I know this might be too much to aks of the folks who already work
very had developing this program. but given the number of questions,
and the quantity of verbage that you have to wade through to install
any program, I don't think it is much of a shock that folks don't
read (or don't understand) directions.
When you install a second web browser or email program on a Windows
PC, you get a message that "this is not you default program" and
options to change the default or never see the message again. I use
the feature alot when weaning folks from IE and OE and they seem to
respond well to having the control and the security of being able to
switch back to the familiar at any time.
Failing that, maybe the install could actually convert the files and
uninstall MS office :)
Andy
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On Jan 29, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Russell Butler wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I agree it could be worded better, but just to clarify, OOo does not
"convert" MS Office files to OpenOffice.org files. That's not what
"associate" means.
In a message dated 1/29/2006 7:24:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think the message "When you install Open Office, it asks you
whether
you want to associate MS Office files with Open Office. In order
to not
associate these MS Office file types, you must uncheck the
appropriate
boxes before continuing." could be worded better for the general
public
to avoid mis-understandings.
It would be much better to state that if you associate MS Office
files
with Open Office, that Open office will become the Default
Program and
that it will convert MS Office files to Open Office files.
A lot of people are going to mis-interperat the term "associate"
See http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=46347
This has been discussed for some time
Russell
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