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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Problem: Close & Exit
From:       Michael Reiher <michael.reiher () gmx ! de>
Date:       1999-09-12 22:21:36
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David Faure wrote:
> 
> > DON'T exit in this case. An application shouldn't be controlled
> > by dialogs. The dialog should only give you some help in what basic
> > layout to choose. If for instance the user has no clue what that strange
> > dialog does(This happens to me quite often when using these fat windows
> > office suites:) allow him/her just to click it away, without
> > disturbing(by closing the window) the main process of creating a new
> > document.
> I see what you mean. Good point.
> But still the purpose of the dialog box here is : how do you want
> to start using kword ? If one answers cancel, it means : I don't want to use kword,
> or "I don't know, I'll see later" (hence the without-document state that currently
> exists, but which isn't useful at all). I don't think it means : I want to
> use it starting with an empty document, which was the third choice on this dialog
> box but which I was too lazy to select.  :-D
No, of course not:) Just looked at the dialog. Hmm...
Maybe we should just change the dialog a bit. (Btw: I mean, the dialog
is called "Choose a template" anyway, so hitting cancel means "No, I
don't want a template" and not "No, I don't want to start kword now").
IMHO the dialog should just offer to choose a start template and nothing
more. The "Start with an empty document" would be redundant then(the job
is done by Cancel), so it can be removed. And for the "Open an existing
document" option: If we want to follow the document centric approach
consequently this should be also removed. If the user wants to open an
existing doc, he/she can just open it with the file manager. And in case
he/she started kword from the panel(as if it should become a new doc)
and then realizes that he/she actually wanted to open an existing doc,
File->Open in the new doc is the way to go.

> 
> > I just presume that users normally start applications on
> > purpose and not by accident;)
> Well, that happens, you know !
That's why I said "normally";) If it happens, File->Close or the X
button are happily waiting:)

Greets

Michael

-- 
Michael Reiher  
     Student at Dresden University of Technology
          Department of Computer Science
               email: michael.reiher@gmx.de

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