Apache OpenOffice (AOO) Bugzilla – Issue 89105
Annoying and useless message when loading 3.x document
Last modified: 2017-05-20 10:48:01 UTC
How to reproduce: 1 - have OOo 2.4.0 installed (does not appear on 2.3.1 and older) 2 - OpenOffice is not running 3 - double-click on a document created with 3.x (currently a pre-beta), for example an empty Calc document 4 - during loading a message appears : OpenOffice.org Update Available (see attachment) This message has several problems: a) it appears even if on-line update options are un-checked (which could be understood as : don't bother me with updates) b) there is a "smart" check that tries to display the message only once; when it works this means that the user will not be remembered when he/she reloads the same document later, defeating the very purpose of the message c) the "smart" check is easily foiled by reloading OpenOffice, or by closing the message window with the X button, and in other cases (copy) d) if the user of 2.x makes a change and saves the document, it is silently converted to 2.x format. A good way to get rid of the message. e) this is a "marketing push" because it appears even if there is no loss of information; it alerts the user needlessly and will be a source of trouble in a professional environment (where only the responsible for computer systems should decide when to update) For these reasons, this message should be suppressed on 2.4.1. Only in the case where a document contains features not recognised by the current version, could a warning message be issued. This message should only be a warning, not incite to update. It should then display at each document loading.
Created attachment 53440 [details] Message inciting to update OpenOffice
Surely not a defect. Reassigned for further investigation. See also 89096.
CC'ed fl as user experience part of the i-team.
a) Is a bug according to spec (page 4): http://specs.openoffice.org/appwide/onlineupdate/ODF_Online_Update_Trigger.odt b) c) are intended e) IMHO it would be an improvement to "scan" the documents for "new features" instead of using the ODF version id. @MIB: Would that be possible?
pb: a) is fixed by issue 89151.
a) to d) have already solved / answered. Regarding e) I talked to Michael Brauer about this. According to him it would result in huge efforts to implement behavior like the suggested one. And we will never reach a 100% fixed status for this due to the nature of the item we talk about here. In worst case it may put users into wrong safety feelings. There for I recommend to close this issue now.
Since point a) is corrected, point e) is less annoying. I agree to close this issue.
Issue reopened because Issue 89151 is not corrected on 2.4.2 (680m18). The message OpenOffice.org Update Available appears even if on-line update options are un-checked.
The notification window about the new file format uses the term update, but has no relation to the online update of OpenOffice.org. Sure that this can by confusing if you unchecked the online update option. I think we will not fix this.
-> md "The notification window about the new file format uses the term update, but has no relation to the online update of OpenOffice.org." There is a direct relation, just read the message on attachment id=53440 Another fix would be to add an option to inhibit the display of the message. You may not want to fix this, but the annoyance is real. See also Issue 96378.
-> bmarcelly: The buttons read "Update now..." and "Later". When you hit the "Update now..." button, the ODF notification page will be shown in the browser. This button does not trigger the online update, even is the button "Update now..." makes you thinking this. Probably those two buttons should read "Tell me more..." and "Never mind...".
Martin, how shall we proceed? For the time being I changed the target from 2.x to 3.x
Reset assigne to the default "issues@openoffice.apache.org".