> 2008/9/1 mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> On 1 Sep 2008 at 16:49, Johnny Rosenberg wrote: >> >>> 2008/9/1 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>>> Marcus Parker wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, I'm in need of help with Open Office. I just downloaded >>>>> Open Office and I'm having trouble getting into a Word Document. >>>>> Once I open the icon for Open Office, I get so many places/icons >>>>> to look that I'm totally lost! Is there someone who can help me >>>>> with this problem. I would truly appreciate the help. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> It sounds like you're looking in the installation folder that's >>>> usually located on the desktop. After downloading OpenOffice, from >> ... >>>> >>> Sorry for this off topic thing, but WHY are people ALWAYS asking >>> this question? Is it really so hard to figure out how to install >>> it? Is there something that can be done to avoid this happening all >>> the time? I am only asking, becasue I don't really know. >>> >>> Is installation of OpenOffice.org (for Windows I guess) >>> particularly hard to understand or is it the same problem with >>> other software? If not, what did they do to make their users >>> understand exactly what to do with what they just are just about to >>> download? >> >> There is a problem in that OOo is the only (windows) software that I >> know of that leaves its unpacked installation stuff around after the >> actual install. Worse, it leaves it on the desktop, where a lot of >> people expect an icon to be to start the installed program. > > Yes, but some people seems to not install it at all, they just > download it to their desktop and wonder how to start the whole thing, > as if they thought that downloading it would automatically install > it, so why not just make it do that. There could be a link or icon on > the openoffice.org site saying "Install now" or something like that, > and when they click it really happens. Of course there could be other > icons to click at the site as well, such as "Select a different > platform or language" and things like that, but the "Install now" > icon could maybe be bigger than the other ones. > I think that would be a good idea (after all, I came up with it, > however I may not be the first one.) but as always, someone probably > think that idea sucks. > >> >> >> So what do they do? They double-click on the folder, and instead of a >> brand spanking new WP, they get a maze of incomprehensible files and >> folders. Anyone who's half-way computer literate will see what's >> going on; newbies probably won't. > > Yes, some people complain about that people are ignorant, but I think > it's a lot more work to educate everyone than to make it easier for > everyone. After all, we want as many people as possible to use > OpenOffice.org, don't we? Even my neighbours blind grandmother should > be able to use it, right? (Ok, I just made up that blind lady, but > you get my point.) > J.R. > >> >> >> So yes. It is IMO a problem with OOo.
This isn't new, for whatever reason; it's been around just like this for a long time. I don't know if they took it out or not, but the BETA of version 3.0 I tested did create an icon at least for the desktop that opend the control panel type where you had access to all the components of OOo.. If they kept that it'll stop a lot of these kinds of questions and discussion. I"m not sure just why the aversion to at least the desktop icon to open the control panel type screen that gives you access to all 5 tools, or however many there are, but it's been bitched and whined about since before I started hanging around here. For some reason there's a strong aversion to creating the desktop icon/s and/or not having hte install garbage on the desktop. I was told once (by obviously not a windows user) that the Programs list was the way MS wanted you to open files, so that's where OO put them. Most people I know, myself included, only go to Programs when I want to make icons for the desktop (Send To context menu) so I don't have to mess around looking for my progs all the time. Much better to have an icon on the desktop; even if it's just the one access-to-all icon. And the files that DO now go on the desktop aren't really obvious from the name that you still need to click it to install anything for the real newbies. They see an icon, they click it, the program runs. So they expect that of the installer OO puts on the desktop. And get disappointed. And then confused. And then annoyed. And then delete it all and go on their way. Luckily at that point deleting it is OK since nothing was installed yet. My 2 ยข on the matter anyway Twayne --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
