> > > On 28/11/2007 23:32, Elchanan wrote: > >> Greetings everyone, > >> > >> I use OO 2.3 on Win XP Pro. Whenever I double-click in Windows Explorer > to > >> launch a document that OO is set to open, the task bar icon flashes > (which > >> is just dandy) but the document itself does not jump up and appear > on-screen > >> until I click on the task bar icon and select the document. > >> > >> I'd prefer that the opening document automatically become the active > >> document/window. Suggestions appreciated! > >> Elchanan > >> > >> > > Harold Fuchs wrote: Hmm. If Writer is already open but minimised then > what you see is what I > > get too. If Writer is not open then double clicking a document causes it > > to open *and* to appear on screen. I have no idea why; it doesn't happen > > with other Windows software For example, if I have my text editor open > > but minimised and double click a .txt file, the file appears on screen > > in the editor. This is the same as if the text editor were not already > > open. I think this is a bug as Writer's behaviour does not seem to > > conform to normal Windows guidelines.
> > Mathias Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > It's the opposite, Writer does it exactly as Windows wants it. If the > desktop does not give the focus to a new task window this window must > not steel it instead. > > My experience of Windows XP behavior is the same as Elchanan described. For every program except OOo, launching an application from the Start menu or double-clicking a file associated with that program causes that program to load (or the program to load with the double-clicked file loaded as well) and display the application window as the new top window on the desktop. This is true for commercial applications (MS Office, IBM Lotus Notes, Corel Wordperfect Suite) as well as other open source applications (GIMP, Nvu, Firefox, Scribus, Audacity). And I'm fairly certain OOo did that too before about the 2.2 version. I'm in agreement with Harold. I too think this is a bug.
