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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KOffice Dialog Box
From:       Joseph Manojlovich <josephm () mail ! sis ! pitt ! edu>
Date:       2002-06-19 3:26:19
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Joseph Manojlovich wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> 
> > > Also, I stand by my assertion that the same dialog should not be used
> > > in both places. File->New should at most give you a template selection
> > > dialog, and not give you the option of opening a file. That just makes
> > > no sense.
> > 
> > SDI vs MDI
> 
> Yes, I understand. I'm just saying that if you're already in KWord, and
> you want to start a new document (which would start a new KWord
> process) I don't think you should be presented with a dialog box that
> has an "open file" field. That's all.
> 
> Clicking on the new document toolbar button, or clicking the menu item
> File->New, in my opinion shouldn't present you with a dialog box that
> says "open document".
> 
> Of course, what would File->Open do in this case? Prompt you to close
> the current document, and then open the new file in the current
> process? Or open a new KWord and then use that new process to open the
> document? Everybody got that? :-)

More on this... why not just get rid of the ability to open or start
new files from within a running KWord process? Since each KWord is a
separate document, why not just make the user click on the KWord icon
again manually to start a new document, or open an existing document?

I'm being serious here too. This in my mind would clear up some the
issues surrounding that initial dialog box (making it mandatory to
use), and solve the File->New File->Open dialog confusion to boot.

--
Joe Manojlovich
josephm@sis.pitt.edu
http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~josephm
"We're not investing in dreams anymore." 
  -- Microsoft General Manager Alan Yates

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