[APBeta] Starting app with no docs open

[Robin Lauryssen-Mitchell]

Hi gang,

Rather seems to depend on what is being used.  Starting up some applications
results in a blank document (Word, Excel), whilst others ask what to do
(Access, Visual Studio).  Some might even be configurable, can't think of an
example though.

AFAICR (which is about last lunch time :) the Microsoft Windows GUI
documentation does not give a recommendation.  Once my copy has been found
I'll check up on that.

Regards
Robin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:apbeta-
> bounces at lists.astroplanner.net] On Behalf Of Jeff Shy
> Sent: 02 June 2008 16:29
> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
> Subject: Re: [APBeta] Starting app with no docs open
> 
> Yes, the "standard" behavior in Windows is to open a blank document with a
> default name if you didn't preselect the document via clicking.
> 
> However, I rather prefer the dialogue that is presented which gives
> options to open selected plan, open other plan, create, plan, plan wizard,
> etc.  It would be nice if that were made more attractive, but basically, I
> prefer it as an option to an empty plan document.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:apbeta-
> bounces at lists.astroplanner.net] On Behalf Of Paul Rodman
> Sent: 06/01/2008 8:08 PM
> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
> Subject: [APBeta] Starting app with no docs open
> 
> This refers, indirectly, to bug report:
> <http://www.astroplanner.net/reports/details/1000/1076.shtml
>  >
> 
> Typically, on the Mac, if you open an application and you didn't (a)
> double-click one or more documents, or (b) the app doesn't remember
> previously opened documents, then the "standard" behaviour is to open
> a blank untitled document (i.e. in the case of AstroPlanner, a blank
> plan document). For various reasons in the past I did not do this.
> However, there's no reason not to now.
> 
> Is Windows the same?
> 
> Currently, under these situations the Mac version opens with no
> windows open (i.e. just the menu bar). In Windows I put up a dialog to
> select a previously opened document or create a new one (I have to do
> this, since there is no menu bar any more).
> 
> I'm leaning towards the "standard" behaviour mentioned above, but I
> open the floor to discussion.
> 
> (and so saying he goes grocery shopping...)
> 
> Paul R.
> 
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