pressed the insert key (!) | > | Doing so you will write your | > | over any text ahead of the | > | cursor | > | | > | Is this what you intended? | > | o Never show this dialog again | > | ._____. .____. | > | | Yes | | No | | > | `=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF` `=AF=AF=AF=AF` | > +----------------------------------+ > > .......................http://www.update.uu.se/~peterl...................= =2E. > Peter Lundqvist /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign > Studentv. 32:22B \ / No HTML/RTF in email > 752 34 Uppsala =D7 No Word docs in email > Sweden / \ Respect for open standar= ds > phone +46 (0)70 45 66 347 > -- > > George Bernard Shaw once sent two tickets to the opening night of one of > his plays to Winston Churchill with the following note: > "Bring a friend, if you have one." > > Churchill wrote back, returning the two tickets and excused himself as he > had a previous engagement. He also attached the following: > "Please send me two tickets for the next night, if there is one.= " > > ----- End forwarded message -----
