On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Kevin Grignon <[email protected]>wrote:
> KG01 - see comments inline. > > On Jul 21, 2012, at 5:40 AM, Kay Schenk <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 2:36 PM, shzh zhao <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> The best way is giving a user an option when installing the software, > >> in this step,let user enable or disable it. > >> > > > > KG01 - Perhaps we can include an 'enable' / 'disable' QuickStart option > directly in the Help menu on the main menu. > > This location would ensure the commands persist, and are available in both > states. > > Evoking the the quickstart menu option from the quickstart bar in the > system tray would serve as contextual, redundant access. Again, enabling > could be evoke by the commands in the help menu. > Well this is an interesting idea. I think this would be better placement than where it is now -- Options -> Tools -> Memory. I have it disabled on my version (and always have near as I remember) but I do recall having a time trying to figure this out. And, since I have had it disabled for ages, I don't recall if I got some notice about it on "first" start up. > > > +1 for this idea if it can be done easily...I don't know what's involved > so > > it may not be possible for the upcoming 3.4.1. > > > > > >> > >> 2012/7/20 Andrea Pescetti <[email protected]> > >> > >>> Risto Jääskeläinen wrote: > >>> > >>>> Supposing that quickstarter is working without any faults there is > still > >>>> a time stealing hiding in it. Those users who use OpenOffice only once > >>>> and while lost a bit their working time every day they start their > >>>> computer and not use use OpenOffice at that session. > >>>> > >>> > >>> Yes, but what we should focus on is how easy it is for affected users > to > >>> change behavior. And here having Quickstarter enabled by default shows > a > >>> clear benefit. > >>> > >>> Users who have Quickstarter enabled and wish to disable it must simply > >>> right-click on the icon and uncheck "Load during system start-up". Very > >>> clear and easy. This is probably what saved us from thousands of > reports > >> of > >>> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/**show_bug.cgi?id=119102< > >> https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=119102>: for once, users > >> were able to figure out how to workaround a bug > >>> themselves (of course, disabling Quickstarter was just a workaround, > but > >> it > >>> worked). > >>> > >>> Users who have Quickstarter disabled and wish to enable it must: know > or > >>> imagine that it exists, open the Options, find it in the jungle of > >> options > >>> (under "Memory", by the way)... > >>> > >>> Since it is much simpler to disable than enable, and since most > clueless > >>> users will benefit from having it enabled by default, I'd definitely > keep > >>> it enabled. Especially now that the related bug is fixed. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Andrea. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> * > >> > >> > >> mailto: *[email protected] <https://google.com/profiles> > >> <https://google.com/profiles> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > MzK > > > > "I would rather have a donkey that takes me there > > than a horse that will not fare." > > -- Portuguese proverb > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "I'm just a normal jerk who happens to make music. As long as my brain and fingers work, I'm cool." -- Eddie Van Halen
