From koffice Mon May 28 23:06:17 2001 From: Eric Sorensen Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 23:06:17 +0000 To: koffice Subject: Re: kword doc not saved X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=koffice&m=99109117709799 > > Choice is important. If there is no choice YOU are making the choice > > for the user. > > Yes and no. If you apply this statement blindly, then _everything_ ends up > being configurable, and the whole thing becomes a hell to configure. Just > like KControl is really getting too crowded now, I don't think this is > worth a config option. That's the problem with opensource imho: as soon as > there are different opinions on something, "let's make it configurable" > comes up. But 99% of the users don't configure things. So choosing a > reasonable default is MUCH more important than making things configurable. What hasn't been mentioned is a multi-level Configuration ie. Idiot / Basic / Expert. That way everyone can have the best of all worlds. Reasonable defaults can be set for people who just "Install & Use". Flexibility can be there for people who just gotta have it their way. Distributors could also tailor the default settings to add their twist. Just my humble opinion. < Eric Sorensen > > Why ? On a Unix system, any user always has a place where he can save > things, in his $HOME. So why not let him edit the doc (with a mention that > the URL he opened it from is readonly -> titlebar), and when the user > presses Save, open the "save as" dialog ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------       The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is         probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners -------------------------------------------------------------------------