On 06/30/2008 11:26 AM, mike scott wrote: > On 30 Jun 2008 at 13:52, Twayne wrote: > > ... >> > On additional point: if you install MS Office (at least the older >> > versions - I've no knowledge of MSO past MS Office XP Pro) it does not >> > put icons on your desktop either when first installed. >> >> Yeah, but two wrongs don't make a right, especially when you consider >> how many people are fooled by the omission of desktop and/or quicklaunch >> icons. You expect them to be there, and when you find the installer >> apps, many assume that's them. But of course it's not. And, it's not >> well explained in a readme or anythng else, either. IMO it should be a >> priority to make such a simple change to the installer. >> I noticed v 3.0 put, I think, the quick starte icon on the desktop; >> good move IMO, long as they keep it. > > Bad move IMO. I /hate/ a cluttered desktop - and if the install puts > something there, you have to check it exists elsewhere before > removing it. My lappy had a desktop full of clutter, simply because > every man jack of a software developer assumed I'd need /their/ set > of icons right in front of me all the time. > > By all means make it an option, like most /sensible/ software > installations do - start menu, quick launch, or desktop are quite > reasonable to ask the user about during the install, pre-selected > even.
Yep. And this seems pretty clear to me: http://download.openoffice.org/common/instructions.html <quote> Login using your user account, and if you installed OpenOffice.org successfully it will appear on the Programs sub-menu of the Start menu. </quote> I reckon someone with windows experience can easily submit an issue asking that the install instructions be expanded and/or clarified to point to: <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/Starting_OOo_from_the_system_menu> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
