On 11/25/2016 5:41 AM, Robert Funnell wrote:
Choose whether to enable AutoRecovery and how often to save the
information used by the AutoRecovery process.
AutoRecovery in OpenOffice.org overwrites the original file. If you
have also chosen Always create backup copy, the original file then
overwrites the backup copy. If you have this set, recovering your
document after a system crash will be easier; but recovering an
earlier version of the document may be harder.
So there's a trade-off. Has this changed recently?
And what are the default settings? More than once I've discovered that
I did not have backup and timed AutoRecovery enabled, although I
thought that I did.
The Emacs text editor creates timed autosave and multiple numbered
backup copies by default and can then be flexibly configured. I've
often wished that applications like AOO would do the same.
- Robert
Thanks for clarifying the point.
Backups can get complex, but the default shouldn't be the worst case
and cause novice users to loose everything. The focus of OO should be
on individual users, as it stands it's a big benefit to large corporations
with an IT department, for individuals who value their time, it's not the
best choice. I don't know why there's so much resistance to making is so
it's easy to learn how to use it. Styles are a fantastic idea, but the
interface is a convoluted mess. The user profile gets corrupted when it's
updated, and unless options are selected, good files can be permanently
destroyed if something goes wrong when they're saved.
jrh
