Hi Mathias, >> Sounds like the decision to remove the box was perhaps ... premature? > > No, just the way it was done is wrong. We should do it the following > way: if the file name contains something that looks like an extension, > leave it alone. If it doesn't contain a "dot", add the extension. This > "simulates" the automatic removal of auto-extension for all names > containing dots.
This implies that if your file name contains a dot, you need to specify the desired extension automatically, where previously you could rely on OOo adding it. That is, in 2.3 you could save a file "foo.bar" with "AutoExtension=ON", the it became foo.bar.odt. If you really wanted foo.bar, you could turn AutoExtension OFF. With the current behaviour, it is impossible to save as foo.bar. With your suggested behaviour, it requires to enter "foo.bar.odt" if you really want this name. Which is okay for a "foo.bar" case, but will probably be forgot for a file name like "Letter to Mom, 1.3.2003" - that is, if in your file name, you use dots as part of other "non-extension" text. So, with the AutoExtension option, there's a trap for a certain class of users. Without it, there's a trap, too. I am uncertain, actually, which one is worse. Ciao Frank -- - Frank Schönheit, Software Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com/staroffice - - OpenOffice.org Base http://dba.openoffice.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
