From: Hubert Figuiere (hub@nyorp.abisource.com)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 06:05:44 EST
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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:11:20 +0000 (GMT)
From: Alan Horkan <horkana@maths.tcd.ie>
To: Peter Lundqvist <peterl@update.uu.se>
Cc: AbiWord Developers <abiword-dev@abisource.com>
Subject: Re: Re[2]: INS
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That is almost exactly what i suggested in the previously mentioned bug
report.
Apparently the latest versions of ms office have a non blocking warning
message that will go away after a given time if you ignore it.
Alan Horkan
http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Peter Lundqvist wrote:
> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:35:12 +0100 (CET)
> From: Peter Lundqvist <peterl@update.uu.se>
> To: Omer Zak <omerz@actcom.co.il>
> Cc: AbiWord Developers <abiword-dev@abisource.com>
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: INS
>
> On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Omer Zak wrote:
> > Would it be possible to add an option to Preferences, which will allow =
the
> > user to select between the standard behavior (INS/OVR or INS in green/O=
VR
> > in red or whatever not intrusive) and an intrusive behavior (defined he=
re
> > as a behavior which requires an extra mouse click)?
>
> How about something like this?
>
> +----------------------------------+
> | You pressed the insert key (!) |
> | Doing so you will write your |
> | over any text ahead of the |
> | cursor |
> | |
> | Is this what you intended? |
> | o Never show this dialog again |
> | ._____. .____. |
> | | Yes | | No | |
> | `=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF` `=AF=AF=AF=AF` |
> +----------------------------------+
>
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> George Bernard Shaw once sent two tickets to the opening night of one of
> his plays to Winston Churchill with the following note:
> "Bring a friend, if you have one."
>
> Churchill wrote back, returning the two tickets and excused himself as he
> had a previous engagement. He also attached the following:
> "Please send me two tickets for the next night, if there is one.=
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>
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