Dom wrote: >In my opinion, the folder to save bacup files to should not be >configurable.
I'm not sure this makes sense to me. Shouldn't a user be able to choose where to keep backup files, say in folder called "Backups?" >However, AbiWord should delete backup files after the main >document has been saved. This behavior seems a little strange to me, too. I've used .bak files to restore an old version of a document where, for whatever reason, I decided I didn't like the changes I made during the current editing session. If my backup is deleted once the main document is saved, then I lost my old-version security blanket. I'm not sure this is "standard" behavior among word processors. I always thought a .bak file would be created when a file was opened for a new editing session and then the .bak file would remain on the disk until the main document was saved, closed, and reopened at a later time, at which time a new .bak file would be created. Francisco's recent requests (auto-cap sentences; no path in title bar; autosave preferences) really drives home to me how differently we all work and how important it is that a program be flexible in allowing a wide variety of preferences. One of the oft-heard criticisms of Word is that it requires us to work the way Redmond dictates (no path in title bar; no on-screen indication that a file has been modified; lists being automatically generated when all I wanted was to put a "1." at the beginning of a paragraph; the list goes on.) I would hate to see Abi be worthy of the same criticism because its developers were unwilling to allow a modification of easily changeable preferences. Virgil _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
