Chad Smith wrote: > Two things here - I understand OOo is a unique program and isn't
striving to be like everybody else. I also understand that any hint of OOo being a "MS Office clone" is a capital offense. However when every program on earth does something the same way - there is likely a good reason. I'm not saying it should be accepted blindly, but it is at least something to look into.
This, IMO, was accepted without a whole lot of thought put into it. :(
Everyone program I've every used (and I have over 15 word processors or office suites that I play with and test) starts the cursor at the top of the document whenever you open it. That's normal. That's standard. That's what people expect.
Then I guess those of us who use OOo and expect it to return where we left it are screwed.
If I opened a document and it jumped to the 3rd word in the 4th sentence of the 2nd paragraph on page 157 of chapter 6 - I'd be a little concerned. I'd think it was a bug - like it didn't shut down properly or something.
This makes sense, I guess, if you are receiving a doc from a friend or something, but if you are editing it yourself and want to go back to where you left, wouldn't it be nice to be returned there?
Now, on to point two....
OpenOffice has about 500 preferences last time I counted them very roughly. *Anything* that reduces preferences is a good thing.
AMEN!
Functionality and choices is great - but when it gets in the way of simply getting the job done - it's time to cut back. This was a useless option that very few people knew existed and even fewer used. I'm glad to get one more option *OFF* the list.
Not useless.
It helps get the job done for editing big docs.
Amen again. OOo should meet user needs - not cause user problems. I understand that with any program there will be a learning curve, but there is no need to make the curve any more steep than it has to be. Putting some "Ugly" file extension in the title bar is perfectly fine. Especially if the user has more than one file with the same name. I mean, what if you have an RTF file, an OOT file, and a DOC file all named Resume.XXX - If you are editing one for a particular reason, it might make sense to know - at a glance - which one you've got open.
Then you should have a choice. Or use the url bar that was standard in 1.1.x and is an option in 2.0. It is the little bar next to the New button that lists the file name.
You can also open recent docs from it.
-- Peter Kupfer OOo user since 'OO4 http://peschtra.tripod.com/open_office/ooo_front.htm
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