I do not think there is an easy way to sort the list alphabetically. I don't use Mac/Word 08 but in OpenOffice 3.1 on my linux system when I use the file open dialog box it presents the file types by "most popular" at the top which is defaulted to Open Office documents.
I thought Word 08 defaults to saving in Open Office XML format? What type of file and extension are you trying to open? Also, when I use OOo there are several ways to open a file. I can use Recently Documents. I can click on File Type or press Alt + T - this presents the files types in a window that is a little easier to scroll through. Or I can click on the button in the upper left and just type the location and filename. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 01:03:27PM -0400, b_s-wilk wrote: > The list of converters/translators appears as soon as you try to open a > file that's not native. Word does the same thing except the converter > list is sorted alphabetically. The OpenOffice list is so long, and the > names aren't exactly what you'd expect for the file types. I looked for > Word 2008, but the converter is called XML something--not intuitive if > you don't already use Word 08. > > There must be a way to make the list alphabetical, yes? Or maybe I could > remove some of the converter files that I don't expect to ever use. > > FWIW, Word doesn't open OO documents, and doesn't have translators, > naturally. I don't do clouds--they obfuscate. I do use the Internet. > > > >> Is it even necessary to pick a type? When opening an existing >> document, just open it, ignoring the file types entirely. The file >> extension is supposed to tell the app what it is you're opening. I >> dunno, as these days I either use Office or a cloud solution (Zoho, >> Google Docs). >> >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM, mike<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Any chance you can begin to type the first few letters of the one you want >>> and it sorts? > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
