Hi Bruce, On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 13:58:08 -0500, Bruce Bowler wrote:
> Actually, it should be pretty simple... If the software can't determine > with any degree of cetainty what sort of data the file contains, there > is only one viable answer > > ASK THE USER, THEY PROBABLY KNOW > > That's not currently what happens Actually it did ask already before the file was opened: FileType listbox in the file open dialog. Select "Text CSV". Seems that isn't a very prominant place for this particular problem though, or too complicated, and the meaning of selecting a filter there in this case should be pointed out better. And no, currently text files aren't scanned and interpreted to determine possible filters. Eike -- OOo/SO Calc core developer. Number formatter bedevilled I18N transpositionizer. GnuPG key 0x293C05FD: 997A 4C60 CE41 0149 0DB3 9E96 2F1A D073 293C 05FD --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
