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List:       koffice
Subject:    RE: kword doc not saved
From:       "David Stidolph" <dstidolph () broadjump ! com>
Date:       2001-05-28 21:38:42
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Having multiple ways to handle events and being able to specify default
behaviors is a nice thing.  One thing I like with msvc is being able to
make read only files uneditible.  You don't have to have this behavior
(it is off by default), but it can be set.

Why not allow a dialog to pop up if you open a read only file?  The
problem with doing it is that it captures focus and interrupts activity.
That is why I would NOT make it a default choice, but make it selectable
by the user.  Choice is a good thing!

David Stidolph

-----Original Message-----
From: David Faure [mailto:david@mandrakesoft.com]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 3:37 PM
To: koffice@max.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de
Subject: Re: kword doc not saved


On Monday 28 May 2001 23:04, Richard Bos wrote:
> It would be good to get a warning when opening the file, that says the
file 
> is readonly just like "vi" does.  After that the user knows he is
editing a 
> readonly file and the file should be changed at another location or
(s)he 
> decides to quit and get a writable version of the document.

So... a dialog box or a mention in the titlebar (a la microsoft :) ?

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