On Monday 12 September 2005 01:49 pm, CarlP wrote:
> Dan Lewis wrote:
> > On Saturday 10 September 2005 03:57 pm, Dennis Makowski wrote:
> >>Thanks for your in put.
> >>I downloaded version from your net. When installed it was version
> >>1.9.XX. Do you always state a bata2 and print it as 1.9,
> >>
> >>Not to good to pass improper information to the users you want to
> >>support your product.
> >>
> >>Maybe your right, I didn't look fully at your program, I was too
> >> mad the way you messed up my compute files from Microsoft.
> >>
> >>But that's ok, my fellow workers 70 of them have deleted the
> >> program.
> >>
> >>Fix the takeover action, leave Microsoft files as Microsoft files
> >> and put yours with you own file tag and icon.
> >>
> >>You said version 2 is coming, why are you using false advertising
> >> on your wed site?
> >>
> >>Sorry.
> >
> > <Snip>
> > Would you please stop complaining instead of trying to learn a
> > few things? Your attitude leaves very much to be desired.
> > Do you understand what Beta software is? It is NOT the final
> > release of the stated version. In this case, version 2.0 is still
> > in the testing stage. There are still bugs in the code that the
> > developers will want to remove before releasing 2.0. When OOo
> > version 2.0 is released, it will be marked as such: 2.0.0. In the
> > mean time, all of the 1.9.x versions are leading up to what 2.0.0
> > will be. Perhaps if you spent a little more time reading the
> > information found on the web site you would not be making false
> > accusations either.
> > Furthermore, if you are in a work environment, you should not
> > be using 1.9.x version for everyday work. OOo 1.1.4 is the version
> > people should use for a work environment.
> > Apparently you do not understand how file associations work
> > nor have a good concept of the language that is associated with
> > them. As a part of the installation process you were asked if you
> > wanted to open specific types of MS Office formats ( *.doc, *.xls,
> > and *.ppt) using OOo. To open a file using a specified program
> > means double clicking this file will launch the specified program
> > and this file will be opened in the specified program. You checked
> > one or more of the boxes saying that you wanted OOo to do this.
> > (Bad move.) So you see, OOo did not take over these file
> > associations on its own, you told it to do so. For the record, this
> > point is explained in the setup guides for each versions 1.1.4
> > (page 27) and version 1.9.x (page 20). [These are two different
> > setup guides by the way.] If you had read the proper setup guide
> > before installing the program or perhaps even carefully read each
> > window of the installation process, you would have saved yourself a
> > lot trouble and aggravation.
> >
> > Dan
>
> I agree with all replies in this thread, however I will say that a
> surprising number of folks have written in with this same complaint.
> Might I suggest that some work go into improving the installation
> routine to make it CRYSTAL clear what will happen when a user chooses
> the different options. I think the way OO words the option during
> installation doesn't adequately warn the user that icons and file
> associations will be changed, nor about what that means when the user
> double clicks a .doc file icon. Most people don't understand file
> associations and file type mapping, and think OO has "taken over"
> their M$ files. Also, some printable instructions for undoing the
> change for those who unwittingly choose this option.
>
> I might even be willing to help work on this if it were addressed.
> Probably an item for Issuezilla, but I squeeze this stuff in when I
> can and Issuezilla isn't quick and easy for me.
>
> Carl Paulsen
Part of the problem may be that most people do not read the setup
guide first. As I pointed out above, page 27 in the 1.1.4 setup guide
discusses this issue as well as tells how to solve the problem. Is
there something that you would like to change on that page?
Dan
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