On Monday 20 August 2012 Aug, Thomas Pfeiffer wrote: > I don't see how this saves users any keystrokes. Let's compare the task "Get > the content of an existing file and save it to a new file" with and without > this > feature, with the standard shortcut settings and leaving out interaction with > file open and save dialogs because they are not affected. > With the feature: > Alt+F, Alt+I, [select file], [edit file], Ctrl+S > Without the feature: > Ctrl+O, [select file], [edit file], Alt+F, Alt+A > Exactly the same amount of keystokes. With mouse clicks, it's the same. > > If I have missed something, please correct me.
The actual way the user will work without import is: ctrl-o, select file, alt-f, alt-a, edit, ctrl-s unless they forget that, and do ctrl-o, select file, edit, ctrl-s, ctrl-z, ctrl-z, ctrl-z, ctrl-z, ctrl-z, shit! Lost the original document, and undo doesn't go back all the way, what now? > I agree with Jaroslaw here. Unless I missed something, there is no actual > advantage of using "Open as new" vs. Open + Save As. Therefore it _is_ > redundant. > > I invite anyone to prove me wrong by telling me what that feature offers > which > Open + Save As does not and I gladly withdraw my objection. Until then, I > strongly object keeping the feature in. It's easier, clearer and safer... > The new label does make sense to me, though, so if the feature stays, it > should be given that label. In any case, there is no patch to remove the feature; and looking at KoDocument.cpp, I don't think I want to write that patch. -- Boudewijn Rempt http://www.valdyas.org, http://www.krita.org, http://www.boudewijnrempt.nl _______________________________________________ calligra-devel mailing list calligra-devel@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/calligra-devel
