I approve Max comments, almost all of them. They are useful improvements. Michael, Thank you for your kind comments, but please understand such opinion as mine (and others): a) Many OOo supporters argue when a feature is requested "do this instead", "it is not so severe" . Simply, when it is not here, it should be considered to implement it. It only means: "make a better product"., "answer to customers need (it means Quality)" etc... b) although a long time user of OOo, I fully disagree with comments such as "it should not be a copycat" to justify missing features. OOo should be BETTER than MS. And it is not. Too many features are bugged, and too many features are missing. So, it should, at least, be a copycat, and then a better product. BTW, many users I try to convince to move to OOo simply answer: "not compatible". The time it takes them to learn bypasses and other turnarounds cost too much in their organisations for them to move to something else, even free (one day of training costs more than one licence, did you know this?)
Friendly yours. Patrick "Michael Adams" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news: [email protected]... > On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:01:30 +0200 > Came this utterance formulated by Max Staudinger (iii-C) to my mailbox: > >> i am just downloading 3.1.0, >> i am an excited user promoting this also to many people around me >> > > 3.1.1 has just been released. > http://development.openoffice.org/releases/3.1.1.html > >> here are some ideas that always were annoying to me in the ms office: >> >> 1. when opening files, i always get a tiny scrollbox, but if i want to >> choose a file, i need it in detail and full size. i always need to >> change the boxes, but next time it is the same again. - this could be >> done better in ooo, ms has not managed this since 15 years and also >> not reacted to my truly ardently aired desire. >> > > The Open and save dialogue boxes are actually a windows thang (a > variation on an explorer window IIUC). In OO.o you have the option of > the windows ones or an OO.o replacement. > >> 2. the last files used function in ooo is not good. it should show >> more than the last 9 (why 9, why not 50????) and it should only show >> those that relate to the current application eg. calc files only. by >> the way the recovery feature is amazing. >> >> 3. it takes very, very long to open from when i double clikc a calc or >> impress file in explorer > > Load time is decreased if you have the quickstarter running. > >> 4. in impress, there should be a function to shrink all imported >> graphics in one single feature. ppt has it. >> > > Grrr ;) OO.o should not be an Office copycat. If it is a copycat it will > never be better than the original, only ever an also-ran. > >> 5. ooo is very good for laptops, you could generally focus on giving >> more useful keyboard shortcuts >> > > Keyboard shortcuts are very customisable. > >> 6. in calc, the macros are de-facto dysfunctional. i tried to record, >> but couldnt find it thereafter, so i dont even know if i recorded at >> all. also, macros are made to make my work faster, so it should be >> easy to assign a global keyboard shortcut to any macro at teh time >> when i stop recording. >> > > Macro's are able to be assigned to keyboard shortcuts. > >> 7. please give a softbutton and keyboard shortcut for 1,000,000.00 >> number format. it is the most needed >> >> 8. a graphics function that works in all applications where the >> surroundigns of an object are removed. e.g. i take a picture of a car, >> and i dont want the bush, the house, the people, the sky, just white, >> actually just nothing (100%transparent). Since this is smetimes >> amigous, a box could pop up and offer thumbnail size proposed frames >> to remove the surroundings. It is really a headache, this, the issue >> is about the object and the surroundings are always unprofessional. >> > > Removing surroundings is a complex graphical thang. Even then it is very > error prone. I am not familiar with an algorithm which is successful on > 80% of images. Try GIMP's magic wand selection tool. > >> 9. please make it SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO easy to donate. I once tried but >> gave up. For europe, you might just respond with your IBAN and BIC >> bank account from any eu country. if there is one in austria, >> preferred, even if IBAN transactions are free of charge within the EU. >> I donate EUR 50 right away if you respond with these data. >> > > This one i have heard before. > >> 10. i once also tried to participate in your forums, but didnt have >> the time to dig through the how to. please easier, e.g. option to just >> enter with my email address and sned, dont need to discuss, just want >> to drop my info to someone who uses it. >> > > In general, Max, raise your issues one at a time for discussion. As you > can see i do not have answers for all of these. If they are HOWTO type > questions then the user list is a more appropriate forum. > > If after discussion you still feel there is an issue then a RFE or > bugreport can be raised. The RFE process is not trivial however to > discourage trivial issues. > > -- > Michael > > All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall > be well > > - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
