[Libreoffice] Better wording for 'Update links' question

[Cor Nouws]

Octavio Alvarez wrote (23-12-10 01:20)
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:36:57 -0800, Cor Nouws <oolst at nouenoff.nl> wrote:
>
>> And the contrary:
>> - user has some data, that is known to be updated,
>> - opens a file that uses the data and wants to update it immediately.
>> Isn't that how the dialog is meant to be used?
>
> What is the point of the dialog, if he STILL has to click "yes"?

That it offers a quick choice?

> If he already knows he wants to update immediately and he still has
> to take action to manually choose "yes", it is not more difficult
> to click on a toolbar button named "Update all links" or to set up
> a key combination for that, after the document has loaded.
>
> It is a usability issue, not a functionality issue.

Yes, I agree.

> OTOH, the dialog blocks a user from opening a file and forces him to
> make a decision he might not know at all at the moment. The document
> isn't even displayed before the dialog shows up. It's a decision to
> be taken completely in the blind.
>
> The only case where the dialog would be useful is to prevent the user
> from forgetting to update links, but there are (or may be) other ways
> to accomplish this without obstructing file loading.


Cor

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