Subject: Re: Read This Article!
From: sam th (sam@bur-jud-118-039.rh.uchicago.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2000 - 10:18:07 CST
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On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Owen Stenseth wrote:
> 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
>
Maybe I'm missing your point, but the file/open dialog _does_ have a list
box for selecting the format of the document to be opened. Options include
.abw, .doc, .rtf etc. I suspect this is not what you mean, but maybe you
could clarify a bit.
sam th
sytobinh@uchicago.edu
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