Re: [Libreoffice] Better wording for 'Update links' question

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:36:57 -0800, Cor Nouws <oolst@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"?

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.

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.