On 2010-01-26 11:36 AM, NoOp wrote: >> Sorry, that was incomplete... I'd like to just have it open in read-only >> mode, like older versions did.
> Well... it was even more complete without OS and OOo version. :-) Dang, and I'm usually pretty good about that (and even point out the lack to others at times too)... sorry 'bout that... This is on Windows XP Pro sp3 fully patched, OOo 3.1.1, again, files reside on a read-only SMB network share. > I just checked by setting a file to read-only mode; opening in linux > 3.1.1, and 3.2.0 (OOO320m10) give no prompt. The 'File|Save' is greyed > out, you can't edit anything, but 'File|Save-As' is available. Yes, mine works the same way if all you do is set it to read-only mode in the file properties. But, if you change the actual OS level file permissions to read-only for the user accessing the file, you'll see the prompt I'm talking about. > Actually I tend to like the prompt a litte more & can see where some > users might find the lack of a prompt irritating. It was a *change*. Our users are used to the way it worked before, and as I update them, I start getting (often repetitive) calls, ranging from 'How should I answer this prompt?' to 'I made changes to it but *all* of my changes are gone!' (after I determine that they opened a COPY in read/write mode then saved it somewhere els or deleted it). > The only indication that you have the document is read-only is the > background title of the document at the top of the window where it shows: > <doc name> (read-only) - OpenOffice.org Writer Right, and that's what I want to go back to. I'm not demanding this be changed back to the old behavior for everyone, but it absolutely *should* be configurable. -- Best regards, Charles --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
