Subject: Re:[2] POW user suggestion
jeremyd@computer.org
Date: Sat Aug 18 2001 - 18:34:20 CDT
Tim LaDuca <tjl@141.com> wrote on 8/18/2001 7:01:17 PM:
>
>Let's make this simple, I'm using myself as an example.
>
>User opens abiword. Blank new window comes up.
>User goies to file -> Open. File opens in same window.
>User is done with file and wishes to edit another one.
>User would tend to go to file -> close to close the current document
>since he is done with it.
>Uh-oh! AbiWord is gone. Must restart it.
>Go to File->Open and open next document.
>It would be more intuitive if AbiWord stayed open.
>
>Here's the ideal behavior.
>I go to File->Close, abiWord closes the current document and opens a new
>untitled document, UNLESS it is already displaying a new untitled
..
>
>Cheers!
>
>Tim
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Hello all,
I have been following this question for the past few days, and
thought I'd give my opinion (since I haven't had time to aid in
development this is from me as a user).
I agree with the above. That is, the 1st time I used abiword, when
I closed the last open document, I did not expect the whole program
to exit (this is probably just because I am used to MDI applications).
Personally I like the above idea of opening a blank document if you
select close and no other documents are open. I think close should
just close the document, not close the document and exit the program.
[Although, I would rather no changes be made (after all, I'm used to
the current behavior now, it only takes 1 time making that mistake)
than doing weird stuff like removing/greying menu options, or adding
dialogs or other odd menu choices (close & open / close & new)].
Please, noone take these comments personally if you prefer different
approaches, just giving my opinion as a user.
Abiword is a great program, and has advanced significantly since I
first started using it. Keep up the great work.
Thank you,
Jeremy Davis
jeremyd@computer.org
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