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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: File->Export concept
From:       Erik Sigra <sigra () home ! se>
Date:       2003-06-09 18:14:43
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måndagen den 9 juni 2003 16.55 skrev Pupeno:
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> I think I saw this concept in a graphical application some time ago and I
> liked it and I think it should be in any document based application and
> even in the not-document based application.
> The idea is to have the Export function in the File menu which will be
> similar to the Save function but with some important diferences:
> - - Export will save to read only file formats (file formats that can't be
> opened yet or loosy file formats, that is, for example, saving a kwd
> (KWord) to pdf or jpg or doc (if we couldn't import it), everythin that can
> be saved, should be opened too, export is for the rest).
> - - Export will let the application go on editing the original file (that
> is usefull for exporting to other formats or for making backups/snapshots
> of a file you're working on: For example: I'm working on document.kwd and
> as I work I save it but I also export it to document1.kwd, document2.kwd,
> document3.kwd, so, I have the original one in document.kwd, but I have the
> steps in the other files, and at any time, I may be asked for a doc of it,
> so I export it to document.doc, but kword never stops using/editing
> document.kwd).
> - - Export should be used in the programs that can save but not open (maybe
> by the programs that can save, but not edit. Like KMail, you can save a
> mail to the disk with KMail, but you cannot Open it (there's no Open item
> in the File menu in KMail, again, a rule I find intresting, everything that
> can be save, should be open-able as well, the rest, is exported).
> What do you think about it (as a general rule for KDE) ?
> Thank you.

That sounds like a good principle that should be used consequently in all 
applications. (Although you should probably use a version management system 
instead of document1.kwd, document2.kwd, ....
 
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