An alternate suggestion (if it is easier) is have File | Open default to "All documents" rather than "All Files (*.*)". The reason is that novice users are clicking on document types such as .pdf's and getting a confusing error message. OOo should not by default list unsupported document types in the File | Open dialog.
This suggestion was entered as http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=74295 Allen > -----Original Message----- > From: Allen Pulsifer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:20 AM > To: dev@openoffice.org > Subject: [dev] File | Open default file type > > > The following enhancement requests are all related: > > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10048 > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=19918 > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=67163 > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=70421 > > (and for a counterview, see > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=5348 > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=7329) > > The gist of the enhancement request is: "File | Open always > defaults to file type *.*. > It would be nice if it defaulted to file type of the current > application, so for example, when in Writer, File | Open > would default to the file type 'Text Documents'." > > What is the status of this enhancement? It looks like it may > have been implemented in v2.0.4rc3 and then removed. Is > there any plan to implement this? > > Thank you, > > Allen > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
