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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: New should open new document directly
From:       Niels Reedijk <n.reedijk () planet ! nl>
Date:       2001-05-24 13:34:46
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Op donderdag 24 mei 2001 10:03, schreef Thomas Zander:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I personally prefer the New option in the File menu instantly showing a
> > new document, and not first showing a dialog, where you can choose Open
> > as well (there's a menu entry for that!).
> Are templates logical to use for KSpread ?
> My first reaction was that new should open a dialog because there you
> have to select which template the new document will appear in. Which
> is consistent with the whole of KOffice.

For templates it is logical to create a New using template... option in the 
file menu.


> Well, we should probably have a KOffice KControl module
> which lets the users select this behavior, a default paper
> size, default unit,... but I'm sorry, I don't have any time
> for that right now. :(

Wouldn't it be better to just incorporate it in the normal options dialogs?
And why is it necessary to have a KOffice kcontrol unit? An element like 
paper size should be configurable in general.

Niels

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