>> ...but since most uses of documents >> over time tend to be to view... > > That really, really sticks out for 2 reasons: 1) for the person creating > the > documents, that's not so true and 2) it really hints at the MS/media > cartel > attitude that users are, or ideally should be, mere passive consumers... > >> As I mentioned, users can override this if they wish for individual >> documents, through Finder. > > Which is a pain in the ass. How often do you really think users create a > document in one go and never edit it again??? For the documents that users > actually create, rather than consume, they edit them quite often--usually > far more often than just viewing them.
Agreed. Also, there's the Open With menu. I have about 10 different applications that can edit a sound file, and each of them has different strengths that I would choose to use. What really irked me is when some piece of Toast hijacked most of my audio files because it assumed all I would do with them is burn them to a CD. My $0.02 -Kevin _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
