Tony Pursell wrote: > I've tested this out on my wife. She's been a computer user for many > years and has also done some IT support work in the past. But she > doesn't have the mistrust of computer systems that 30+ years of > software development (plus a degree in Psychology) has given me. > > So when the dialog cam up, I asked her what she would do. Without > hesitation, she said she would check all the boxes. Why, I asked her. > Because I would want to open these files in Open Office, she said. > Then I explained what the consequence of this would be, and she said > that she wouldn't want *that* to happen.
Excellent work Tony. Nothing like a usability test to settle a usability argument. > So what do I do to get this changed without it disappearing into a black > holr? I wish I could promise to you that this will get fixed right away, but I can't. You definitely need to file an issue. Filing an issue is, sadly, no guarantee that it won't get lost. But NOT filing an issue is guarantee that it WILL get lost. Why? Because OOo is so freakin big and there are so many issues. So yours will be competting with many many others, for the limited developer time. But this is also why filing an issue is important. At least it'll be in the database. So it's easier to recover, and harder to lose. Also, if you get more votes, it is easier to find. > I have at least one vote from Cor Nouws for the sort of wording I > suggested. I will vote for it too. I will also 'cofirm' the issue, so that it goes to the developers directly. And I'll track it. But having me tracking it doesn't really mean much. It just means you have a friend trying to help. > And is this a 2.1 or a 2.0.1 fix? It's borderline. Probably 2.1 :-( Developers are not supposed to change the UI in a significant way during the micro releases. The micro releases are meant to be mostly bugfixes. The reason why they might make an exception with yours is because the change is simple, compared to most UI changes. Cheers, -- Daniel Carrera | I don't want it perfect, Join OOoAuthors today! | I want it Tuesday. http://oooauthors.org | --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
