Issue 93070 - database wizard - open an exisitng db - UI confusing
Summary: database wizard - open an exisitng db - UI confusing
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Base
Classification: Application
Component: code (show other issues)
Version: OOo 2.4.1
Hardware: PC All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
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Reported: 2008-08-24 10:51 UTC by gld199
Modified: 2013-02-07 22:36 UTC (History)
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Description gld199 2008-08-24 10:51:21 UTC
Start at the database wizard (e.g. open OOBase from the start menu).

Under "What do you want to do?" select "open an existing database file".

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Scenario 1: the file I want to open is in the "recently used" drop down box

The way I expect this to work is as follows:
select a file from the drop down box
click "open"
file opens

What actually happens when I click "open":
I get a dialogue to let me browse to a different file of my choice

What I am supposed to do:
select a file from the drop down box
click "finish"

Scenario 2: the file I want to open is NOT in the "recently used" drop down box

I was totally confused as I could not see how to browse to an existing file
which wasn't in the drop down box. I closed OOBase and used Windows to find the
file then opened it myself.

What I am supposed to do is click "open" right underneath the drop down box
showing a file name that I do not want to open, then browse to the desired file.

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Could you rename the "open" button to something clearer like "find" or "browse".
Comment 1 christoph.lukasiak 2008-09-01 13:17:15 UTC
rather a feature enhancement -> acknowledge & send further to the 'requirements'
team
Comment 2 christoph.lukasiak 2008-09-01 13:17:45 UTC
set to 'new'