Kira wrote:
Perhaps the problem is that OpenOffice is becoming popular with people
who are very new to computers, and those of us who are very familiar
with computers forget what it's like to not understand the terminology.
Kira
I think that's precisely the problem. And it isn't going to go away with
new wording... it will get better, hopefully, but it will never go away.
IMNSHO, the whole deal -- the dialog box -- should go away completely.
It serves very little useful purpose. The behavior of the installation
script should be as follows:
1. If there are no existing associations for doc, xls, or ppt files then
the installer should automatically and silently create them and point
them to OOo.
2. If there are *any* existing associations for those file types the
installer should automatically and silently *leave them alone*, _except_
in the case of...
3. If associations exist and point to an older install of OOo, then the
installer should automatically and silently re-associate to the new
version of OOo.
The current system should be retained as a step during a "Custom"
installation, but not for a standard install.
The current system is a minor convenience to a minority of users --
those who for one reason or another are installing OOo fresh alongside
MSO and *know* that they want OOo to automatically open their files --
while being a major, and surpising, PITA for many and a useless mouse
click for the rest.
--
Rod
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