Subject: Re: Read This Article!
From: Owen Stenseth (owen@pdamd.com)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 09:53:45 CST
Robert Sievers wrote:
>
> At 03:49 PM 3/4/00 -0600, sam th wrote:
> >Seriously though, usability is _very_ important, and lots of people who
> >know a lot have posted it all on the web. When thinking about AbiWord,
> >take advantage of what they have done.
>
> What timing. I just had a conversation today where someone came across bug
> #563, which you fixed for AbiWord 0.7.8. (This is the bug where you open a
> .doc file, edit, and then save. AbiWord used to save an AbiWord native
> document with a .doc extension, meaning the resulting document would no
> longer open)
>
> They were not a happy camper, to say the least. I was thinking about
> trying to identify some of AbiWord's least usable areas, and post them to
> the list.
>
> Robert Sievers
> Open Source Evangelist
As a user of abiword I find the file open dialog to be a usability
problem. Why is there no filter on this dialog that allows me to select
.abw files or .doc files?
I guess I am saying don't forget about the little usability enhancements
they can make or break the experience.
-- Owen Stenseth
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