Christof Wollenhaupt wrote: > Hi Paul, > >> Hmm, maybe users get confused because they can't tell the difference > between pdf files and word files because essential things that would build > knowledge are hidden from them. Like file extensions. > > Users get confused because they are forced to know what the difference > between a Word document, and open office document and a PDF file is. As far > as the user is concernced they have documents they can edit, and those they > can't edit. In all cases they want to be able to print, view and email them. > They couldn't care less what document type a document is and what > application is necessary to open it. And they shouldn't need to care.
On Mac, they truly don't need to care. Well, 99% of the time at least. Preview opens up, displays and prints just about everything. And the user doesn't even need to know how to open Preview. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
