On Tuesday March 28 2006 03:10 pm, Girvin Herr wrote:
> I think one of the greatest points of OpenOffice 1.x was the file auto
> restore function. I was pleasantly surprised when, after a crash, I was
> able to restore the file I was working on, even to having the cursor
> placed where I was when it crashed! This was an outstanding feature
> which, to my knowledge, no other word processor had or has.
> Now that I have been working with OpenOffice 2.x, I have discovered that
> this feature does not work as well. After a couple of crashes which
> destroyed my work, I discovered that the auto-save option must be
> enabled for the file recovery to function. OpenOffice 1.x did not have
> this requirement. I, personally, do not like the auto save function.
> There are many times I had written myself into a corner and the fastest
> way out was to close and reopen the file. With auto save enabled, this
> is not feasible. So, I am torn between two preferences which are
> exclusive of each other.
> I, for one, would like to see the OpenOffice 1.x file recovery feature
> restored in future releases, as it was implemented in 1.x.
> Other than that, I continue to use OpenOffice 2.x and believe it is one
> of the best office suites I have ever used. Keep up the good work.
> Girvin Herr
I'm not sure I understand what your problem is. Many times I have
worked on a file and then closed it. If I do not save it prior to closing
it, I am asked if I want to save it. I simply click No, and any work done
after my last save is not in the file when I open that file again.
There is another way to do what you may want without having to close
the file at all. Use Edit > Changes > Record to keep track of all the
changes made to the document. If you want to see what changes you have
made, use Edit > Changes > Show. Edit > Changes > Accept or Reject allows
you at any time to accept of reject any changes you made. Search Help for
this feature: enter "changes" (without the quotes) in the search box for
help.
Dan
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